Cat pee, and why it makes me angry
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My cat has done that a few times when her litterbox was clean. I just figured she was mad at me and was rebelling because nothing was wrong with her.
My dad's cat used to crap right next to her litterbox and we never knew why until one day she ran outside and then came back later so we came to the conclusion that she used to be an outdoor cat (my dad got her when she was 2) so she now doesn't do it inside anymore.
Also, are you sure it is pee and not the cat spraying it's territory? My mom has a bunch of cats and the ones that aren't fixed mark spots around the house, in the gym bag, etc.
My dad's cat used to crap right next to her litterbox and we never knew why until one day she ran outside and then came back later so we came to the conclusion that she used to be an outdoor cat (my dad got her when she was 2) so she now doesn't do it inside anymore.
Also, are you sure it is pee and not the cat spraying it's territory? My mom has a bunch of cats and the ones that aren't fixed mark spots around the house, in the gym bag, etc.
She's fixed, and it's definitely pee. You know pee when you smell it. And it's awful.
I doubt there is much really "wrong" with her. I mean, we silly humans assume that cats pee in litter boxes. I'd be very surprised if there was some feline genetic instinct that makes them automatically know that that's where they're supposed to go. We humans aren't born knowing to pee in the toilet! And we certainly aren't born knowing NOT to pee in other places.
So...I'll take her to the vet next week when I have a day off, and we'll see what's up.
I don't know, when I first got kittens, we put a litterbox near them and they figured it out.
Maybe their mother showed them, though, I don't know.
Maybe their mother showed them, though, I don't know.
They do figure it out remarkably fast, which I don't really understand. But that's not to say that they know that the litter box is the ONLY place for such actions.
When we adopted a cat several years ago, she peed on our bed a couple of times. After we made sure the mattress was cleaned and sprayed with Nature's Miracle, we started keeping an old shower curtain on top of the bed when we weren't sleeping in it.
She quickly lost interest in urinating on the bed. Thank heavens!!
She quickly lost interest in urinating on the bed. Thank heavens!!
Yeah, I have considered putting some kind of plastic tarp over it. A shower curtain sounds like a good idea! I actually just threw my old one away YESTERDAY!
Plus, dogs would just eat it up and like it anyway.
As for the OP, does she pee in the same part of the bed each time? If so, what about placing a mat (or even the litter box) there and seeing if you can train her to use it?
Oh that's smoothe, Saturn0600. REAL smoothe.That's just cruelty to animals right there! No matter how much my cats drive me nuts, I'd never EVER throw them out a car window for something like that.
Saturn0660 did not say he was definitely going to throw her out of the window. Just hold her out of a window at 60 MPH for a brief time. There is a difference.
That being said, I wouldn't want to hold onto said cat while the drive was in progress, even if the cat's been declawed. I was holding the kitty on my lap and petting it when Mrs. SicOne turned the vacuum cleaner on on the other side of the room. Neosporin is good for those cuts.
Oh that's smoothe, Saturn0600. REAL smoothe.
Saturn0660 did not say he was definitely going to throw her out of the window. Just hold her out of a window at 60 MPH for a brief time. There is a difference.
That being said, I wouldn't want to hold onto said cat while the drive was in progress, even if the cat's been declawed. I was holding the kitty on my lap and petting it when Mrs. SicOne turned the vacuum cleaner on on the other side of the room. Neosporin is good for those cuts.
No no, he's right. Toss it out the window. Show it who's boss.
This reminds me of my friends cat, who was vengeful cat. She was the sweetest thing, most of the time. But if you crossed her, didn't let her lay on your lap, spank her for clawing the furniture or anything she didn't like, and you were in trouble. She would find the clothes or bed or favorite chair of the person, and only that person who crossed her, and pee on their clothes, or bed or chair. Otherwise she would use her litter box without a problem.
Another insight to her personality: they had an old hound dog. Old as anything, and she would torture him. One time he was sleeping peacefully on the floor, as old hound dogs tend to do, and she was on a chair right next to him. I never believed what comes next to be true until I saw it myself, but I saw it. Very slowly and quietly, she would rest her paw on the dog. Then with a quick flexing of her paw, she'd push out her claws and dig the poor dog.
Yeah, take the cat to the vet.
Another insight to her personality: they had an old hound dog. Old as anything, and she would torture him. One time he was sleeping peacefully on the floor, as old hound dogs tend to do, and she was on a chair right next to him. I never believed what comes next to be true until I saw it myself, but I saw it. Very slowly and quietly, she would rest her paw on the dog. Then with a quick flexing of her paw, she'd push out her claws and dig the poor dog.
Yeah, take the cat to the vet.
This is why I hate cats. I would take that cat in the middle of nowhere and leave it.
ro johen
this is for you and freak both.
try out different enzyme ordor killing stuff.
some of them work pretty well in dealing with this stuff.
sometimes if cats dont have an outright infection they can have problems because they dont drink enough water.
sometimes a cat drinking fountain can help with that and the water is just fresher.
there is an unit i have seen for less then 26 though some go up to 69.
this is for you and freak both.
try out different enzyme ordor killing stuff.
some of them work pretty well in dealing with this stuff.
sometimes if cats dont have an outright infection they can have problems because they dont drink enough water.
sometimes a cat drinking fountain can help with that and the water is just fresher.
there is an unit i have seen for less then 26 though some go up to 69.
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