how do i make my cat stop peeing on my furniture?

Question

my cat pees on anything soft, laundry, sofa, bed, blankets, pillows.
i thought it was because he was marking his territory but he has now been nuetered. he still does this, he peed on the futon today, and last week on the laundry pile.
please tell me there is a way to make him stop.

when he pees, he smells around the area, then he pees just like hes in his litter box, he doesnt pee on the rug and the litter box is always clean,
he just does it on soft stuff

Answer 1

when you catch him doing it take him straight to his litter tray and put him in it,even mid wee. Try spraying a very diluted mixture of water and dettol(don't know if you have dettol in the us, it is a kind of bleach)anyway as along as you make sure it is very diluted it won't dye your furniture, but the cat will still be able to smell it.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

My boyfriend had this problem recently and we finally figured out what works for his cats.

Try scooping the box several times a day; keep it very clean. Change out the litter entirely about once a week.
Keep his box separate from his food. Cats hate to use the bathroom near where they eat.

Sometimes they just don't like even slightly messy boxes, or boxes near their food, and will just find elsewhere to do their business.

He's not marking, but be sure all things he peed on are completely cleaned of his scent. You may need to wash and then air out cushions, and take some furniture covers to the dry cleaners. The scent needs to be out of everything. Once he starts associating an object with a toilet, it will stay that way until he no longer can recognize it as a toilet.

My boyfriend got a completely new couch, and scoops the boxes for his 3 cats three times a day. He has moved the boxes away from their food; there have been no more incidents since.

Don't bother trying to train him to not do it; cats are not dogs. They don't learn like that. They naturally WANT to use things like litter boxes.

But if he is urinating frequently, and leaving puddles everywhere and such, or straining, or there are crystals in the urine or a very foul smell, bring him to the vet straight away. Male cats, especially tabbies, have a higher risk of bladder problems.

Answer 4

1. Ask the vet to check if he has a urinary tract infection. This is typical behaviour of that and it is very dangerous for male cats.
2. It is possible that he is marking. If he was neutered too late (after he had already started marking, like after 9-12 months old), marking is now a habit, and neutering may not stop it. Anyway, even if neutering does help, it will work in some time, after all the male hormones have "expired", now he still has some in him.
3. Other than that, just keep his sand very clean and take him there every time you see him try to pee elsewhere. There are also some sprays at the pet shop that you spray the common places where he pees and that deters him form peeing there.

Answer 5

First, take him to the vet. Make sure he doesn't have a UTI or some other illness. If all that checks out, it's possible he has a preference for soft surfaces. This is not uncommon. My kitten was displaying this behavior and I had to nip it in the bud. I don't leave her alone with laundry. I make sure she is near a litter box at certain times of day (like right when I get home, or after eating).

I finally had to put a vinyl on my sofa cushions and buy feliway spray. I've only been doing this for a week but so far so good. This will have to be done for about three months to make sure she is retrained to realize the sofa is not a litter box.

In extreme cases, maybe like yours, I've read of people having to lock their cat in a bathroom or a spare bedroom with no soft surfaces, including no carpet, until they are trained to just use the litter box. That isn't to say that they don't come out. It just means that if you aren't paying 100% attention to them, you put them in the bathroom. Even if you are just sitting watching TV, that's enough of a distraction from the cat for them to exhibit inappropriate peeing. I know, my cat peed on me while I was sitting on the couch watching TV one night.

You should also join a site like catster.com that has forums that deal with this very thing and can help you through when x doesn't work or y doesn't work and you need more ideas.

Good Luck!

Answer 6

Cats mark vertically, not horizontally. It sounds to me like he's urinating, not marking any territory. If he's peeing on the side of your furniture, and not on top of it, then he's marking territory and you can try spraying Feliway or getting a Feliway plugin to soothe him.

You do need to get him to the vet to check for a urinary infection.

If he's clear of that, then look at your litterboxes. If you only have one, get another box or two and place them in other areas around the house. If your box is covered, try taking the top off -- covered boxes have a tendency to lock in nasty smells, which cats don't appreciate at all. As well, make sure you're scooping daily, or even multiple times a day.

If you've changed your litter type or brand lately, change it back. Some cats are very sensitive to changes in their litter.

Answer 7

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!

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Answer 8

After he pees on the furnature, sharply say "NO" and then put him in the litter box. He will eventually do this on his own.
But your cat may have a bladder infection. When cats have bladder infections, they are known to pee everywhere, even if they are allready litter trained. I suggest taking him to the vet.
He could also be spraying. If he isnt allready fixed, I would go do that now.
He also could be rebelling agaist the litter and he may not like it.
Good Luck!

Answer 9

Has he been checked for a UTI? Cats usually spray to mark their territory. Spraying is done horizontally, urinating is done vertically.....it may be something medical that is making him go in places he shouldn't.

Maybe his litter box isn't clean enough for him, maybe he doesnt' like the litter.

In any case, you will need to have the futon cleaned in order to get rid of the smell because he'll keep peeing where he keeps smelling it.

Answer 10

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how do i make my cat stop peeing on my furniture?
my cat pees on anything soft, laundry, sofa, bed, blankets, pillows.
i thought it was because he was marking his territory but he has now been nuetered. he still does this, he peed on the futon today, and last week on the laundry pile.
please tell me there is a way to make him stop.