Cats - Henderson,NV

Ditto what Beth said. Take him to the vet, clean, clean, clean his box, soak the spot with tons of the enzyme pet stain and oder remover, and you will probably find the answer.

M.

One of my two cats has had litterbox issues on and off his whole life. He's just generally high strung. Here's what I have found works (and, as others have mentioned, start by ruling out a UTI):

1) Make sure that you have at least as many litterboxes as you have cats, plus one.
2) Eliminate the odor in the spots where they have peed. With carpet, this is almost impossible, but with tile, you should be ok. You can buy the products at the pet store, but baking soda and vinegar work just as well (and I have had success with this on carpet). Do NOT use ammonia -- this smells just like cat pee to the cat and will attract them.
3) Try Feliway diffusors if you think there are any territory issues (or just stress in general).
4) Keep the litterboxes spotless. I scoop at least once a day, but know someone who has a cat that will not use the box if there is ANYTHING in it.
5) If the cat is particularly high-strung and the problem becomes even worse, talk to your vet. Ultimately, the only thing that has worked for me is all of the above, plus putting the cat on prozac.

Lastly, please do not just put your cat outside. That makes the cat vulnerable to being hit by a car, injured or killed by a predator, and exposed to disease. And, it opens you up to the cat bringing fleas home. Better to find a new home for kitty, one without kids, if this seems to be the issue.

Good luck. I know how very frustrating this problem can be.

First take him to the vet it could be a bladder infection . Make sure the litterbox is clean , you may need to actually scrub the box down , not just change the litter.
You need an enzyme cleaner like " pets and kids" making sure you soak the carpet, getting down to the pad and put something like a puppy training pad over the spot while it dries. it has to dry completely or the odor will not go away. Putting something over the spot will keep the cat from using that same spot again.

First of all, you need to get your kitty to the vet to see if he/she has a urinary tract infection. A UTI doesn't go away by itself, it's painful, and it needs to be remedied asap.

Clorox isn't the thing to use to get the stain/odor out. I love Nature's Miracle (available in pet stores) and think it's worth every penny. I also use it to get other stains/odors out, which is helpful if a grandchild gets sick at my house.

You have to soak the area with it; if you're using it on carpet, it needs to soak the pad underneath. It doesn't smell good, either, but when it dries thoroughly its scent and the cat scent should be gone. If the area still smells catty, there's some that you missed.

We've always have cats and some of them have been characters (my husband might use another word). So I bought a black light at the pet store to find, um, what I need to find. But see if you can get this problem solved without it.

Our family has a cat and if this keeps going on I urge you to go see a vet. My cat ended up having a tract infection that was really hurting him. I hope this isn't the case with you, but it is worth checking. Signs of this are repeated peeing in one area and drinking lots of water. They can also have a sensitive stomach or a crusty nose. I hope this helps.

I ditto the check up at the vet - could be UTI or other form of urinary tract disease. An obvious reason would be if kitty is not spayed/neutered - both "intact" males and females can urinate inappropriately to mark territory. Make sure the box is kept very clean - some cats get very picky about how their boxes are kept, the texture of the litter, etc. Clean it out, replace all the litter, try clumping litter if you are not using it already. You can also add Dr. Easley's Cat Attract to it - it's a combination of different dried herbs that might make the box more appealing. Also make sure the box is in a quiet out-of-the-way place where kitty is not being bothered or startled (i.e. not by a washing machine, or furnace, etc.)

You can use a product called Nature's Miracle to help get the urine stain and odor out. I would also try keeping kitty out of the room if you have taken all the other steps above.

clorox is not what you should use to clean it, the clorox actually will have a chemical reaction with the urine and even if you cannot smell it, your cat can.
They sell specifically formulated cleaners for this at pet stores, you usually will not find them at big box stores...here is a link for a method to use that works if you do not want to buy a special cleaner, http://www.howtocleanthings.com/how-to-clean-cat-urine.htm

Also, cats are usually Really good about using the litter box, she Probably has a UTI and will need to see her vet and get checked. As only an antibiotic will cure a UTI.

Get him to the vet, most of the time that a cat is not using the litterbox is because of health issues. Maybe he has a UTI and he keeps going in the same spot because he can still smell it. For the pee stain, get some enzyme stuff from the petstore that actually breaks down the urine. I have two cats and have had cats in our family since I can remember and cats of my own for 20+ years. :) good luck!

I've had multiple cats and kids for many years and Michelle K's advice is spot on.
it's essential to have more litter boxes than cats and keep them clean. we scoop litter every day and have the boxes in different areas vs. all together.
I find my male cats tend to act out more than the females and so figuring out the territorial issues and dealing with stress is a big help with any problems.
I also strongly agree that if you own a cat, you need to keep them inside. Outdoor cats have a much shorter life for many reasons and their owners spend more money on vet bills due to injuries.

Take him to the vet. It's likely a medical issue, especially since your cat is a male. He could have stones which could lead to a blockage and if he can't pee in 24 hours, he could die. Likely when a cat pees, it is typically medical. There are a few medical reasons that could be making your cat pee and all of them are painful for kitty.

