Cat Problems at Home - Help?

[rachaelandrats]

Keep her in one room until she is properly trained. The majority of the time, people with this problem are giving their cats a bit too much space. Although she may like sleeping on beds, she isn't toilet trained, so that isn't a good idea. Keep her to one room with the litter trays in the corners of the rooms. If you see her sniffing about like she needs the toilet, put her into one of the trays. It may take a while but she soon should learn that the litter tray is what she has to use and not the beds. Hitting her like that will teach her nothing, I know why you did it, but she'll just be confused why you are angry and learn nothing.

[Aliviara]

A urinary tract infection sounds likely. Normally cats only mark inappropriately if a mojor change has happened in the household. Natures miracle is a great cleaning agent that is normally used specifically for situations like this. Make sure the urine smell is completely eradicated. The extra litter box is a great idea. Also she may have decided she no longer likes the litter, so maybe you can put a different litter in the new box, unscented preferably. The litter made from corn or recycled paper has worked great for kitties with bad litter box habits in the past. If all else fails simply ban her from the bedrooms, rehoming her will only stress her out worse and will not help her problems. A vet check is in order, since urination could be a sign of other more serious issues such as renal problems.

[rachaelandrats]

A urinary tract infection sounds likely. Normally cats only mark inappropriately if a mojor change has happened in the household. Natures miracle is a great cleaning agent that is normally used specifically for situations like this. Make sure the urine smell is completely eradicated. The extra litter box is a great idea. Also she may have decided she no longer likes the litter, so maybe you can put a different litter in the new box, unscented preferably. The litter made from corn or recycled paper has worked great for kitties with bad litter box habits in the past. If all else fails simply ban her from the bedrooms, rehoming her will only stress her out worse and will not help her problems. A vet check is in order, since urination could be a sign of other more serious issues such as renal problems.

I would agree on a vet check, but cats will also do this if they are stressed.

Sorry to be clear, stress can *cause* health problems. Does she come into contact with your dog at all?

[Orca.Lover<3]

Is You Cat Trained To Use Her Litter Box? Also If You Have, Have You Tried Training Her To Pee Outside?

[Clarrissa]

I had a similar problem when I had to look after my best friend's cat. She used to just pee anywhere. In the end, we got locks for all our doors and locked her in a spare room. I covered the flooring with a plastic sheet too, and got her a large litter box.
We did let her out once and again, but supervised her, and whenever she looked like she was about to pee, we locked her in the room. It might sound cruel, but if we hadn't we'd have had to pay 1000's to change the carpets.
Also, if I were you, I'd throw away everything she peed on because cats have a stronger sense of smell than humans, so she'll probably go to pee where it smells of pee.
Hope this helps.

[MoonfallTheFox]

I have a male who has never completely stopped doing this and he is confined to his own room of the house. He is old, and it is the result of recurring UTI's, we treat them but either they come back or he has kidney disease. It is something like that. He never did it when he was young.

Seriously, vets are great.

[aleatory]

We have *four* cats, and once one started peeing due to a UTI, they all started peeing, even after the UTI was long gone. Some of the smell still lingered, so the next cat would pee there. We ended up confining them to one room until they got over it. when they peed on the floor, we'd clean the mess with pet cleaner designed to eliminate odors, then put a litter box over the place they were "going". Obviously you cant put a litter box on your bed, but you may want to try a large piece of alluminum foil. Many cats dislike the texture and crinkling sound, so they avoid walking on it. This doesn't work for all cats, however, some prefer various textures for their buisness. I had one cat who only peed on hard surfaces. We eventually retrained her by teacher her to 'go' in an empty litterbox- the hard plastic surface appealed to her. Then we added litter a scoop at a time, day by day.
So, unfortunately, it all depends on your cat.

(I had a cat with kidney disease, and he never went outside the box. he did drink a lot of water and 'go' more frequently, but it was always in the right place at least.)

[qwertyuiop123]

Keep her in one room until she is properly trained.

We did keep her in a room when she first arrived. She wasn't too used to new surroundings, and she's VERY shy. She has been using kitty litter in her previous foster parents' homes, and she also uses it here. So yeah, she is properly potty trained.

And yeah, my dog and my cat sometimes play, but I can tell that my cat is sort of scared of my dog sometimes. My dog likes to corner her and chase her, and I see that my cat is very nervous. However, she's the one that scratches my dog's nose to protect herself, yet always misses and has my dog wagging her tail and chasing her. So maybe it is the stress.

A urinary tract infection sounds likely. Normally cats only mark inappropriately if a mojor change has happened in the household. Natures miracle is a great cleaning agent that is normally used specifically for situations like this. Make sure the urine smell is completely eradicated. The extra litter box is a great idea. Also she may have decided she no longer likes the litter, so maybe you can put a different litter in the new box, unscented preferably. A vet check is in order, since urination could be a sign of other more serious issues such as renal problems.

Alright, thanks. Many people have said to take her to the vet to see if she has a infection. Ours is not scented and I guess its the "normal", plain and cheap-ish type. Maybe changing it would be a good idea. But when we lock her out of the room, she meows really loud for the WHOLE night :\ Anyway, thanks !

Is You Cat Trained To Use Her Litter Box? Also If You Have, Have You Tried Training Her To Pee Outside?

Oh yeah, our cat is a house cat, so she doesn't go outside. Yeah, she's trained.

I had a similar problem when I had to look after my best friend's cat. She used to just pee anywhere. In the end, we got locks for all our doors and locked her in a spare room. I covered the flooring with a plastic sheet too, and got her a large litter box.
We did let her out once and again, but supervised her, and whenever she looked like she was about to pee, we locked her in the room. It might sound cruel, but if we hadn't we'd have had to pay 1000's to change the carpets.
Also, if I were you, I'd throw away everything she peed on because cats have a stronger sense of smell than humans, so she'll probably go to pee where it smells of pee.
Hope this helps.

Thanks! but i don't think the "locking up in a room" sounded too cruel. Animals need that once in a while to learn :)

I have a male who has never completely stopped doing this and he is confined to his own room of the house. He is old, and it is the result of recurring UTI's, we treat them but either they come back or he has kidney disease. It is something like that. He never did it when he was young.

Seriously, vets are great.

Alright, thanks ! I hope your cat will be okay for the next few years. A kidney disease sounds serious ! o:

Obviously you cant put a litter box on your bed, but you may want to try a large piece of alluminum foil. Many cats dislike the texture and crinkling sound, so they avoid walking on it. This doesn't work for all cats, however, some prefer various textures for their buisness. I had one cat who only peed on hard surfaces.

(I had a cat with kidney disease, and he never went outside the box. he did drink a lot of water and 'go' more frequently, but it was always in the right place at least.)

Oooh, the aluminium foil sounds like a new idea ! I'll think about trying that :) But I'm pretty sure my cat doesn't mind my kitty litter because she uses it just fine for her poop and pee. And yeah, my cat's more of a soft - surface type, so maybe I should change the kitty litter. Thanks soo much :)

[qwertyuiop123]

We've locked her out of the rooms for a few days now, but at night she meows like every 3 seconds wanting to come in. What should I do?

[Clarrissa]

maybe you should sell it or get a shed outside to put it in?