My cat pee'd on the basement floor twice within a few hours. Litter box was cleaned the night before so maybe the cat was just upset about something. I may not have cleaned the first mess thoroughly enough. After the second time, I held my cat saying NO really loud. He wanted to get away but I held on to him. I just repeated no no you dont do it there. However, my roommate now says that I have to remain the "heavy" or the tough person. He said that only one person should discipline the pet and the other is the "good guy". Is this true? am I know the "bad guy" and my roommate is the "good guy" in the cat's eyes? Is this true?
2006-09-28 01:47:57 · 24 answers · asked by Just Me, Brenda 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Your cat may have a bladder infection...they often go outside of the box when this occurs...you should take him to the vet.
2006-09-28 01:50:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that's not true, trust me on this one I have a fleet of cats who all know what NO means.
Get a water bottle and when kitty does something wrong squirt him with the bottle and in a firm voice tell him NO. It makes no difference how does it, they soon learn that NO means getting hit with water and they do not associate the water with you, just with the word no. It makes no difference who has the bottle they know what no means.
As far as having a litter box accident that could be a lot of things. He could be upset over being punished by someone he trusts, he could be having a kidney infection. Is there someone new in the house? He could be marking his territory.
As I said I have a fleet of cats they can all be doing their own thing but one could be screwing up when I yell no, the offender is always the one to take off running. The rest don't even pay attention. A water bottle is the humane way to teach a cat, and you will find a lot less gifts in unwanted places, not to mention no scratches from trying to hold a kitty that wants to get away from you.
After a while all you will have to do is pick the bottle up and you can see the halo above Kitty's head grow.
2006-09-28 01:59:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you won't be able to self-discipline a cat. they haven't any theory of precise or incorrect and do not realize why they're being punished. What you could do is make the placement uncomfortable for them and which will convince them now to not do it. there change right into a time even as i'd yell at my cats and chase them round the domicile. They hate that. yet I even are starting to be lazy in my previous age; now I set the canines on the cats even as they misbehave. The cats get a lesson, the canines thinks it really is a huge interest and my knees do not damage. anybody reward. And interior the authentic the 4 individuals lay on the settee and performance a snooze. it really is a strong life.
2016-10-16 02:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pets should have one leader who does the disciplining. If your basement floor is concrete or tile, you can mop some ammonia on the floor every other day or so. The ammonia should keep your cat from peeing on the floor. Did you switch to another brand of litter? Is your litter box on the first floor? Maybe you need two litter boxes, one on each floor. Just some suggestions and some things to think about.
2006-09-28 01:55:31 · answer #4 · answered by RKC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most effective way is to totally remove the prior odor. Try "Urine Gone" it might work. Also, as you point out, litter must be clean. Is the litter in a spot a lot of people go? Maybe put it somewhere quiet if the cat is scared. Never hit a cat. They do not respond like dogs. Good luck. (Also, there is a possibility your cat has a bladder infection. You might want to have that checked out)
2006-09-28 01:50:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peeing on the floor may also be a sign of something physical with that cat. My mom's cat accidentally pees in places he shouldn't when he has a UTI (he has a chronic disorder with crystals in his urinary tract.
Invest in some "nature's miracle" or other such product to eliminate the smell so he doesn't continue to go on the floor because of the odor.
Is this a new issue? How old is the cat? Have their been any recent big changes in his life? I t could be a behavior or a physical problem. I'd have a vet check to rule out anything physical.
Best of luck!
2006-09-28 01:54:38 · answer #6 · answered by Nikki T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once your cat has pee'd..getting angry wont help the situation cats dont make that connection you have to catch her while she is doing it and put her in the box. But if she has never done this before she probalbly has an urinary infection. The reason they pee on the ground instead of the box is becuase they associate the box with pain of urinating so they are afraid to go back to it. Take your kitty to the vet chances are this is what it is and your poor kitty is in pain and need antibiotics.
2006-09-28 05:24:01 · answer #7 · answered by Confused 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both of you should take part in the discipline. You've probably seen what happens when two parents raise a child, and only one of them enforces the rules. Disaster.
Does the cat pee near the cat box, or just in the middle of the floor nowhere near it? We had a cat that would pee near the cat box, and it turned out that the cat box was too small for the cat. We bought a larger one and it solved the problem.
2006-09-28 01:58:44 · answer #8 · answered by The Truth Hurts! Ouch! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey I've had a lot of cat's they can't be disciplined. They are the most willful creatures on the face of the earth. Usually when you try and discipline a cat they will do it again despite you. The only luck I ever had getting one to not spray or potty on the floor was when I lived in the country, I'd hold their nose down to the mess and then pitch them outside and not let them back in for a day or two, that seemed to work.
Good Luck,
By the way be careful trying to hold a cat's nose to anything, they are such little scratchers.......
2006-09-28 01:53:38 · answer #9 · answered by Prophecy+History=TRUTH 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hogwash on the good guy bad guy. I discipline my cats with a good squirt from a water bottle. If you catch the cat in the act of doing something repeatedly, you want to spray him but not let him know you are spraying him, so be sneaky with it. This teaches him that everytime he behaves in a way he isn't supposed to, he gets wet! Oh my! Yet, if he doesn't see YOU do it, well, he still loves you, you see? Good luck with kitty and don't listen to the roommate.
2006-09-28 01:57:39 · answer #10 · answered by Barbara W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should put on a united front, it just like raising kids if one of you says no but the other dont then you got problems, the cat sees you as the heavy now but that doesnt mean he wont ever like you again..you did good in handling the situation just remember to remind kitty where the litter box is
2006-09-28 03:19:58 · answer #11 · answered by ama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