Hello! I adopted a skittish cat 2 years ago who had been at the shelter for 3 years. My Maui is now 6. He does not cover his pee when he uses the litter but he does cover his poo. He also does not dig a hole or squat like my previous cat. He always sprays at the walls and then it runs down, he just leaves it without covering it. This causes his litter area to smell of cat urine and my husband gets frustrated with the smell and we tend to argue over it.
Why does he do this? Is there hope that I can still train him to cover his urine?
It’s a stress related condition likely caused by the location of the litter tray. Does he have privacy when he uses it? What else is generally happening around its location?
A handy budget friendly solution to the smell is a 50/50 mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water with a couple of drops of dish soap in a spray bottle, lightly spray the wall he’s marking and it’ll help neutralize the smell of the urine.