The only way you're going to shape a cat that old, assuming good health, is
with a water pistol & a very loud & angry voice/noise.
Think like a cat, and you're half way there!
First thing to try, would be to banish him from that room for a month, and
see if he does it elsewhere. If not, there's an unquantifiable cat quality
about the particular spot that should respond to the treatment below,
suggested. Good luck!
You'll have to be his shadow for quite a while, and combine the three
whenever it looks like he's about to do the business. Don't worry, he won't
take it personally, since you'll only do it when he's spraying.
It won't take too many times of you catching him before he learns, cats are
quick learners. If he transfers the behaviour, perhaps there's a
personality/dominance issue to address.
"jimmy the LD" wrote in message
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Okay, here's what I have experienced thus far:
We found a spot where Rutherford (my ever-so-****ing-on-the-floor cat) had
been spraying and squatting over and over, and we got some of that
"Nature's
Miracle" stuff. We wasted our money on that stuff - it didn't work at
all.
Tonight, after spending a good amount of Sunday evening cleaning the
carpet
where we found the ****, Rutherford trotted into the living room. I
walked
right with him, and he found a spot where I cleaned, he walked around it
for
a few seconds, lifted his tail, and then sprayed the wall RIGHT IN FRONT
OF
ME.
I am up in arms. I have no idea what else to do.
We even bought some of that "NO-MARK" stuff and sprayed it. It was
absolutely no deterrent. He uses his litterbox regularly, and it is
cleaned
regularly.
Any new suggestions? I can't take this much longer.
Jimmy
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