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WHY DOES MY CAT DO THIS ???

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Andrew - 24 Oct 2003 03:28 GMT
Hello,

      I am really hoping someone can shed some light on this. I have 2
adult cats & the other day I forgot to bring in their litter tray. One of
them because of this chose to urinate on our bed. What I don't understand is
why the bed + they both sleep on this bed & so why would he choose this
place to urinate when he could of done it anywhere else in the house.

If anyone knows anything about this & besides not forgetting to bring their
litter tray in how I can deter him from choosing our bed again would be
greatly appreciated

Regards

Andrew
Judy - 24 Oct 2003 04:31 GMT
> Hello,
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> why the bed + they both sleep on this bed & so why would he choose this
> place to urinate when he could of done it anywhere else in the house.

Because he knew that it would "piss" you off?  Maybe get the message across,
loud and clear? :c)

> If anyone knows anything about this & besides not forgetting to bring their
> litter tray in how I can deter him from choosing our bed again would be
> greatly appreciated

Just curious, why are you putting a litter box out in the first place? Why
isn't one located inside at all times? Or why not invest in two? One for
inside and one for out.

Judy and Matilda
nightstand - 24 Oct 2003 15:56 GMT
> > Hello,
> >
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>
> Judy and Matilda

Yup . That's my idea to .My cat did that do ,right wheremy feet are and when
I was in bed! It don't take much to PISS them off! It was over a trip to the
vet's..........
Not so quick - 01 Nov 2003 04:13 GMT
> Hello,
>
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>
> Andrew

We've had 3 cats who peed in our bed. Two of them
only once. But the third, who was the most affectionate
and the only one who spend almost every night there
was the one who peed at least once a month.

Once, and this is not funny, she peed on me while I
was asleep, and not a little bit. I woke up with my right
side burning from pee. Ok, so maybe it's a little funny.
I loved that cat but I wasn't that sad when she ran away
on the 4th of July. Thank goodness my wife knows me
well enough to know that I wouldn't drop the cat off
somewhere. And the fact that she had to do the laundry
helped.
Prying Eyes - 01 Nov 2003 05:36 GMT
Dear Andrew,

Let's talk cat here for a while, anything a cat does is a normal behavior as
far as the cat is concerned. It is choosing to behave in this way for a
reason and is not thinking at all about whether or not the behavior is going
to be offensive to you. Cats never act out of revenge or spite those are
human emotions, even if it seemed like the cat did it on purpose. If you
think his behavior is inappropriate doesn't mean a whole lot to the cat. To
you and me what your cat is doing is improper feline behavior. The cat might
not know how bad it is. You can't change the problem if your cat doesn't see
one, even though they sleep there and cats usually like things to be clean.
The cat doesn't know any better and probably did it because it is a
domesticated wild animal, who felt to do it on the nice clean bed. It also
could be a territorial thing, you know he's probably saying my bed now : >).
What ever happens never physically abuse your cat! It is less than a tenth
of your size and can be seriously injured from being stuck in any way. Here
are some solutions to your problem, try closing the access to the room where
your bed is or spraying your cat with water, aiming for the cat's rump, no
the face and saying "no!" if you see the cat in the act.

I hope that helped a little bit in understanding why your cat did it. I got
two cats and they're just a hand full, but I still love them and try to
understand them as much as possible. Remember they are animals and they act
different to humans, so don't expect for a cat to be like a human.

Best wishes,
The staff from Prying Eyes http://home.stx.rr.com/pryingeyes

> > Hello,
> >
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> somewhere. And the fact that she had to do the laundry
> helped.
Not so quick - 01 Nov 2003 10:50 GMT
> Dear Andrew,
>
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> > somewhere. And the fact that she had to do the laundry
> > helped.

Do you have more than one cat? I'm asking because
revenge seems to be one of the basic elements of our
cats interaction with each other, and jealousy is more
frequent that that. And so is sharing and a deep
understanding of some things that I'm only able to
observe but not understand.
Prying Eyes - 02 Nov 2003 05:12 GMT
Hello again,

Here is one hypothesis, only I don't know your current situation so I'll try
my best. I am not an expert either, I am just going by my own observation
and reading on cat behavior.

