[vetvetdoug]

Cats and dogs have anal glands....they are a scent gland that is at 5 & 7 o'clock inside the opening of the anus. The secretions from those is odoriferous and will ruin your day if a dog or cat expresses them onto your clothes and hair. I have considered putting some of that in a spray bottle and going around a department store putting a squirt here and there....especially those with the snotty sales persons.

Cat spraying is a marker from urine. There are hormone treatments that will reduce the cat's need for this (Fel Away), and sometimes the cat does it out of anxiety (Elavil works well). Then there is the idiot cat that does it cause it can and won't take any treatment for an answer....those are a problem.

[beaversmom]

Thanks for the clarification—what I thought about the difference between urine spray and the anal gland stuff. I think my mom’s dog let loose one time in a vet’s office with the stuff from the anal gland. Do they do it when they get nervous? And like I said, my dog let loose in my dad’s car. Thank goodness he had vinyl seat covers.

I like your idea about the snotty sales person—also would be good to take to a liberal protest but I’ve heard they stink so I’m not sure if anybody would notice.