My male kitten is not fixed but it just started that he is peeing on blankets, clothes and in my rock garden. It is so bad. I have try to keep the doors closed but he gets into the bedrooms and pees on the bed clothes and if I am doing laundry he tries to sneak up on my clean clothes. He will jump onto laundry hampers and push them over drag the clean clothes out and pee. Worst is that he has this thing for peeing on the rocks in my rock garden as if it were a litter box. I have three cats and a self cleaning litter box. He has a seperate one and only does the other mess in there. I have tried pepper, cover sprays and moth balls. He hates the moth balls but he will slap them away from where he wants to go and avoid the others. It still doesn't cure the blanket issue. Please help!
2006-11-16 06:37:42 · 12 answers · asked by Judy N. 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hi Judy...if your kitten is at least 5 months old could have reached sexual maturity and is marking/spraying. Therefore, the only way to resolve this is to have him neutered. Spraying on the bed is the most commonly witnessed behaviour for territorial spraying. If finances are of concern many shelters will perform neuter for a very nominal fee ...some will even perform the procedure for free for low-income families.
By the way, Mothballs are very toxic to cats. Here's an article that discusses this more:
http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/ope/enotes/showarticle.cfm?id=89
MOTHBALLS are toxic to cats which contains the ingredient Naphthalene. Mothballs are approximately twice as toxic as paradichlorobenzene, and cats are especially sensitive to naphthalene. Signs of ingestion of naphthalene mothballs include emesis, weakness, lethargy, brown-colored mucous membranes and collapses. Paradichlorobenzene mothballs may cause GI upset, ataxia, disorientation, and depression. Elevations in liver serum biochemical values may occur within 72 hours of indigestion.
2006-11-16 06:45:18 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You don't mention the kitten's age, but ASAP, get him neutered. Chances are, if he's spraying, he's old enough for the proceedure. Also, you MUST get rid of EVERYTHING he's sprayed on and replace the stuff. To the cat's sensitive nose, he'll smell the urine no matter how many times you wash something and he will be urged to pee again. It's probably unrealistic to expect him to not go in your rock garden. If yours is an outdoor cat, there are probably others in the vicinity, and the kitten is smelling the pee of others and simply "marking" his territory. There is some granule stuff you can buy at places like Lowes to try, however. Whenever you get a male kitten, unless you are a breeder, you should have them neutered for this reason and also so that he doesn't impregnante females who may end up having kittens who become homeless.
2006-11-16 06:59:17 · answer #2 · answered by LEW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like one of the other posters said, your kitten is turning into a cat.
I would recommend neutering him asap as well. This should stop the "marking" of his territory.
The only problem is that when they start going somewhere other than their litter box, the usually go to that same place again and again. Try changing or cleaning the rocks in your rock garden
2006-11-16 06:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a cat that does the same thing and I've tried everything. He's fixed too so it isn't always a territorial thing. He especially likes going anywhere there's water near by like the laundry room on clean and dirty clothes and the bathroom on the rugs. I still haven't figured out why or how to get him to stop. good luck.
2006-11-16 06:47:12 · answer #4 · answered by quest4lucidity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had male cats. You will just need to have him neutered, this will prevent him from spraying. Also try spraying the area he likes to go in most with some vinegar and water mixture, they don't like that. Moth balls will kill the smell but be careful using them so the pet doesn't come in contact with them. (danger)Also if you have another cat , he will continue to mark histerritory.
2006-11-16 06:49:24 · answer #5 · answered by Patty W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lock it in a small room with a liter box....bathroom maybe for a while. A week or so usually works. And if there is one spot he goes more than the others keep his food near...usually they won't pee where they eat!
2006-11-16 06:49:47 · answer #6 · answered by ~Another Day~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spraying is an indication of puberty. This is a male instinst to mark territory. Get him neutered ASAP!!!!! This may not stop the behavior but it is your best chance
2006-11-16 06:43:15 · answer #7 · answered by pet friend 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer to this is to get him fixed. It's a male territorial thing with cats. They pee to leave their scent to attract females. If you have him neutered, he will stop.
2006-11-16 06:41:22 · answer #8 · answered by meoorr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mine did the same thing, until I took him to the vet, and they told me he needed to be fixed. It's called spraying, and it's an indication of it being time. Usually, it happens around 6-8 months of age.
2006-11-16 06:40:56 · answer #9 · answered by Dan D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the first answer.Do you have a haggard mother-in-law that you can't stand?
2006-11-16 06:51:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