Cat is urinating on the floor-what should I do?

Question

She is about 18 years old and has lived peacefully for about 9 years with my other male cat. I just acquired another female cat about 9 months ago from outdoors but just recently, my 18 year old cat has started urinating on the floor-she always goes in the same spot (all of her blood work is normal but she was just treated for a bladder infection). The new cat picks on her
quite a bit so I don't know what goes on when I am not at
home. Does this sound like a behavorial problem or something else? Need some advice as I really do not want to have to get rid of the new cat-she is adorable. P.S. I do have 2 litter boxes but they all seem to use the same one most of the time.

I DO HAVE TWO LITTER BOXES IN TWO SEPERATE ROOMS

CREEPY UNCLE-DO US ALL A FAVOR AND SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE HEAD-IM NOT THROWING MY CAT OUT THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 18 YEARS SINCE SHE WAS A BABY.

Answer 1

1. It is imperative to evaluate and rule out a medical cause for the problem. Have your cat checked thoroughly by your veterinarian first.
2. Remove covers from litter boxes.
3. Give the cat a choice of litter types. Cats generally prefer unscented clumping litter with a medium to fine texture.
4. Scoop at least once a day. Once a week, clean the entire box with warm water (no soap) and completely replace litter.
5. Clean “accidents” thoroughly with an enzymatic cleanser designed to neutralize the odor.
6. If the cat is soiling around just a few spots in the home, place litter boxes there. If it is not possible put a box in one of these spots, place the cat’s food bowl, water bowl, bed, and/or toys in the area to discourage elimination.
7. Offer different types of litter in boxes placed side-by-side to allow the cat to demonstrate his preferences for litter type.

Answer 2

Take your cat to the vet At Once please!! Cats are VERY neat creatures who prefer the litterbox - peeing on the floor is usually a sign of an infection -- my cat needed antibiotics for amonth because she had a urinary tract infection and was peeing on the floor If your cat is a male it could be even WORSE (ie, lead to a very painful death)

If there is NO infection then either the cat may not like the texture of the litter (hey I'm a human but I have my preferences in toilet paper !!!) or the litterbox doesn't smell nice.

Do you have more cats? The general rule is one litter box per cat -- they'll use them all but the extra litter boxes will appeal to their territorial instincts.

PS- Cats do not belong outside-- it's like telling a 2 yr old baby to go play in the street.

Wishing you and kitty the best -- when you are at the Vet's ask em any and all uestions-- they will (they better!) be happy to answer

Wow! I re-read your post -- she's 18? G-d bless her!

DO take her to the vet -- When you get home from the vet, depending on what s/he says, your kitty may need to be confined to a specific area with pee pads no the floor-- you had her for 18 yrs, do this as an act of respect and honor for her love and all the years she gave you.

Keep your other cats -- this is really something that you can work out - by doing what the vet says and adding your own actions based on what you see going on around you. When your elderly kitty eventually leaves this world, you will still have 2 other kitty friends. When my beloved Princess left this world I had my 2 other cats and altho it didn't mitigate my grief it was a great help later on whan i stopped grieving so terribly and got back into some kind of routine with my 2 other cats.

Answer 3

Since you've had your cat to the vet and she checked out okay, this is a behavior problem. Cats are hierarchical and territorial, so both of these could be the problem. One cat always has to be "top cat" and when a new cat comes in, they need to settle this. That's why your new cat is being picked on. Your resident cat is telling the new one she is in charge by marking her territory. The biggest stink is in charge. First you need to clean up the floor with an enzymatic cleaner like Nature's Miracle or Simple Solution. This actually removes all the offending odor. Regular cleaners don't remove enough of the odor. Maybe you can't smell it but the cat can and that means "go here". Then you need to get another litter box and put it over the place where she's urinating. Hooded litter boxes work best, but the box has to be big enough for the cats to turn around in.

Be sure to give your old cat lots of affection so she doesn't think that the new one is trying to replace her. You can watch them when you're home to see if this is working. If not, you need to put the new cat in the bathroom for awhile.

If you still smell something she may have picked a new place to "mark". If you use a black light at night the places she's used will glow and you can clean them up.

Answer 4

I agree with what everyone is saying and I would certainly be concerned that it could be a health issue due to the age of your cat. If she has already been to the vet and you are sure that it is not medical. I would suggest cleaning the place or places she has urinated very well as suggested by other answerers. I would also suggest getting one or two more litter boxes. I know that you said you already have two, but if the cat is fussy the cat is fussy. The rule of thumb that we used to tell people when I worked at a vet office is to have one more litter box than you have cats. I know it sounds kinda crazy, but it's probably worth a shot since you will probably lose more money from cat urine on your floor than getting a few new boxes.

