PUSS PEEING on cloths in house - DESPARATE

[janie]

Hi Guys,
I am now totally desparate as my husband is also at end of tether and is about to make me get rid of my cat. This explaination is a little long.....

She is a neutered 3 year old and is completely devoted to me. i got her 2 years ago from RSPCA when she was 10 months old so i dont know what happened in the start of her life.

I dont know if this is coincidence but i'll throw this in anyway, her peeing on cloths in the house started 16 weeks ago and i know this because it begain when found out i was preg with bub #1 and i am now 20 weeks.

At the same time we found the new cat 2 doors down had started hanging round our house and sleeping underneath in my cats spots. My cat was an indoor outdoor cat until 4 months ago.

she started peeing on the bathroom mat or pjs that were left on the floor in the bedroom or any pile of new washing etc. i took her to vet and she gave me clomicalm pills and told me to test her for urine infect, but when i gave her first pill she pee'ed in her litter tray for first time in 3 weeks. the pills really mong her out and she sleeps for 2 days. if i miss a pill or let her come out of her drugged state, she pee's on cloths again.

the vet and 2 cat behaviourists i spoke to said she marking her teritory as she frightened and can't think straight.

she did not leave the house for 3 months. slowly she started going onto the back stairs and then in the last 3 weeks she would follow me into the yard and actually go to loo outside in dirt (for 2 years she did not use little tray only a handful of times. she always went to toilet outside). When i came back in house she would quickly follow. then a few times we saw her climbing under other neighbours fence and exploring a bit. and i have not had her on pills for approx 3 weeks and all good.

then other cat made appearance at back door the other night and combined with terrible rain for a couple of days (dont think she wanted to get wet paws) She went and peed again in house. i gave her a pill but it wore off last night in just under 48 hours and she did it again.

Back to square one. Husband went mental. understandably as i said. and my heart sunk to the ground. we are having first baby in 20 weeks time and we are worried about her peeing on bubs cloths or in the cot etc. i cant be dealing with a peeing cat and trying to look after new baby.

does anyone have any idea of a lasting solution to this problem or any experience of inside peeing on this scale???

[BlueGin]

Sorry to hear about your problem, no solution here, just understanding :hugs:
My cat started it up when we had another cat stay over, though they did grow up together... thing is, that was over a year ago and he still does it!

I have found a positive though: I don't leave clothes on the floor any more :o

Hope you find a solution, and I'll keep an eye out here for one too! :fingerscrossed:

[Gribel]

Hi
we used to have that problem - but not when i was pregnant, but later with one of them (or both?) peeing in the pram

we also have a problem with the older male cat peeing downstairs at night time, when the neighbours cats are roaming our garden - both my cats are inside cats. I think it's a territorial thing they go thru, have you made any big changes lately (move furniture around and stuff like that )

If there is another cat outside, your kitty might be frightened/scared, maybe the other cat beat your cat up sometime earlier?

Most of the times its a attention thing, she defianetly knows that something is going on, maybe give her some extra cuddles.???

other than that i have no idea, there are some sprays you can get from the vet/pet shops, to make kitty stop spraying.

[RaryGirl]

I know how you feel - we moved and my cat started peeing in my DH's shoes (not a good move! :no: ), on bath mats, in my DD's bags and in the walk-in-wardrobe!

I even took the cat to the vet to see if there was anything wrong with her and the vet suggested we change the kitty litter twice a day (which we already did) and that maybe she didn't like the type of kitty litter we were using.

After trying everything and kitty being on the threat of having to find a new home (she was on her last pee with DH). In the end we got rid of the kitty litter tray completely and the cat stopped peeing inside. Even if she got locked inside all day, she held on and would go outside when she was let out.

Good luck - I know how frustrating it can be.

[babytoo]

I replied in the other pee thread! My two cats have been on final notice for the past 4 years! They are just outside cats that really just come here to be fed....its sad but I can't part with them, DH freaks everytime he sees something they have peed on..they are both female and both desexed. We have been to vets, tried everything....unfortunately I don't think there is an answer

[JenNT]

put some tissues soaked in peppermint oil around the place.:yes:

[nuddle]

I have found a positive though: I don't leave clothes on the floor any more :o

:fingerscrossed: mine likes to pee inside boxes of kids toys, like lego, or boxes of kids artwork, and yes, positive note, I dont leave them sitting around without a lid anymore... she is also female, very odd to hear that this seems to be a common problem


put some tissues soaked in peppermint oil around the place.:yes:thats interesting..

[Spewiesmum]

there used to be a product called Fellaway (sp?) that is a synthetic hormone that would calm cats down and make them think they'd already marked their territory (you can't smell it at all). I know it was taken off the market a few years ago due to a problem with the patent or something like that (it wasn't harmful by any means).

