we have a cat who is around 8 yrs old..and around the age my son was 6months she started peeing in the house...(on our bed and bathroom floor). i took her to the vet thinking she had a infection but was told shes perfectly healthy. she has done this like 8 times now. we have another cat but i know its not her cuzi caught the one in the act. i have her since shes 8weeks old and she has never done this before. please give advice cuz i cant keep cleaning cat piss. and buy a new matress every couple months. i keep the bedroom door closed while were at work but she will go in there and do when im not looking after we get home too.
we have the little box in the basement and a cat door so they come and go as the please. we did this so there was no little upstiars for our son to see at a sand box.
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2 cats=3 litter boxes. Clean where she pees with vinegar to neutralize. Block her from going to those areas. Litter boxes need to be cleaned daily. That is the number 1 cause of peeing elsewhere, for females, a dirty box. Even just a single pee in there or not washing out the box enough is reason to pee elsewhere,
This is a classic stress response in a cat. I'm a vet, and had the same problem with one of my cats. Feliway and Prozac (brand name Reconcile for pets) did wonders. It's stress, NOT spite.
I've had a litter box in my house with a daycare for 25 years. I've never had a child head for the box more than once or twice. Most of the time I am able to get to them before they actually touch it. There are plenty of very dirty things kids will put in their mouths and you'll spend your life keeping him away from them all. I think you would be better off to put a box in your room and someplace else upstairs.
Give the cat as much attention as possible. It started out as jealousy. But now it's becoming kind of a habit. Seeing the boxes near will help her to do better.
Get atleast one more litter box. Having a box in the basement is too far away. You can put it in a closet & put a cat door on the closet door. Or you can buy a special cat litter cabinet or bench. It looks just like a piece of furniture, but it has an opening for the cat to go in & can fit a litter box inside. Then you son & any guests would have no idea you have a litter box in there. I have a litter box armoir in my entry hall. Coats go in top & the litter box is in the bottom. The only time my son's show any interest in it is when they see me cleaning it.
Get a water proof mattress cover for your bed. Change the floor mat in your bathroom. Get rid of the fuzzy/furry mats (my cats loved to pee on them), instead get one that looks like a bath towel. THey are not as pretty, but my cats have never peed on them, and they are easy to wash.
Lastly, get OUT!. It is a spray that neutralizes the odor from cat pee. If you don't properly clean it, cats will be attracted to places they have peed before. It is sold in walmart & has worked great for me.
This posted a week ago, I did answer it and there are some other answers of course as well. Hope it helps.
Try feliway. She may feel threatened by the baby.
My first thought was that she's upset with you about something. With a new baby, my first question to you would actually be, "Are you paying less attention to your furbaby?" If you are then she's showing you her displeasure by peeing in YOUR bed and where YOU do your own toileting.
I also wouldn't call her a "bad cat." She's a cat that needs extra love and snuggles and reassurances that she's still a member of the family that has not been replaced by the new stinky hairless creature that came out of your hooha. :-)
I second and third the moms who say to try medicating her. We had a similar problem with our dog and used reconcile. Worked wonders. I'll bet it will help in your situation.
As she is 8 years old and started when he was 6 months and kitty is expressing herself in your bed...it could very well be kitty is upset about the baby. Cats can be neurotic about changes in the household. I would do as other posters have suggested, 3 litter boxes, keep them super clean, give extra love and talk to your vet to have kitty's kidneys tested (just a blood test) and see if possibly they can prescribe an anti-depressant for the her.
I have 9 cats, and I have a 3 year. old son and 3 1/2 month old baby daughter. I have been dealing with the same exact issue lately. I was just at the laundromat yesterday because 'someone' peed on my big comforter. Luckiy I have a waterproof mattress cover under my sheets or it would be ruined. This is the 3rd (or maybe 4th) time this has happened since the baby was born. I've had pee problems before that come and go but lately its been a mess. I get pee on my kitchen counters, stove, against my bedroom door, in the bathroom, at the back door..... it drives me insane! I love my cats but I don't give them the attention they used to get before the kids came around. I try to spend some cuddle time with them in the evening so they don't feel they have been 'replaced'. I'm probably upsetting them too when I push them away when they want to climb on me (I don't want fur on the baby, especially since I'm nursing). I'm trying to be better with them. I also use Feliway every night and I do notice a difference. You NEED to be consistant with it or it won't work. I need to order some more and I think I may get some of the diffusers that plug in as well. And make sure you clean up the pee really good.. I use the Natures Miracle for cats (in PetSmart in the cat area), that gets the urine smell out. I have 2 litterboxes (one is a huge plastic bin inside a cat litter chest) and I clean them twice a day (or more if they are smelly). I feel for ya!!!
Oh, something I have to do with our bedroom door is shut it behind us any time we walk out of the room, even if it's to go down the hall. I don't want anyone sneaking in. It's a pain, but I have to do it.
jealousy because of the baby? or the other cat maybe?
I would tell you our cat did the same thing. They get stressed and jealous when there is a baby in the house. You need to get some cleaning products from pet smart that not only get rid of the smell but also get rid of the phermones that are produced by the cat urine. You also need to pay more attention to the cat and have some alone time with the cat without your son. May be brush the cat if this is something the cat enjoys. Go online they have something that you plug into the wall that gives off a scent that helps destress the cat. Good luck
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I would tell you our cat did the same thing. They get stressed and jealous when there is a baby in the house. You need to get some cleaning products from pet smart that not only get rid of the smell but also get rid of the phermones that are produced by the cat urine. You also need to pay more attention to the cat and have some alone time with the cat without your son. May be brush the cat if this is something the cat enjoys. Go online they have something that you plug into the wall that gives off a scent that helps destress the cat. Good luck
most likely the pee cat is marking her area because of the other cat. not much you can do except keep her out doors and very watchful eye when shes indoors. females cat do spray, even spayed or neutered ones.
