I have a 4 year old neutered male cat, and I dont know what to do with him. About a year or two ago, he started to pee on any towels that I left on the ground occasionally. Then it turned into all the time. Next he started peeing on clothes also. Then he started peeing on the couch and chairs. So I was going to give him one last chance or else I would have to find a new home for him because he was out of control. Then last night I went downstairs and smelled something gross. I looked down and there was a huge pile of poop. I cleaned it up and put my cat in the laundry room so he couldnt do anymore damage. Well this morning I woke up early to take my dogs out to go the bathroom and when I was walking down the stairs I saw fresh wet yellow spots all over the stairs. I was so mad. I cleaned it all up and went downstairs to see that somebody had let him out of the laundry room. Then a while later I came back upstairs and found pee upstairs too. What could be wrong with him?
2007-07-15 05:36:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
I have two female puppies and I dont think he's marking because of them. He started acting up way before I got my dogs. Its just gotten worse.
2007-07-15 05:37:53 · update #1
The poop was from my cat because he poops way bigger than my puppies ( teacup pomeranians ) and they were asleep in their crates at the time.
2007-07-15 05:41:45 · update #2
This could be a medical problem. Before you decide to find him a new home, you should take him to the vet and see if this can be fixed. I know that its really frustrating, my male cat does this too, but there's nothing wrong with him other than he's just stubborn. I love him to much to find him a new home though, so I just try to deal. Good Luck!
2007-07-15 05:43:33 · answer #1 · answered by Kaysey 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Finding out WHY is the first priority. If it's a medical condition it's not being addressed and the behavior will continue.
If it's not a medical condition, something is wrong with the environment or the litter box (lots of cats don't like certain litters, they feel wrong, too much perfume in them, whatever), the dogs are chasing him off his litter box, or he's highly stressed out and this is an instinctive reaction. He's NOT doing it to piss you off. He's not using the box because of some reason and you need to figure out what it is. He obviously knew what to do with a cat box before, has something changed a year or two ago that you can remember? Why would he figure the box isn't safe anymore?
2007-07-15 18:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it could be a behavior problem. Try keeping him in a room by himself for about a week or two. Making sure to have food/water and clean litter box. My mother had a cat who started peeing on her furniture and when she confined him for a while he stopped doing it. SOmetimes the cat just needs to be re-trained. Also, you may want to talk to your vet.... there may be something going on with him that you don't know about.
2007-07-15 12:43:03 · answer #3 · answered by hotblonde1305 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no expert,but I once saw a programme about pet with the same problem,it was a cat.The owners were told to watch the cat kind of secretly ,when they suspected that he was going to wee,& as he does the deed to drop a book or sauce pan on the floor (not the cat)to make a noise that gives him a start.After a while he apparently will associate the noise with weeing in the wrong places & hopefully if you give him praise when he does it in the right place he should learn.The one on the programme did,but it did take time & patience...But have him checked by a vet too,just to make sure there is no under lying problem......
2007-07-15 12:53:40 · answer #4 · answered by Dizzytart 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
After ruling out any medical issues, try using a Feliway diffuser. If you haven't heard of them, they are like Glade Plug-Ins but they give off pheromones that calm your cat and are very effective for stopping inappropriate elimination. I used one when I got new kittens and my resident cat began peeing on the bed and sofa. It worked really well and she stopped going outside her litter box.
2007-07-15 14:01:30 · answer #5 · answered by bendypants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What works for me is a water battle. And if i see it doing some thing not good squirt it. And do you half a litter box out for him at all times and is he a out dower cat. If so let it out a lot more we have one and he is a grate cat. But if we do not let it out for like a day than it starts to be a bad kitty.
2007-07-15 12:48:01 · answer #6 · answered by ferretfromfire 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Has your cat been neutered yet? if not, I would recommend neutering him. All male pets seem to pee a lot on things if they are neutered. If your cat is neutered, then I would recommend taking him to the vet anyways. This could be a bladder problem. Thanks, and good luck!
2007-07-15 12:46:04 · answer #7 · answered by my guinea pig ToTo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't get rid of him your cat could be sick. My cat started peeing, because he was really sick. Talk to a vet, you may have to put him down, it seems to me he's pretty far along. Sorry.
2007-07-15 13:58:23 · answer #8 · answered by AJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you taken him to a vet to see if there is a health problem? Urinary tract infection comes to mind. The only time my cat ever had accidents was when she had a urinary tract infection while young and later when she had advanced kidney failure,
2007-07-15 12:40:44 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i would take him to the vet. the vet will probably check everythiiing and rule out illness but the vet will probably perscribe a hormone pill that will stop him from peeing everywhere.
2007-07-15 12:47:15 · answer #10 · answered by *morki:)* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