My cat is 1 year old. I've seen her use the litter box, and my mom caught her peeing in our living room last night. If I can't brake her of this soon, I have to get rid of her. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. I love her way to much to get rid of her and would be heart broken.
2007-03-15 08:24:18 · 7 answers · asked by Mystic Dragon Girl 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Put a litter box where she goes most often, if she still goes on the floor pick up the mess and put it in the litter box so she will know what is the right place for this. Clean the floor with urine-b-gone and spray with a spray that will repel her. These products you can buy at a pet store. Also if you don't mind pepper on the floor, sprinkle it on the floor so when she tries to find her spots she will get and unpleasant sniff of pepper. I told my mom to do the same when her cat now 13 years old started to go on the floor instead of the box. She is now using the box again. Eventually move the box little by little to where you want it and she can find it.
2007-03-19 07:47:30 · answer #1 · answered by pscoobyz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately you might need to get rid of her. The reason she might pee on the floor could be numerous. One could be a kidney infection which causes her pain and now she associates the pain with the litter box, second she could be really peed off at you for either leaving her alone too long, bringing in strange people. There's a whole slew of problems that could be going on. Go and take her to a vet. It might help if she does have an infection. If she doesn't the peeing in the living room will become a habit, and although a lot of people might not agree, but when it happened to my cat, the vet actually said, "she's turned dirty" and unless I can put up with the stink I should put her to sleep. Which I did! And then I had to throw the rug out and the hardwood floor underneath was black and wet. Was a mess.
2007-03-15 15:36:06 · answer #2 · answered by Mightymo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try spraying boundary ( get at any pet store) in that spot and keep the litter box clean. Could she be stressed? I have a cat that recently did that and removed him from the stressful environment and is fine now. Has used the litter box since.
2007-03-15 15:45:36 · answer #3 · answered by Shani VL 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
has she been using the litterbox for the entire first year? if this problem is a new development, do two things.
first, check the litter box to make sure it's not nasty. cats are clean freaks and will protest if their box isn't cleaned.
if you've changed the litter brand recently, this could be the problem.
otherwise, take her to the vet. urinating in other parts of the house (for a normally trained kitty) could be a sign of a physical problem, like stones.
good luck! :)
2007-03-15 15:37:03 · answer #4 · answered by jop_lester 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It could be a gall stone(similiar to a kindey stone) or it could be a urinary tract infection though they are less likely in a young female cat. The best thing you can do is to set boundaries with your cat. This works very well.Whenever you or your mother see your cat peeing in the living room, do something to scare her(clap your hands or stomp and yell no no). Just keep on doing this until she learns, and she will. THis is a very common thing for cats to do, especially at a young age. All you need to do is try this behavior modification. Good luck, let me know if you need any help to keep your kitty w/you, i know how hard it is to part w/ an animal
2007-03-15 15:42:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you keep the litter box scooped out everyday. Are there any new air fresheners around the litter box? Cats are really sensitive to smells and sounds. Make sure you clean the pee spot really well, because if it still slightly smells like urine they will keep marking there.
2007-03-15 15:37:37 · answer #6 · answered by Amy B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cause cats are stupid. dtlts
2007-03-15 15:31:57 · answer #7 · answered by whiteman 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