Cat training assistance needed

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  • suemar74
    suemar74 Posts: 447 Member
    My cat was doing that. It was on my SO's side of the bed, which was slightly entertaining to me, but I could smell it and he couldn't, which wasn't entertaining at all.

    She would also hunch up any small rugs or mats she could find and pee on those. She was still using the litter box just fine, but she was going pee all over everything else too.

    She had no other visible signs of infection that I picked up on.

    I made my appointment to get her fixed, and asked if they could do a urinalysis while she was already under (no urine sample to bring in) to check for a UTI.

    Sure enough, when I picked her up the next day, she came home with an antibiotic. Shed tested positive for a UTI. She's been fine since.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I need help with this too. My shelter cat that I adopted likes to pee on our shoes. I moved the litter box into the general area where we keep our shoes, but she is still doing it. I was thinking about spraying the carpet with vinegar to see if the smell deters her, but I don't think you will want to do that with your bed.

    I've found that with one of my cats, if I leave shoes in the entryway/hallway area of the house, he will pee on them. Other areas of the house, he doesn't do it. I just make sure that I don't leave any shoes there and it seems to work out. Maybe kitty feels like where you're leaving your shoes is her turf.

    I'll have to try this. I do keep a shoe rack there for community shoes, but we generally just leave the shoes in the area and don't actually put them on the shoe rack. Of course, she very often just pees on the carpet in that area so I don't know. I'll work with the kids to keep the shoes on the rack and see if she changes her behavior.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    My SIL had a cat that did that. Turned out the cat had UTIs. Many of them.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I had mentoned this to the vet during the last visit and he wasn't concerned, but I'm definitely bringing it up again and asking for a UTI check. I hate having to lock her in the bathroom at night and now she's started doing it during the day, which is a HUGE problem.
  • redfroggie
    redfroggie Posts: 591 Member
    Here in the UK we have a cat food brand called James Wellbeloved, the senior cat blend has cranberry in it to help with UTI's. If that is the diagnosis, you might check if you have something available in your local pet store. Good luck and don't give up on kitty.
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    Why do you still let your cat on your bed? Obviously it sees it as a litter box.

    Def, use something to get rid of the smell, which is next to impossible. probably best to just buy new sheets and bed cover.

    **Also, how old was kitty when you took it home? If it was too young, that could be the problem.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Why do you still let your cat on your bed? Obviously it sees it as a litter box.

    Is this ... a SERIOUS QUESTION???

    Good grief.

    Anyway, the vet didn't test for a UTI but treated her just in case and said if it doesn't stop, it's behavioral and recommended basically the same things as here. I think I'm going to try to keep a litter box upstairs, continue with putting her in the bathroom at night and make sure the bed gets made every day.

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