House Soiling in Cats Undesirable Elimination and Marking Causes and Management Options

Course overview

One of the most common reasons cat owners reach out to veterinary behavior specialists is house soiling of one kind or another. This umbrella label covers both urine/feces marking and urine spraying and not using the litter box/tray to urinate and/or defecate. An important fact to keep in mind about this topic is that these are normal feline behaviors. There is nothing magic about a typically sized litter box tray filled with litter, ground-up clay, walnuts, shredded paper, pine pellets, wheat, or corn These are not substrates that cats normally eliminate in. When we, as humans, decide to share our lives, our homes, and our furniture with cats we need to remember: These are CATS and they have behaviors that are innate and normal for them. As a result, we very often need to find the balance between normal feline behaviors and our desire to keep our homes urine and feces free During this very topical panel discussion, our panel of world renown experts will discuss and debate the various causes of undesirable elimination and marking. Treatment and management options include the multi pronged approach of environmental considerations, health concerns, and pharmacological interventions very often thinking and working outside the box