Leo is a year old and neutered. He had been allowed outdoors for a few months until he fractured his leg. He was on cage rest for awhile but has now almost entirely healed and is allowed to roam the house again. But we've decided it's in his best interest to not go outside. When he was outside, I know he sprayed on things out there, but he never did it inside so I wasn't worried about it. Now that he's feeling better, he wants badly to go outside again. He will go to the door and howl to be let out and we usually try to distract him with a toy or something because we don't want him going out. Sometimes the distractions work, other times he wanders around the house and just howls until he gives up and goes to sleep.
About a week ago I caught him spraying the mirror in the bedroom. I rushed over and got him and put him in the "time out crate"... which is a large dog crate that is set up with a litter box and bed if someone needs to chill out for awhile. I cleaned the mirror and surrounding area really well. I had him checked out at the vet to rule out a medical problem and there is none.
A few days later, I found urine on a table in the bedroom. Again, I cleaned it up. Then this morning, I was going to make some ramen noodles and found that the entire package was soaked with urine. He's spraying in different areas completely so it's not that he smells the previous spots and goes again. I don't want to have to keep him in the "time out crate" all the time, but I'm really not sure what to do with him. I know it's related to not being able to go outside but it's in his best interest to stay indoors now. I could take him out on a harness and leash but I don't know if that would make the problem worse or not.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
About a week ago I caught him spraying the mirror in the bedroom. I rushed over and got him and put him in the "time out crate"... which is a large dog crate that is set up with a litter box and bed if someone needs to chill out for awhile. I cleaned the mirror and surrounding area really well. I had him checked out at the vet to rule out a medical problem and there is none.
A few days later, I found urine on a table in the bedroom. Again, I cleaned it up. Then this morning, I was going to make some ramen noodles and found that the entire package was soaked with urine. He's spraying in different areas completely so it's not that he smells the previous spots and goes again. I don't want to have to keep him in the "time out crate" all the time, but I'm really not sure what to do with him. I know it's related to not being able to go outside but it's in his best interest to stay indoors now. I could take him out on a harness and leash but I don't know if that would make the problem worse or not.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!