You enter the room and see a heartbreaking picture: your cat is standing with its back to the wall with its tail pulled up, this very tail twitches slightly, and a trickle of odorless liquid flows down the new Finnish wallpaper. Certainly not the most pleasant sight. But if you want to wean your furry from the desire to mark territory, you first need to understand the reasons that induce him to do so.
In the feline world, everything is much more complicated than it seems to people. In the lion's pride, for example, the head of the family periodically bypasses his possessions, leaving fluffy marks for the edification of other lions. Such a mark, as it were, tells the neighbors that the territory is already occupied and it has a single and unquestioning owner. Cats in wild flocks behave similarly. They also mark the territory, showing the neighbors that they are the main ones here. So do not be angry with your cute furry for marking your apartment, most likely, he is doing this solely with the best intentions, wanting to stake out a warm place and caring owners.
Do you think that if a cat is aiming, there is absolutely nothing you can do about it? And here you can. It is not only possible, but also necessary to wean the egoist from encroachments on your wallpaper, furniture and new household appliances. The fact is that even in wild feline communities and lion families, only the main cat or the leader of the pride allows himself to leave marks. In this way, he maintains his authority. Other males do not tag and live quite calmly. That is why, if your mustachioed striped decided to seize power in the apartment in the only way he knows, you have no choice but to go out on the path of the cat war.
To begin with, remember that poking the animal with its muzzle into the mark is completely useless. The cat will take this as proof of his innocence and will continue to mark the coveted corner, despite all your actions and persuasions. Throwing slippers and hitting the unfortunate sufferer with a broom is also not necessary. So what do you do? It's very simple - organize demonstrations for your cat with humiliating cat punishment. Pick up the culprit by the scruff of his neck and hiss at him, you can even lightly slap your finger on the nose. If you have ever witnessed a fight between furry robbers on the street, you know exactly how to do it.
And most importantly, the label must be washed and re-marked with its own scent. Men can rub this place with 2-3 day old socks or a gym T-shirt, women can sprinkle it with perfume. By the way, cats often leave their marks in shoes or a pile of dirty socks for the same reason - they want to hammer the competitor's smell into the lead. Your task is to show the animal that you are the main cat in the apartment. And for this, all methods are good.
So, do not be angry with your furry, and even more so do not take out anger in a truly human way. If you really want to take revenge on the cat for a damaged leather briefcase or new Italian boots - do it like a cat. Believe me, the effectiveness of such punishment is many times higher.
