We have a number of cats in the neighborhood that we feed and have had fixed. One of them formally adopted us, so we started letting him in. He has recently started marking things in the house, so we've had to put him back outside only. I feel terrible.
Things I've tried:
* Fully cleaning the area with specific cat stain cleaners including Natures Miracle. He didn't seem to care.
* Bought Feliway plugin. That seemed to reduce it, but not stop him. Today we caught him marking on the other side of the house. I'm not sure if he was doing it there because its far away from the plugin, or just because he felt like it.
Background:
* He has a pet door that allows him unlimited access to the outside
* He is not litter box trained
* We have two elderly, indoor-only male cats
* We have another female indoor/outdoor stray
* In total, we have probably 8 outdoor only cats that we feed, mostly feral, all have been fixed
I *really* want to fix this, but also really don't want to wait for experiments to work while he destroys things, walls, and floors in the house. Please help!
Things I've tried:
* Fully cleaning the area with specific cat stain cleaners including Natures Miracle. He didn't seem to care.
* Bought Feliway plugin. That seemed to reduce it, but not stop him. Today we caught him marking on the other side of the house. I'm not sure if he was doing it there because its far away from the plugin, or just because he felt like it.
Background:
* He has a pet door that allows him unlimited access to the outside
* He is not litter box trained
* We have two elderly, indoor-only male cats
* We have another female indoor/outdoor stray
* In total, we have probably 8 outdoor only cats that we feed, mostly feral, all have been fixed
I *really* want to fix this, but also really don't want to wait for experiments to work while he destroys things, walls, and floors in the house. Please help!