Him asleep... I need some help.. I have 2 male cats... one that is about 6yrs old male declawed and nuetered a true sweetheart.. but the problem is he won't stop spraying and now I think he has a bladder infection spraying blood I took him in before because of it and they gave him antiboitics it worked and he has a skin problem allergy to food maybe he has a hot spot breakout every few months and looses hair at his neck the vet isn't sure what it is though.. I don't want to keep him anymore because of the none stop spraying in my home even if the other things were fixed that wouldn't be.. all of the shelters are full except the one that uthinizes I will not take him there to put him asleep for no reason {illness} I love him too much so I was thinking the only thingi can do is drop him off at a vet at night w/ a sobb letter to give him a good home I just don't know if they'll put him asleep either I hate this I don't know what else to do he's outside now but there's stray cats out there late at night and he can't fight {declawed}:( I also steam cleaned my house today to not let him back in to spray again any advice opinions I don't know what else to do there a vet they would help him I think... help... please soon!

Steam, as in steam cleaning, which you just did neutralizes cat pee. Lemon juice or vinegar takes the smell away too. Could you keep him in a small, easy to clean room in your house? He may not spray if he feels unchallenged and safe. I had a declawed (fixed)tom that did not spray, but he slapped and hissed. He did it because he could not protect himself with claws and felt insecure. Your kitty could be spraying to define a safe area for himself. Blood in his urine, should be addressed by your vet.

A high perch (safe place) in an easy to clean area may allow you to keep him. I know that at the moment you are torn between strangling him and cuddling him. Bring him in, make him feel safe, then pursue another home for him. Being euthanized because you are trying to protect yourself after having your claws cut out is so unfair, isn't it?

You should get a second and maybe third vets opinion, they can be wrong sometimes.
I have heard that if you put tin foil over the spots he sprays, this does help well. Now, this is only what I've heard! Number one, easy, the urine doesn't get on the fabric. Two, I was told due to the noise it makes, it makes the cat stop.
Also, there is a... don't know exactly what to call it. It's like those plug in freshners you see on TV. Ask your vet about them, I did last Christmas because my baby boy like to spray the tree. They said, you plug it into an outlet and it give of a sent only the cats smell. They say, this sent stops them from spraying. Once again, I've only heard about it, I never tried it. Phone a vet and ask them about it, if they don't know what you're talking about, let me know and I will get the name from my vet.

First, here's some reading you can do:

Stop & Prevent Urine Spraying in Cats
Inappropriate Elimination (Urination, Defecation, Spraying) in Cats

Because of prior urinary tract problems, I'm inclined to wonder if this isn't also related, as opposed to being behavioral. The blood in the urine can be a sign of urinary tract or kidney problems. Cats can tend to be prone to these problems. (And continuous urinary tract problems can eventually lead to kidney disease.)

You mentioned a food allergy. Is this a guess or do you know this? If you want to check food allergies, then you need to get rid of common allergens and test different foods. (You absolutely do not need a prescription diet to do this! There are other foods out there you can use that are much better quality. Prescription diets for the most part are marketing hype and not good quality. They want to keep both you and your vet ignornant of this fact. And vets, sadly, don't know feline nutrition very well.)

Find foods that are one protein source (i.e. one meat source only), and avoid common food flavors like beef and seafood. (Maybe even poultry.) i.e. try lamb, rabbit, venison, duck, etc. If you can't find those, stick to poultry.*** Foods like to sneak other meats in, despite what the label might call it. So check the ingredients. Also avoid all grains. And used canned food. Dry food does not exactly help urinary problems and it results in cats with dehydration problems.

(***If you're not in the U.S. and flavors like rabbit & duck are normal, then do the opposite. Avoid those and stick to like beef. The idea is that you try something unusual and from one source only.)

Depending on where you live, these can be hard to find. Good choices available at Petsmart are Avoderm Select Cuts Chicken, by Nature Organics and Innova EVO 95% meats. (Watch out, the plan EVO, i.e. not 95% meat one, has seafood.) Another harder to find is Nature's Variety Instincts. You might find others out and about. Just look at the ingredient list.

If you do this a while and it works, you can slowly start adding ingredients back in, like try seafood and see what happens. Etc.

The plug-in thing is Feliway. Here is a totally unscientific report on it, if you are interested.
Feliway® Use in Cats - Test Subject Report!

Just a suggestion on the allergy... my cat had the same symptoms as far as the "hot spot on the neck". Do you put frontline on your cat? My strictly inside cat... has this breakout with fleas. My vet could never figure out what was wrong... was advised to try frontline from someone on this site... have never had a problem since (or when I do, I rush out for frontline).

My friend also had this happen to her cat a few weeks ago, I gave her some frontline to try... problem cleared in a few days.

The spraying... sorry can't help with that, mine are females :)

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The plug-in thing is Feliway. Here is a totally unscientific report on it, if you are interested.
Feliway® Use in Cats - Test Subject Report!

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Thank you for posting that! I read through it and quite happy with what was written. Thank you!

The diffuser that svatnsdal was talking about earlier is called "feliaway" maybe spelled wrong. Its cat pheromones and is supposed to help with spraying by making them feel safe and such. With 2 males and the one declawed it may help.

Someone already mentioned the feliway and gave a link to it. Perhaps you could read the thread first. It's also almost a year old.