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My cat pees on EVERTYTHING!!!?
Here's the story-- I have two 11 year old (fixed) female cats that I've had since they were kittens. One of them started peeing on out dirty laundry on the floor. We made sure the laundry was in a basket. She started peeing in the basket (sometimes pooping too). We got a tall hamper. She started peeing in there if the lid was off. She has peed on slippers, the shower mat, the bottom 2 inches of a fabric wall hanging that was hitting the floor, and now in my bathroom trash basket, which had a pair of shorts in it. Long story short, we figured out which of the 2 cats it was, took them both to the vet. Vet ruled out UTI/bladder infection, did an ultrasound to look for some sort of stones and there weren't any. We put a second litter box on the main floor of the house (ended up taking that away b/c she flipped it over every day-- and it didn't stop the inappropriate peeing anyway). The vet is convinced that it's behavior and not illness, but cannot recommend anything besides possibly Prozac (!) which he is not sure will help anyway. (And if you have a cat then you know that giving it a pill every day would be next to impossible). Nothing has changed as far as schedules are concerned--working longer hours, vacations away from home,etc. No new pets or kids in the house, etc. CAN ANYONE HELP???? Thanks!
* I forgot to mention- the vet did find a few very small crystals in her bladder. He says that he doesn't think that that's the problem though. The cat has been on prescription food to help with that for 2-3 weeks now.*
Also, she still uses (and does not flip over) the original litterbox that we have. It's the second one that I took away because she kept flipping it. It was filled with the same litter as the other one. So frustrating!!!
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- J CLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Has the vet totally ruled out crystals? Those can be extremely difficult to find, as they are present sometimes and not present others. If the vet checks for them - they may or may not be present. Try two things. First, Prozac can do wonders for cats with issues like this. It is always worth a try. And it does not have to be in pill form. It can be compounded into a transdermal gel - you rub it into the ears. It is a bit more expensive this way, but it is one way to get medication into a cat that is tough to pill. So yes, that *is* an option for you.
The other is to treat the cat as though she does have crystals, even if none have been found. Dry foods are the source of many urinary problems, and with cats who are prone to them, an all-canned diet helps tremendously.
What I would do is have the vet run yet another urinalysis, specifically looking for crystals. Switch to all-canned. And if that doesn't work, then it's time for transdermal Prozac.
Source(s): many years of cat rescue - Anonymous1 decade ago
My first hunch, based on the information provided, is that you've got substrate preference or substrate avoidance issues going on. In other words, they're not fond of the filler in the litter box. You're also going to have to do a complete cleanup of the peed on surfaces with a good deodorizing cleaner (I'd suggest something enzymatic). And you're going to need to distinguish between marking behavior and peeing (marking is done vertically, tail aquiver, peeing is done in the usual litterbox posture.)
And some Feliway will not come amiss.
Then read the old rec.pets.cats "problem behaviors" faq and start sleuthing. One of the fast ways to determine if you've got substrate preference issues going on is to line up a bunch of shallow cardboard boxes (like the lids off Xerox paper boxes) slipped into plastic bags for waterproofing. Add a different litter to each box and see what is chosen, if any -- clumping, non-clumping, scented, unscented, sand, soil, rabbit pellets, plain folded newspaper. (The flipped litter box makes me think you may have a cat who prefers to balance on the edge rather than step into the litter.)
Good luck! (And oh, it's not hard to pill most cats. I've got one on twice a day meds for seizures -- he gives me a "oh, is it that time again?" look, then opens his mouth for the pill. And no, it's not flavored with tuna or the like... it's half a pediatric dose of a human medication.
rec.pets.cats.problem behaviors faq: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cats-faq/behavior/
Source(s): many years of cat ownership and cat rescue - 1 decade ago
One way to prevent your cat from peeing everywhere is to clean around the area that you dont want her to pee on with (you'll laugh at this watch) orange wood cleaner. Cats hate orange. My boyfriend had two female cats two and they were not litterbox trained so he cleaned the entire house except for around the place where their kitty litter was. Of course the cats kinda didnt like that so they rebelled and pooped in the 2 place my boyfriend didnt clean with orange wood spray: the tub. LOL.
Anyways, try that. You dont have anything to lose.
Source(s): experience with kitties =] - 1 decade ago
Don't listen to RayRay. What you need to do is buy Nature's Miracle or Feliway. It's a spray that neutralizes and gets rid of the odor of cat pee. Cats pee only where they smell their pee, so if you get rid of the pee smell they won't pee there anymore. Hope this helps.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
cats are good for nothing. a cat will do what it wants to do when it wants to do it. it's in controll in its own world.