Help....Cats Peeing on Floor...

I agree to have the older cats checked out, b/c I lost a cat to kidney disease. However, I think the more likely cause is the new kitten. It sounds like either one (or both) of the older cats are marking their territory, or the kitten just isn't fully litter box trained. I use Woolite Pet Oxygen cleaner, and it seems to work great! It removes any stains and scents. It's also good for other spills.

I agree with the other posters about the actual problem.

I wouldn't use 3 liter boxes though. I have 1 litter box for 2 cats and it works just fine.

I agree on the older cats- for some reason they make it near the box, just not in it. The piddle pads worked for us too.

Oh, and I believe it's unnecessary for each cat to have his/her own box. They can and will share.

It's probably one of your older cats becoming somewhat incontinent. The same thing happened with my older kitty at about 12-13 yrs old. It was very frustrating, but there's not much you can do about it...they're just getting old!

Anyway, what I did was put piddle pads under and around the litter box & would change them out every couple of days. Piddle pads are the white & blue pads that you can use to train puppies on, found in the pet section of the store.

Hope that helps!

Please get both your older cats to the vet and have their kidneys checked. Peeing outside the box can be a sign of kidney disease and once it progresses, it can be difficult to recover (I lost a 6 year old dog to kidney disease a year ago).

If that isn't it, you'll have to experiment. I would suggest putting one cat at a time in a bathroom (or a dog crate if you have one) with their litter box and see if you still have the problem. If so, try this approach with the next cat. I find vinegar and water works well. But, you may have to throw out the rugs, as those can be tough to get clean AND the cat will smell the urine and continue to pee on the rug. Maybe try some cheap towels (Costco has like 8 for $17 bucks - I use those for my boys to take to school for showering after sports since they're cheap and colored. The towels will come clean in the wash easier than a rug, especially in hot water.

It can take a while for cats to adjust to a kitten - we found a kitten over a year ago and our other cats are finally accepting her, BUT our kitten can be a monster and she does harass the older cats that don't want to be bothered. All my cats use the same litter box with no problem, so I don't think another litter box will solve your problem.

Are they fat cats? If so they may just need a larger litter box.

I had a cat that used to urinate on the floor. I think that once they do it the smell is there even though you clean it so they keep going there. Petsmart has a spray called "NO GO", there is something in it i guess they don't like and that worked for my cat. You have to spray it probably once a week. I don't have my cat anymore but anytime my friend brings her dog over it always wants to urinate in that same spot but once I spray it the leg goes down. Lol. Good Luck!