Stray cat spraying on my front door

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Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some advice for a problem I'm having...

We moved into a terraced house over a year ago on a street where there are a lot of stray cats wandering about. The cats aren't usually a nuisance, except for one that keeps peeing on the wall right by the front door! It's always in the exact same spot. I'll let you imagine the "lovely" scent that drifts through the whole house.

To start with, I don't understand why this cat is targeting my front door considering I don't even have a cat (I only have a small dog...). But most importantly, how can I get him to stop peeing on my wall? Are there any effective solutions out there?

Thanks for your replies!

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    Hi there

    You could try to break the habit. Cats are clean creatures and they won't go to the toilet where they eat. Put a bowl of dry food by your door. He’ll start seeing it as a feeding spot and will stop urinating there.

    I don’t think that’s a very good idea 👎 Opposite my house, there’s an abandoned building with some land where a colony of stray cats has moved in... there are about ten of them, so if I put a bowl by my door, I’ll never be able to get into my own home 👈

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    You could try to flip the habit. Cats are naturally clean animals and they won't go to the toilet where they eat. Try putting a bowl of dry food in front of your door. They will start seeing it as a feeding spot and should stop peeing there.

    That’s not as good an idea as it sounds; you’re likely to attract every cat in the neighbourhood, and the day you don't put a bowl out, they’ll be meowing and scratching at the door for food.

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    Hi there,

    You could try turning things around. Cats are naturally clean animals and won't do their business where they eat. Try putting a bowl of dry food in front of your door. He’ll start to see it as a feeding area and should stop urinating there.

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    Try a mixture of white vinegar, bicarbonate of soda (easy to find at the chemist or even the supermarket), and lemon.
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    You don't have a cat, so he's marking this spot as his own. The more you try to remove the scent, the more he'll keep coming back to re-mark it, even if you use deterrents that just get washed away by the rain.
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    Maybe white vinegar would last a bit longer? Mind you, cats have such sensitive noses, so perhaps lemon would still do the trick for them. I've already tried white vinegar... but it didn't work at all.
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    The advantage of white vinegar over lemon is that it doesn’t get sticky! Because with lemon... your door will end up messier from the lemon juice than from the urine in the end.
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    It’s likely a regular route; cats mark their paths by spraying. I reckon this marking is for his own benefit and for other cats, rather than for your dog. And then all the other neighbourhood cats come by to ‘read their messages’ and leave a reply: it’s a never-ending cycle! Your front door has basically become the internet hub for the local feline community! 😁 In that case, it really isn’t meant for dogs—they’ve got their own network. @Cookifie: No Fairy Liquid? Blimey, how do you stop your plants getting overrun with aphids then? Anyway, try neat lemon juice, though I’m worried the scent might fade too quickly? Maybe white vinegar would last a bit longer? Mind you, cats have such sensitive noses that lemon might still do the trick for them.
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    Okay, drwatson!
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    It’s likely just a regular route for them. Cats mark their paths by spraying, and I reckon this marking is intended for themselves and other cats rather than your dog.

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