Please Help with Cat Problem!!!!

Some kitties don't like big changes. Consider changing the litter back to what she WAS using before.

If that doesn't bring her back to the box, put her box in the corner she's using, until she's using the box again...then move the box slowly to where you want it. And if that fails, take her to the vet...she might have a health issue of her own. Kitties who feel pain when they urinate will start to associate it with their litter box...and go elsewhere.

We use Feline Pine. The cats love it and it doesn't smell bad...it doesn't clump, but it does clean up easily. Cedar has a pretty distinctive smell...she might not like it.

Best of luck!
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C. Lee

Christy has some good advice.

Also, most likely, not all of the odor came up when you cleaned it and sprayed the neutralizer. This happened in our first home and you need to get this under control quick. If you don't, before you know it you'll have such a huge problem that it will probably take replacing the carpet to fix.

I did something similar to what this website suggests although I did not do the hydrogen peroxide step. http://www.ehow.com/how_###-###-####_remove-cat-urine-vin...

This is also why in my current home kitty's box is in a tiled bathroom and not a carpeted area. I learned my lesson!

I suggest getting two boxes and changing the litter back.

Otherwise you can get Cat Attract litter. It's specifically designed to attract cats who are urinating outside the box.

You can also put plastic down where the cat is urinating. Not only will it make it easier to clean, but it will block the smell.

I also agree that Christy has given you some good advice. When we had a diabetic cat, the other cats didn't have any problem using the same box, but it wouldn't surprise me if some kitties reacted in that way. And changing the litter could cause a major reaction in any cat. So Other Cat has two new things to deal with instead of one.

I use Nature's Miracle to clean up cat areas. If you use it (it's available in pet stores and worth every penny), you have to soak all the way through both the carpeting and the pad. The product often comes in a spray bottle, but you can just pour the stuff on and give it several hours to dry. If the urine smell and the product smell are gone when the product dries, you've gotten all the problem. If you have a wood floor under the carpeting, you may need to soak the wood, too. It doesn't always work - sometimes the carpeting is too damaged - but it's still worth a try. Meanwhile, can the litter box go out of this room entirely? Yes, that's another new thing, but it could be a very wise one. Keep that carpeted room closed off to your cats for a while, if you can.

It's always good to have two boxes if you have two cats. Some people recommend a box per cat plus one more.

I'm going to agree with changing the litter back. I have never had a cat that would use the cedar litter. And if she's been going on that carpet a lot, you may need to pull it up. If it's got padding underneath it, the urine will soak trough to the floor. You may want to get a plastic mat to put under the box that completely covers the carpet. Good luck.

When my cat had a UTI and urine crystals, we got him fixed up medically but it was too late for the carpet. No amount of cleaning worked, not even professional cleaning. It had to go. The carpet and the pad. We also had to clean and then seal the subfloor. We replaced it with fiberglass vinyl flooring. Never had a pee problem since.

Natural litter sucks, unfortunately. Go back to the clumping. Make sure you clean it at least daily, if not more.

The urine has probably soaked into the pad, so even though you don't see it, the cat still smells it - and so will you eventually.

You have to replace the pad and hope that it didn't go through the pad and soak into the subfloor.

I would pull back the carpet, cut out the pad and see if the subfloor is wet. If not, I would get a small piece of pad to replace the part you cut out and then have the carpet re-stretched.

If it's gotten onto the subfloor, you'll have to let it dry and then seal it to stop the smell.