Peeing on bed

meredith127

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My cat that I have had for 14 years has recently began peeing on my bed almost daily. She used to be an outside cat but as she got older she seemed to want to come inside more often so we just permanently moved her inside. She's been an inside cat for almost a year. I can not function with her peeing on my bed daily. She will even pee if I am in the bed. She also pees on piles of my clothes. She pees outside the litter box even when it is clean. She is a happy and loving cat so I'm assuming that the peeing is not due to stress. I do not know what to do anymore and I can't live like this for much longer, someone please help.
 

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Have you taken her to her vet?  This is usually a sign of a medical issue... Also, her age is a factor.  It’s common for a cat experiencing discomfort upon elimination to associate the box with the pain. It may also be that your cat can’t make it to the box in time due to discomfort. Her mental capacity may be declining.  Older cats, just like older people have special needs.  Arthritis can make it difficult for your cat to get in and out. An older cat may also lack bladder control so she may not make it to the box in time. Arthritis or stiff joints can also make it difficult for the cat to get to a standing position and walk to the box in time to empty her bladder. Older cats who are diabetic or in renal failure may not make it to the box in time because of their increased water intake. This can lead to litter box avoidance if the cat associates the box with his discomfort.  Elderly felines who are suffering hearing loss typically sleep soundly and as a result, they don’t get the message from the brain in time to tell them the bladder is full. Cats with declining senses may also be more easily startled.  Age-related Feline Cognitive Dysfunction is the feline version of human Alzheimer’s disease. More than just the typical behavioral changes associated with age, cats with FCD can display symptoms such as increased vocalization, inappropriate elimination, disorientation, pacing, and restlessness.

Also, do not get onto her for this.  This may seem silly, but cats do not think like humans do, as much as we try to humanize them...When you punish a cat for peeing or pooping outside of the box, the messages she receives are 1) She should be afraid of you, and 2) eliminating will get her in trouble. Even though you think you’re teaching her that her location choice is what you objected to, the message she got was to avoid peeing and pooping when you’re around. Punishment also means you are assuming the cat is misbehaving and in reality, she isn’t. If a cat isn’t using her litter box it’s because she feels he can’t. Your job is to figure out why. Punishment is inhumane and counter-productive.
 

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Don't want to freak you out, but peeing on our bed is what caused us to take Cindy to the vet where they discovered a mass in her abdomen, which turned out to be mast cell cancer.  I would agree with everyone, that a vet visit is the best thing.
 

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I agree with everyone else with a vet visit. My cat started doing this & it turned out he had crystals in his bladder. So he was avoiding the box because it was painful to pee with crystals/stones. 
 
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