We adopted this 6 week old kitten that we found cold and hungry in the middle of the road just before Christmas. We had him checked at the vet and everything was fine. I've noticed though that even though he uses the litterbox to deficate and sometimes urinate, he had a preference for peeing on the bathroom rug. Well, I removed the rug and now he has taken to peeing on my bed.
He had definately only known being outside before we took him in. Now, he is strictly and inside cat. I leave the bedroom doors shut while I'm at work, but when I'm home they are not always shut. And he did it again yesterday. Any ideas of how to break him of this habit, or why he may be doing this? I have an older cat also, but they seem to get along fine and I have no problems with the older one using her litterbox. They have seperate litter boxes in seperate rooms by the way. Any thoughts?
2007-01-31 07:56:15 · 22 answers · asked by carrie love 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Same thing happened with my male kitty when I first got him. First thing you'll want to do is to get the cat fixed. I think they have to be at least a few months old, but check with your vet clinic. After I got mine fixed, the problem drastically dropped.
He still did this from time to time, so I checked a few online forums. I found that some cats are very picky with their litterboxes. If they feel it is "unclean," they will find elsewhere to do their business. They want someplace that can be moved about somewhat like litter and also someplace that you will notice; hence a bed is usually a top pick (the covers can be moved about with some pawing and you'll definitely notice it on the bed!). Now I make sure I clean out his litterbox AT LEAST every other day for the past year or so. I haven't had any problems since.
Good luck!
2007-02-07 02:07:12 · answer #1 · answered by shesaidpaul@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHeather or not your kitten was raised outside or inside, shouldn't be the reason he is peeing all over your house., It could be the differance in the sexes of your two cats, and the dominance factor. The oldest cat might resent the new one. When I brought in 2nd my new kitten she was about 2 months old. My older cat who was then 18years old constanty tried to kill her.We ended up having to buy a large pet carrier to put the kitten in at night and when we were working so the old cat would leave her alone. As she grew up they became frineds. Once we also had a male cat too. He marked his territory constantly by spraying uirne all over my furniture, walls, carpeting , and almost everything he could possibly reach. He stopped it when we had him nutered at a young age! Then he didn't have such a strong urge to mark his territory. Hartz pet products company does make a spray that keeps cats away from the areas they aren't suppsed to be in. it hads a purple top on the bottle and I figure it smells nasty to them because when they smell that area their eyes widen and they runaway! I have four cats now and they are all inside too. Spayed ,nutered, declawed and they never go outside where they could be hurt or killed.! They all have learned right from the start where the littler box is. No problems there. What I am wondering is how close to their feeding bowl is the litter pan kept? Cats are very clean animals and they never eat in the area the litter box is. Good luck!
2007-02-04 18:58:32 · answer #2 · answered by angel_fish743 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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!
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2016-05-14 23:01:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have another boy cat he will do this. this it what they call leaveing ,his marking letting the other cat know . is this cat fixed if not do so this will help now for him pee on your bed you have to show him this is a no no when he does these things keep putting him in the cat box . when you are at work or at night put him in the bath room with his food and cat box shut the door . make sure you put paper down.hey don,t put his cat box in the same room ether. you have remember this cat as never had a home be for .just keep working with him he well get the hang of it he has to get use to being a in side cat .
2007-02-05 06:20:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe I know the solution as I have gone through this situation throughout the years, with young and older kitties. Cats are very smart. Anytime they go outside of their box, it is to alert you something is wrong. They are born with the instinct of a box or grass...anyway I would say 90% sure either he has a bladder infection or possibly worms, but I believe it is the bladder infection. Cats are very tiddy, and this is how they inform us they need help. Pls. have your veterinarian check for this. I promise you in no time he will be back to a good little fella! Hope this helps. I have taken in strays that just show up on the porch in the cold winter, but when they are young, you can train them and they adjust quickly and hopefully no one hurt this little guy!
2007-02-08 03:26:30 · answer #5 · answered by Jazzy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully your kitten will out grow this. You can go th the pet store and get some spray to remove the odors( ugh) and there are also spray to spray your bed with that cars hat. Cats don't like the smell of oranges. It's not a bad smell for us. And many hospital and nursing homes use it because it is a help in covering up urine smell. Good luck!
2007-02-07 10:43:12 · answer #6 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kitten was doing the same thing, we found him on the side of the road to. He would only pee on newspaper and plactic bags, to stop I got a small spray bottle filled it with water and sprayed him on his hind legs and put him in the litter box, It took me about a week of this and now he uses the litter box. I don't beleive in using newspapers or anything that will hurt them to displine them. The spray bottle is the best thing I found. The only bad part is the fact they might get use to the water and start trying to take baths with you. LOL
2007-02-05 15:59:30 · answer #7 · answered by Jessi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Next time he does it wipe his face it and tell him no. If you have a cat box or somewhere to contain use it as punishiment for him he has an accident he goes in the carrier for 20 or 30 minutes. If he continunes to do it extend his punishiment time. I strongly believe cats are like kids when they learn to crawl even though they don't understand what you say you still need to tell that they did bad and thats the reason he's in trouble.
2007-02-07 11:23:39 · answer #8 · answered by Tabitha D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The kitten may have an infection so go to the vet again and if thats not it ask your vet. But if you put citrus smelling freashner on your bed cloths the kitten most likely won't pee there. Cats don't like citrus smelly stuff.
2007-02-07 03:02:00 · answer #9 · answered by sandnickel2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when a cat starts doin this it is really hard to break em from it BUT since its a kitten your talkin about, you should be able to break him maybe if you confind the cat to a small room with the litter box for a couple of days JUST so he'll get used to knowin to use the litter box.... my male cat used to do this around 6months just because he was leavin his cent for my two females i had to get him fixed and after that the problem was solved......if nuttin works talk to your vet about it s/he'll give ya some advice :) TC
2007-01-31 08:43:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