She is about 4 yrs old and very loving but has just recently started jumping on the kitchen counter and of course we are not happy with her when she does. I might be answering this myself but we have gotten another kitten about 2 mos ago which she is just now starting to let get some what close to her. What do you think and are there any ways of breaking this problem. It has happenes about 3 times in the last 3 weeks. Thanks!!
2006-11-17 08:17:27 · 7 answers · asked by beckster 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I was going to say that your cat might be sick. When cats are sick, they will pee in places they won't normally pee, but even more so, they'll pee where you'll be sure to notice. When my cat was sick, it would pee on the kitchen floor, and even a couple of times it defacated on my bed!! (It was almost out the door never to return then!). But what I found is that it was sick. Once it was better, it never did that again.
But since you say there's a new cat in the house, it could be that. It's very stressed right now and trying to get your attention about it. It's worked hasn't it?
2006-11-17 08:22:00 · answer #1 · answered by ThatLady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans pee in special bowls called toilets all the time. Your cat has learned to imitate you, and there is not much to do except saran-wrap and a clean litterbox to give her less temptation.
If your cat starts peeing in more than one odd location, its either scent marking to show the kitten who is boss, or loss of bladder control caused by some sort of urinary track problem. If it is disease the vet are the obvious answer, and if it is territory there have been books written on the subject but no good answers.
2006-11-17 08:44:40 · answer #2 · answered by Wise1 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know this doesn't answer your question directly, but I have the same problem with one of my cats, although we got them both at the same time about a year ago, although they both fight a lot (the male spends most of his time outdoors and the female, the one that pees in strange places, is more indoors). Nevertheless the female actually climbed on top of me and peed directly on me one morning and peed elsewhere on the bed later the next day. I freaked out and closed the doors to all the bedrooms -- I was kind of mad, because I practically had to fumigate the bedroom! Anyway, good to hear that it's sort of normal behavior and probably not a sign of sickness.
2006-11-17 12:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by Sean 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd say yes you did answer your own question.
Make sure you take the time to spend lots of loving time with the old cat as well.
Though, if she is going in a bowl...maybe she could be trained to use the potty??? Imagine not having to scoop any litter!!!
2006-11-17 08:37:39 · answer #4 · answered by elysialaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say jealousy and territory. it will take a while for them to get used to each other so be patient . until then you could try bitter apple , it is a spray sold at pet stores that keeps cats from getting on things you dont want them on ( such as counters). you could also call your local spca and they usually have good advice for situations like this since they adopt out alot of animals with behavior problems
2006-11-17 09:46:55 · answer #5 · answered by buy_me_bacardi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suh, she is jelous of the new cat. When you use things that are specific to you, she will try to mark them as her territory to keep the kitten away. She wants the other kitten to know that this is her house and you belong to her.
2006-11-17 08:20:54 · answer #6 · answered by Flower Girl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bad behavior can be a kitty-jealousy thing, I believe. Give the older kitty lots of attention (izoo mommy's [daddy's] iddo snookie woogums? esooiz!). Note: if you actually catch yourself saying that, you have become a babbling pet owner. There is help available for that. :-)
2006-11-17 08:23:11 · answer #7 · answered by amy02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