Hey guys...
I have a nearly 5 year old long-haired cat named Witney (she's also been spayed). For many years now, on the weekends, I go to my boyfriend's place (she has those feeders that only need to be filled once a week etc. etc. so she always has food and water available when I am gone) and she's left alone on the weekends until I return.
A couple weeks ago...I come home and she pooped and peed on my bed. I figured it was probably just an accident...I slightly got angry and just washed my sheets and just constantly gave her attention thereafter and treated her no different. A couple weeks went by where I did not leave...I went to Petco and bought her a new kitty litter, cat dishes and cat scratcher. It seemed everything was fine, she ate and drank...she played with her new scratcher and went poopy in the new litter. However, she pooped and peed on my bed again when I left this weekend after 3-4 weeks of not leaving.
We used to have this problem with my old doggy...he used to poop and/or pee on people's shoes that he did not like. I initially thought that my cat may have just been not used to the litter, but I have seen her use it before I left...so I'm leaning towards she does not like my leaving her at home. I can't take her though, she does not like new environments and takes her a while to adjust and I don't want to stress her out.
Any ideas on how I can get her to stop pooping and peeing on my bed when I leave her??? I don't really know where to begin correcting this issue as she has never done this before really...I've also noticed she's become much more aggressive towards strangers. Normally, when my nephews and nieces comes in..if I'm in there, she'll just lay there and they'll let her pet her or she will run and hide. But this weekend she started hissing at them and smacking at them with her paws.
Help please...and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I have a nearly 5 year old long-haired cat named Witney (she's also been spayed). For many years now, on the weekends, I go to my boyfriend's place (she has those feeders that only need to be filled once a week etc. etc. so she always has food and water available when I am gone) and she's left alone on the weekends until I return.
A couple weeks ago...I come home and she pooped and peed on my bed. I figured it was probably just an accident...I slightly got angry and just washed my sheets and just constantly gave her attention thereafter and treated her no different. A couple weeks went by where I did not leave...I went to Petco and bought her a new kitty litter, cat dishes and cat scratcher. It seemed everything was fine, she ate and drank...she played with her new scratcher and went poopy in the new litter. However, she pooped and peed on my bed again when I left this weekend after 3-4 weeks of not leaving.
We used to have this problem with my old doggy...he used to poop and/or pee on people's shoes that he did not like. I initially thought that my cat may have just been not used to the litter, but I have seen her use it before I left...so I'm leaning towards she does not like my leaving her at home. I can't take her though, she does not like new environments and takes her a while to adjust and I don't want to stress her out.
Any ideas on how I can get her to stop pooping and peeing on my bed when I leave her??? I don't really know where to begin correcting this issue as she has never done this before really...I've also noticed she's become much more aggressive towards strangers. Normally, when my nephews and nieces comes in..if I'm in there, she'll just lay there and they'll let her pet her or she will run and hide. But this weekend she started hissing at them and smacking at them with her paws.
Help please...and MERRY CHRISTMAS!