We have had our cat for four years and a friend of ours found himl in the wild, we pretty much trained him to use the bathroom from scratch. If you have any advice feel free to tell it!
2006-12-10 10:22:28 · 8 answers · asked by miseryluv21 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
Neuter him if he is not.
2006-12-10 10:28:02 · answer #1 · answered by Horsetrainer89 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Febreeze or a similar product will wipe out all the smell on the furniture, and this is the # 1 thing. Once you spray your furniture, it will be much better for you if it's at a time when you are not in the house for awhile or air it outside, the smell is a little overwhelming. If you don't get rid of the smell, his mind will tell him smell's there, bathroom's there. So, once you get rid of the smell try confining him to a part of the house with little/no furniture/carpet for awhile. He's a grown cat... so preferable an area bigger than a small bathroom! Make sure he has a decent litter box that is big enough and is cleaned once a day. (if none of my other suggestions work you also may want to try switching litter) I do know that declawing cats can make them really fussy about going to the bathroom in litter... no suggestions if he's declawed though. Also, once you have him confined if he still won't go in the litter box place some of his feces in the litterbox so he knows to go in there and be sure to scrub the place he went well. Make sure the litter box is easily accessible too. If he has really persistant problems after trying a lot of things he may have a problem and you should talk to a vet. However, he most likely just needs some retraining in litter etiquette. The other possibility is if he is not neutered you really should neuter him, in that case he is marking the furniture as his territory. If you haven't neutered it is a really simple furniture, not fortune costing, and has health benefits for the cats and many many perks for you. However - I'm guessing and hoping your cat is already neutered. I hope it gets better - I know it can be very frustrating!
2006-12-10 10:41:35 · answer #2 · answered by sir'slady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you say trained him from scratch to go to the bathroom, do you mean to use a litter box? The first thing I suggest is to neuter him if you haven't already, toms spray to mark their territory, even females have been known to spray. Hopefully this habit has not become ingrained in his behavior. Because if it has it is nearly impossible to break the habit. Cats can stop using a litter box for any number of reasons. Here are a few. The cats is ill or injured. Some cats will show no symptoms of illness or injury(internal) until it is very ill. If you suspect any problems like that. Take him to a vet.The litter box is dirty. Cats can be very fastidious and will not use the litter box if they don't think it is clean enough. Multiple cat household. If a new cat has been introduced that can upset the balance. Or if too many cats have to use the same box. There should be no more cats in the house than you have bedrooms and there should be one litter box per cat, preferably in separate rooms. Outside stress sources, if your cat is seeing unfamiliar cat's in his yard this can cause him to mark territory. There may be other reasons.I don't have the cat's history so I can only make suggestions. Good luck with this unpleasant problem.
2006-12-10 10:38:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He needs to be de-sexed. That will stop him peeing on the furniture. He is marking his territory, and he will do it even more if there's a female somewhere nearby that's in heat.
I have read that cats don't like the smell of lavender. If you sprinkle some lavender essential oil on the places where he sprays then that will deter him. But I'm afraid the only long-term solution is castration.
Good luck, love.
2006-12-10 10:49:11 · answer #4 · answered by kiwi_mum1966 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using a lemon scented essential oil. Cats don`t like the smell. Rub a small amount onto the furniture near to where he does it.
2006-12-10 10:32:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neuter him will not fix the problem. All male cats spray as a means of marking their territory. We have had male cats neutered, and a stud. It did not matter. The vet. said it is a trait of all male animals.
2006-12-10 10:44:03 · answer #6 · answered by pooh06261998 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have the same problem with me and my cat! :)
My cat keeps going pee on the beds. Well, what i do to prevent it is to watch my cat more then i had before. Another way to prevent cat pee and it's business, is to close doors to rooms and your cat will not be able to get in to go to the bathroom. :)
2006-12-10 10:35:50 · answer #7 · answered by ^^**~~`Star^Dust`~**^^ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neutering is your best option.
2006-12-10 11:14:01 · answer #8 · answered by nilafied 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