Why would a cat feel that he needs to spray in the house?
Your home is your cats territory. He is constantly patrolling and marking his territory every day even if hes not spraying. Other ways that cats communicate territory are by scratching furniture and walls, and by depositing pheromones from glands found on different parts of their body. When cats rub up against something, they are depositing pheromones from glands on their face and at the base of their tail that communicate to other cats that this is their territory. These glands also occur on their feet so when they scratch surfaces, they are communicating territory by sight and smell. Sometimes cats feel that they need to increase the intensity of their territory declarations. This is when they start spraying. Spraying can be put into two different categories: anxiety related and sex related. Anxiety related spraying occurs when there is a change in the cats territory or environment that makes the cat feel threatened or stressed. New additions to the home (babies, guests, pets, or fur
