Help save our cat.

[sunnyday123]

I would def have him checked for a UTI....however, my male cat ( very high maintence) started whizing on my ( and only mine ) shirts when he was mad at me. If I told him no or yelled at him for harrassing the dog, off he went. It only took me 2 times to figure out ( yay, I'm smarter than a cat!) what he was up to. The next time he sauntered off, ready to aim, I snuck up behind him and scared the bejeezus out of him. Hasn't done it since.

I really think it might be medical or the fact that those other cats are hanging around outside. He might be trying to let them know it's his house. I would try to get rid of them also. ( not rid of them like let's talk a ride, just away from the house!)

Good luck!

 

[zumbergc]

The neighbor cats hanging out near your florida room could be stressing out your cat. I'm not sure the best way to get rid of those cats. Odds are the cats outside have peed all over the outside. Main reason I know this is because, when I'm out w/ my cats they stop and smell all the cat pee around the house, the neighboors house, some bushes, and things in the yard.

You could always go out and throw water on the cats hanging out. When we moved in to our current house. There were 2 cats causing some stress for my cats. One the next door neighbor cat, and then one across the street. We kind of learned to deal w/ the next door neighbor cat. The cats peed in each others yards claiming things. Things didn't calm down until our cat, put their cat in its place. They had a little roll, no injuries occured, but their cat kept away more. Plus, when we wanted him out of our yard, squirt bottle. Of course with him, you didn't have to get him wet, just present it, and he left.
The other cat, when we would see it, we would spray it with water. Then eventually we would just look at the cat, and it would run. I'm a big cat lover, so its hard to do, but you have to protect your kitty and realize it can cause stress.

Definitely check w/ what the vet says. You can give the cat prozac and other calming drugs.

We had a problem in the new house, peeing in the basement. It ended when we added a litter box downstairs. So, temp soln maybe to add a kitty pan there. It may help. A kitty box would be much easier to clean out than a random place the cat is peeing.

We use simple solution to get out the cat pee smell. Works really well. If you put some in the washing machine w. what was peed on, let it soak, and in addition spray the spot too.

Same cat pees in his cage when in the car. So, we spray the blanket or cushion down, and then put some of the simple solm in the washing machine along w/ the regular detergent. It works if you get peed on too for cloths. Namely when the 2 cats decided they weren't sharing the same crate on the way back from the vet, and pulling into the driveway, got peed on. Better me than the car seat, thats way tougher to get the smell out.

Same cat. When he would run away, and disappear, into the woods behind our house (he is suppose to stay close to the house, he now has a run to be in when we aren't directly outside watching him. )
So, he comes back, and so as punishment he got a bath. Well, after the bath he went into the second bedroom and peed on something. He sometimes pees while getting the bath too. So, we figured he was doing the peeing cause he got punished, and he was one upping us. We tossed the been bag, and his old bed he use to sleep on in that room.

Have you punished the cat recently in a new manner that he is acting out against, any other new pets in the house, or new family members?

Good luck, keep trying different options!

 

[housemouse]

If it does turn out to be a urinary tract problem, in addition to special food you'll need to up his water intake. I mix my cats' can of wet food with a can of water and stir it up real well. They all suck it up and my eldest has quit howling when he uses the litter box.

 

[abeyst]

How do I get the smell out of the top. I was thinking of lightly sanding it.

You could try to sand it, but you'll have to re-seal the wood to keep the smell from sticking around. Personally, I'd just throw out the whole thing. The smell is SO hard to get rid of.

 

[crisi]

You could try to sand it, but you'll have to re-seal the wood to keep the smell from sticking around. Personally, I'd just throw out the whole thing. The smell is SO hard to get rid of.

It will dissipate with time, but cat urine can be very damaging. I have an uncle who was a contractor and had a client whose cat had used the carpeted basement floor instead of the litterbox. They pulled up the carpet and the pad, but the urine had soaked the concrete and to get rid of the smell, the concrete needed to be taken up. Now, apparently this was a pretty severe long term problem, and they wanted to sell a pretty expensive house that smelled like cat.

 

[jenniferma]

I would probably get rid of the item too, if you can. Rex peed on a wooden rocker that my Dad had made.. oh boy.. but it had to go!

As for concrete-- that is terrible too because it is porous... we (at least we hope we did.. LOL) got our one time pee smell up with a scrubbing of bleach and then another with white vinegar.

Good luck with Cooper-- he is a beautiful cat! I bet it is the neighorhood cats.. just a guess.

good luck to you!
jen

 

[LSchrow]

I would def have him checked for a UTI....however, my male cat ( very high maintence) started whizing on my ( and only mine ) shirts when he was mad at me. If I told him no or yelled at him for harrassing the dog, off he went. It only took me 2 times to figure out ( yay, I'm smarter than a cat!) what he was up to. The next time he sauntered off, ready to aim, I snuck up behind him and scared the bejeezus out of him. Hasn't done it since.
!

eons ago, my older brother (who did not like our male cat ) had his freshly laudered, neatly folded, then organized by top/bottom, etc, color, and season clothes (yeah, just a smidge OCD, but we love him ) in a suitcase on his bed, for his entry into the air force academy.

the cat sauntered into the room & proceeded to urinate on each of the neat stacks (even pulling up some to get the clothing below)
then he went under the bed & waited.......

lesson learned: never p*&% off a cat lol

 

[jenniferma]

My Best Friend's DH has his clothes constantly peed on by her two cats.. he is not nice to them and they hate him.

