Boarding at a barn with cats. One in particular likes to spray my tack trunk and blankets. Any ideas how to discourage him from coming into my tack area? No doors to close my stuff off and he has been neutered. Thanks
If he is spraying where he sprayed before, I think you have to eliminate any trace of his, (or any other cat’s) scent.
OdoBan, or any of the enzyme products at the pet store should work if you are thorough. Then use a cat repellent with citrus oil to keep the kitty away.
A No-Kill shelter once told me to use any OTC douche, undiluted, to blot up any area sprayed & discourage revisits.
They said any “flavor” except Vinegar. Cheaper than the enzyme products.
Test fabric (blankets) for colorfastness before using,
Get blankets dry-cleaned then store in plastic bags, spray is Hell to get out of fabric.
Unfortunately neutering does not always end spraying.
Thank you for the advice.
I’ve heard that cats hate citrus. You could try putting orange peels or citrus repellent around the area after you remove the smell.
An old vet once told me, once I’d cleaned the area where the cat sprayed, to place a sheet of tin foil down. Cats apparently hate the sound it makes when urine hits it thus it deters them from coming back.
I throw out moth balls to discourage snakes and cats!! It works well and I’ve never had anyone eat the moth balls or die!!
I would go to management with this problem. The barn cats should not be damaging properly stored customer equipment.
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Offer to have him neutered. It’s pretty cheap at most low cost shelters (I spent $30) and he will be better off for it (no spraying and no kittens!)
OP says he is neutered.
whoops
Haha, yeah, would be a much easier problem! I was at a barn once where two kittens showed up, BO decided to keep them, but refused to spay and neuter them. (Boy kitty and girl kitty.) There were, in short order, many, many, many cats. At which point a group of boarders started cat-napping them and having them fixed in secret, and returning them a few days later.
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Been there, done that!
There is some sprays that are supposed to deter cats from spraying. You might try it first. Also Feliway might also work.
Mothballs are extremely toxic to cats–it’s the vapor, not the eating of, that does them in.
I have two elderly and territorial cats, and as a result I have tried just about every cat pee removal product on the market and I have finally, I think, found one that works… It’s called Biokleen BAC-OUT and I found it in the grocery store cleaning products department.
Once you’ve eradicated the smell you can get a product called “No Mark” which is pretty effective at keeping them away from things. PetSmart, etc., carry it.
That is a complete pain, though. Is there any way you can shut your things away?
