backstory:
I just moved in with my BF and he has a dog so we keep the cat in a back bedroom, but let her out while we're at work (dog is in the dog run) from 9am-6pm and then she is out at night and the dog is crated in our bedroom 12am-6am. She also hangs out with me while I study in the office from 9pm-12am so we try to make sure she gets her own cuddle time and the dog goes on playdates every few weekends so the cat has the run of the house. We're slowing introducing them...but the dog isn't too keen on it, yet.
She has peed twice in the past 3 weeks, once on some blankets in the closet, and then again in the closet (2nd time there may have been leftover smell). Both times I cleaned with petsmart cat cleaner (this is my fave- I've used nature's miracle and a few others before). I also have a feliway plugged in. I put foil over the peed on areas and I could put an upside down carpet runner in the closet...but her box is in one corner of the closet.
I'm going tonight to pick up more cleaner and litter attractant (ran out so her box was not treated). I think she may be stressed from the dog, but she seems fine and she's bold around the dog, ie runs out of the bedroom in front of the dog, stands up to the dog, etc etc. She is not a timid or scared cat by nature, but maybe she doesn't have physical signs of being stressed except the peeing. Anything I can do for stress? I'm 95% sure it is not a UTI because there are no UTI signs and she's had one before and I know what to look for.
Any help is appreciated and sorry for the longwinded post!!
I just moved in with my BF and he has a dog so we keep the cat in a back bedroom, but let her out while we're at work (dog is in the dog run) from 9am-6pm and then she is out at night and the dog is crated in our bedroom 12am-6am. She also hangs out with me while I study in the office from 9pm-12am so we try to make sure she gets her own cuddle time and the dog goes on playdates every few weekends so the cat has the run of the house. We're slowing introducing them...but the dog isn't too keen on it, yet.
She has peed twice in the past 3 weeks, once on some blankets in the closet, and then again in the closet (2nd time there may have been leftover smell). Both times I cleaned with petsmart cat cleaner (this is my fave- I've used nature's miracle and a few others before). I also have a feliway plugged in. I put foil over the peed on areas and I could put an upside down carpet runner in the closet...but her box is in one corner of the closet.
I'm going tonight to pick up more cleaner and litter attractant (ran out so her box was not treated). I think she may be stressed from the dog, but she seems fine and she's bold around the dog, ie runs out of the bedroom in front of the dog, stands up to the dog, etc etc. She is not a timid or scared cat by nature, but maybe she doesn't have physical signs of being stressed except the peeing. Anything I can do for stress? I'm 95% sure it is not a UTI because there are no UTI signs and she's had one before and I know what to look for.
Any help is appreciated and sorry for the longwinded post!!










for your kitty



and she's just confined to one 10x10 room so I thought 2 boxes would be overkill...but I have a mini one I could put out. I posted here and on a dog forum about intros and we're trying but it's not really progressing very well. I have a friend of a friend who is a dog trainer so we might get her help with the dog. If the cat keeps up with the peeing I might go to the vet and see about her anxiety problems.