It's best to take her to the vets and get her checked out. My cat started peeing in the kitchen and it turned out that she had bladder cancer, which meant she was virtually unable to control where she was doing it.
I hope that it is nothing that serious with your cat, but cats - especially females - are very clean animals and don't just pee all over the place for no reason because they view that kind of behaviour with the same kind of repulsion that we do.
2007-03-12 21:29:33
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answered by Anonymous
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I agree with taking her to the vets to get her checked out, just to be on the safe side, however I had the same problem with my cat. The solution I found was to buy another litter box, a lot of people think cats only need one box, but it should be one per cat and one, I.E if you have one cat - two boxes, two cats -three boxes etc. Alot of people will disagree I know, but is all I know is that when I introduced a second box the problem stopped immediately. Good luck.
2007-03-15 01:44:08
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answered by Anonymous
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When a cat suddenly begins to go potty in inappropriate places outside her litter box, it is usually the first sign of urinary tract, bladder or kidney issues. You need to take your cat to the vet for a urine analysis to see if she has crystals in her bladder. These cause UTI which is fatal if unattended to but relatively easy to treat if caught early. Your cat's diet will have to be changed of course for the necessary urinary support. So why is your cat urinating outside the box? Well, if she indeed has UTI or crystals, urinating will be very painful for her. She has probably fist experience this pain when urinating in the litter box. And now, she associates that pain with the box itself and thus avoids it. She will keep on urinating at different spots in an effort to find somewhere where peeing does not hurt. So... for your sake as much as for the cat's go see a vet as soon as possible.
2007-03-12 22:24:13
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answered by Phoebhart 6
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Try placing your cat's food in the area that it is urinating, they won't pee near their food. You can also wash the area with alcohol which will kill off any scent that it has left. If you see your cat attempting to pee lift it into the litter tray. You have also got to remember that old cats suffer from the same illnesses that old people suffer from like altzimers, so it may just be a case of it has forgotten where to pee. Cats can live into their mid twenty's and the older they get the more likely they are to have illnesses just like old people. Good luck.
2007-03-16 11:29:00
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answered by Big wullie 4
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Have you had her checked out for an underlying medical cause like urinary tract infection,diabetes, kidney problems, etc. If she has one of these problems, the vet could tell you how to correct them. It would be unusual for an older cat that you've had for 2 years to have a behavioral problem causing it to urinate inappropriately.
2007-03-16 18:05:17
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answered by Lynea S 2
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Cat's act in such a manner when something is wrong with them, have her checked out at the vet.
Good Luck.
2007-03-12 23:15:12
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answered by eyes_of_iceblue 5
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I had the same problem with my cat until I got her fixed and it stopped immediately.
2007-03-12 21:32:47
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answered by Anonymous
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Most all acts do this it has to do with them being in heat or some thing. Go to the vet and get her spayed.
2007-03-13 03:08:46
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answered by kyle_win1 1
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Cats tend to have surface and location preferences for where, and on what, they like to eliminate. Most cats prefer a loose, sandy substance, which is why they will use a litter box. It's only when their preferences include the laundry basket, the bed or the Persian rug, that normal elimination behavior becomes a problem. With careful analysis of your cat's environment, specific factors that have contributed to the litter box problem can usually be identified and changed, so that your cat will again use the litter box for elimination.
Some common reasons why cats don't use the litter box are: an aversion to the box, a preference for a particular surface not provided by the box, a preference for a particular location where there is no box, or a combination of all three. You'll need to do some detective work to determine the reason your cat is house soiling. Sometimes, the reason the litter box problem initially started may not be the same reason it's continuing. For example, your cat may have stopped using the litter box because of a urinary tract infection, and has now developed a surface preference for carpet and a location preference for the bedroom closet. You would need to address all three of these factors in order to resolve the problem.
Cats don't stop using their litter boxes because they're mad or upset and are trying to get revenge for something that "offended" or "angered" them. Because humans act for these reasons, it's easy for us to assume that our pets do as well. Animals don't act out of spite or revenge, so it won't help to give your cat special privileges in the hope that she'll start using the litter box again.
Medical Problems
It's common for cats to begin eliminating outside of their litter box when they have a medical problem. For example, a urinary tract infection or crystals in the urine can make urination very painful. Cats often associate this pain with the litter box and begin to avoid it. If your cat has a house-soiling problem, check with your veterinarian first to rule out any medical problems for the behavior. Cats don't always act sick, even when they are, and only a trip to the veterinarian for a thorough physical examination can rule out a medical problem.
