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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2006cat pees on couch
I have a female cat, about two years old, she has been fixed. she has been peeing on either the couch or my recliner lately. she even know that it is wrong, because she hides as soon as I go near where she wet. the darn cat is not mistreated, she is well taken care of. I cant even think of anything she could be mad at when she does it. she just now did it when I was in the other room, no reason that I could tell. I am not going to get rid of her, but I HAVE to stop her from doing this. currently I actually lock her in the hallway when I am gone for the day to remove temptation. I have purchased spray to remove the urine smell and all that. what else can I do to break her from doing this? I have tried the old fashioned "stick her nose in it and go NO NO" but that doesnt work. I have tried putting her in her carrier for a short time as punishment, but that didnt work. at least the cat I had before this had a reason when she wet on something. usually if she wanted to go outside and I wouldnt let her (she had gotten old). this one is a house kitty only, too many dogs wandering around loose to let her out. any advice would be appreciated. gary Gary, that's a pretty classic sign of a urinary infection. Our cat also peed on the couch, I got him into the vet and he had a nasty bladder infection and (painful) crystals in his urine. I'd clean up the couch and recliner, cover them with plastic for now if you can (like a shower curtain liner,) but most important take your cat into the vet ASAP. Good luck, Rhonda > I have a female cat, about two years old, she has been fixed. > > she has been peeing on either the couch or my recliner lately. I beg to differ. I have a cat who has no bladder infection, yet occasionally just decides "I'll pee on the couch today". Then be fine for days or weeks, then decide "I'll pee on the recliner today". No reason for it, they just do. I have resorted to covering all furniture with thin plastic, like painters plastic, then slip covering all furniture so the slip covers can be easily washed. Christy, I'm not sure what point you are differing with, because it really is a classic sign of urinary infection. That does not mean it is one for sure -- but I would still have them take the cat in for a medical check-up before thinking it is a behavioral problem, like your cat. By the way, we got our cat who peed on the sofa because he peed on his other owner's chair for awhile, then stopped. She still wanted to get rid of him because she never wanted that to happen again. Turns out the cat also has crystals in his urine that flare up from time to time. He has to be on a urinary diet to control them. Rhonda > I beg to differ. I have a cat who has no bladder infection, yet > occasionally just decides "I'll pee on the couch today". Then be fine for > days or weeks, then decide "I'll pee on the recliner today". No reason for > it, they just do. I have resorted to covering all furniture with thin > plastic, like painters plastic, then slip covering all furniture so the slip > covers can be easily washed. she goes somtimes weeks at a time withouth peeing on the couch, could that still be an infection if she does it so infrequently? they just opened a new vet in my area, so I will try to taker her this week to get this looked at. boy, how I love trying to get her in the carrier. like a scene from a old warner brothers cartoon. gary > Christy, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> with thin plastic, like painters plastic, then slip covering all >> furniture so the slip covers can be easily washed. Hi Gary, It could be crystals that flare up from time to time, or could be an infection that gets better and worse -- or both! Stress can also cause some bladder irritation. Ask your vet about Interstitial Cystitis. That is something that can come and go. I don't know much about it other than our vet was checking for it in our cat. There's an article below: http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=651&S=0&EVetID=0 Let us know what you find out. Rhonda > she goes somtimes weeks at a time withouth peeing on the couch, could that > still be an infection if she does it so infrequently? [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>>with thin plastic, like painters plastic, then slip covering all >>>furniture so the slip covers can be easily washed. one more dumb question: why does a urinary infection make a cat pee on furniture? what makes it a preference over the litter box (which she uses A LOT - boy that can can pee) gary > Christy, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> with thin plastic, like painters plastic, then slip covering all >> furniture so the slip covers can be easily washed. the smell from the urine remains and is attracting her even further. I would suggest mixing some biological washing powder in powder and clean the area using this solution. the biological solution will break down the enzymes and eventually the smell well go. > one more dumb question: > why does a urinary infection make a cat pee on furniture? [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >> with thin plastic, like painters plastic, then slip covering all > >> furniture so the slip covers can be easily washed. I'm using something called Orange Oxy Power for cats. its supposed to remove all that stuff. hopefully it works. gary > the smell from the urine remains and is attracting her even further. I > would suggest mixing some biological washing powder in powder and clean [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> >> with thin plastic, like painters plastic, then slip covering all >> >> furniture so the slip covers can be easily washed. my suggestion is usually readily available in the home, can be made up at any time and will cost less. also, not all the products you buy off the shelf actually work on eliminating the smell. they sometimes only mask the smell. and don't forget, just because you can't smell it it doesn't mean that the cat can't. also just because you can't smell it doesn't mean your visitors can't! > I'm using something called Orange Oxy Power for cats. > its supposed to remove all that stuff. hopefully it works. [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > >> >> with thin plastic, like painters plastic, then slip covering all > >> >> furniture so the slip covers can be easily washed. > one more dumb question: > why does a urinary infection make a cat pee on furniture? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > " the reason is she's trying to get your attention. try as she might, she can't walk up to you and tell you she needs help. Cats generally prefer to cover up their waste, and it is ingrained in them. I have raised hundreds of foster kittens, and other than putting them IN a litter box, I've never had to train them to use it. The other reason is because there is pain associated with the litter box. If she has a UTI or crystals that is making it painful for her to pee, she is going to start associating the litter box with pain. You might want to check around your house, there were probably a couple of other choices before the couch. retraining to a litter box is common though (for those with behavior issues) if they start associating their litter box with something bad, then the trick is to find out what the 'bad' is and fix it. did the behavior start after you switched litter or litter boxes? If for example, you went from clay to scoopable, the kitty might be trying to tell you they prefer the old litter. Or if it was the box, you might have changed it to covered, or the depth, or something else. Try finding another box similar to the old one, or might the cat have out grown the box? Is it small and shallow? the kitty might feel like you might if you were trying to pee inside a shoe box. Try a bigger deeper litter box. Is the box in a high traffic area? is it near something that makes noise (washer/dryer/etc) Cats prefer a secluded quite place to take care of such delicate matters. When all else fails, lots of people have had great success with cat attract litter. available in most pet stores. too many people try to make the cats conform to what they want, not taking in to consideration that cats do have preferences, and then get really confused when the cats don't conform. |
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