Although cats love to be clean, they also like to pee everywhere. If the whole house and the cat’s belly are not cleaned in time, the smell of urine will be filled. If they stay in such an environment for a long time, it will be harmful to both humans and cats. Guests will come to the house. It would also be embarrassing. So what are the reasons that cause cats to urinate casually? And what methods can be used to reduce indoor cat odor?

1. Reasons why cats pee everywhere

1. There is no litter box or the cat litter is not cleaned in time. Sometimes cats will urinate everywhere if the litter box environment is not good. This is a sign of protest.

2. Cats peeing in places other than the litter box may be due to health reasons or mental stress, and it is difficult to clearly distinguish between the two situations. Generally speaking, cats may urinate in unusual places to attract the attention of their owners when they are feeling unwell, or they may mark their territory in order to redefine it. The latter situation is mostly caused by some mental stress, and this kind of mental stress is often easy to cause diseases.

3. If they are male cats, they will go into estrus repeatedly, usually once every other week, each time lasting seven to ten days. Male cats in heat will roll around on the ground, twist their bodies, and erupt into low howls. They will urinate all over the house to attract other female cats. Note that a male cat in heat will raise its tail high and shake it rapidly when peeing. Female cats usually go into heat once every two weeks, lasting about a week each time. Similarly, a female cat in heat will urinate all over the floor to attract male cats of the opposite sex with its smell. Moreover, female cats will also "cry" when they are in estrus, and they will keep moaning no matter it is day or night. Note that when you gently touch the base of the female cat's tail, she will instinctively raise her buttocks.

2. Methods to reduce indoor cat odor

1. When a male cat (some female cats) is in heat, he will urinate everywhere and leave a smell. This is his nature. The only way to eradicate it is sterilization! Many people think it is cruel when they hear about sterilizing animals, but this is not the case. Let nature take its course without allowing animals to breed, which can lead to infection of the cat's reproductive system, and in severe cases, death. If you don't want the cat to breed, and you don't want to bear the burden of raising many kittens, it is recommended that you neuter the cat, which is very beneficial to the healthy growth of the cat. Benefits.

2. When washing the clothes and sheets that have been peed, you can add an appropriate amount of vinegar, washing powder and Weixin full-effect laundry detergent in the washing machine.

3. If the cat is over 1 year old, its habits have basically been formed, and it is impossible for it to change the habit of going to bed. It is recommended that you lay a thick sheet made of linen-like material on top of the sheets, and spray a small amount of air freshener or perfume on the sheet before going to work every day.West, cats don’t like pungent smells, which can effectively reduce the number of times they go to bed. In addition, you only need to remove the linen sheet every day when you sleep, and wash this layer of sheets regularly, which is more trouble-free.

4. Baking soda. This powder can be used to remove odors from carpets. At the same time, due to its light texture, pet owners can easily remove baking soda with a dust collector. The above two are very safe deodorizers. It doesn’t matter even if the cat accidentally eats them. If these two still don’t work, there is also a bleaching agent, sodium percarbonate, which can be made into a spray. However, this The substance has strong oxidizing properties. Although it has strong deodorizing ability, it may affect the health of cats if they accidentally eat it.

5. Deodorize wall furniture. For these washable areas, you can first flush away the cat urine with water, and then wash it again with detergent. There is usually residual cat urine smell, and you can spray aromatherapy, peppermint, and lemon essential oil to eliminate the smell.

6. Allow cats to excrete in a fixed place, remove excrement in the cat litter box in a timely manner, keep the cat litter box clean, and flush toilets shared by humans and cats frequently.

7. Bathe the cat regularly, comb the cat's hair regularly every day, and clean the hair knots. Especially if the hair on the abdomen is too long, it should be cut off in time to prevent urine from getting on the hair.

8. Pay attention to household hygiene, clean up dead corners in the home, and maintain indoor ventilation. When necessary, air fresheners and air purifiers can also be used appropriately.

If you have tried all the above methods, but the cat still does not change its bad habits, you can also try to put some toilet water, camphor oil, pepper water, orange peel, grapefruit peel and other irritants in the place where the cat often urinates. s things. Choose different stimuli based on your cat's weaknesses.