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Female Cat Peeing Everywhere

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Date: 11/16/2005 Topics: Pets > Cats | Readers Request > Pets  
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I have two cats at home, one female, the other male. The male is the younger one, and we've never experienced any problems with him. However, the older female we got from a shelter is a different story. She is very sweet and is quite the snuggler. While we enjoy her cuddlyness to the max, she has (what I think) an EGO problem.

She holds herself as second in command, next to the parent of the house, and as equals to the children. However she has the habit of 'letting it fly' whenever she pleases. I do believe we have tried everything short of using actual tools (sonic or electric alike) to discourage her from being a certain place. She has caused well over $ 1,000 in damage to our couches, and we've run through several of them just because of her. We have tried spraying anti urine and scratching chemicals. There have also been changes of the litter we use, where the cat box is located, even her diet.

A new couch? She'll pee on it.

A new (expensive) rug? She'll pee on it.
Large plastic trash bag left over night in the downstairs bathroom? She peed on that too.

Adult's bed? She peed on it.

Younger child's bean bag chair? Peed on both of them.

Newly carpeted crawspace under the stairs? There was a pillow in there, and she peed on it. Also a blanket and she peed on that too.

Cover up blankets and pillows in crawlspace with plastic tarp? She peed on it. THREE times in ONE day.

We are at the near end of our ropes, with one firm vote to take her back to the shelter. Another to clean up the mess (AGAIN) and keep her. And the last to find some possible explanation that may provide us with a way to stop her PISSant attitude.

We really don't want to get rid of her, but we will not have our house held hostage by this cat that feels the need to pee for whatever reason. Referals to a cat psyche specialist or expert is honestly what I'm looking for as soon as possible.

Bee from Calabasas, CA

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Post By Veronica from San Antonio (Guest Post) (05/21/2008)
Reading all these logs has certainly helped me! I have a 6 year old Persian whom I love so very much, and giving her away or putting her down was the furthest from my mind. She has peed everywhere! I too was upset- but I never gave up on her. She was never fixed (and is still going into heat) I'm not sure if its too late to fix her. But I did take her to the vet and they determined she was ok. I constantly changed her litter, trying to find the right one. Scented, unscented, the most expensive to the least expensive. I replaced her old litter box with a new box, and uncovered it. Not to mention gave her a little more "TLC" and she is great.

I believe this was definitely a behavior issue. She was letting me know I needed to pay more attention to her. This is my opinion. I'm not sure how long it will be before she pees again on the rug, but for now she seems ok.

I could never take her to a shelter and put her down because of a pee problem. That is horrible. Any one who puts a pore cat to sleep because of that issue, should have never gotten a cat in the first place! If you get so frustrated the try putting your cat on craigs list. go to craigslist.com and post your animal. There are many people out there who would love to take your pet, and take good care of them. I bought a ferrit cage on line-very inexpensive!

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Post By Luis Perez (Guest Post) (12/10/2007)
They are marking territory, a old female cat Ii have at home doesn't like the other ones, another female and a male, coming over the bed, so he pees on it, now no one is allowed in the bed but is a territorial thing.

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Post By cindy (Guest Post) (04/12/2007)
What the?! I just read that whole thing and there wasn't even an answer at the end?! My cat does the same thing! I thought there would finally be an answer! :(

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Post By Katrina (Guest Post) (01/31/2007)
my boyfriend and i have been at our wits end trying to find a way to make my two cats stop peeing on our things (mostly his). its our apartment, mostly. it's a basement apartment and other cats are commonly walking outside of our windows, which my cats find intimidating. we've been planning on moving into a new place for awhile, so this gives us more reason to.

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Post By Kortnie (Guest Post) (01/03/2007)
My eight year old cat is doing the same exact thing. I don't know what to do. My mother is considering putting her down if we don't get the problem solved. So we're going to take her to the vet as soon as possible. I hope nothing is seriously wrong with her.
The things I have heard about this issue are:
Peeing could mean she's stressed, the environment could be bringing it on, the lid on the litter box could be annoying her, a urinary tract infection, or emotional things.

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Post By Vinesa "HELP" (Guest Post) (12/29/2006)
i was just wondering is there is an remedy or something that i can make to detour her from peeing on the bed can someone please help?!

