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A case of spraying and house soiling in a domestic shorthair cat

Author
Gordon, Andra
Abstract
A domestic shorthaired cat was evaluated for a severe case of spraying and urinary house soiling. The owner was instructed to modify the cat's environment by offering a variety of litter boxes and litters, cleaning
urine-marked areas with bacterial-enzymatic cleaner, placing infusers of synthetic feline facial pheromone in the home, and refraining from
punishing the cat for urinating outside the litter boxes. In addition, the patient was placed on daily fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Within a month, the cat's spraying and house soiling behaviors
had been eliminated completely.
Journal/Series
Senior seminar paper Seminar SF610.1 2004 G67
Description
Senior seminar (D.V.M.) -- Cornell University, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 10-11).
Sponsorship
Dr. Katherine A. Houpt, Dr. Emily Levine
Date Issued
2003-10-01Subject
Cats -- Behavior -- Case studies
Type
term paper