kitten keeps peeing on me and my clothes.

A month ago I adopted a kitten and her mother from a no kill shelter. They had been shoved into a hamster cage with 4 other cats and left on the shelters door step. The mother 13 month old Garbo is a sweet heart who likes to be left alone but be near you. Sundae her daughter is also a sweet heart and loves to sit on my lap. Sundae 7months also likes to pee on my lap. The first night I had her- peed on me. Few days later- tried to pee on me. Two days ago -peed on me.
Today I had a doctors appointment and was running late so I grabbed some jeans that were in the hamper clean but not put away. I kept smelling cat pee in the doctors office... Got home and my other kitten Orion came over and let me know "hey Sundae peed on your pants RIGHT HERE." (I won't ever be going back to that doc.)
All my cats get along. I buy the expensive cat food. A week after I got them I packed up Orion (8 months), Garbo and Sundae and took them to the vet. They all had upper resp and Sundae and Garbo had worms.(no big deal they did just come from a shelter) Other than that everything was fine. 4 cats, 4 litter boxes cleaned daily. Did I get a cat that hates me? I am home all day. The two boys are neutered and the two girls are spayed. No sign of uti. She does not pee on my hubby. Was it something I said?! I am so confused. I have no idea how to make this better. Help!

Is she pooping in a litter box? Is the litter box easily accessible to her? Is she afraid of any of the other cats?


OK I'm no expert on these types of things, but maybe she is peeing on you because she feels safe and comfortable with you. You said they had been shoved in a hamster cage with 4 other cats. It doesn't sound like Sundae has had any kind of "litter" training.


Maybe you could buy a couple of baby mattress pads, the type that you would put on say a table to change a baby. I don't know how expensive these pads are, or what sizes they come in, but maybe you could buy one or two of them and maybe cut them in two (depending on the size). So put one on your lap when Sundae is sitting on you. Once she pees take the pad and lay it in an area where her litter box would be or in her litter box and leave it there. That way she will be able to smell it and hopefully in time make the connection.


Then do the same thing again the next time she is on your lap, but when you realize she is starting to pee, just gently pick her up, along with the pad, (that way the pad will contain the liquid) and then put her in her designated litter box that already has a used pad in it.


All the while talking to her gently saying "oh no no no, my little one, this is where you go pee," and then bring her to her designated litter box (it doesn't have to be those exact words but just make sure you don't startle her. Obviously, what she needs to learn is that it is ok for her to pee, but just not on cat mommy


So in time she should make the connection and you can start slowly adding litter on top of the pad and then in time just take the pad away and throw it out if you like.


Also try adding a little "Cat Attract" on top of the pad.


Like I said, I'm no expert when it comes to this, but this just seems logical to me. The important thing is not to startle her as you make the transition. You don't want her to think peeing in itself is bad, cause then she might start peeing in other spots trying to hide it.


The only other thing is have you mentioned this to your vet? Maybe she also needs to get checked out just to be safe there are no physical problems.


Also I wouldn't worry too much about your doctor, I certainly would not let a small thing like that stop you from going back to him/her. You are probably the only one who noticed. And even if someone did notice so what? It's not like it's going to happen again. Believe me in doctor's offices they have smelled things that are much worse than that.


I sure hope this helps!


I just wanted to add that those kitties are blessed to have you as their cat mommy. I can tell you are a sweet and loving cat person!

I would take her to the vet & specifically test her urine to ensure there is no UTI - until that is done you cannot 100% rule out a health issue. And I cannot begin to count the number of times I've seen cats exhibit no physical symptoms, yet they have a UTI.

Originally Posted by white cat lover

I would take her to the vet & specifically test her urine to ensure there is no UTI - until that is done you cannot 100% rule out a health issue. And I cannot begin to count the number of times I've seen cats exhibit no physical symptoms, yet they have a UTI.

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I wholeheartedly concur. I rescued my now old girl Cleo many years ago when she was a kitten. She was in rough shape when I found her; very thin, infested with worms, and she would make it a point of peeing in corners, on my bed and in my laundry basket full of folded clean clothes. Took her to the Vet, urinalysis done, it was a major UTI. A course of antibiotics fixed her right up and the inappropriate peeing has never been a problem since (13 yrs).

Bless your heart for taking these kitties. They've no doubt been through a lot of stress and tough conditions before coming to you. The combo of these things can surely trigger a urinary tract infection. Please have kitty's urine checked.

Unless she is squatting and peeing and straining when she is peeing, it is doubtful she has a UTI. She is marking you because you saved her and it is a normal reaction on a traumatized kitty. The fact that she is doing it while she is laying on you (did I read that right?) Not squatting, she pees while she is laying on you? Then she is doing this for comfort (hers not yours!) LOL

There is also a possibility if you haven't seen her squatting and peeing in the litter pan that two things may be going on- she associates the pan with pain, or she has been kicked or hit and has bladder problems. To be safe, take her in and get her checked. Because she was crammed into a hamster cage with other cats, I would not only have them do a cysto, but also blood work. This gives you a baseline to work with.

One of my cats was made to live in a small birdcage for a year before she arrived here. She had no clue what a litter pan was and often peed wherever she was at the time.

Any update? Did you get her checked out? Is she still peeing on you?


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