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Post By Paula (Guest Post) (10/05/2006)
I HAVE A SOLUTION!! I have the same problem. My elderly female cat pees on rugs, clothes, dog beds, floors etc... and here is what we do:
I bought a ferret playpen, it is like a dog kennel but has 2 ramps/2 stories and and shelves to sleep on. (Dr. Fosters/Smith) She has to go in it at night and when we are not home. Pretty much like a puppy. I put newspaper all on the bottom because even though there is a litter box in the kennel as well, she pees everywhere but in the litter box. I have food and water in it too. It is big enough for her to sleep in an unsoiled area, keep a litter box, food and water and her to stay in for hours. The pan slips out of bottom and I spray clean w/ OUT Petstain odor and remover daily. I change the newspaper on the bottom as much as I can too. This way, she can live her days in a loving home and not drives us crazy or drive us to get rid of her.

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Post By Lou (Guest Post) (09/25/2006)
I had twin girls 2 1/2 years ago. Since then my female cat who is 7 yrs old has been peeing & pooping around the apartment. It has gotten to the point the whole apartment smells. If this were my house it would be one thing, but its not. I know she is doing this because she is upset we pay more attention to the girls. I dont know what else to do. I am going to drop her off at the shelter and hope for the best for her. We can not live like this anymore. I love our cat, but she doesnt love us.

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Post By frodo (Guest Post) (07/28/2006)
you have the exact problem i do...actually...i was scanning google for answers and came across this....except she was perfect for like 7 years or so, then just let it go on my stuff and only mine, out of 4 other people in the house. any thing i wear, my bed, my floor, my carpet, my papers, everything, i DON"T treat my cat bad, i love her, that's why it's been like 2 years like this, but why? i clean the box....i just hate going to school with my cape spotted with circles...:( WhY? nothing has worked for me, but don't worry, you're not alone....at least my b/f is ok with that stench...for now...

Editor's Note: It could be a urinary infection. She is getting older and that is usually when this type of thing starts. Take her to the vet to rule out a urinary infection.

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Post By .cheryl (Guest Post) (01/09/2006)
hi iv just had one of my 7 month kittens poo and pee on diffrnt parts of my bed then her brother pooed in the bath all on the same night iv put them down stairs where there box is to stop this from continuing they have just been given the run of the house as they are 2 semi ferals and where confined to the bottom of the house for 6 weeks any advice on the pooing and peeing ?

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Post By penny (Guest Post) (12/21/2005)
my cats wont pee or poo elsewhere except their back garden or their own bed that they sleep in indoors i never had any of this with a cat i had before them they wont cry at the door to be let out to there buisness so they do it in there own bed its driving me crackers i cant have a litter tray in the house not now they are old enough to go outside any ideas anyone the female is the worse one for it

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Post By shadowtitan2002 at yahoo.com (Guest Post) (12/01/2005)
I read with great interest about cat peeing every where outside the box. I have multiple cats and every cat with the exceptionof one pees in the box. Truly I am at my end with her; and if I don't find away to change this behavior, I will have to consider getting rid of her. I am going to try that tea thing.
I have also wondered has anyone been able to rid the urine smell. I tried citrus oil which works for a short time; however is there any solution that is long term with exception of throwing out more furniture.
I love my cats and I am finding myself very mad at this one cat. I will be happy to hear from you all .

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Post By Ann4 (Guest Post) (11/22/2005)
We had this problem also. I don't have a solution but I know what you are going through. She peed on shopping bags, the kids bookbags and in the baby's crib. We tried different litters, different litter box locations, etc. I have always been a cat person and have taken in stray animals through the years so they wouldn't have to go to the pound. BUT I finally sent this cat to the pound. I know some of you will think I am terrible, but I want Bee to know that I understand. This caused so much stress for our family.Even responsible pet owners can finally get to the point where the family comes before the pet. Good luck.

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Post by Anonymous (131) | (11/19/2005)
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Here is what the link said at www.thecatsite.com:

hissy 07-10-2002 11:02 PM
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Inappropriate Peeing Problems Answered
 
There have been so many recent inquiries about this problem that I went through and did a search and consolidated some of the answers given to help remedy the problem. This way, it will only be one url needed to hopefully solve the problem. Most of the answers copied each other, as the primary reason for inappropriate elimination is the cat's health is suffering and this is the way a cat lets their human know they are off a bit.

