She is 6 years old, we've had her since she was a kitten, she's ALWAYS used her litter box. She's been raised with our two dogs since she was a kitten, gets along fine. Randomly, for roughly the past 2 months she started peeing on our bathmats. The litterbox is clean, absolutely nothing has changed in our house ... yet she's started peeing. We tried putting the bath mats through the washing machine, and it doesn't help.
We stopped putting the bathmats out, and she went and peed on the downstairs carpet. She's spayed (has been since she was old enough to get the surgery).
I have absolutely NO idea what has caused her to start peeing, as she's gone 6 years without ever having an accident. Please help, my mom is getting so angry she is going to give the cat away.
Firstly, call the vet . Even a chat on the phone can give you some insight. It could be a physical issue that needs additional measures than what you are doing. A urinary tract infection, for one. We were given a special food to give our cat until it cleared up.
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How many litter boxes do you have? Is there one for each house level?
We have a cat that would always urinate by the front door if someone left a jacket, shoes, etc on the floor. We got a 2nd litter box, so now we have one on each level of the house and no more problems. Maybe she was lazy??
I know it is frustrating for your mother. Cat urine is a very difficult smell to remove. Enzyme cleaners work the best at removing the odor. Nature's Miracle (sold at pet stores) works well for us.
I hope your mom will have a little more patience until this is taken care of. If the cat has been in your household this long, it would be sad to have her go.
6 really isn't that old for a cat , since they live between 15-20 years. She might have an actual problem, like a bladder infection, or a UTI. Take her to the vet ASAP!!! Get her checked out ... There is a condition that sometimes happens to animals, where they lose control over the muscles of the bladder and pee a lot. But they aren't usually so selective.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com A few years ago my husband had a cat who would only pee on carpets it's because he had a bladder infection and the carpet felt better than the litter ... Seriously, get her to the vet. My hubby had to have his cat put down .
My kitty does the same exact thing. I have come to realize that it is a senial thing. Also, they will pee-spray on things that does not satisfy their smell buds. My cat is female, and she tries to spray, although it is just pee. Theres not any easy way to get her/him to stop. Scold her/him when you catch it in the act, otherwise i reccomend "stay away" to be sprayed on the things your cat is peeing on. stay away can be found at your local walmart. other than that, last resort .. carry it to the vet .. GOOD LUCK!! I havent found help yet
its 6. thats pretty old. they cant control it and cant hold it long enough to make it to a litterbox. they just pee. you could try to look when shes about to pee or even attach something around her waist but it wont stop
Sometime cats will start to pee outside the litter box to let you know they're not feeling well. She needs to see the vet right away. She might be very sick.
The fact is your cat is just old. She can't really help it. The kitty cat might have a bladder problem as well.
The only thing I can think of is that she might have a physical problem. Animals can't talk so they act out to tell you when something's wrong. Have her checked out!! Good luck:)
My cat does the same thing - right down to the choice of what she pees on! (always throw rug/bath mat type things). There are a few possibilities. First, 6 is not old, your cat is not 'senile'. Inappropriate elimination is usually either medical or behavioral. You'll need to get your vet involved to manage either one. First, you need to rule out a bacterial urinary tract infection or the inflammatory process FLUTD (feline lower urinary tract disease), both of these can have medical treatments. Then if you rule these out, or treat and the problem continues, you have to consider that this is a behavior issue, which is not uncommon. There are a few things you can do, including taking up all the things she likes to pee on (my house didn't have throw rugs for months). Sometimes cats do this in response to stress in their life - like a new family member, outside cats hanging around the place, etc, and you can try to figure these out and make changes. Feliway is a feline pheromone that is supposed to help a number of unwanted behaviors ... and I don't think it helps all cats, but it is something to try. It comes in both a plug-in diffuser and a spray - available online or from your vet. You put them in the area they tend to pee and it may help deter them. Lastly, there are medications - human antidepressants - that can help cats who pee outside the litterbox. Mine started on on amitripytline and is now on Prozac, and it seems to help. I also use the Feliway diffuser, don't have throw rugs, and keep several litterboxes with different types of clay (in case there are preference issues) and make sure they stay clean. Another thing that sometimes helps is letting the cat go outside, although that works for some people/cats and not for others. Hope this helps. Would be great if you talked to your vet - there are some options that can be pursued.
