My cat is peeing in the bathtub?

Question

My female cat pees, in the bathtub and i need to know how to deter her from doing that. We can't close the door, due to ventilation. We do not want to get rid of her, as we love her to pieces, and we will not throw her out either. The pee in the tub is attracting Cockroaches. So how do we permanently stop her from doing this? Adult mature answers would be most appreciated.

She is fixed, has been since we got her.

We simply can't afford to hire an exterminator, for the roaches.

We will NOT get rid of the cat. I asked my aunt who's a doctor, about the cat pee being a risk to our health, and she said that wasn't true.

Her litter box is kept very clean.

Again we will not get rid of the cat. And most certainly we will NOT kill it! That would be a terrible thing to.

We can't put water in the tub, because that might make her pee elsewere.

Answer 1

Please read ALL carefully!

OK here's the thing, I have raised a ton of all kind of animals and they ALL like a clean litter box/toilet just like we do. If they do not have one they will use a tub because that's where we wash up and is kept clean, the pets think they are people too so they do like we do. All so You must keep a cat's litter box as clean as you can because felines have a very sensitive smells/nose. Cats can get very ill just from using a dirty litter box. Here is the way to get the kitten/cat to use ONLY the litter box, keep a litter box close tub and watch for the cat to use the tub and each time it gose to use the tub pick it up gentily and talk softly to the cat and place it in the litter box and then give it a treat. At first the cat will retaliate but after a week of this the cat will come to you for a treat after it has used the litter box. and then you go look at the box and clean it and then give a treat.

*NOTE: do not give treats for fauls acting, like the cat ask for a treat and did NOT use the litter box, this will give the cat control over you and make the pet think it can have what it wants even if it dose not use the litter box.

*Maby the cat should just get rid of you seen as you DID NOT FULLY READ what I had said! If you had you would have had the cat problem all ready done with!
There is no way you could have responded to what I had posted in just 8 secounts if you had read EVRY THING CAREFULLY!
THE LITTER BOX DOSE NOT HAVE TO BE DIRTY, CATS THINK THEY ARE PEOPLE TOO THEY SEE US USE TUB TO WASH THEY THINK IT'S THE PLACE TO GO.

Answer 2

If you can't close the bathroom door, have you a room where you can put the cat and her litter box and close the door? Spread newspapers on the floor in case she is urinating elsewhere to let you know she either has a urinary tract infection or some difficulty with the litter. Has she been declawed? If so, may I recommend you use the clumping clay litter which is easier on her feet than the kind that looks like little rocks? Try the isolation from the bathroom for a week to 10 days if you've found it to be a matter of attraction to the tub rather than a medical problem. Cats naturally gravitate towards the basthroom. Mine follow me in when they can, and my young queen Purrl loves to play in the tub and peep out to check on me. Sometimes I toss in a ping pong ball for fun when I can handle the clatter.
On your roach problem....years ago I lived in San Francisco apartment building with mega roaches and a dog whom was allergic to fleas. Got a flea bomb from the vet for a few bucks and it got rid of the roaches as well as the fleas. Ask a neighbor or friend to watch the cat in their home, set off the bomb and go to a movie. Open all inner doors and close all windows. It's a temporary fix if you live in an apartment with careless neighbors, smells funny for a few days, but no roaches for about a month.

Answer 3

Has she been to the vet for an urinalysis for this problem? Female cats usually do not spray, she could be having an infection in her bladder. Does she use the litter-box at all? When she does go pee, is it big clumps or small amount? If there are multiple small clumps/amounts of urine, this could be a cue that your cat is having a urinary tract infection.
Also, since cats are by nature clean animals, some will simply not pee and poo in the same box. The rule of thumb is "one litter box per cat + an extra". One cat, you need 2 litter boxes; Two cats, you need 3 litter boxes; Five cats, you must as well build your house around the sand :) Oh and litter boxes should preferably be placed in different corners of the house. If medical condition has been eliminated and she still pees in the tub, try spraying anything with citrus (even fresh squeeze of lime) in the tub to deter her behaviour problem - cats hate citrus!

Answer 4

hmmm.... well I guess you could try a couple things....
there are sprays you can get at the pet store that will deter the cat from going into the bath tub. You could also try spraying vinegar int he tub as some cats really dislike the smell of it....
you could also try switching kitty litter brand as some kitties (for some reason) will all of a sudden get picky about the litter brand.....
If the litter box that you are using is a year or two old perhaps you could try getting another litter box.... some cats get fussy about the "smell" in their litter box because they are so sensitive to odors...... even if it's kept clean some cats will decide all of a sudden to stop using the box.....
If the cat seems to have difficulty urinating you may want to take the cat to the vet.... if not than it is probably behavioral....
I hope you are able to fix this problem.... good luck.....
one more thing.... some cats don't like the feel/sound of aluminum foil so you could try to put that on the bottom of the bathtub and that might deter the cat.....

Best of luck

Answer 5

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 6

My sisters cat started peeing in the tub and she took it to the vet and found out the cat had a bladder infection. Maybe try that. She then started feeding her cat food labled for "urinary tract health". and the problem when away. The cat also had to take some antibiotics for a week or so.
Also, if there is no health problem causing this you can try using "apple bitters" which is a spray you can buy at a pet store. They wont like the smell or the taste. And it shouldn't bother you.

Answer 7

I have a female cat who is fixed and she did this for a short time. I called the vets office and he said it could be a urinary tract infection, she goes pee in her litter box but it burns when she pees so after a little while she looks for somewhere else to go associating the burning sensation with the box and not an illness, if you get her to the vet he will probably be able to do a simple inexpensive test to see if it is a UTI and if it is a little antibiotics and she will be as good as new. I hope this helps.

Answer 8

The only thing I can say is always keep a little bit of water in the tub so the cat will not even want to go in it. Make the cat scared of the tub. Maybe by sticking the cat in the water, of the tub, then that will make it not want to go near the tub. I know it sounds mean but it works. We didnt want our cats in the tub and stuck them in it a couple times and it worked.

Answer 9

Oh cats are so stubborn, standing water in the tub will attract roaches more that the cat urine, and is also unsafe if you have little ones. There is a product made to deter animals from certain areas, it is at the pet store, and the name eludes me at the moment, you can spray it on the bathroom door's threshhold, and not allow her in that area of your home, or if that's not an option, place her food dish in the tub at meal times, animal's don't like to void where they eat.

Answer 10

I had a male neutered cat who would pee over the drain in the shower every once in awhile. I just let him go because I figured that he's using the litter box too and as long as he doesn't pee anywhere else, why worry?

is someone peeing in the shower too? Maybe the smell of urine is making her think it's ok to pee there.