My cat likes to pee on a certain spot on the floor!?

Question

Our 2-yr old tabby (Cooper) developed a bad habit last year. We moved his litter box from our office/guest room into our bathroom. After we did that, he would use his litter box, but would also pee on the spot of carpet where the box use to be. We have punished him, cleaned the carpet 3x, put baking soda on it right after we find that he does it, & used a stain/odor remover. We even moved the box on that spot, but he still pees as close as that spot as he can. He was neutered when he was very young and has a clean bill of health by the vet. If he was spraying on lots of verticle surfaces or peeing on more spots, I would worry about a health/mental problem; but it is only one spot in our apartment and he only hits it when he has the opprotunity. Now we have to keep the door closed all the time. The best remover we have found was 'Kids N Pets', which works great, but he still marks that spot. Any suggestions or cleaners that go to the carpet padding (which we can't pull up)?

Like I said before, he has a clean bill of health from the vet so UTI's aren't the problem. If he continually seeked out that portion of carpet or ran to it to pee whenever we opened the door, I would examine the possibility of bad behavior, but he doesn't.

Answer 1

Urine Erase. I haven't used it personally, but I work in a clinic and this thing is supposed to work wonders. Gets the stains out and goes into the carpet layers and takes the odours out too.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

First, you've got to make sure your cat doesn't have a urinary tract infection or anything. Take him/her to the veterinarian (I've included a cat carrier in my list if you don't have one already. Trust me, you don't want an angry cat attaching itself to your face while you're trying to driver it to the vet). They will find out if your cat just needs some antibiotics to clear up any problems.

If that didn't work (speaking from personal experience here), then you've got got to figure out why your cat is peeing on the floor. Ours is a long-haired cat, which are known for having a textural preference for smooth, slick surfaces. Our cat pees exclusively on the kitchen floor, which is covered in linoleum. Put down some rugs, buy some different floor tile, and see if that stops the behavior. Get a bigger litter box, get more litter boxes, get different litter, play with your cat until he's too exhausted to pee on the floor. Give him treats when he goes in his litter box, and give him the silent treament when he goes on the floor. Clean up with Diaper Pure (for soaking baby's diapers) to avoid having your cat go back to the floor and pee there again because he's peed there before.

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Answer 4

When I first got my cat she was 6 weeks old so she already had some bad habits. She slept in her litter box and peed everywhere else. I found out she was peeing in a fake plant on my floor & it went through to the carpet. So she kept peeing there.
I carpet cleaned it like CRAZY! And I ended up putting one of those flat plastic floor protectors, you know the ones you use under your computer chair? That totally worked.

If she just pees around that you might have to find out if there is something else wrong like stress. My boss's cat would pee in the same spot when her first child was born, just out of jealousy. Sorry to say she never found a solution!

But hopefully the plastic thing works. You can get them at any office supply store.

Answer 5

The foil idea is a good one.
You could always use the spray bottle method and squirt water every time he goes near the area. Harmless but effective.
I'm fairly sure the more you 'cover up' the spot, the more he's going to want to reclaim the area as his. Try not to use ammonia cleaners.

Answer 6

Well, your cat may be stressed out over something, really. Or, he may want attention. But, really, why don't you speak with your local pet shop about teaching your cat to use the toilet? If not, speak with your vet. It's easy. I was fortunate that all of my three cats learned on their own (but I couldn't get them to flush!). You CAN train them very easily and without little effort or coaxing. It has to do with a clear see-through litter pan that goes over the toilet bowl.... and it works. MY little black Persian would dump into the toilet bowl but pee in the bathtub drain... and I couldn't figure it out... until I saw how upset she got when her paws got wet and covered with cat littler gravel... that was it!

Answer 7

put double sided tape around the spot, about 3 rows that he can not step in between. Cats will not walk on tape because they don't like sticky stuff on their feet. If this don't work, shoot him. and get another one and start over, this time get litter box placement right the first time.(I am just kidding)

Answer 8

He seems determined...cleaners can only do so much for an old stain/smell, you may have to hire someone to install new carpet just to get the cat to stop.

Answer 9

First, that's clear, he is begging for attention.
Try to wash the spot with vinegar and water, then make sure he doesn't see you washing the spot 'cause he will make a little link in his brain between peeing and getting some attention.
Good luck...

Answer 10

ok first thing is retreat with the odor spray, then spray with one of the cat off type sprays, you could always throw a little rug over that spot with lots of perfume on it too. and if that doesnt work, try behavior managment with a vet or animal trainer. good luck