Question:
We have the same problem with a neutered male peeing everywhere but the litterbox! He would pee on my down comforter even while I was asleep under it. We could not shut him out, he cried and clawed at the door all night. We wound up having to keep a plastic dropcloth on the bed at ALL times, even while we are sleeping. He has now taken to peeing on top of the stove. In our apartment, we cannot close off the kitchen, so the cat either has to be confined to the bedroom, the bathroom, or have the run of the house. There are NO health issues here. It is very frustrating because one of us is usually here all the time, and the cat gets plenty of attention. Also, we cannot trust him for a second, if we leave him unsupervised for even a couple of minutes to go to the bathroom, he pees somewhere. He even just squats and pees right in front of us. Different litter and boxes have not worked, locations of litterbox have not worked, using gallons of enzymatic cleanser to try to get rid of residual odors have not worked. A second opinion with another vet to see that nothing was wrong physically, and the consensus is that it is behavioral. I have devised a tinfoil dropcloth for the stove, but the stove is already ruined, as the residual urine stench in it will not come out with oven cleaner. (What else does one use in an oven and not have a fire hazard?) What do you do in a case like this? I don’t want to get rid of the cat, but I cannot let him continue to destroy my home and he has already caused hundreds of dollars of damage to the apartment. Neither do we have unlimited finances to take him to veterinary psychologists and specialists. Other than keeping him confined to the bathroom or covering the entire apartment with plastic dropcloths what are options? Tracy
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>My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new >litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new >comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to >keep him from urinating on the bed?
The first thing to do, if you haven’t already, is take the cat to the vet immediately, for a urinalysis. A urinary tract problem is a possibility, and if that problem is crystals in the urine, this can become *fatal* in a matter of hours if not treated professionally. Even if the cat has been doing this for days/weeks, he still needs to see a vet ASAP. Becky
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My cats did the same thing-something about the down and the feel of the comforter made this a logical form of behaviour for them. I now put away my down comforter in the closet every morning and only take it out when I’m on the bed. This has elimninated all but the once a year urinary idiscretions. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new >litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new >comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to >keep him from urinating on the bed? > The first thing to do, if you haven’t already, is take the cat to the vet > immediately, for a urinalysis. A urinary tract problem is a possibility, and > if that problem is crystals in the urine, this can become *fatal* in a matter > of hours if not treated professionally. Even if the cat has been doing this > for days/weeks, he still needs to see a vet ASAP. > Becky
– Kathleen Gittel
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Response:
My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to keep him from urinating on the bed?
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Have him checked for a urinary tract infection ASAP. Gail – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new > litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new > comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to > keep him from urinating on the bed?
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maybe he just hates geese????
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The stray I took in sprayed twice on the carpet. I was sure it was a territorial thing, but it turned out he had a bladder infection and since it was treated, he has not sprayed since.
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We have the same problem with a neutered male peeing everywhere but the litterbox! He would pee on my down comforter even while I was asleep under it. We could not shut him out, he cried and clawed at the door all night. We wound up having to keep a plastic dropcloth on the bed at ALL times, even while we are sleeping. He has now taken to peeing on top of the stove. In our apartment, we cannot close off the kitchen, so the cat either has to be confined to the bedroom, the bathroom, or have the run of the house. There are NO health issues here. It is very frustrating because one of us is usually here all the time, and the cat gets plenty of attention. Also, we cannot trust him for a second, if we leave him unsupervised for even a couple of minutes to go to the bathroom, he pees somewhere. He even just squats and pees right in front of us. Different litter and boxes have not worked, locations of litterbox have not worked, using gallons of enzymatic cleanser to try to get rid of residual odors have not worked. A second opinion with another vet to see that nothing was wrong physically, and the consensus is that it is behavioral. I have devised a tinfoil dropcloth for the stove, but the stove is already ruined, as the residual urine stench in it will not come out with oven cleaner. (What else does one use in an oven and not have a fire hazard?) What do you do in a case like this? I don’t want to get rid of the cat, but I cannot let him continue to destroy my home and he has already caused hundreds of dollars of damage to the apartment. Neither do we have unlimited finances to take him to veterinary psychologists and specialists. Other than keeping him confined to the bathroom or covering the entire apartment with plastic dropcloths what are options? Tracy
Response:
>My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new >litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new >comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to >keep him from urinating on the bed?