Here it is- hope it helps people and more importantly their cats
:kitty2::kitty2::kitty2::kitty2::kitty2:
Contributed by lotsocats:

Please take the cat to the vet and tell the vet what she is doing. You need to specify that the cat is urinating outside the box so that the vet knows what to look for. Peeing outside the litter box is the #1 symptom of urinary tract problems!

If the vet says she is okay, then consider making a few changes.

If you use a covered litter box, take off the lid. Many cats refuse to use covered boxes.

Cats prefer fine grained unscented litter. So, you might try changing litter.

Make sure you have at least one litter box per cat.

Do not place litter boxes right next to each other because they cat might interpret the two boxes as one and then refuse to use the second box if the first box has any old urine or feces in it.

Make sure you scoop the litter box daily, and with multiple cats, scoop twice daily. Cats often refuse to use dirty boxes.

If your litter boxes are real old, they may have absorbed odors even if you regularly clean them. So, try buying new boxes.

Make sure your litter boxes are in a place where the cat feels safe while going potty. If she is disturbed by you or your kids(?) or the other cat while she is trying to potty, she will choose to
use a safer location. So, move the litter box to a location where she can see the comings and goings of the other people & animals in the house.

Put a litter box on each level (floor) of the house.

Make sure you thoroughly clean all old urine spots on the rug and elsewhere. If she can smell the old urine she will think that place is a good place to pee. Use a flourescent black light to find old urine and treat all old spots with an enzymatic cleanser.

Try putting a plastic carpet runner upside down on the places they like to pee....most cats don't like to walk on the "spikes" so they will avoid the covered spots.

Put something real smelly where she likes to pee...most cats hate the smell of citrus, so try
putting citrus scented air freshener or orange peels or citrus potpourri where she pees.

:kitty2::kitty2::kitty2::kitty2::kitty2::kitty2:
Contributed by hissy:

Once a cat starts peeing out of the box

and you have cleared him of UTI's or other medical problems, then you have to remember that peeing outside is his way of marking his territory. Can he possibly see other outside cats from this location he has chosen? Even if they are outside, he will consider them a threat and spray his marking to warn them to stay away. Perhaps you can block his view of this world temp. until he stops doing it. Also, once he has marked a spot he will return to it time and time again because he is following the scent he left, and when it starts to recede, he will want to "reinforce" it again. Use a good strong cleaner like Simple Solution, or call your vet so that he can recommend a good cleaner that clears up ALL the odor. Cat pee is very strong, and the carpet is probably saturated with it at this point. You can also try throwing a good thick throw rug over the spot, spray the throw rug with a good citrus scented room deodarizer as well.

He is a cat, and they have specific rules of behaviour handed down through the generations of his wild ancestors. You can not always make them conform to what you want them to do, you have to think like them and try to figure out what is causing this. As I do rescue work, I see all the time the after-effects of cats whose people have given up on them because of behaviour issues. Try all the suggestions that have been offered, do an internet search for more answers if you need to, and then, I guess, if it doesn't work to your satisfaction then take him back. But it could be just one minor change in his enviornment that is setting him off, you just have to try and find out what that is.

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Contributed by lotsocats:

First, we need to know for sure that the problem is spraying rather than urinating. If the cat is standing and the pee shoots straight back so that he/she is aiming high on the wall or side of the couch, it is spraying. If the cat squats while peeing, it is normal urination.

If the cat is peeing (not spraying) inappropriately, you need to get him or her to the vet ASAP. The #1 cause of inappropriate urination is urinary tract infections or blockages. Given the stress your female is under, that may be what is going on. You can also read some of the other posts on this forum for other great ideas for stopping inappropriate urination.

If the cat is spraying...he is marking his territory. Basically, he's saying this is my place, not yours! This can be a difficult habit to break but it is absolutely possible to do so.

Try the following ideas and also do a search for spraying on this forum for excellent ideas on other threads.

1. Use Feliway to help him not want to spray. Feliway mimics the friendly marking that cats do when they rub their faces on things. When a cat smells a friendly scent, they are unlikely to mark with urine. The Feliway box will give detailed instructions on how to use it....follow the instructions carefully.

2. Hang aluminum foil on the places the cat likes to spray. Cats usually will not spray on foil because it makes an unpleasant sound when hit with the urine and it makes the urine splash back on the cat. Each day that the cat does not spray a strip of foil, tear about an inch off the bottom of the foil until the foil is completely gone. Don't remove the whole strip all at once because the cat may interpret this as you saying it is okay to spray here again.

