My cat has done this on occasion with different items that he likes and I want to find a way to stop it from happening again.
Most recently, tonight, my cat was playing with the rug by the front door. He often rolls all over it for some odd reason but he does this every night and he just likes it. Tonight I saw him playing there and then he was sitting or almost sitting down. suddenly he jumped away and I glanced over and noticed a medium to large sized darker spot. I went over and sniffed and sure enough, he peed on it. He's done the exact same thing before with a few of my shoes, rolls all over the all the time and then one night/day decides to pee on them. This has also happened a few months ago with a rug that I had in the living room. How can I prevent him from doing this to objects that he likes? I can't afford to keep replacing things.
Also, would getting him neutered help? He's probably about 6 or 7 years old now so I'm not sure this would be beneficial. He's an indoor cat completely, has never gone outside so you'd think that "marking" his territory wouldn't be necessary. I thought that when cats wanted to mark something that they'd spray, not pee. I'm getting quite frustrated because this particular rug isn't even mine, it's my roommate's.
Most recently, tonight, my cat was playing with the rug by the front door. He often rolls all over it for some odd reason but he does this every night and he just likes it. Tonight I saw him playing there and then he was sitting or almost sitting down. suddenly he jumped away and I glanced over and noticed a medium to large sized darker spot. I went over and sniffed and sure enough, he peed on it. He's done the exact same thing before with a few of my shoes, rolls all over the all the time and then one night/day decides to pee on them. This has also happened a few months ago with a rug that I had in the living room. How can I prevent him from doing this to objects that he likes? I can't afford to keep replacing things.
Also, would getting him neutered help? He's probably about 6 or 7 years old now so I'm not sure this would be beneficial. He's an indoor cat completely, has never gone outside so you'd think that "marking" his territory wouldn't be necessary. I thought that when cats wanted to mark something that they'd spray, not pee. I'm getting quite frustrated because this particular rug isn't even mine, it's my roommate's.