We used it for our male cat. Once it was removed from the market we had to put him on Clomicalm which also drugged him out. After three months he did a runner - completely out of character but I truly think he was depressed as a result of the tablets.

We also found our female cats (who were about iffy about having a little boy cat living with them) would sniff where the Fellaway was and wander off satisfied. There were one or two instances where one of the females sprayed...

The Fellaway was available as a spray but I think you could also get a plug-in version. I'm not sure, but it could be available again. It was a little expensive but I was so desperate to keep my beautiful tom that I didn't care.

Maybe check with your vet.

[BlueGin]

put some tissues soaked in peppermint oil around the place.:yes:

Great idea! Just a quick reminder to the preggo ladies out there to avoid this though, apparently peppermint oil is a big no-no (shame, I used to use it all the time!)


mine likes to pee inside boxes of kids toys, like lego, or boxes of kids artwork, and yes, positive note, I dont leave them sitting around without a lid anymore... she is also female, very odd to hear that this seems to be a common problem

Ah, indeed... I just cleaned out our old study at Mum and Dad's place, :barf:, the little dirt bag had gone mad amongst all our things! Mine's a boy by the way, but desexed.

[Squiggles]

Hi Janie,

I know that cats are attracted to the same spots to urniate in and are also attracted to cleaning products that contain ammonia - so if you are cleaning areas that contain that sort of chemical its attracting the cat back to the same spot (our cat LOVES and I mean loves the mop and bucket after I have used demestos to clean up any mess)
As for clothes you might not be able to smell the cat wee anymore but they may still have the scent there that they can smell??? Just a thought Im not sure if this is the case though. Anyway I know cats hate the smell of lemons and vinegar and they should be safe for you while your pregnant. Perhaps you could add a tiny bit of vinegar to your wash? or put some lemon scented stuff around to deter her?

Hope this helps

[Leez]

Hi Jaine

Our cat would on occasion do that - he peed on my doona when I was in hospital having DD so I guess he was just strung out that I wasn't there, and another time I was away for the weekend and he did it, even though DH was there.

I think cats are pretty emotional animals and they pick up shifts in the household energy, particularly in the person they're most attached to. Like dogs and kids really!

Maybe if you can spare some regular one on one patting time with her, she might relax a bit?

I know also what you're saying about DH having a spew - mine nearly strangled the cat on a few occasions!

Hope it resolves itself for you!

[Rockett]

I have this problem with my cat too.I've had him for 10 years,as a spoilt inside cat,and ever since DD came along almost 2 years ago,he's been peeing,pooing,and spewing furballs every so often in everywhere but his litter.The other day he did all three things within the space of an hour or so.:mad:
I've tried clomicalm and endep,both of which did nothing.My husband wants me to get rid of him too.:(
I'm not too sure what else to do either,but I understand how you feel.I hope we can both find a solution.:fingerscrossed:

[kea's mum]

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I think cats are pretty emotional animals and they pick up shifts in the household energy, particularly in the person they're most attached todogs and kids really!
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This is soooo true, and Feliway mentioned by Spewies mum is now available again at vet hospitals, and is a "feel good' pheremone which helps cats with "issues". It comes in a spray or in a plug in diffuser (which constantly emits the pheremone), and can take about a month before you see good results but is really worth trying before condemning the cat.
Clomicalm doses can be adjusted so your cat isnt so spaced out if this is what has been happening.:sleeping:

Speaking from experience ... 3 cats (one 18 years who did wee inappropriately recently gone to heaven :crying:, one 12 years who DH wishes was in heaven !...hate/hate relationship between the two :banghead:, and one 8 years who is just a friend to everybody :))... ,and experience as a vet nurse seeing how our clients deal with the same types of problems.
Keep talking to to your vet if one thing isnt working well for your cat.
Good luck, something will hopefully work for your beloved furry one !

[nuddle]

ok, so what is it with beanbags?? my mum swore she would never get one again as our cat *p*i*s*sed on it while we were growing up, I figured I would try my luck, the first night she curled up on it and slept on it, so I thought great, surely if she sees it as a bed she wont p*i*s*s* on it, but nope a week later, she did... in the bin it went... grrrrrr

[janie]

wow, thanks so much to everyone for their replys. there is some great advise here.

The peppermint which i will stay away from while preg though and the vinigar.
the fellaway i have heard about but thought that the plug in thingy sounded a bit hit and miss and was expensive but obviously some good results have been had from it so thanks for the word.

Mainly i have to say i am so glad that my household is not the only one to have this really awefull and stressful problem!! i dont feel like such a freak now that i know that it seems really common to have long term problems.

one thing though, its definatly put me off buying a cat in the future as i would not want to deal with this again even though i am a CAT person and not a doggy one. :gloomy: