What To Do About a Cat Who Pees Vertically Behind Himself?

About this episode

The episode discusses solutions for cats that spray urine on vertical surfaces as a territorial behavior.

#300: Stephen Quant of https://catbehaviorhelp.com/ often gets consulted about a cat peeing on vertical surfaces, usually by backing up to the area in question. Often with a high and quivering tail. The cat will then shoot a stream of urine on the vertical surface. Stephen explains that this is not intended as urination, but is actually spraying as a territorial marker, so he explains ways to reduce the cat's need to do that.

People in this episode

Host: Tracie Hotchner

Guest: Stephen Quant

Topics covered

• cat behavior
• urination issues
• territorial marking
• pet care
• cat training

Keywords

• cat peeing
• vertical surfaces
• territorial marking
• cat behavior help
• spraying

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: catbehaviorhelp.com

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