Discouraging a Cat from Urinating on the Floor
I have tried Nature's Miracle (does not work), numerous products from Fosters & Smith (none worked) and numerous cleaning products that also never worked. We heard about cats not liking citrus, so we put lemon juice in a few bowls in the problem areas and the cat drank them! I am going to try a mixture of peroxide, baking soda and vinegar. Hope this works! Any other suggestions would be great!
By Craig from New Oxford, PA
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RE: Discouraging a Cat from Urinating on the Floor
The cat may have a kidney or bladder problem. My daughter's cat started peeing on beds so the vet said a kidney problem and my daughter got the cat food made specifically for this problem.
Post by mammmasita
RE: Discouraging a Cat from Urinating on the Floor
Craig,
I had great luck using just plain, white vinegar. One (or both!) of my cats urinated on my bedroom floor and the room was just awful. I found a tip on this site and someone suggested pouring straight vinegar on the spot. I soaked the area. Then I put a piece of plastic wrap on the spot and covered it with a bowl (or something so the plastic stays put). I had to keep it like that for a few days, but it seemed to work. If I put my nose to the carpet I think I can still smell traces, but at least it's not wafting through the air. I suppose some good carpet cleaner might take the rest out.
A few days after that one of them urinated on a spare bed. It soaked into the matress and I did the same thing. Voila! Smell gone.
Good luck! Kathy
Post by khilde80
RE: Discouraging a Cat from Urinating on the Floor
If it isn't an infection problem, then it is probably a behavior problem. Those are harder to treat. First if you have 3 cats, then you need at least one litter box for each cat plus one (so 4!). Make sure they are in different locations and cleaned daily. You can try different kinds of litter (clumping, pine, clay, crystals). They recommend open litter boxes not the covered kind. Make sure they are in quiet locations, not the center of the traffic area of the house. Make sure if you have an old cat that the litter box is low enough so it can get into it. Some cats get arthritis as they get older and can't get in and out of the litter box as well. Make sure the litter box is big enough. If you have a really big cat make sure they aren't getting in the litter box but not fitting and give up and go to a rug somewhere. If all else fails, try locking one cat up at a time with a litter box and see who it is that is causing the problem. There are medications you can put them on to help with behavior problems. But it must be used in conjuction with these other things to stop the bad behavior. You also have to rule out infections, bladder stones, and diabetes as possible causes.
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