The first thing to do, if you haven’t already, is take the cat to the vet immediately, for a urinalysis. A urinary tract problem is a possibility, and if that problem is crystals in the urine, this can become *fatal* in a matter of hours if not treated professionally. Even if the cat has been doing this for days/weeks, he still needs to see a vet ASAP. Becky
Response:
My cats did the same thing-something about the down and the feel of the comforter made this a logical form of behaviour for them. I now put away my down comforter in the closet every morning and only take it out when I’m on the bed. This has elimninated all but the once a year urinary idiscretions. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new >litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new >comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to >keep him from urinating on the bed? > The first thing to do, if you haven’t already, is take the cat to the vet > immediately, for a urinalysis. A urinary tract problem is a possibility, and > if that problem is crystals in the urine, this can become *fatal* in a matter > of hours if not treated professionally. Even if the cat has been doing this > for days/weeks, he still needs to see a vet ASAP. > Becky
– Kathleen Gittel
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Response:
My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to keep him from urinating on the bed?
Response:
Have him checked for a urinary tract infection ASAP. Gail – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new > litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new > comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to > keep him from urinating on the bed?
Response:
maybe he just hates geese????
Response:
The stray I took in sprayed twice on the carpet. I was sure it was a territorial thing, but it turned out he had a bladder infection and since it was treated, he has not sprayed since.
Response:
We have the same problem with a neutered male peeing everywhere but the litterbox! He would pee on my down comforter even while I was asleep under it. We could not shut him out, he cried and clawed at the door all night. We wound up having to keep a plastic dropcloth on the bed at ALL times, even while we are sleeping. He has now taken to peeing on top of the stove. In our apartment, we cannot close off the kitchen, so the cat either has to be confined to the bedroom, the bathroom, or have the run of the house. There are NO health issues here. It is very frustrating because one of us is usually here all the time, and the cat gets plenty of attention. Also, we cannot trust him for a second, if we leave him unsupervised for even a couple of minutes to go to the bathroom, he pees somewhere. He even just squats and pees right in front of us. Different litter and boxes have not worked, locations of litterbox have not worked, using gallons of enzymatic cleanser to try to get rid of residual odors have not worked. A second opinion with another vet to see that nothing was wrong physically, and the consensus is that it is behavioral. I have devised a tinfoil dropcloth for the stove, but the stove is already ruined, as the residual urine stench in it will not come out with oven cleaner. (What else does one use in an oven and not have a fire hazard?) What do you do in a case like this? I don’t want to get rid of the cat, but I cannot let him continue to destroy my home and he has already caused hundreds of dollars of damage to the apartment. Neither do we have unlimited finances to take him to veterinary psychologists and specialists. Other than keeping him confined to the bathroom or covering the entire apartment with plastic dropcloths what are options? Tracy
Response:
>My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new >litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new >comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to >keep him from urinating on the bed?
The first thing to do, if you haven’t already, is take the cat to the vet immediately, for a urinalysis. A urinary tract problem is a possibility, and if that problem is crystals in the urine, this can become *fatal* in a matter of hours if not treated professionally. Even if the cat has been doing this for days/weeks, he still needs to see a vet ASAP. Becky
Response:
My cats did the same thing-something about the down and the feel of the comforter made this a logical form of behaviour for them. I now put away my down comforter in the closet every morning and only take it out when I’m on the bed. This has elimninated all but the once a year urinary idiscretions. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new >litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new >comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to >keep him from urinating on the bed? > The first thing to do, if you haven’t already, is take the cat to the vet > immediately, for a urinalysis. A urinary tract problem is a possibility, and > if that problem is crystals in the urine, this can become *fatal* in a matter > of hours if not treated professionally. Even if the cat has been doing this > for days/weeks, he still needs to see a vet ASAP. > Becky
– Kathleen Gittel
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Response:
My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to keep him from urinating on the bed?
Response:
Have him checked for a urinary tract infection ASAP. Gail – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > My 3-year old neutered male has decided the new down comforter is his new > litter box. Nothing else in his environment has changed except the new > comforter. Any suggestions (other than the obvious one to shut the door) to > keep him from urinating on the bed?
Response:
maybe he just hates geese????
Response:
The stray I took in sprayed twice on the carpet. I was sure it was a territorial thing, but it turned out he had a bladder infection and since it was treated, he has not sprayed since.
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