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Need cat help! Peeing
I have a 2yr old female cat that is spayed and has been using the outdoors via doggie door to potty for well over a year. recently she peed in one of my potted plants in the house. I thought it was an isolated incident but then she peed and pooped on my dog's blanket. Then peed on my dogs blanket again and again. Then peed on one of my bath mats. Nothing has changed that I can think of. I don't know how to stop this but it will have to stop or I will have to get rid of her. Does anyone have any advice on this topic. Please don't tell me she has a UTI because she shows no signs of distress.
Re: Need cat help! Peeing
1) Don't rule out a UTI. Cats are good at hiding illness. I'd take her in for a workup first and foremost
2) Have you cleaned everything with an enzymatic cleaner? Washing it won't get the piss out.
3) Provide her with a litterbox inside.
4) Stop letting the cat outside unless you want her to die a painful death.
5 cats. 1 baby.
After ruling our medical issues when my cat peed out of her box a couple of times, we added Feliway diffusers and the problem resolved itself. Clean any messes with Nature's Miracle or something similar. Why is your cat allowed outside? Cats that are social (as opposed to feral), are at a huge risk when they are allowed outside unattended. Do you live in a cold climate? Maybe going outside stresses her out because of the change in temperature. Maybe she had a bad experience outside and is afraid to go back out. Maybe she had a bad experience while peeing outside that makes her not want to pee out there any more.
Also, it makes me sad that you would consider getting rid of your cat just because she is not peeing in the right spot. Give her a litter box, add some Cat Attract. If she doesnt use it right away, lock her in a smaller room with it and she will probably start to get that is her "new" spot. Cats naturally like to bury their pee and assuming there is not a medical issue, will probably use the box when she knows where it is.
OK, then I guess you're all set. Ignoring the issue is going pretty well for you, isn't it?
Get her to the vet.
Stop letting her outside. It's dangerous. I would worry every moment my cats were outside if I were to ever let them out. Predators, diseases (mice carry hepatitis, other cats carry FIV, etc.), cars, mean people...it's dangerous out there, and it's just a matter of time before something awful happens.
Read the FAQ on the first page of this board. There are a ton of suggestions: Feliway, Rescue Remedy, Cat Attract litter, better food (what are you feeding, btw?), etc.
It's not like people are lining up to adopt cats that are having health problems, so stop thinking of dumping her.
Stop thinking of this like your cat is "being bad," and start thinking of it as a medical issue. You wouldn't be mad at the cat if she had a broken leg, right? She's not doing this to piss you off; she's doing it because something is wrong.
Signed,
The woman who has 3 cats, one of whom urinates inappropriately daily because of bladder crystals and Feline Interstitial Cystitis. I've been there.
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I am going to put the litter box back. wash the items with vinegar and douse them with natures miracle and I might try that feliway stuff, it looks promising. I do think it is behavoral because she is doing on the dog bed so often. Thanks for the ideas.
But my cat is totally fine outdoors and if she doesn't want to go outside then she doesn't have too. She rarely leaves our fenced in back yard anyways. Thanks for your concern.
1) She could get hit by a car/truck/bus and die
2) She could be attacked by another animal and die
3) She could become sick and hide (as cats tend to do) and die cold and alone
4) She could eat a poisonous plant and die
5) She could be poisoned by passers-by and die
6) She could be stung and die
7) She could be chased by another animal or child and end up in an unfamiliar area, and not find her way home
8) She could end up in a UPS/Mail/Fedex truck by accident and end up halfway across the country
9) She could get into a fight and contract Feline Leukemia or FIV and die before her time.
10) She could be adopted/kidnapped by a neighbor who cares more about her welfare than you do
Letting her out is irresponsible
Fine. Contine to let your cat outside- just know that she will most likely die at a younger age than she would if you kept her safe.
Why come and ask advice if you don't want it?
And if you would seriously get rid of her for peeing in the house, without even taking her to the vet first, do both of you a favor and find a new home for her now....
And maybe stick with a pet rock next time- they won't pee in your house or require trips to the vet.
My parents have an indoor/outdoor cat that is more outside than inside and is 16 years old. I did come ask for advice on my cats peeing and I took some of it, and as of yet she hasn't peed again. I did not say I would get rid of her before taking her to the vet. I can see my cat and her behavior (unlike someone on the internet) and I know that a UTI is not her problem. I did not come ask for advice on whether or not my cat should be let outside. And by the way, my dog goes outside too through the doggie door when we are not home. (The sky is falling, the sky is falling!!!)