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Help with 6 Month old cat peeing
September 23, 2008
Hello, I’m wondering if my young female cat is peeing on my things to mark her territory and how if i can stop it? I live with my Fiance (female) and we have a second Male Cat that is slightly younger than my female, Our male has already been neutered and we are about to bring in our female in the next week or so to have her spayed, My female only pees on my things and not my fiances, not that i’m upset at this but most of the time i don’t realize my female has peed on my things until i’m wearing it and it gets wet, she pee’s on my cloths, i think my sporting equipment and gym bags, is this a terrorial thing? can i get her to stop?
thanks for any advice you can give.
Craig
Unfortunately this is not an easy answer. Is it a territorial thing? Possibly. Is it a multiple cat thing? Possibly. Is it because your female isn’t spayed yet? Possibly.
Having your cat spayed should indeed help stop new future incidents. In fact if you didn’t already have an appointment set up it would be the first thing I would recommend.
The second is to make sure that the litter box is accessible and clean. This sounds simple and silly to point out but cats can be picky about their boxes. Some will share, some will share and then all of a sudden decide not to, some will only use it if it’s in an empty room, some will use it with a lid some not, some only if it’s freshly cleaned, etc. In fact just because it was working before doesn’t mean it still is, especially in a multiple cat family.
You can also add another box. It is usually recommended 1 box per cat. More never hurts.
To treat the items already peed on you can get a pet cleaner like Nature’s Miracle. There are others but this one is by far the best. It will remove the odor. It may take several attempts but it will work.
In the meantime, anything that you are in the process of treating you need to make sure it is out of reach of both of your cats. Although you say it’s your female, repeat problems could come from either as they try to be the last to make their mark. You may also find that it is an ongoing problem for certain items, in which case you’ll have to get rid of those items or keep them out of the cats reach. (Any time we leave a wet towel on the floor it’s guaranteed to be peed on.)
Typically by spaying, using multiple boxes and keeping prior contaminated items out of reach of your cats will stop the problem. However, if none of these things work I would consult a vet. It could be a urinary tract infection or a bladder problem.
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