Can you please help, Cat Question?

Question

We have a gorgeous 4 year old spayed female cat and a 6 month old male fixed kitten. Over the last month the female has started to pee on the carpet, instead of the litter tray.

The litter hasnt changed and i have 2 trays out, she has passed them to go pee on the living room carpet!

The trays are cleaned out several times a day, and completely washed out 1-2 times a week and fresh litter put in.

One tray has the wooden pellets and the other has clay. She has used both before.

She still does her dirt in the tray, its not all the time that she pees elsewhere. Trays havent moved location.

We have a child whose just beginning to crawl, my husband is cracking up with finding pee about, he wants me to rehome her. My child does come first but i cant rehome her.

When she pees i do clean it with barcarbonate soda (sorry spelt wrong) and tea tree oil as i heard thats the only thing that really cleans it properly. However she doesnt use the same place twice. She has peed in a bedroom, then a towel in the bathroom and lately the living room (theres been more times)

Shes been to the vet and he cant find anything to explain why she does it.

Please can someone maybe explain why after this length of time she would be doing this, then i wont have to rehome her

Answer 1

Has she been doing this since your baby was born?  Some kitties get very angry when new people are introduced into the household.  

When my husband first moved into the house with my kitties and I my Siamese would pee all over my husbands stuff...including his clothes and pillow.

Unfortunately we just had to wait till she got used to him and that took about a year.  If you catch her in the act give her a bit of a squirt with a spray bottle and see if that helps.  Some kitties are just plain stubborn.

Answer 2

I don't know why she is doing it, but i can help you prevent it. there are 2 ways i know of

The first thing is to buy repellent spray(s) and spray them around the house. most of them are not harmful

The second thing is to, if she still does it, got to petdiapers.com and order diapers for her

Answer 3

Its a territory thing and maybe if/when you get the male fixed it may stop.  Try the spray that repells the cat from spraying etc, it does work.  Also make sure you are paying a lot of attention to her, she may be acting out because she is jealous of the kitten.  Good Luck!

Answer 4

It sounds like a behavioural issue.

Did anything change shortly before she started messing the house?

Are you spending less time with her and more time with kitten? or baby? Cats will do this when they are feeling jealous.

Perhaps you should also try adding another litter tray, and using covered litter trays.

Try spending a bit more time with her and see if that helps the situation.

Answer 5

maybe shes marking her territory?

because of your new cat, she feels threatened, shes just letting the male know that's her home.

She will probably grow out of it.

Do you not let your cats outside? you should toilet train them, by just letting them outside every now and again, slowly move the litter trays to the back door, eventually leaving them outside, they will learn not to go 2 the toilet in the house.

Having a baby too, this would be more hygienic aswell.

good luck!

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Answer 6

get a little area outside and let her outside and in maybe she'll pee outside

Answer 7

Several things to consider

- Try getting a 3rd litter box, sometimes each cat needs 1 with a spare for a picky cat or the cat who feels her territory is being invaded.

- I would suggest not using tea tree oil as it (like most essential oils) can be extremely toxic to your cat, instead an enzymatic cleaner like Nature's Miracle will help to break down the urine particles.

- She may be responding to the kitten's age (or the baby's) as they are both infringing on what was previously all her territory

- Look into Feliway, its a pheremone product that is supposed to help cats remain calm and relaxed in stressful situations such as new arrivals and family members. I've read many great reviews of it but fortunately have never needed it. The diffusers would likely be easier than the spray and I have seen mixed reviews as to which people think works better. Its also sold under the name "Comfort Zone"

Good luck with her I know how frustrating these urinating cats can be!

Answer 8

same thing with my cat. just "teach" them not to do it.

ok if you see your cat doing this simply rub their nose in it and tell them "no" and then bring them to a litter box.

and repeat if they do it again.

they'll get the point sooner or later