My female 1 yro (spayed, vaccinated, indoor only, claws intact), pooed on our bed when she was a kitten. It happened twice almost in a row. We sprayed on Nature's Miracle, washed etc. We also kept that door closed at all times for a couple of months, until we believed she had forgotten all about that room. I really do believe she did.
It's now been probably close to 9 months since then, but in July we had a couple over who spent a week with us, they had a baby, also we hosted a party for the rest of the family while they were still here. Lots of people, lots of kids, lots of noise. She was VERY unhappy and didn't want to be anywhere close to them. She stayed in our bedroom, and urinated on our bed (I found her in it). I think that was our fault, I think she was scared to walk past everyone to get to the litterbox, and I didn't even think about it.
We treated the bed (cause it soaked through to the mattress) with NM, but not the comforter. I took it to the laundra mat instead and got it washed.
Now, one month later, it's been a calm house (other than our kids and their friends, which she is used to). We had a gentleman over who sat by our kitchen table, talking to dh for an hour or two. That night we discovered our bed was all wet. Dh thinks it happened because of our visitor. She does not like strangers. Took the comfortor outside, sprayed it well on both sides, let it dry. Treated the mattress twice, the first time it soaked all the way through to the other side, so I would think I had put enough on it. Let it dry outside. Then treated it once more, let it dry inside under a fan, cause it still smelled a little.
The comforter was now dry, so I put it in a heap on our kitchen floor before taking it to the laundra mat again. We found the cat this morning, urinating on it, while it was still on the kitchen floor.
So what do I make of this??? Is she attracted to the smell, after treatment, or is it a behavioral problem? Is it the comforter itself? I now took the comforter in the garage and poured on lots of NM, really soaked it. But I'm afraid she'll still see it as her new, beautiful litterbox. But if we buy a new one, I'm afraid she's going to go on that one too.
It's going to be real hard to keep the door to our room shut at all times. We have another cat too, and with the kids it will be hard to stop a cat from sneaking in and locking it in there thinking the cats are out, then closing the door.
What are your thoughts about what's going on?
It's now been probably close to 9 months since then, but in July we had a couple over who spent a week with us, they had a baby, also we hosted a party for the rest of the family while they were still here. Lots of people, lots of kids, lots of noise. She was VERY unhappy and didn't want to be anywhere close to them. She stayed in our bedroom, and urinated on our bed (I found her in it). I think that was our fault, I think she was scared to walk past everyone to get to the litterbox, and I didn't even think about it.
We treated the bed (cause it soaked through to the mattress) with NM, but not the comforter. I took it to the laundra mat instead and got it washed.
Now, one month later, it's been a calm house (other than our kids and their friends, which she is used to). We had a gentleman over who sat by our kitchen table, talking to dh for an hour or two. That night we discovered our bed was all wet. Dh thinks it happened because of our visitor. She does not like strangers. Took the comfortor outside, sprayed it well on both sides, let it dry. Treated the mattress twice, the first time it soaked all the way through to the other side, so I would think I had put enough on it. Let it dry outside. Then treated it once more, let it dry inside under a fan, cause it still smelled a little.
The comforter was now dry, so I put it in a heap on our kitchen floor before taking it to the laundra mat again. We found the cat this morning, urinating on it, while it was still on the kitchen floor.
So what do I make of this??? Is she attracted to the smell, after treatment, or is it a behavioral problem? Is it the comforter itself? I now took the comforter in the garage and poured on lots of NM, really soaked it. But I'm afraid she'll still see it as her new, beautiful litterbox. But if we buy a new one, I'm afraid she's going to go on that one too.
It's going to be real hard to keep the door to our room shut at all times. We have another cat too, and with the kids it will be hard to stop a cat from sneaking in and locking it in there thinking the cats are out, then closing the door.
What are your thoughts about what's going on?
