No, cat spraying is not the same as urinating. They have different purposes. The purpose of urinating is to eliminate waste from the cat’s body while the purpose of cat spraying is far more intricate but very specific. Cat spraying … Continue reading →
However, the ‘active ingredients’ in respect of smell for marking purposes are a couple of unusual amino acids namely felinine and isovalthene which create the pungent smell and which degrade providing information about the presence of other cats.
Continue reading →Yes, adult female cats spray urine for scent-marking purposes. However, mature males spray urine far more frequently at 99% of total spraying activity in a study (Methods of scent marking in the domestic cat by Hilary N Feldman, May 26 … Continue reading →
No doubt there are benefits if a domestic cat has been trained to use a human toilet but the benefits are all with the human and there are 8 negatives from the cat’s perspective.
Continue reading →Black light is the common term for ultraviolet light (UV) and cat pee glows brightly under ultraviolet light because it contains phosphorus. Therefore a black light has its uses in a cat lover’s home under certain circumstances. Jackson Galaxy says … Continue reading →
This is an interesting question which made me think and I will answer it at least initially from the viewpoint of the female cat. I will also answer it from the viewpoint of cats who have not been spayed or … Continue reading →
Dilute urine means the kidneys are not functioning properly which probably means feline kidney disease. This is not uncommon in elderly domestic cats. The kidneys are ‘trash collectors’. The waste from digested food that the kidney’s collect from the blood … Continue reading →
A cat peeing on walls inside the home is scent marking territory. Strictly speaking it is not what is euphemistically described as ‘inappropriate elimination’ because the cat’s objective is not to eliminate urine because his bladder is full but to … Continue reading →
This scientific research into the effect of a chemical in cat urine on mice has me baffled. The researchers in Moscow (AN Severtov Institute of Ecology and Evolution) found that when very young mice were exposed to a chemical in … Continue reading →
A house was once so overrun with cats that its floor registers were disintegrating from urine and neighbors were complaining of the stench. The house in question is in an historic part of Iowa City. It was owned by a … Continue reading →
