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Cat Forum / General Topics / June 2007Cat pissed on the carpet
This cat is an 11 year old spayed female in seemingly good health. For most of its life it had a friend of the same sex and age. The cat moved from its cat friend a half year ago. When the cats were together, they often pissed on the carpet and furniture and everything else. After the move the cat seemed to always use the litter box. This one cat now has two large litter boxes. Anyway, yesterday the cat took a piss right on the carpet when I was in the same room about 18 feet away. I didnt notice until the cat started scratching on the carpet. My only reaction was to empty one of the litter boxes and replace it with fresh litter. I am using scoopable litter. I am wondering if I should have scolded the cat? This is a very skittish cat. Also what else can I do? > This cat is an 11 year old spayed female in seemingly > good health. For most of its life it had a friend of the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > I am wondering if I should have scolded the cat? This > is a very skittish cat. Also what else can I do? You can bury the cat with it's head above the ground, and run over it with a lawnmower. Gee can we tell school is out. Not even worth being called a troll > Gee can we tell school is out. Not even worth being called a troll Yeah, and RoadRunner said that you're not even worth being called a customer when I sent them an abuse complant. > Gee can we tell school is out. Not even worth being called a troll Yes, it does rather sound that way, doesn't it? For goodness sake just take the cat to the vets! It is not normal behaviour which indicates that there is something wrong. Cats don't do this sort of thing to annoy you.. they are clean creatures & would only do something like this if they have something wrong & are in pain, or have emotional problems that need addressing. If it is stress related, then try Feliway. It costs a fortune, but it is well worth using. I have always avoided it in the past because of the expense, but I have a situation where 2 of my cats who have recently been spayed have started fighting. " days after turning the feliway on & a little guidance from us to show them who is highest in their hierarchy.. the problem has literally dropped! Brilliant stuff. Try it if your vet feels it might be appropriate. I hope that you will be as pleasantly surprised as we are S;o) > This cat is an 11 year old spayed female in seemingly > good health. For most of its life it had a friend of the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > I am wondering if I should have scolded the cat? This > is a very skittish cat. Also what else can I do? You need to take you cat to the vet It is more and likely a UTI or urinary tract infection. This is not a problem you can ignore or take care of your self. The move part with the cat doing what it did that was caused by stress which is perfectly normal >> This cat is an 11 year old spayed female in seemingly >> good health. For most of its life it had a friend of the [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > The move part with the cat doing what it did that was caused by stress > which is perfectly normal I doubt very much that the problem is medical. Most of the time the cat acts naturally. She goes into the box. Scratches the sand around like mad. Does her business and then scratches like mad again. It is just that there has been I would guess about something less than five times in the last 7 months that the cat decided to do her thing on the carpet. I noticed that if I put new fresh litter in the box, there never is a problem. I caught her the first time using the carpet right after I scooped the box. Maybe scooping the box spooked the cat in some weird way. My method is usually not to put fresh litter in the box unless I empty the box completely. I just keep scooping from the box for some time and then change it completely. Is this a good or bad method? >>> This cat is an 11 year old spayed female in seemingly >>> good health. For most of its life it had a friend of the [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > some time and then change it completely. > Is this a good or bad method? I never scoop I empty the litter pan completely I have 6 cats I have 10 boxes thru the house I empty them about 2 -3 times a week "Matthew" <Iamacatslave@proudtoserve.com> wrote in message > I never scoop I empty the litter pan completely I have 6 cats I have 10 > boxes thru the house I empty them about 2 -3 times a week With six cats, if you were scooping, you'd be doing it non-stop. The only way left open to you is to empty all at once. > "Matthew" <Iamacatslave@proudtoserve.com> wrote in message >> I never scoop I empty the litter pan completely I have 6 cats I have 10 >> boxes thru the house I empty them about 2 -3 times a week > > With six cats, if you were scooping, you'd be doing it non-stop. The only > way left open to you is to empty all at once. Tell me about It I had those litter maids even though they strain it you still have to check it. At least it gives an old man a work out "Matthew" <Iamacatslave@proudtoserve.com> wrote in message > Tell me about It I had those litter maids even though they strain it you > still have to check it. At least it gives an old man a work out I had a Littermaid. It worked all right for awhile, but then started making an irritating screeching noise that would wake me up in the middle of the night even though I had my bedroom door closed. It broke down six months into the warranty. They sent me another one and that broke down two weeks after I got it. Never bothered to replace