Do female cats spray

Pet parents and toddler parents have something in common: at some point, they will find themselves dealing with a pee cleanup. Cat urine, especially from unneutered males, brings with it an unmistakable odor that can be tough to remove.

Inappropriate urination is also a major cause of cats being surrendered to animal shelters.

Given this information, it makes sense that you’d want to prevent your cat from making urine messes in the first place.

Cat spray vs pee smell

However, this can get complicated because you first need to know if your cat is spraying or just peeing in the wrong spots. In short, cat spraying is vertical urine marking to spread scent, whereas peeing is a low squat and large release of urine. Keep reading to learn more about how to tell the difference between these two behaviors and why it matters in terms of preventing them.

Overview of Cat Spraying

What Is Spraying?

Cat spraying, also called urine marking, is a normal, wild cat behavior that doesn’t translate well into indoor cat living.

Scent is one of the primary ways that cats communicate among themselves, and spraying

when a cat sprays is it the same as peeing

when a male cat sprays is it urine