How do I stop our cat peeing in the house???

Question

I've just moved in with my partner and we both have cats, who seemed to be starting to get on really well, but now one of them has started peeing in random places even though they have a litter tray any ideas what i can do???

I've just moved in with my partner and we both have cats, who seemed to be starting to get on really well, but now one of them has started peeing in random places even though they have a litter tray any ideas what i can do??? oh yeah the cat thats peeing hasn't been neutered yet but the ither has could that be part of the prob???

and she's female!!!

Answer 1

your cat is in one of two states due to being introduced to a new cat/environment

1. it has taken the dominant position and is marking its territory - personally I dont think this is the case as marking territory does not usually involve an entire pee - usually just a little dribble here and there.

2. the most likely is that your cat is stressed due to being introduced into a house that is 'marked' by another cat so is always in someone elses territory. Stressed cats pee and poo in all places even if they know they have a litter tray. To stop a cat going back to somewhere they have peed previously put orange peel down they hate that - usually though this will make them find somewhere else to pee. What you MUST do though is give them a litter box - not a tray - EACH. unless cats use a litter tray together from birth they dont like using another cats tray even if the cats get on. Cats are very funny about smells and going to the toilet in someone elses tray is very stressful for a cat.

Get them each a new box - a tray with a top over it - cats are private animals when going to the toilet and prefer to do it in hidden places. If you cat has its own litter tray and its one with a lid on it, it will feel that it is allowed to go to the toilet in there and will be happy that it is hidden being inside a box - the other good thing about a box is that it keeps smells inside! It is perfectly fine to have the two boxes next to each other. What you will find after time is that cats will start to share the boxes and pee in one and poo in another

You may not like having to have two litter boxes but if you want your cat to be happy and dont want any more pee around the house this is what you have to do.

WHAT EVER YOU DO DONT DO WHAT SOME IDIOTS ARE SUGGESTING HERE AND PUNNISH THE CAT BY RUBBING ITS NOSE IN IT OR SMACKING IT OR PUTTING IT OUTSIDE - THAT IS TERRIBLE AND I'D LIKE TO KICK THE SH*T OUT OF THESE PEOPLE FOR BEING FOOLS - THE REASON THE CAT IS DOING WHAT IT IS DOING IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO INCREASE ITS STRESS LEVELS.

Answer 2

Last year my beautiful Manx cat Theodore went out for the evening and never came back. I love cats and the house didn't feel the same without one, so I picked up Lola from a rescue centre. She was very frightened and would pee all over the house. I found Cat Spraying No More� on the internet and the techniques worked almost immediately. I haven't had a problem with Lola since. Amazing!

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Answer 3

Well one of the cats feels the need to "mark" thier territory whether that is the food bowl or the litter i dont know. Try giving the animals seperate dishes for a while. Cats will spray but spaying and neutering usually take care of that problem. Also use vinegar on the sprayed spots and the cat will be less likely to respray that spot.

Answer 4

Make sure you have 1 more litter box than you do cats, take kitty to the vet to check for urinary tract disease, this will let you know if the behaviour is medical or bad behaviour. You can buy cat attract litter that is guaranteed to get kitty to use litterbox.

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My cat was peeing outside litterbox. Vet said she had struvite crystals so she's on a special diet now. (Cats associate the pain of peeing with the litterbox, so they pee somewhere else more comfortable like your carpet. Dummies. But at least it's a sign so you will know to take kitty to the vet.)

She hasn't peed outside the litterbox in 2 weeks now. Here's what I did. Cleaned the spot really good with Nature's Miracle, Shout, sprayed Febreeze on it and cat repelleant (and I can still smell cat urine after all that!!), then I put tin foil over it, cats don't like foil. Although one day when I came home she peed like 2 inches away from the foil, darn cat.

I also bought another litterbox, now she has 2 to choose from, one with a hood on it, one without. I use clumping litter. 2 or 3 times a day I'd put her in her litterbox and she'd pee for me most of the time then I praise and pet her afterwards as a reward. And I clean it up right away and also before work, after work, and before bed, if there is anything to clean (spoiled cat!!).

I haven't been putting her in there myself as much lately and she is still using the litterboxes instead of carpet/couch/chair, so that is good. Good luck, I know your pain!, and I've only had my cat since August!!

Answer 5

final year my alluring Manx cat Theodore went out for the evening and by no potential got here back. i admire cats and the homestead did no longer sense the comparable without one, so I picked up Lola from a rescue centre. She develop into very frightened and could pee all over the homestead. i found Cat Spraying No More� on the cyber web and the innovations worked tremendously much as we communicate. i've got no longer had a situation with Lola on condition that. stunning! can no longer provide up your cat peeing contained in the homestead? Then hardship not extra...

Answer 6

put the litter tray near the place where it last weed...keep doing this for little while and then eventually move it to where you want the cat to go- think its having a territory marking competition with the other cat in protest.

This will work ive had many cats with strange behaviour!

Answer 7

Both cats need to have seperate boxes in different rooms. It's propably territorial and you need to give them separate space. Make sure their food dishes are not together too or that one is not eating the others food. The cat that resided their first feel threatened and the one that moved in feels like an interloper, so there is some tension.

Answer 8

My vet had told me cats require one litter box each PLUS an extra one. *Yikes* Perhaps there isnt enough room for both cats with one box? I had that problem for awhile when I introduced a new cat to my already 2 cat household. I picked up a spray called AtEase by NaturVet and it seemed to calm the cats and the problem for us.

Answer 9

very sadly the cat that is peeing has lost the dominance and is trying to reasert its self. the only way it will stop is one of the cats moves out. we had the same thing and it only stopped when my wifes cat was tragically run over. sad as it was the peeing stopped straight away.

Answer 10

if it a male cat it will do that for dominance if not have him neutered......but you also might want to give them seperate litter boxes some cats won't go in the same box