3. If you see the cat getting into the spray position, yell "No!" and then grab him and put him in time-out (in the bathroom for example) for only 2-3 minutes. Do the same if you caught him in the act.

4. Check to see if there are stray cats hanging out outside your house. A cat will often spray in response to strange cats around the house. Make sure you don't walk through outside cat spray and track that smell into the house.

5. Be patient and persistent. Breaking the spraying habit han take a while, but it should work.

Good luck!

:kitty2::kitty2::kitty2::kitty2::kitty2::kitty2:

Contributed by Sandie:

If they aren't spayed or neutered I would start there as well. With the neutralizers, I have found the only thing to work is NOK-OUT. You can even put it in a cool mist humidifier for a whole room. Breeders I have talked to use it on whole males. You can read up on it at www.kalever.com. Just click on the word NOK-OUT.

Also if you cat is peeing on a pile of clothes or other objects, some cats are drawn to the smell of bleach, so if you leave a laundry bag of bleached whites within reach, the problem kitty will pee on them. You can take an old sheet that you care nothing about and soak it in a bucket of lemon juice and water- making the lemon juice stronger by adding less water. Once the sheet has soaked for a few hours, take it out and line dry it, and use this to cover anything the cat is peeing on. They will avoid citrus smelling items at all costs.

Along the lines of peeing on clothes: According to Cat Behaviorist Amy Shojai- if your cat is peeing on personal items and has been checked out medically as ok. The cat could be stressed out over something. Urinating on some object that holds your scent is calming to him. You can read more about Amy on her website www.shojai.com

:kitty2::kitty2::kitty2::kitty2::kitty2::kitty2:

Here's a clever way to deter a cat from a place where the cat previously peed, contributed by Kev:

Take a Tea bag, then once used and its cooled, pour a few drops of OLBAS OIL on it. Olbas oil is a herbal remedy ideal for colds and completely natural. Health food shops as well as pharmacies sell it here and its cheap enough.
Then place the Tea bag with this smelling stuff on a small food bag and place it in the vicinity of where the cat has been urinating.
They hate the smell and he's given it a wide berth ever since - gone back to the litter tray which is great.

Its solved my problem without the need for chemicals etc which I am all for. The even better part is that the house smells of olbas oil and I am breathing a lot easier too.
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Thank you freedombelle2001

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Post by freedombelle2001 (39) | (11/19/2005)
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whoops! that did not work! Well, if you email me I will forward to you. freedombelle2001@yahoo.com

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Post by freedombelle2001 (39) | (11/19/2005)
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beleive me, your problem will be answered here:
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?=9563&page=1

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Post By Kathleen (Guest Post) (11/19/2005)
I had a cat that all of a sudden started going the bathroom outside the box and would even do it right in front of our faces! It was definitely behavioral because she would do it when we got up and wouldnt feed her right away, etc. After alot of researching on the internet i came across this litter Cat Attract (http://www.petsmart.com/global/prod ... LDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302033556)
We scrub all the spots with an enzymatic cleaner to get rid of the smell and the temptation for her to go there again, and then switched to this litter. It has honestly been a lifesaver, several months now and she has not gone outside her box again. She loved it so much in the beginning that she would even go in her box just to play. I definitely recommend trying this!

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Post by sherry1963 (1) | (11/16/2005)
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hello.i dont know if this will help at all but after taking the advice of all the others here .i once had a cat that would pee everywhere also and if you have the time and patience.it may help to follow your cat around for a few days and everytime it starts to pee anywhere other than its litter box ..
squirt her with a water bottle so she realizes that is a no no.eventually she might catch on.. i know it sounds silly but it worked for me.......

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Post By SNIGDIBBLY (Guest Post) (11/16/2005)
Sounds like your cat has cystitis. It is caused by ash that is in certain brands of cat food and is very painful and will result in death if it is untreated. Please take your cat to the vet immediately.

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Post by ThriftyFun (3743) | (11/16/2005)
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I'm glad I found this site, I hope someone can help me out there. I have a 6 year old cat and she tends to pee wherever she pleases. It is getting very frustrating. It's getting to the point where I can't handle it, peeing on plastic bags, on the floor, my clothes, my purse. Please, if anyone has any advice for me I would be very greatful.

