Why has my kitten stopped weeing in his litter tray?

Question

We have two 6 month old maine coon brothers. Only lately one has stopped weeing in his litter tray and weeing in the house, all over the patio, all over the bed, and carpet. Why is he doing this now? He never use to?? His brother is fine, good as gold.

We use catsan hygiene and for one week, maybe week before last we changed to asda's own hygiene brand. Now where can on catsan. I hope this is the problem. How long will it take him to adjust back?

Sorry meant to say, we have ALWAYS used catsan. And for one week we tried out asdas own brand. hope that makes more sense.

also, they where both nutered two weeks ago.

Answer 1

Sometimes if you change litters they will get confused and not use the box. Also, it needs to be cleaned daily. Sometimes animals get very territorial so you might need more than one litter box. You might even need to take one in to the vet to get looked at because it may be sick.

Answer 2

The first thing to do is to get your vet to check the cat in case there is some physical problem, such as cystitis or arthritis, that is causing him to soil outside his litter tray. If he is given a clean bill of health the next stage is to identify and deal with the cause of this behaviour. Most often it is relating to the litter tray itself, for example:
1.Cats are fastidious about personal hygiene and like a clean litter tray. Individual faeces and wet patches should be remover regularly rather than waiting for the whole tray to become dirty. If you have more than one cat you will need more than one litter tray.
2.Is your cats litter tray sufficiently private? In the wild, cats feel vulnerable when toileting and will always seek a secluded spot. In the same way, domestic cats prefer to eliminate in a quite corner and may refuse to use a tray positioned in a busy thoroughfare where they are frequently interrupted. A cat may also refuse to use a litter tray that is placed too close to his feeding dish.
3.Have you changed the type of litter recently? Some cats dislike litter that release deodorising scents, and certain compressed wood pellet litter appear to be uncomfortable for the cat to stand on.
Good luck, hope this helps!

Answer 3

Go to the store and buy about 4 cheap litter trays. Fill them with the Catsan and clean them out each day. Place them in various locations around the areas where the kitten goes for his wees.

It sounds like he's become disorientated or he's stressed about something.

Each time he has a wee on the carpet - clean it thoroughly then sprinkle the area with Hot Chilli Powder. The kitten will NOT visit that area again I can assure you! He will then start to come around to the idea of using his chilli free litter tray again.

Answer 4

They have now reached the age where one has to be the dominant one and the one that is using the patio etc is claiming his territory so most likely is the dominant one. Also, as people have said, cats are very clean animals, make sure you change the litter daily and also a tray per cat.

Answer 5

Do you have two litter trays? The boys are growing up now and becoming competitive adults, and they need their own facilities. It's also probable that this is the start of territory-marking, and one's a bit ahead of the other. Are you going to have them "seen to"? That will help to stop the spraying, amongst other things.

Answer 6

Take him to the Vet. He probably has a urinary trac infection. Unless you arent cleaning his box enough. Some cats wont go in a box even if its a tiny bit dirty. Try one of those self cleaning boxes. Also if hes peeing in the same place put a bowl of his food over that spot, but your first step should be the vet. This happened to me and my sister's cats and it was a UTI both times.

Answer 7

it could be a bladder infection or even a territorial issue between the brothers.

are they neutered?

maybe you could take him to the vet... if he has a bladder or kidney issue, perhaps get meds for both cats.

meanwhile, maybe get a crate? during those times you can't keep an eye on your "pee-er" crate him, and also at night when you're asleep

i sure hope it works out. maine coons are my favorite cat type.. i had one and he was a wonderful pet.

Answer 8

interesting replies. i have two new ociciat kittens (one 3 months, one 5 months) supposedly litter trained. last week fine, this morning one poohed on my carpet in the shower room and one poohed on my BED! i read that they will naturally defecate in a soft area... so im changing from compressed sawdust to something softer. maybe that might help? interesting about territories though but as they BOTH went somewhere new this morning i dont thats it. good luck with yours!

Answer 9

it could just be a change of litter, but it could also be an age thing, i got my moggie kitten neutered at 6mths and he is now 2yrs, he was fine until i got a puppy 3mths ago and has now started spraying everywhere!!!
if your other kitten is also male he could be marking his terratory and trying to be top cat .
when they spray it is vertical and normal weeing is done horizontal on top of a flat surface.
good luck , i hope it is just a litter issue , because i know how you feel , its a nightmare.

Answer 10

He is atom cat who has hit puberty and is spraying to mark his territory. Have him neutered and this will solve the problem. I recently had my cat done and he was off his feet for a matter of hours and did not have any stitches. There are also various sprays to deter cats from doing this in certain places, these are available from pet shops or your vets but.