it. For a little while, I used an ordinary cat 8" high litter box, but my cat is big and her butt sometimes aimed a little out of the tray, so now I'm using a 12" high sided big Rubbermaid container that I cut a slot in to make easy for my cat to jump into it. It's way easier to scoop out a little poop than it is to empty or throw out the Littermaid collector tray. I've got about 30 new collector trays for the Littermaid. Eventually, I'll get around to selling them on Craigslist. The hard part about a Littermaid it that it's too damned hard to clean. All the cracks and crevices on them make it a pain in the butt to clean. Give me a plain flat cat tray any day. > "Matthew" <Iamacatslave@proudtoserve.com> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > cracks and crevices on them make it a pain in the butt to clean. Give me a > plain flat cat tray any day. The litter maids were a pain to me also 4 am in the morning you here the grinding noise My phantom used to get in he box jus to watch the tray go back and forth. Little #$#%$% I put mine out on the curb with a sign say all yours take away for free with in 30 minutes it was gone it had 3 boxes of cartridges and boxes I go to Wal-Mart they have under the bed storage boxes about 25 inches across and 48 inches long about 5 inches high for about 2.50 each very heavy duty when they start wearing out I just go buy some more. I put newspaper underneath add some baking soda. I buy the rip resistant black 33 gallons pull tie garbage bags no smell no rips very large for the over size furball enough room for them to do their thing easy clean up and change. High enough to prevent tip overs and accidental misses. Plus a way to recycle the paper They hold about 3/4 of one of those 10 lb small bags of litter with enough left in the bag for covering till next change >> "Matthew" <Iamacatslave@proudtoserve.com> wrote in message >>> [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > They hold about 3/4 of one of those 10 lb small bags of litter with enough > left in the bag for covering till next change When I first got Juney, the next door neighbor's mother's cat. (her mom died, and her husband is allergic to cats) she was an inside cat, so I got her a litter box until she learned to go outside like the other three cats. About the time Juney learned to go outside, and stopped using her litter box, I discovered that Smokey, our feral male cat, was sneaking inside and going in the litter box! - Go figure........So now I keep it up, just in case any of the cats wants to use it...... "William Graham" <weg9@comcast.net> wrote in message > box, I discovered that Smokey, our feral male cat, was sneaking inside and > going in the litter box! - Go figure........So now I keep it up, just in > case any of the cats wants to use it...... Well hell, why use an outhouse when you can use a clean presentable commode inside the house? Smart cat. :) "tom" <Spamblocker@ameritech.net> wrote in message > I just keep scooping from the box for > some time and then change it completely. > Is this a good or bad method? I do the same thing and completely replace the litter every few months. To accommodate this practice, I use a high quality scoopable litter which has very good odor control. I'm guessing any remaining odor, however slight of cat poop in a scooped but reused litter is enough for a cat to associate it with the "proper place to do her business." In the two years I've had my sweetie, she's never once not used the litter box. I couldn't ask for a better cat. Maybe I've been lucky. tom formulated on Thursday : >>> This cat is an 11 year old spayed female in seemingly >>> good health. For most of its life it had a friend of the [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > some time and then change it completely. > Is this a good or bad method? It could be that something has changed or disturbed the cat and she is marking her territory for some reason. A friend of mine had a similar problem a few years ago.  SignatureCount Baldoni BALDONI REX ROMANORUM > This cat is an 11 year old spayed female in seemingly > good health. For most of its life it had a friend of the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > I am wondering if I should have scolded the cat? This > is a very skittish cat. Also what else can I do? No, don't scold the cat. It won't even know why it is being scolded and is more likely to develop a fear or distrust of you. Your first step should be to take the cat to a vet ASAP. Urinating outside the litterbox is often a sign of UTI. If the cat checks out medically, I suggest that you plug in a couple of Feliway diffusers. Feliway is used for behavior modification and can be very useful in reducing stress. It is available in plug-in diffusers (with refills available) and as a spray. I used the plug-ins so it can be working all the time. I no longer need it on a regular basis, but it was very helpful when I brought a new cat (Duffy) into my household and wanted to introduce him to my resident cat (Holly). Now I use it only when I think there could be some stress, such as when I will be away for a few days (very rare for me), and I keep them in different rooms. The spray is excellent for an occasional use, such as spraying the carrier about 20 minutes before you take your cat to the vet, but the plug-in diffuser is better for long-term use because it releases premeasured doses. Refills can be purchased for the dispenser. One bottle lasts a little more than a month. Here is a study from researchers at Ohio State University: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/11/001129074611.htm MaryL |
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