Thanks so much,
Penny from Ontario

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Post By RMR from Ottawa (Guest Post) (10/06/2005)
My 7 mos old female cat pees on us in bed and has peed right on my daughter in bed when we have not gotten up at 6am to feed her or when I come home after work and go out again which is out of the norm she pees on my bed. This is totally behaviour - been to the vet, clean litter, different litter, more attention, time in the backyard NOTHING WORKS for this angry kitty. I am so fed up with the peeing. Next it will be drugs and if that doesnt work I am going to try letting her be an outdoor cat and if that doesnt work I will have to put her down. I can't give her up who will want a kitty that pees???? Crumby situation. Her brother who is with us too, doesn't pee (and they love each other so it aint that). This has caused the whole family to fight. Darn stressful.

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Post by ThriftyFun (3743) | (08/31/2005)
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Hi Nina-bina,
It would be best to get them both fixed so you don't have more kittens. If the male is not neutered, he will spray to mark his territory. if there are two males, they will try to out spray each other showing who's territory it is. The female could get pregnant again from either of them and then you will have more problems with peeing and spraying plus bunches of more kittens. They will live much longer lives, too and not add to the cat population explosions.
Susan from ThriftyFun

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Post By nina-bina (Guest Post) (08/31/2005)
i had three cats (two at my moms and one at my dads[NuNu]). Last june we brought my male cat from my moms to my dads to try to have some kittens, we ended up having three more. We gave two away but the one[ralphie] that we kept keeps peeing(spraying) on everything, my stepsister just came for a visit and i was thinking maybe that NuNu and Ralphie were doing this because her stuff smells different. Would getting them spayed help me because if i don't find something to do soon i'm going to have to give them away:( if you have any ideas please e-mail me at C_gurl_8 @ hotmail.com (remove spaces)

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Post By mysterious (Guest Post) (07/16/2005)
I have a female cat that is 2 years old and she has started to pee everywheres a few days ago . Me and my family members believe she is upset because we left her and her brother alone for a week. Is my cat mad at us?

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Post By tammy (Guest Post) (07/11/2005)
It has been my experience that when ever a cat starts going outside of the litter box there can be several things going on. Medical reasons first , and behavioral second. If no medical reason can be found, then its behavioral. It can be a serious medical reason, so a visit to the vet is important. I found that my male cat (Maxwell) will go outside the box if the box is to dirty, or its a new kind of litter. Or if he's simply upset with me for not letting him go outside. Cat's are very atuned to their surroundings, so anything can set it off,,,like a strange cat outside in the yard that Max can see out the window.

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Post By Janel (Guest Post) (06/27/2005)
I have a female cat and we got her from my sister's house. My sister was having a baby soon and when she brought the baby home the cat started peeing on the bed so she had to get rid of her. Well we brought her home and she was fine for a while then she started to pee on the bed, so we kicked her out of the bedroom until we solved the problem. Then she started peeing out side of our bathroom and we don't know what to do... Some on PLEASE help us! We don't want to get rid of her!

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Post By Cookie (Guest Post) (06/18/2005)
My cat has all of a sudden began peeing on one of the beds in our house. Always the same bed, and he is an outdoor and indoor cat, he didn't need a litter box. We have never had this problem before. When he pees on the bed we have tried making him stay outside, we can't have him pee on the bed. He stayed outside for a whle two weeks, then we finally let him in, he was good for a few days, then he began again, and this process repeated over and over. It breaks our hearts, but we will have to give him away or put him down, he can't just keep doing this.

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Post By suzi homemaker (Guest Post) (05/18/2005)
I have a 4 yr old male cat and found out some things the hard way. He started pooping outside of the box with diareah. I took him to the vet who prescribed some stomach pills. It cleared up, he started using the box again and in a couple of months, the same thing happened. We took him back to the vet, the stool sample came back negative, but he was treated with the same expensive medicine. A few months later, it happened again. Everytime this occurred, he would have runny poop on the carpet or my bathroom rug always being a huge stinky mess. I searched and searched for answers on the Internet. I came across one lady who said this was frequent with her cat, and she gave him 1/2 of an Immodium tablet twice a day and usually did not have to give it more than the one day, and the problem was all clear. So, I asked my vet (on the phone-no more office visits) if this was okay and he said yes, so that is what I do now. In the course of all of this, he did pee once on the rug too. But cats go outside the litterbox for a reason, and you have to figure out what the reason is. I also started barely covering the litterbox with litter and he likes it better that way. I empty it once a day and wash it out weekly. With all of those things, we have had no more problems. Good luck!

