How do you get cat's to stop peeing on our clothes?

Question

We have two cats, one is 1 almost two and the other is 7 months, they get really picky when their litter is almost ready to change, and that's when they pee on our dirty clothes in our closet. I've made sure to keep their litter clean, but it's getting rediculous... if anyone has any tips, please let me know... that would really help me

Answer 1

Cats hate dirty litter boxes--they have to step in them; and then they have to lick their feet clean! No wonder they don't want to use a box if it's dirty.

Definitely change the litter more often; clumping litter stays cleaner, and if you use clumping litter you may be able to simply move to scooping twice daily instead of every day, instead of increasing your weekly litter change to, for example, every four days. (Make sure your cats don't have a tendency to eat litter. If they do, you'll have to stick with non-clumping litter.)

Are they neutered/spayed? Cats often "mark" what they think is their own when they are not neutered; and the dirty clothes have your smell on them. They might be saying, "That's my owner--other cats, keep away!"

If it's just the dirty clothes in the closet, and they're not peeing anywhere else, you could keep the closet door closed--an annoyance, yes, but probably the easiest solution for now.

If this is a new development, have the cats checked out for urinary tract problems. These are often the cause of litter-box avoidance, as the cat learns that peeing causes pain, associates the pain with the litter box, and starts to avoid the box.

Answer 2

First clean the litter box daily cats hate a dirty litter box and will pee anywhere else that isn't. Also put a small litter box on your dirty clothes pile and move it bit by bit until you have it back to where you want it. Also check the back of the cat gently touch the area and if they show any discomfort the cat could have a problem with it's urinary tract (crystals). But usually a cat will find a cleaner place to pee and they are using your dirty clothes instead of the litter box so pick up the clothes and try the above trick and it should stop it. Good luck

Answer 3

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!

Can't stop your cat peeing in the house? Then worry no more...

Answer 4

Make sure you have a minimum of 2 litter boxes.You should have 1 box per cat.

Also, if they are male cats, they could be spraying. Getting them fixed(if they aren't already) could help.

Make a vet appointment to rule out any illness. My cat started peeing outside the litter box and the vet exam showed a Urinary Tract infection. They are very common with cats and the first signs are urinating outside the box.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Place your dirty clothes into a hamper with a lid, make sure their litter box is scooped daily and they have ample toys to play with (keeping them happy is the key here) and close your closet and/or bedroom door. Also, if they pee anywhere else (on the floor, in a corner etc.) there is a solution you can buy to wash the floor and area with (check with your local pet store!) this will help them not smell an area they have already used as a toilet ;)
When ever I would spot them squatting down to do business where they didn't belong, I would squirt them with a water bottle! Worked every time!...
Train them and you .. things will work out trust me!

Best of luck..

Answer 6

Hi Stephie...as a general rule it is always helpful to have extra litter boxes (one for each cat plus one extra). Some cats are extremely finicky about using litter boxes once it is soiled one time. Some prefer to defecate in one box and urinate in another it depends on the cats individual personalities. Aside from having to clean the boxes more often which can be very helpful, by people having to put away clothes in a locked hamper prevents a cat from developing a habitual pattern which may be more difficult to cease later on.

Answer 7

Once cats get an idea, they keep it. You can train to make it lesser of an issue; but they remember.
Switch cat litter to a simple non perfumy brand in case they don't like the brand. make sure its accessible, no hood over the box. You can't leave clothes on the floor anymore, ever. se a hamper. I have a cat that does it whenever there's a plastic bag on the floor and another that does it if there's insulation around, no matter what. baking soda in the box for freshness.

Answer 8

Put the clothes where the cats can't get to them, or be more stingent to the cleaning of the litter box.

You can TRY having two litterboxes, so you always have a cleaner one around for them to use.

Other than that, kind of looks like, by your post, you know what causes the problem, soyou can adequately weight your options and take some measures fixing it :)

Answer 9

Some cats are very picky. You can always get another litter box so you have 2. And change the boxes more often.

Answer 10

one if the 2 year old is a male and isnt fixed , he is going to spray , and he will do it alot , even if the litter box is clean , second when you catch them doing it have a small spray bottle handy with water ( regular water ) and give them one squirt , they hate it and after awhile they will know they dont want to get squirted so they wont do it , thats how got our cat to stop though shes female , if the 2 year old is a male get him fixed , or try the water