Hello everyone! I travel for my job 4 days a week and am usually home for 3 days. For the last 2 weeks, I have worked an extra shift and have been home for only 2 days a week. Pixie knows when to expect me to be home and when I leave. My husband takes care of him while I am away and Pixie usually does very well. When I am home he usually plays in my large reusable Aldi shopping bags. While I was away working during the week, he sprayed in one of the bags, and the smell made me think of how a tomcat smells when they urinate and spray. Pixie is neutered so I haven't smelled that kind of pee for a long time. I discovered it initially when I picked up the bag to take it with me to the store. He ate and used his litter box while I was home and was affectionate like he always is. My husband told me there are tomcats fighting outside of our window 2-3 nights a week and Pixie often yells at them at the window. I am not upset about the bag at all and not upset with Pixie. Is this a territory issue? Is it separation anxiety? My husband says after Pixie yells at the cats at the window, he sits by the door. Last week, that bag was by our door and Pixie sat in it after yelling at the toms outside. Hubby also says he didn't know Pixie peed in it until I picked it up and smelled that familiar tomcat pee smell.
