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Title: Any Tips for a neighbouring cat who is spraying?
Post by: butterfly32b on March 28, 2010, 13:55:07 PM
Hi,

We keep being visited by a cat who lives in neighbourhood and he's leaving his mark near our cat flap- it is very annoying now!

Not sure who it is, but both of ours are done (girl and boy) and it smells rank.  Our cat flap is a pet porte and doesn't allow other cats to come in.  I'm washing the door down and have used lemongrass oil in the water.

Thanks
Title: Re: Any Tips for a neighbouring cat who is spraying?
Post by: JackSpratt on March 28, 2010, 14:45:54 PM
Would be interested in responses to this. My friend moved in next door with her biggg black and white boy. He keeps spraying near our cat flap too. :sick: He's a lovely lad, but I now won't let him near our house because his spraying seems to disrupt our lot.
Title: Re: Any Tips for a neighbouring cat who is spraying?
Post by: Millys Mum on March 28, 2010, 20:12:34 PM
The rankness prob means he is entire and its an aroma thats hard to shift! You need some biological action either a bio laundry product or a premade pet odour one such as simple solution. Avoid oils as they can be dangerous for cats and wont deal with the actual odour just try to mask it  :sick:
I'd also neuter him  :shy:
Title: Re: Any Tips for a neighbouring cat who is spraying?
Post by: angel-77 on March 28, 2010, 20:26:56 PM
I have that problem outside my lounge window, when I open it all I get is a really strong smell coming in   :sick:
Title: Re: Any Tips for a neighbouring cat who is spraying?
Post by: butterfly32b on March 28, 2010, 20:27:01 PM
Its not our cat so i can't neuter him- am very annoyed with the owner whoever it is.. what is pre made pet odour?
Title: Re: Any Tips for a neighbouring cat who is spraying?
Post by: butterfly32b on March 28, 2010, 20:29:11 PM
Jack, since you know the owner, is it possible to ask nicely for her to consider getting him done?

Title: Re: Any Tips for a neighbouring cat who is spraying?
Post by: JackSpratt on March 28, 2010, 20:37:18 PM
He is done, but I can still smell it so it must be overwhelming to my cats...
Title: Re: Any Tips for a neighbouring cat who is spraying?
Post by: Millys Mum on March 29, 2010, 20:16:01 PM
Its not our cat so i can't neuter him
:innocent: :sneaky:
Many toms live on the streets, they roam too far from 'home' and never get back  :(

Normal bio laundry product or something sold for pet odours, such as simple solution, either would work at breaking down the urine
Title: Re: Any Tips for a neighbouring cat who is spraying?
Post by: butterfly32b on March 29, 2010, 21:38:40 PM
Thanks, I did as you said with the bio washing powder and I have put some scent off crystals down as well, this seems to have helped a lot. 

If owners took better care of their animals by getting them neutered, perhaps they wouldn't wander as much   :(