My cat has a disgusting habit of peeing on clothes. She has a clean litterbox and goes outside often. She is three years old and shares the house with three older cats.
2006-09-12 05:34:34 · 25 answers · asked by LexMc 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
First off, how many litter boxes do you have? General rule is one per cat, but I do understand that some people may not have enough room for 4 litter boxes. If she doesn't have her own, try getting one. If she DOES, try moving it somewhere else....one of the older cats may be "guarding" the boxes and preventing her from going.
Have you changed litter recently? If so and she used the box before, try switching back to whatever she USED to go in. Some cats are pretty picky about the litter.
If none of this works, consult a vet as there could be an underlying medical issue such as a UTI. If a cat experiences pain while defecating or urinating, they will start to avoid the litter box because they associate the pain with it.
Also, try not to keep any clothes out for her to get into.
Good luck!
2006-09-12 05:49:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She's the baby of the cat family, so chances are she's feeling a bit insecure among the older cats and is looking to establish her own identity, so she has taken to marking YOUR CLOTHES as her own territory as a way of getting closer to you. She's 'claiming' you, in other words ....
First of all, wash all the clothes, hang them up and try not to leave anything out for her to 'go' on. Then thoroughly remove her scent from your bedroom floor. Shampoo the carpet, and spray Febreze or a special product designed to deter pets from peeing in an area where they shouldn't be going by masking the cat's previous odor. (Try No-Mark spray or Zero-Odor, both available online.)
Finally, make sure she has access to a clean litterbox - her very own litterbox if necessary - and give her plenty of individual attention & love.
Wishing you luck with this annoying problem.
2006-09-12 05:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by Aly D. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will assume your clothes are on the floor in a crumpled heap. My sister in law has a cat that does that as well, until she kept the cat out of her room, and her clothes up off the floor. If you have three other cats, perhaps you need an extra litter box. One box is not enough. She could also have a urinary infection and needs to go alot, and thinks your clothes are closer than a walk to the box. Put a box where the clothes usually are and see if that helps.
2006-09-12 05:37:17 · answer #3 · answered by wendyn371 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You poor thing. Do you realize that cat pee is one of the hardest odors to remove in a home? If your clothes are piled on the floor or in a laundry bin, the cat is marking its territory. The pet store may have some type of spray you can use to discourage this habit. I personally would not want a cat that pees on anything, but that is me. I had a friend who could not sell his house beause of the smell of cat pee.
2006-09-12 06:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by makeitright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend had this same problem. Her cat would pee on her clothes and if she didn't have any clothes to pee on, it would pee on her bed. Her cat ended up having to take some medication for it and the vet gave her a spray to use on anything the cat had already urinated on as cats can still smell where they've gone and they will go again. I would say to take your cat to the vet, or at least call them for advice. She may be doing it to claim her territory, but it's more than likely, she has a bladder infection.
2006-09-12 06:09:31 · answer #5 · answered by jennyss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would buy and extra litter box and maybe change the brand of litter the cat might not like that smell and keep your clothing in a hamper or a basket maybe put you dirty clothes in the bottom of your closet with the door closed and febreze the room and rest of the house a clothes if all else fails take to vet get it tested for urinary infection and if thats not talked to your vet and she what he or she suggest
2006-09-12 05:47:15 · answer #6 · answered by monkey32621 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't leave your clothes where the cat can get to them! if you catch the cat doing this, spray him with a squirt gun. If you are gone alot, just keep clothes in dressers or closed behind closet doors. I had grandkids that peed on clothes so it isn't limited to cats! Maybe your cat would like a cloth diaper if it likes cloth that much!!! Other alternative is to move to a nudist colony but i doubt if that is feasable. Thank you for you question.
2006-09-12 05:39:44 · answer #7 · answered by karen608 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have you had the cat fixed? Also, cats have an extra sensitive sense of smell if it even smells a hint of urine (even after you wash something and you can't smell it) it will continue to pee on your clothes. Wash your clothes with OxyClean stainfighter and odor remover it's a liquid by the color safe bleach in any grocery store or walmart etc.. add it with your regular detergent. Hopefully that will help.
2006-09-12 05:49:21 · answer #8 · answered by TatuGrl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It may be that she doesn't want to share the litter box. Make sure that there are enough of them with clean litter. It also may be a medical problem that you need to speak to a vet about. Good luck!
Please don't listen to the other people who answered that told you to get rid of the cat--a pet is part of the family!!!
2006-09-12 05:37:11 · answer #9 · answered by Elizabeth S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Keep clothes off the floor and anything else that you want to keep. In my experience, we have one cat that is highly co-dependent on people. Meaning that when we all leave, he gets upset and looks for something of yours to piss on. It is intentional. The cat... is mad at you. Also, each cat has varying degrees of sensitivity to the cleanliness of the litter box. Combine both of these factors, and your screwed.
2006-09-12 05:52:14 · answer #10 · answered by dunnomucho 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