I really hope that your cat adjusts to your new kitty and that they start to get along. Good luck!

Answer 5

If she has just been treated for a bladder infection then the urine needs to be rechecked in order to determine if the problem has truly been resolved. If this has already been done then it may be behavioural. Things have been the same for the last 9 years and all of a sudden this new bundle of energy has invaded her space. Talk to your veterinarian about behavioural corrections - sometimes medication can help - or ask about Feliway, a diffuser that releases hormones into the air that changes a cats disposition. Two of my co-workers are using it now and they say their cats have whole new personalities.
Unfortunately it may just be old age. She's 18 now? It's amazing that she's lived to be such a ripe old age. Of course there are cats that live to be 20 but really, 16-18 years is quite old.

Answer 6

Blood work may be normal but she is 18. That's getting close to the end. Clean the litter box more often. Clean up where the older cat urinates and disinfect with a strong smelling disinfectant. Clean a radius of about 10 feet around the spot and spray it after the cleaning and disinfecting with a cat repellent. Keep the newest kitty as you may be going back to 2 cats soon. Sorry.

Answer 7

Sounds like she might have re- occurring Urinary Tract Infection or bladder stones too. Take her to a Vet and have them do a quick urinalysis test and culture the urine it shouldn't cost that much. Also do u have 2 litter boxes in the same spot of the house? If so try separating them, for instance put one in the basement one on the upper floor. It's possible that the new kitty is the dominant one and she stands deliberately in the way of the litter boxes. Also Try FELIWAY, its a spray bottle or diffuser of mother cat pheromones usually calms cats and makes them peaceful.

Answer 8

As I certainly have discovered the hardway, vinyl flooring won't deter your cat from urinating. incredibly, my little Lulu certainly enjoyed the vinyl and earlier I had her re-litterbox-experienced it became the only place she might pass. My abode became a mixture of hardwood, vinyl, and carpet even though it became the vinyl that held her interest. i might recommend getting Pher-Away, it incredibly is costly yet extremely worth it. you will would desire to spray 6-8 inches over the spot of urination after cleansing it with some thing it incredibly is AMMONIA-loose. It should be sprayed each and on a daily basis the 1st week, the different day the 2d week, etc until eventually you get all the way down to 1x a week. additionally, in case you have not got already got one, get your cat a litterbox. Pronto. a marvelous type of cats do no longer in basic terms like the kitty liners so word that would positioned her off slightly. i comprehend persons will swear by ability of those non-clumping litters, yet my Vet certainly counseled that we swap to that so i prefer to recommend a unscented clumping muddle. additionally, consistent with my vet's suggestion not one of the litterboxes are lined and that they do no longer look to be sandwiched between issues like laundry machines and corners etc as curiously animals prefer to have better than one front in case they'd desire to flee. Head over on your close by PetSmart and purchase CatAttract, this gets sprinkled over genuine of your cutting-edge muddle and that's specific to artwork. do exactly no longer assume it over night. that is sweet to to take her to a vet to make beneficial that she would not have a urinary an infection or perhaps gallbladder an infection. reckoning on her age it may be time for a 'geriatric workup' it incredibly is around 7 years. If she has crystals or yet another style of an infection it incredibly is painful and a few cats prefer it out of them then and there and don't problem with a litterbox. some cats additionally do no longer prefer to poop the place they pee (finicky little tom cats!) which you will desire to prefer a 2d field. i ended up utilising all of those tactics, it took approximately 2 weeks even though it worked. It definately isn't an in one day accomplishment. And now, each and each time Lulu is going exterior the field i comprehend to take her to the vet because of the fact possibilities are high it is not behavioral with all teh steps that have been taken.

Answer 9

I would have her checked to make sure her bladder infection is gone, or that she didn't get another one. The stress of the new kitten may have brought on another bladder infection. Could you put the kitten in a bedroom or other room for a few days when you leave, so that you know she isn't bothering your older cat? This might help a little. Your older cat may just be telling the kitten that this is HER house, or telling you that she is displeased.

Answer 10

It could be stress or it could be something serious. Take her to the vet to be sure it's not something healthwise. Now emotionally yes she may have stress because a new cat has entered her domain and yes marking territory is a way for her to relieve her stress.
I have no solution for that. A friend of mine has over 8 cats and she has 2 that are stressed like that but she just cleans up after them. So if you can bare with it...


Also for that person that stated cats need to live outside there domesticated cats were talking about not untamed wild animals... You have got to be nuts!