It could be territorial. If you had the bed before you got your kitties,
than they could have marked it as theirs. Once a cat marks its territory,
they will continue to mark it from time to time, even with you on it. Your
cat could have peed on you to remind you that the bed belongs to her. If you
got them as kittens they may not have peed on it until they got older, when
they mature and become territorial. Another reason may be that you already
had your kitty and you introduced the bed at a later time. Doing this sparks
their interest to mark it, to makes it theirs. If they have peed on the bed
before the litter tray incident, than peeing on it again made no difference,
only a matter of convenience. Also, if your kitties are not from the same
litter, or were each introduced and raised at different times, than that can
be another problem. You must understand that cats are very territorial.
Eventhough they can live together in your house, it is still divided into
territories. It just depends on which part of the house each one has
claimed. Our cats had a similar problem. They chose a space in the house and
peed on it. They continued to do this until we caught them and kept a close
eye on them. Everytime they tried to do it, we had to discipline them. It
sounds harsh, but it really helps and its for the good of both your
relationships. You don't have to hit them. Like I mentioned before, you can
spray them with water with a small water pistol or try tossing a small,
plush pillow their way as well. Hope this helps. Also the following might.

Our two cats come from the same litter. They usually treat each other well,
Leo the male cat, is very territorial though. When ever Kittie, the female
cat, goes to one of many little beds we have for them, he goes and
intimidates her to get out. Kittie, being so small, really gets intimidated
by Leo who is hairy, weights 16lb and truly people mistake him for a dog.
She almost never puts up a fight with Leo and lets him have all the beds or
areas he wants. Eventhough Leo is big, when Kittie is not in a mood for his
bulling she chases him all over the house, like in a rage. They fight a
little, but after they settle their differences they end up bathing each
other, they have never gone over board with a fight. I guess some cats do
get attached to each other, they groom and they even sleep together.
Sometimes they even eat from the same bowl and supposedly that is rare. In
other cases, there is constant and extreme aggression shown toward a cat by
one of its housemates. This may or may not be associated with defense of
territory (an area that the cat defends as its own). For example, my friend
has two cats, a male named Charlie and a female named Casey. They showed so
much aggression, that most of the time they had to be separated and placed
in different rooms. Cats are very territorial and love to call things their
own, no matter if they're close like my Kittie and Leo or not so close like
my friends cats. Now for jealousy, I do see more of it from Kittie, but I
have found out that it's more like an attention disorder. When me and my
family give attention to Leo, I don't know, but I see some jealousy from
Kittie, unlike Leo who cares less if he gets attention or not, Kittie gets
sad and leaves. The thing is that when I pet them at the same time, Kittie
is just fine and seems happy, even plays with Leo, you know they chase each
other around the house. I guess it's just that Kittie doesn't like to feel
left out of attention.

Regards,
The staff from Prying Eyes

> > Dear Andrew,
> >
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> understanding of some things that I'm only able to
> observe but not understand.
c.dossman - 01 Nov 2003 09:54 GMT
>> Hello,
>>
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> somewhere. And the fact that she had to do the laundry
> helped.

Three weeks after we moved in our house, Bonnie adopted us. We are pretty
sure she was dumped as we moved into a new development and at the time
were the only ones living here sort of in the country.
First time Bonnie introduces herself my girlfriend thought she was
rabid.

Poor Bonnie looked like she had nothing to eat in weeks so I fed her tuna
and chicken broth. She came back the next night and I decided to let her
sleep inside as she was so damn cute. After her tuna, I slept with her on
the couch to make sure she didn't freak out and I awoke with her sh.tting 
all over my feet. 2 years later, she is the love of my life(sorta). She
is the best kitty.
We later went to the local shelter to make a donation and saw Clyde. We
could not resist him. Bonnie on the other hand could have. A year later
and she still does not like him. He's a brute, but he 's my boy.
 
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