Our cat Rascal started spraying for no reason

[kokopup]

Rascal is a sweet cat that we rescued when a neighbor moved and left him behind. He has been a part of our family for over a year and until last night there were no issues. Rascal and Koko both usually come down to my Home Theater in the evening while I watch TV or a movie. Last night as I went up the stairs to go to bed I noticed Rascal sniffing the carpeted landing at the bottom of the stairs. I didn't think anything about it because he soon came up and I closed the door going downstairs. This morning when I opened the door to go down stairs I smelled cat spray so strong it just about knocked me down. I spent several hours spraying oxyclean and Fabrese to kill the smell. Later tonight I was down logging on to my main computer and evidently he sprayed all around there also. I don't understand what came over him. Nothing has changed in the household and he has never even peed or pooped outside of his litter box since becoming a part of our family. Kallie is our other cat but she hasn't been anywhere but our bedroom & masterbath since she went blind.

Does anyone have any ideas what might be going on with this guy

[Karen]

Time for a vet check, in case he's got a Urinary Tract Infection or something else going on! As nothing else has changed, that'd be my first guess.

[mruffruff]

Vet check! And forget about Frebreeze and Oxyclean. Get some Nature's Miracle, Simple Solution or Urine Out. Saturate the spots well and let dry.

Good luck at the vets.

[kb2yjx]

Definitely a trip to the vet....is Rascal neutered????

[kokopup]

Thanks for the advice. I will schedule a trip to the Vet ASAP.

Yes, Rascal was Neutered about 7 months ago.

I guess I should be able to find the Nature's Miracle, Simple Solution or Urine Out at Petco.

[Medusa]

I hope that Rascal checks out ok but it does sound as though it might be a URI. There's also a product called Urine Gone that you can buy nearly everywhere now and it's great; gets the odor out completely.