Is he neutered? Also, make sure you keep the boxes clean and you have multiple boxes. As far as cleaning it, try some peroxide and baking soda to remove the odor and disinfect or get some of that natures miracle.

ugh! nothing worse than cat pee on things..well..he could be ill..bladder infection..this is how a cat tells his owner something is wrong..or..he may not like sharing the litterbox..doesn't like the litter..u may want to change brands..my boyfriend moved in ..and w/ him came his 1 year old male cat..who...started peeing on the dog wee wee pad..he urinated on plastic bags..and so on..SO...we booted him out..now he goes in and out of the house and has knocked off this behavior..we figured he was being territorial with my 2 cats..you should also have a squirt bottle so if u catch your cat u can squirt him with water..
if u live in a house i'd boot him out all day..let him come in at night but no access to your daughter's room..
there is also sprays that get rid of animal urine smell but i still think 409 works the best..not really something you want to spray in your daughter's room but i know that cat urine smell..it sucks!

good luck

xo

D.

There is a prodic calles off it works for me A. no hills

Put the cat outside.....he won't suffer and you can't continue to let him Pee in your daughter's room.....I had to put one one of my cats outside.....and he did just fine......Out for the day, and in the garage for the night. He got just as much attention.....but I could not let him continue to pee in the house. He was a great cat.....just needed to be outside. Don't hesitate!!!!!

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Put the cat outside.....he won't suffer and you can't continue to let him Pee in your daughter's room.....I had to put one one of my cats outside.....and he did just fine......Out for the day, and in the garage for the night. He got just as much attention.....but I could not let him continue to pee in the house. He was a great cat.....just needed to be outside. Don't hesitate!!!!!

After doing everything Michelle recommends, and IF your daughter is old enough to leave this ALONE, I have one more thing to try. Be sure to read to the end 'cause it sounds crazy.

Get wooden mousetraps. Set them and turn them BUSINESS-END DOWN in the corner where the cat pees. Put a single sheet of newspaper over them to "hide" them. When the cat steps into the corner to pee, the traps will JUMP and scare him away from the corner.

If your daughter might investigate this corner, do NOT try this. I have successfully scared a cat away from a corner using this technique, but it's not safe with crawling children.

Good luck!

I am not sure the responders to the cat-peeing-in-daughter's-room question were really addressing the issue. I think the writer was not concerned so much that the cat peed (because they just do); rather, that it was choosing her daughter's room as it's litter box. I agree, the vet should check the cat to determine whether or not it has a urinary problem. But it sounds to me like kitty is stressed by something. I don't have the answer, but perhaps the vet does. My two tidy cats would "act out" when their routines were broken, namely, when I was away too long from my daily care of them. Once, we stayed away (leaving lots of food, water and three full, clean litter boxes) from our kitty for two and a half days, and she chose to use the floor, right beside the litter box, to defecate! When we were back at home, this stopped. Another time, when I was suddenly bedridden with a severe back muscle spasm for a week, although my daughter came twice a day to feed the kitty and change her litter box, my cat knew something was not right, so she went to the beautiful guest room bedspread (she nad never shown th slightest bit of interest in it before) and peed and pottied on it several times! When discovered and the spread was laundered and the door tightly shut, she used her litter box, but the moment the door was left open again, she went right back and peed on the guest bed. Cats are dear, sensitive, expressive little creatures. Perhaps you know of something "different" going on in your home, but if not, then you probably need to close the door to your daughter's room at all times, being doubly sure the cat has a very clean litter box, and give her more attention, stroking her often and talking to her. That might help, but I feel that rather than a urinary infection (though that should be checked out), the kitty is trying to tell yo she is frustrated by something. Good luck on this!

Hello, Many years ago, we had a problem with cats hanging out in our breezeway. I was told to use ammonia. I cleaned with it once a week and didn't have any more visits from them. You would need to air out the room before your daughter could hang out or sleep in there.
Good luck.
K. K.

we just went through this with the cat going in our daughters new bed!!!!!

petco sells a diffuser that you plug in the wall with a synthetic cat pheromone called "feliway". you plug it in and cat spraying and marking is supposed to decrease by 95%.

it's about 45 bucks and since we have been using it-no problems. we also have been trying to pay more attention to him. also vinegar on the spot will keep him from coming back to mark.

hope it helps.

Probably a urinary tract infection. Same thing happened to my cat this summer. She had a raging infection. Is your cat neutered? If not he should be. As for stopping it, keep the door closed.

Is the cat fixed? If this is the first time that the cat has peed there, he may be telling you he has a bladder or kidney problem. Take him to the vet and have him checked for any urinary tract problems. Our cat used to pee in the bathtub for us when she was sick and we would see blood in her urine. If there is no medical problem, then you will have to discover the reason for this sudden change in behavior, but I am guessing if there are no new situations in the household (new baby? new spouse? guests? new animals?), then you will have to modify the behavior. Try clicker training to use the cat box and reward immediately after he uses the cat box. Positive reinforcement works wonders on cats. Don't try negative reinforcement, it usually doesn't work with cats. Cats are not dogs. My mother trained her diabetic cat to pee on cue for his morning sugar check so she could give him his proper dose of insulin. Who said you can't train cats?