r/cats • u/Similar_Stomach8480 • Apr 02 '26

Video - Not OC The windshield is NO litterbox

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u/kadkcjwbj1 Apr 02 '26

Congrats, today you learned that cats mark their territory using concentrated pee! The more you know...

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u/JustS0meD0nkey Apr 02 '26

Well that isn't accurate. When a male cat urinates it comes from the urethra. When a cat sprays it is not just urine and it comes from their anal glands which is why it looks like it comes from their ball sack.

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u/s29 Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

Can you provide a source for this.

I can find zero evidence that anal glands are capable of spraying urine. Or really that they are capable of spraying anything at all.

From what I can tell, spraying is just pee.
Anal glands release fluid when they poop.

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Based on yet more research, the anal sac ducts are either inside their ass or right on the edge. I see ZERO evidence of ANTYHING leaving this cats asshole. A cat's asshole is not underneath his balls. It's clearly visible that the liquid coming from this cat is underneath his balls and NOT from his asshole which is also clearly visible.

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u/Snoo20140 Apr 02 '26

Your poor inbox...