We have a 9 month old desexed cat who will wee on anything that is ours, clothing, bedding you name it?

Question

this cat is male and is house trained but just enjoys weeing on our stuff, it can be dirty or clean, never goes on the couhc or crapet, always on jeans or the bed, boyfriends overalls. this is driving us absoloutley nutts! will appreciate any help

Answer 1

Hi Sandie...generally, when a cat inappropriately soils away from the litter box it is indicative of a lower urinary tract disorder/infection. Consider ringing your vet as soon as possible to have your cat evualuated and treated.

Here's an article about why cats soil inappropriately outside of the litter box by Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine of Feline Health:
http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/Housesoiling.html

House soiling is the most common behavior problem reported by cat owners. It includes urination and/or defecation outside the litter box, as well as urine spraying.

Why do cats eliminate outside of the litter box?
One common misconception is that cats soil in inappropriate places for revenge. It is tempting to conclude, "He defecated on the living room carpet to punish me for leaving him for the weekend." But this kind of calculation requires sophisticated cognitive abilities that cats aren't believed to possess. Furthermore, this conclusion assumes that cats view their urine and feces as distasteful, when in fact they do not. It is only we humans who view it that way.

Medical Problems
So why do cats urinate or defecate on your bed or carpet? Medical problems are one possibility. Inflammation of the urinary tract may cause painful or frequent urination, inability to urinate, bloody urine, and crying during urination. An affected cat is likely to eliminate outside the litter box if he comes to associate the box with painful urination, or if he has an increased urgency to urinate. In addition, kidney, liver, and thyroid diseases often lead to increased drinking and urination. Inflammation of the colon or rectum, intestinal tract tumors, intestinal parasites, and other gastrointestinal conditions may cause painful defecation, increased frequency or urgency to defecate, and decreased control of defecation. Age-related diseases that interfere with a cat's mobility (for example, arthritis, nervous system disorders, or muscular diseases), or with his cognitive functions can also influence his ability to get to the litter box in time. In short, any medical condition that interferes with a cat's normal elimination behavior can lead to house soiling.

Litter Box Aversions
Behavioral problems, such as litter box aversions, inappropriate site preferences, or urine spraying can also lead to house soiling. An aversion implies that there is something about the litter box that your cat finds unsavory. It could be the box, the litter, the location of the box, or all three.

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Answer 2

Cats pee on stuff for several reasons.
The first reason you should rule it is that the cat may be sick. Take him to a vet to make sure he isn't.
Once you rule that out, the next thing you need to rule out is that the litter box isn't too dirty for him to use. I use clumping litter and scoop it once or even twice a day. I put the scooped clumps in a plastic grocery bag and throw it out immediately. Once every week or two, throw out the unused portion of the litter and change the liner. Every month or so, scrub the box itself. Also, make sure its in an easy place for him to access and get in and out of. I heard that some cats don't like to go #1 and #2 in the same box, so you might try adding another box for his use. Make sure he knows where the box is by putting him in it and holding his paw and making scratching motions a few times like he would. Also, make sure he knows he can use the box for this by putting a bit of something that he's peed on (like a scrap of paper) in it and them put him in there with it and make sure he smells it there.
The third reason might be a behavioral problem. Cats get stressed out, upset or unhappy after moves or other big changes in environment, and when you go away for a while. My kitty gets upset when I'm gone at work all day, and then I come home only to feed him and then go spend the night with my boyfriend.
To work with a behavioral problem, don't scold the cat becuase they don't understand this the way dogs do. Instead, praise him when he does use the box, and try putting tinfoil, sandpapaer, lemon scent, the cat's food dish, or plastic grocery bags where his choice spots are. If he pees on clothing, make sure you toss a cup of white vinegar in the wash with them to eliminate the odor, because cats are prone to use the same spot many times if they smell the scent. You can clean furniture with a white vinegar/water/soap formula, too. Also make sure you keep all dirty clothing picked up off the floor and clean laundry put away, keep closet and bedroom doors closed when you're not around. There are deterrant solutions that you can purchase at a pet store, aslo, to train him.

Good luck!

Answer 3

some cats, incredibly male cats, are companies to no longer in basic terms urinary tract infections yet in addition sturvite crystals. those are very painful and would reason a blockage, terrific to kidney failure and so on. My destructive siamese boy Spike has this subject. He began peeing in glaring places like my clothing on a chair or my mattress. This wasn't prevalent, so I took him to the vet, have been given clinically determined and have been given the antibiotics. some months later it befell returned... he's been to the vet for it many many circumstances. he's gotten on a perscription foodstuff, and as long as I feed him the canned foodstuff with some cranberry convenience as quickly as a week (additionally accessible on the vet) he will do fantastic. i became broke as quickly as and had to feed him dry kibble for a pair of food, and it became nonetheless the perscription stuff, even though it made his an infection come again with the aid of loss of moisture. ethical of the story is, get your infant back to the vet and if he as quickly as returned has an infection and/or crystals, get him on a perscription foodstuff. i'm hoping that helps!

Answer 4

make sure everything is up off of the floor and he cant pee on it ,,also if that doesn't work i would collect some of the urine in a jar and have it tested for a UTI that could be the problem too,, or make sure the litter box is clean and or switch to a different brand of litter he may not like the one you are using

Answer 5

Take him into the vet and make sure he doesn't have urinary crystals that are not allowing him to pee normally. They can tell you w/i a short amount of time and a urine test. UTI in cats can be fatal so call and ask your vet what you should do about this behavior.
I hope he gets better.

Answer 6

Often cats miss the litter box because they are trying to tell you they are sick. Take him to the vets for a check up.

Answer 7

well there is a trick that my mom used because are kitty wee weed on the bed all the time well there is the obvious one squirt them with a little water [when you catch them in the acted] or put wet towels on the bed and put the kitty on it

Answer 8

my cat did that, i asked the vet, they told me he could have a bladder infection and he associates the kitty litter with pain. i dunno, i think they are full of you know what but you never know. i do know that if i missed cleaning the kitty litter in the morning, he will go elsewhere because he likes a clean kitty litter.