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Hello! I have this cute fluffball male kitty I call Sophie (once upon he was a female, so we usually just stick with Soph or SoSo). He's a great little cat, BUT he enjoys peeing on my floor in many different areas. He REALLY loves to pee on my shoe mat as you walk in the door, and this is one of those thick rubberized bottom so it doesn't leak through. I spray it with deoderizer, I use vinegar mixed sprays, and he still likes to go and piss on it. He also enjoys peeing on the rug in front of my kitchen sink. I think I've solved this problem by putting a foam mat down as he hasn't YET peed on this one. I put new rugs in my bathroom, and as far as I can tell, he hasn't peed on these either, EXCEPT, when I pick the rugs up, he likes to go in and pee on the actual floor itself, especially behind the toilet. He enjoys peeing in corners in my bedroom, up against the walls, and this is also a rug so all I've been able to clean it is by using a baking soda mixed carpet cleaner. That powder has definitely lifted the smell from the bedroom, and I know when you deoderize the areas the cat likes to pee at they won't go back to it. I am PRETTY sure he's also the one who likes to get on top of my table and pee on that, too (good thing I don't eat at my table whatsoever). Any plastic bags on the floor he likes to pee on, he likes to pee in front of the litter box also, and I know damn well he knows how to use the box as I've seen him use it. I've given him another litter box, annnnd of course, he still likes to pee on the floor. He's gone to the vet and he isn't sick (except for his tummy in which he has a special food for that), otherwise he's been healthy. I think at this point he's doing it just out of the spite of himself. He knows how to use the box, and he knows TO use the litter box. I've always got the box clean, and always add fresh litter to it, and when it's mostly all "old litter" I dump the entire box, and refill it with all clean fresh litter.
I want to try and keep him from going back to these spots. Clearly, the pet deoderizer spray I buy from the stores isn't doing its job. Neither is the vinegar/water spray. I'll continue both the sprays, but I would love any suggestions on any concoctions that will turn him away from these designated areas. Something that will not attract him, something that when he goes to try and use any of these spots, he'll be repulsed by the smell. I've heard that cats don't like citrus smell. Trial and Error.
What would you suggest to use for a repulsive spray that actually keeps him from this area? Any ideas, any tips, suggestions as to how I can figure out this situation will be great! Thanks again!
I want to try and keep him from going back to these spots. Clearly, the pet deoderizer spray I buy from the stores isn't doing its job. Neither is the vinegar/water spray. I'll continue both the sprays, but I would love any suggestions on any concoctions that will turn him away from these designated areas. Something that will not attract him, something that when he goes to try and use any of these spots, he'll be repulsed by the smell. I've heard that cats don't like citrus smell. Trial and Error.
What would you suggest to use for a repulsive spray that actually keeps him from this area? Any ideas, any tips, suggestions as to how I can figure out this situation will be great! Thanks again!