How can I get my cat to stop peeing on the floor! We are moving and I don't want him to ruin the new house!

Question

My cat is about to be 5 years old. He does not have a UTI or a blockage. He's just a pain! I love him and do not want to get rid of him but, my husband says if he pees in the new house he's out! Help!

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

Your new home will probably not have the smell of urine in the carpet and it will be easier to keep the cat from doing it. But I would suggest keeping the cat in a bathroom or pen with the litter box for a few days to retrain it. Once you see that it uses only the litter box then you can release him.
But he will be stressed for the move and will possibly want to mark his territory so buy some Feliway (buy the spray it works better) to help prevent it. Just spray it in the room/pen and it will keep him relaxed for a couple of hours. Also Rescue Remedy (get the liquid form which works better than the spray) works well with stress and you can get some to put a drop in his water.
If you take these added steps to keep him calm then the transition will be alot smoother. Any change can stress a cat so taking precautions will help eliminate any unwanted bad behaviors.

Answer 3

i have a friend that had the same problem. She had to move the litter box back to the original place. Apparently, since the cat has already peed on the floor, the smell is really hard to get out. So, the cat still smells the odor and has designated that one spot. Try putting something over it like a table or rug. See if this helps. Good luck!

Answer 4

Got to go with get rid of him I ve had about 20 cats in my lifetime and once one started peeing in beds on floors in flower pot I could never break them of it .What you can do is put him one room and keep him in there but thats not good for a cats mental health but I ll say youll have to get rid of him sorry

Answer 5

Try a new litter box; he may be associating something negative with the current one. And make sure that it is always very clean.

Answer 6

every time you see that he is about to pee on the floor pick him up and put him in the litter box. (FAST)

If that does not work put a litter box where he pees the most if there is one spot. hope that works!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

You might find something at this website...different ideas from people.
I just fed the 1st sentence into google.com and this was one of the sites to come up.
http://parents.berkeley.edu/advice/pets/catpee.html

Answer 8

Just get him a litter box and teach him how to use it.




P.S.Is your litterbox dirty?

Go down


keep going





Then you better go clean it.

Answer 9

If he is not neutered, he may be still marking territory. If he is neutered, but it happened late, he may be marking. Otherwise, you might talk to your vet. There may be something else going on.