Cat marking your vents?
Cat spraying of air vents inside the home is
a common problem.
MetPet.com Staff Writer
Are your air vents getting a dousing from
Fluffy? We have three theories on why this happens: one, she can
magically send her scent to every nook and cranny of the house thereby claiming
possession of the entire house and making it comfortable for her. Two, she
doesn't like the scents coming out of the vents. Three, none of the above.
Whatever the reason, here is our solution.
Clean the vent with a non-ammonia cleanser. Ammonia cleansers smell too
much like urine which gives the entirely wrong idea to your cat.
Get the most concentrated citrus-scented liquid air freshener you can find.
Spray the vent and the area around it with the citrus scent making sure you are
not damaging your furniture or flooring. Refresh the scent daily.
If you prefer not to spray the vent and the area directly, you can douse a cloth
with the scent and then tie the cloth securely to the vent. If the vent is
relatively small and out of the way, a plate or bowl of the scent may do the
trick.
While it is possible that cats are not fond of the scent of
citrus, it is also possible that the initial nose-numbing 'sting' from the scent
is more important than the actual scent itself. We have found that cats
do not like the smell of fresh cut onions either but ignore the smell of cooked
ones. Therefore, a strong smelling pine cleanser, as long as it is refreshed at least once a day, will do the trick as well.
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