I have 4 cats a female 10 year old named Starbuck, a male 5 year old named Sonny, a three year old male named Apollo and a 1 1/2 year old male named Casey.
We just recently discovered that at least one of our cats has been using our den as litter box to pee in. We are not completely sure who is because this was not happening when we were around to see it.
My hubby noticed a funny smell in the den earlier last week and found that the basket on the floor that Casey used to sleep in sometimes was covered in pee. It sank into the carpet from the basket. We do have a black light and found a big issue in this room. It looks like someone re-decorated the carpet with pee in multiple areas. We are currently keeping everyone out of the room unless we are in there to supervise. Some of the stains appear to be older and this is possibly from when one of my seniors had a stroke and my hubby came home and found him covered in pee. It is possible he had accidents in that room because hubby found Claude hiding in the closet in that room. We had to put him to sleep due to the stroke taking away almost his entire quality of life. Rest in peace Claude I hope you are getting lots of showers at the rainbow bridge. He was a water kitty.
My hubby suspects it is our 10 year old but he has not seen her do this. She was spending a lot of time in the den hanging out and sleeping in there. However all the cats have hung out in this room. He suspects her because her pee has never had a particularly strong odor her entire life. I can clean the litter box right after she pees and don't notice any smell.
I am home the next two days and plan on watching both Sonny and Starbuck to make sure they are not having any issues when they are using the litter boxes. The two younger ones have normal litter box habits which I get to observe every time I scoop out the litter boxes.
My husband has told me that he thinks there is some sort of pain when he pets Starbuck on her back near the top of her tail. I have not observed this first hand while petting her. He did say the pain does not seem to be there all them time though. I am wondering if any one has any ideas on what this could be. She moves around normally and does not show any changes in behavior with the stairs in my house. I do see her go to the basement to use the litter box. I have 4 litter boxes in my basement. She will go up and down the stairs fine to eat also. Her weight is stable so I know she is eating regularly and I do see her drinking out of our cat fountain daily.
Also the basket that was peed on was most used by Casey but she would use it occasionally. The basket was moved into this area from another room. Casey and Starbuck get along just fine. I am wondering it if it is possible that I am dealing with a territorial issue in this room?
I am going to watch the litter box habits the next two days to make sure I am not missing a hidden medical issue. If I do find a possible medical issue then that cat will go to the vet.
Also what have you successfully used to clean urine out of carpet. We have a Bissel Steam Cleaner. Hubby tried white vinegar to clean the first spot we found. We have steam cleaned the worst section of the room and the smell seems to be gone but the stain is not. I was thinking of going to home depot to look at some of the enzymatic pre-treaters and pet formula cleaners Bissel makes. Has anyone had any success with these products? Which products have you had success with to remove large amounts of pee from an entire room.
Sorry for the book but I could use any suggestions or advice you have. Starbuck does hate the car and the vet to the point that she pees in her carrier but if she needs to go the vet it will happen. If I figure out which cat is peeing in there a vet visit will happen.
We just recently discovered that at least one of our cats has been using our den as litter box to pee in. We are not completely sure who is because this was not happening when we were around to see it.
My hubby noticed a funny smell in the den earlier last week and found that the basket on the floor that Casey used to sleep in sometimes was covered in pee. It sank into the carpet from the basket. We do have a black light and found a big issue in this room. It looks like someone re-decorated the carpet with pee in multiple areas. We are currently keeping everyone out of the room unless we are in there to supervise. Some of the stains appear to be older and this is possibly from when one of my seniors had a stroke and my hubby came home and found him covered in pee. It is possible he had accidents in that room because hubby found Claude hiding in the closet in that room. We had to put him to sleep due to the stroke taking away almost his entire quality of life. Rest in peace Claude I hope you are getting lots of showers at the rainbow bridge. He was a water kitty.
My hubby suspects it is our 10 year old but he has not seen her do this. She was spending a lot of time in the den hanging out and sleeping in there. However all the cats have hung out in this room. He suspects her because her pee has never had a particularly strong odor her entire life. I can clean the litter box right after she pees and don't notice any smell.
I am home the next two days and plan on watching both Sonny and Starbuck to make sure they are not having any issues when they are using the litter boxes. The two younger ones have normal litter box habits which I get to observe every time I scoop out the litter boxes.
My husband has told me that he thinks there is some sort of pain when he pets Starbuck on her back near the top of her tail. I have not observed this first hand while petting her. He did say the pain does not seem to be there all them time though. I am wondering if any one has any ideas on what this could be. She moves around normally and does not show any changes in behavior with the stairs in my house. I do see her go to the basement to use the litter box. I have 4 litter boxes in my basement. She will go up and down the stairs fine to eat also. Her weight is stable so I know she is eating regularly and I do see her drinking out of our cat fountain daily.
Also the basket that was peed on was most used by Casey but she would use it occasionally. The basket was moved into this area from another room. Casey and Starbuck get along just fine. I am wondering it if it is possible that I am dealing with a territorial issue in this room?
I am going to watch the litter box habits the next two days to make sure I am not missing a hidden medical issue. If I do find a possible medical issue then that cat will go to the vet.
Also what have you successfully used to clean urine out of carpet. We have a Bissel Steam Cleaner. Hubby tried white vinegar to clean the first spot we found. We have steam cleaned the worst section of the room and the smell seems to be gone but the stain is not. I was thinking of going to home depot to look at some of the enzymatic pre-treaters and pet formula cleaners Bissel makes. Has anyone had any success with these products? Which products have you had success with to remove large amounts of pee from an entire room.
Sorry for the book but I could use any suggestions or advice you have. Starbuck does hate the car and the vet to the point that she pees in her carrier but if she needs to go the vet it will happen. If I figure out which cat is peeing in there a vet visit will happen.
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