er… You should have paid better attention in biology class. While psychopathic and easily offended, cats are not a sub-breed of humans.
Thanks all for your thoughtful advice. I knew I wouldn’t be dissappointed. Right now the little furball is locked in my lab. I spend a fair bit of time in there, so he gets company. He will not be let out unsupervised. When he is let out, I will be stalking him with the supersoaker 2000 - cocked, locked and ready to rock.
FYI he is both spraying and urinating. I’ve seen him in the litter box, so he is using it.
I think, ultimately that we are going to give the diaper idea a try. Now that is going to be funny. I’m sure that he will be very humiliated.
I really hope your poor kitty does stop spraying and urinating after the clipping. Unfortunately, IME once they are in the habit it is sometimes impossible for them to stop.
Sometimes changing the brand of litter helps - I was successful in doing that once. Although we humans sure like it, I wonder to what extent cats like the “flowery, mountain valley fresh scent” of a lot of litters.
Fabreeze works wonders, especially the new extra strength stuff. Don’t shove an inside cat outside. Actually, don’t let any cat outside. Most places now require a leash on cats. REPEL, a spray designed to convince cats and dogs not to urinate in spots works well.
On hard surfaces where a cat sprays, like walls, drench with Windex with ammonia D. It removes it all.
Cats outside face far too many dangers, like the dogs people let wander, cars, other cats, people themselves, who for some reason just have to abuse cats and kids who also just have to abuse cats.
Rent a steam cleaner with a hose and nozzle. Use it to clean upholstered things the cat has sprayed. Drench first with some Fabreeze. A cats urine, especially the spray form, has a lot of oil in it. That’s what causes it to linger. Ammonia D will cut the oil.
Cats are cats. You accept the good with the bad. If your cat has been declawed, do not shove him outside because you have removed defensive and escape weapons.
Whew! I thought I was going to have to sound like a loony for suggesting that this is a manifestation of a psychological…ailment (for want of a better word).
As Redtail pointed out, it may be the move, it may be having to share territory, or it may be a cry for attention. Cats are not nearly as independent as people want to think. They bond very strongly with their owners (or “servants,” as the cats refer to us), and when we don’t pay attention to them, they tend to say to us: “Hey! This is my territory, I’m marking it so there’s no mistake! Start being more attentive!”
A friend of mine once had this problem, and she took care of it by making sure that the “problem” cat was always the first one greeted when she got home, and got dibs on her lap. Kitty treats can’t hurt, either.
I’m sure that he will be very humiliated.