My cats have been having this annoying habit of going to the garden and peeing on the grass.
They don't look for some dirt, they don't cover it up. The just sit on the grass and pee, like a dog.
The stench is awful and its only getting worse.
Before my older cat got sick I used to fill my days with alot of activities so I wasn't at home as much. Now I'm noticing how my cats [specially one] keeps doing this over and over again.
I used to think that this neighbore cat was the one spraying our home [which I'm sure contributes to the problem] because we used to free feed our cats and we always leave a window open at night to let them go outside if they need to. Right now we don't free feed them anymore so the neighbore cat will soon leave our property.
how can I re-train my cats? why are they doing this?
we also have a big litter box in case they need it and because we close the window when it rains. They use it from time to time, but we would like them to continue using our garden but NOT the grass and definately NOT like a dog.
Cats should cover up after peeing.
My mother said its been going on for a very long time but I haven't noticed it. She's considering changing all the grass. We have been trying to sell our house but with this odor no one will buy our home. Its not the odor inside the home.. but outside its starting to get bad.
She wants to buy some of those balls [the ones you put in the closet to keep moths from damaging your clothes] and putting them on the plants she doesn't want the cats to pee on and on the grass. I do not want that, I think its dangerous [specially because one of my kitties is very active and playful] and I told her if she does it I'll take them away.
any suggestions?
what can I do to train them?
what can I do to minimize the smell?
They don't look for some dirt, they don't cover it up. The just sit on the grass and pee, like a dog.
The stench is awful and its only getting worse.
Before my older cat got sick I used to fill my days with alot of activities so I wasn't at home as much. Now I'm noticing how my cats [specially one] keeps doing this over and over again.
I used to think that this neighbore cat was the one spraying our home [which I'm sure contributes to the problem] because we used to free feed our cats and we always leave a window open at night to let them go outside if they need to. Right now we don't free feed them anymore so the neighbore cat will soon leave our property.
how can I re-train my cats? why are they doing this?
we also have a big litter box in case they need it and because we close the window when it rains. They use it from time to time, but we would like them to continue using our garden but NOT the grass and definately NOT like a dog.
Cats should cover up after peeing.
My mother said its been going on for a very long time but I haven't noticed it. She's considering changing all the grass. We have been trying to sell our house but with this odor no one will buy our home. Its not the odor inside the home.. but outside its starting to get bad.
She wants to buy some of those balls [the ones you put in the closet to keep moths from damaging your clothes] and putting them on the plants she doesn't want the cats to pee on and on the grass. I do not want that, I think its dangerous [specially because one of my kitties is very active and playful] and I told her if she does it I'll take them away.
any suggestions?
what can I do to train them?
what can I do to minimize the smell?