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Post By guest (Guest Post) (05/17/2005)
Your veterinarian can help you sort out behavioral problems as well as physical ones. This is important for your kitty as well as your sanity. They can also suggest ways to eliminate the odors so the cat doesn't go back there. Medical attention is important and a lot cheaper than replacing a bunch of carpet and furniture.

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Post by MissyD (211) | (05/17/2005)
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I have a male cat, who is 8 years old and he was doing the same thing. We had taken him to the vet numerous times, but each time it turned out that he wasn't sick. The vet recommended two things, both of which we tried. One is a medication that they can prescribe that is a kitty prozac. You rub it twice a day on the inside of their ear. We did that for a while which helped, but I didn't want him to have to be on this type of medication for the rest of his life. The second, which by the way we are still using, is Feliway. They make a plug-in, similar to the Glade plug-ins. We have 2 of these plugged in now, and they have been a lifesaver. Petco sells these but they are rather expensive there, I recently saw some on BizRate which are about half the cost. Good luck, I hope you find a solution, sometimes cats do this for no apparant reason. Mine was.

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Post By Paula W (Guest Post) (05/16/2005)
Hi, after reading all the posts, I see much in common with my experience with my 6 year old (at the time) female spayed kitty. When she first started the peeing in other places than her clean litter box, it would be on the boys' backpacks left on the floor, or their nylon jackets....and it didn't happen that often. Maybe five times in about 4 months. Then, the inappropriate peeing increased in frequency until it was on the back of the den sofa one day, and then I discovered it on a living room chair (a secret peeing place -- who knows how long she'd been doing it there?) About this time I noticed blood in the urine. Well, of course, it was straight to the vet. Discovered (after lab work) she had been working on struvite bladder stones for quite some time. I opted for surgery and was amazed at the size of the sharp edged crystals the vet removed that had been causing her pain. The vet said her bladder was probably always irritated and painful.

This may not be the problem with your cat, though, it may be a sudden upset in the way things work around the house and your cat may feel the need to assert her territory. Just thought I'd put my "2 cents" worth in. I hope you are able to figure out a solution to help your kitty. I can remember how miserable our household was during all the peeing incidents. It is especially bad if there is a household member who doesn't really care for the cat. Best wishes to you!

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Post By pampredchefdeb (Guest Post) (05/16/2005)
We had that problem with an older cat - our vet gave him Valium for a short time. He was woozy for a day and then was fine - did not act drugged or odd. He did stop peeing everywhere though! Ask your vet - it's worth a try!

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Post by shedrivesz (13) | (05/16/2005)
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After re-reading your post I realized your cat is 6 years old. She is probably past her heat years and may have already been fixed. The comment Felicia made regarding a bladder infection is something to consider. If you brought in an addition to your family such as a new baby or another pet, she could be doing it out of spite, or if you were away on vacation for a while she may also spray out of spite. Cats can be quite spiteful and have very sensitive feelings:) I do hope you can figure it out.

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Post by shedrivesz (13) | (05/16/2005)
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First of all, is she spayed? Spaying your female cat will help very very much. Right now she is marking her territory and spraying everywhere she can think of. Her instincts are telling her to let all male cats know her presence and spraying on everything her way of doing that. She is probably going through her "Cat Heat" also known as "Estrus".

You can try to move her litter box near the areas she sprays(pees) the most.. Having your cat spayed whilst she is in heat can cause complications during the surgery like inceases vessel size and lowerd clotting ability. Consult your vet to determine the best time to get her spayed, if in fact she hasnt alread been fixed.

Last of all, is her litter box cleaned everyday? Cats are very clean and like to maintain good hygiene, thats why they clean themselves so much, If the litter box is dirty, she will go to the bathroom elsewhere.

Here is a website full of information on this topic.
http://www.hoosierkitties.com/behav/spraying.htm
Believe me, you are certainly not alone in this. I went through it with all three of my cats. Best of Luck to you:) Check out the internet as their are endless topics and forums on this.

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Post By Felicia (Guest Post) (05/16/2005)
Have you taken her to the vet? My dog did that awhile back and we found out she had a bladder infection. After she took her medication she was back to normal. Hope you get something figured out.

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