Cleaning Soiled Areas
Because animals are highly motivated to continue soiling an area that smells like urine or feces, it's imperative that you thoroughly clean the soiled areas (see our handout: "Successful Cleaning To Remove Pet Odors And Stains").
Aversion To The Litter Box
Your cat may have decided that the litter box is an unpleasant place to eliminate if:
The box is not clean enough for her.
She has experienced painful urination or defecation in the box due to a medical problem.
She has been startled by a noise while using the box.
She has been "ambushed" while in the box either by another cat, a child, a dog, or by you, if you were attempting to catch her for some reason.
She associates the box with punishment (someone punished her for eliminating outside the box, then placed her in the box).
What You Can Do
Keep the litter box extremely clean. Scoop at least once a day and change the litter completely every four to five days. If you use scoopable litter, you may not need to change the litter as frequently. This will vary according to how many cats are in the household, how many litter boxes you have, and how large the cats are that are using the box or boxes. A good guideline is that if you can smell the box, then you can be sure it's offensive to your cat as well.
Add a new box in a different location than the old one and use a different type of litter in the new box. Because your cat has decided that her old litter box is unpleasant, you'll want to make the new one different enough that she doesn't simply apply the old, negative associations to the new box.
Make sure that the litter box isn't near an appliance that makes noise or in an area of the house that your cat doesn't frequent.
If ambushing is a problem, try to create more than one exit from the litter box, so that if the "ambusher" is waiting by one area, your cat always has an escape route.
Surface Preferences
All animals develop preferences for a particular surface on which they like to eliminate. These preferences may be established early in life, but they may also change overnight for reasons that we don't always understand. Your cat may have a surface preference if:
She consistently eliminates on a particular texture. For example, soft-textured surfaces, such as carpet, bedding or clothing, or slick-textured surfaces, such as tile, cement, bathtubs or sinks.
She frequently scratches on this same texture after elimination, even if she eliminates in the litter box.
She is or was previously an outdoor cat and prefers to eliminate on grass or soil.
What You Can Do
If your cat is eliminating on soft surfaces, try using a high quality, scoopable litter, and put a soft rug under the litter box.
If your cat is eliminating on slick, smooth surfaces, try putting just a very thin layer of litter at one end of the box, leaving the other end bare, and put the box on a hard floor.
If your cat has a history of being outdoors, add some soil or sod to the litter box.
Make the area where she has been eliminating aversive to her by covering it with an upside down carpet runner or aluminum foil, or by placing citrus-scented cotton balls over the area (see our handout: "Aversives For Cats").
Location Preferences
Your cat may have a location preference if:
She always eliminates in quiet, protected places, such as under a desk downstairs or in a closet.
She eliminates in an area where the litter box was previously kept or where there are urine odors.
She eliminates on a different level of the house from where the litter box is located.
What You Can Do
Put at least one litter box on every level of your house.
Make the area where she has been eliminating aversive to her by covering it with upside down carpet runner or aluminum foil, or by placing citrus-scented cotton balls over the area (see our handout: "Aversives For Cats") OR
Put a litter box in the location where your cat has been eliminating. When she has consistently used this box for at least one month, you may gradually move it to a more convenient location at a rate of an inch per day.
Oops!
If you catch your cat in the act of eliminating in the house, do something to interrupt her like making a startling noise, but be careful not to scare her. Immediately take her to where the litter box is located and set her on the floor. If she wanders over to the litter box, wait and praise her after she eliminates in the box. If she takes off in another direction, she may want privacy, so watch from afar until she goes back to the litter box and eliminates, then praise her when she does.
Don't ever punish your cat for eliminating outside of the litter box. If you find a soiled area, it's too late to administer a correction. Do nothing but clean it up. Rubbing your cat's nose in it, taking her to the spot and scolding her, or any other type of punishment, will only make her afraid of you or afraid to eliminate in your presence. Animals don't understand punishment after the fact, even if it's only seconds later. Punishment will do more harm than good.
Other Types Of House Soiling Problems
Marking/Spraying: To determine if your cat is marking or spraying, please see our handout: "Territorial Marking In Dogs And Cats."
Fears Or Phobias: When animals become frightened, they may lose control of their bladder and/or bowels. If your cat is afraid of loud noises, strangers or other animals, she may house soil when she is exposed to these stimuli
2007-03-13 07:25:14
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answered by kibbi21 4
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keep it outside
2007-03-12 23:53:21
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answered by Anonymous
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