Imagine if humans lived like this!!!???

I don't like you, I think I'll urinate on your undies!

too funny...
jen

 

[Cesar05]

We have a male cat with the same problem. My vet told me to spray the area he pees on with something lemon scented and he will not use that spot again. It worked we haven't had a problem in awhile.

 

[Russian-in-Kansas]

Thanks to all for this thread! One of our cats, a male started doing this out of nowhere! Pooping and peeing mostly on the kids' beds, I was at a loss. Made an app. for the vet tomorrow, never realized this could be due to medical problems.

 

[Jynohn]

Unfortunately, this is the very reason why once our current one goes, we will never get another cat. Ours has decided that any kind of fabric or material that gets left on the floor, she needs to pee on. We can't have a bathmat in our bathroom because she'll pee on it, any towels or clothes that are not hung up will get peed on, the dogs blanket, you name it. She'll even pee on the beds if we happen to leave them unmade. We have taken her to the vets to rule out a UTI, moved her litter box, changed her litter, etc. and nothing works. I won't get rid of her because she's 10 years old and I'm afraid she won't be adopted and will instead be PTS, but there will never again be another cat in our house. We have three dogs, and I'll tell you, there is NOTHING worse than the smell of cat pee.

 

[DisneyAprilFool]

Is your cat declawed? Just curious- I've read stats that declawed cats, as they age, are more prone to going outside of the box. I have two older declawed cats- one has ALWAYS peed outside of the box. It is a BEHAVIORAL issue with her, not medical- like it's been said, tick her off and she'll tinkle right in front of you to let you know you've ticked her off.

You may also want to try new litters- sometimes, cats get tired of the same litter or it starts to hurt their pawpads. There is a million different litters on the market today. Oh and DID you change litter recently? He may not like the new litter.

 

[jenniferma]

jynohn--

Our vet would suggest Prozac for your cat. Have you tried any meds for him yet?

I know what you mean about the PTS issue. Our cat is 13 and pretty mean... no one would adopt a mean cat like that. We try to teach our kids that a pet is a lifetime (for the pet) commitment... and of course, that "mean cats need love too!"

It is tough when they test you. I have been carrying our cat to the litter box several times a day just to make him go in his box-- it is like potty training a toddler!

good luck to all-
jen

 

[Jynohn]

We haven't tried Prozac yet. Hmmm....maybe something to ask the vet about!

My husband keeps begging me to try to find her a home. He's pretty tolerant, I could fill the house with dogs if I wanted, but the cat smell makes him sick (I don't blame him.) The problem is, I can't knowingly pass the problem on to someone else. Chances are a 10 year old cat is going to be passed over for a younger kitten, and even if she did get adopted, she'd probably wind right back up at the shelter once the new family finds out about her issues.

So yep, looks like we're in it for the long haul. And don't tell my husband that some cats live 20+ years, he thinks she's getting old!

 

[crazyhusband]

i have a female cat that does the same thing except on the floor under tables. it does not matter how many times i change or clean the cat sand she does this. we took her to the vet when shots were due and were told that she is 15 yrs old. i love my cats, but it has gotten to the point that me or my wife cannot keep up with her. will be taking her back to the Humane Socitey where we had gotten her from. i hate to do that, but it is my only choice and what is best for her. maybe they can find her another home, i hope.

 

[jessily]

This happened also with my male cat... just started peeing on the outside cushions in the lanai. I took him to the vet and he did have urinary crystals. He was given meds to clear up the infection, and I did change his food to a type of food to help prevent the crystals, which you can only get the food at the vet’s office. It's called Science Diet C/D feline. My cats now eat this exclusively and knock on wood, there haven’t been anymore issues.

Good luck... I know how frustrating it is.

We had the same problem with my cat and the same food worked for us. Good luck!

 

[safetymom]

I had a cat that quit going pee in the litter box suddenly. We took him to the Vet. They ran all sorts of tests and he is very healthy.

Someone mentioned on the DIS about Precious Cat litter. It worked wonders!!!!! I had tried everything including drugs and nothing worked. I did this for months. Within hours he was back to using the litter box.

www.preciouscat.com

 

[Promomx2]

Took cat to the vet this morning, yes he has an infection and is now on meds for the next 10 days. Boy I hope this is the problem. Vet said it was so we'll see. At least I know I'm not alone with this cat problem. I just keep telling myself, "in two months you'll be in WDW and no cat poop or pee!!"

 

[jenniferma]

promomx2-- good news about Copper! I hope your kitty is feeling better soon-- and starts to behave!

I was just thinking about WDW and our cat-- thinking-- gosh, what is going to happen when we are GONE?!?!

have a great day- jen

 

[jrogalny]

promomx2 - I'm soooo glad you took him to the vet. I knew it had to be something. Cats RARELY go out of their box. He'll be better in no time!!!! Thanks for the update!!!!!