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Comment: I have a tom and a female cat both two years old.

Recently the female decided to urinate on our bed whilst we were asleep. We had her spayed (she had had two litters but was a very anxious mother) and after the operation she urinated on the bed again.

It has been some two weeks since her op and we bought a new duvet, however, despite cat litter and freedom to come and go outside she urinated once again on our bed.

We are at a loss as to what to do and my partner wont let her in the house now.
Answer: There is a trick which might work. The fact she's spraying on your new duvet is part of her marking her territory, if there's a new smell, she'll want to put hers on it. Which explains the spraying.

Cats are very clean creatures though...and this trick might work.

During the day make sure you put bowls of food on the duvet. Four should do it. Cats tend not to soil the areas where food is. I defy anyone to tell me they've seen a cat doing anything they shouldn't round their food bowl.

After a few weeks, she might have learnt that this is not an area for marking, but it's an area for food. It might just work, but you'll need to make sure you clean the duvet first. Let us know how you get on.

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