I checked the existing thread on this subject, but it was 3 years old, and closed...hope I can start a new one.
We have a neutered female cat, don't know her age because she showed up and "adopted" us about 71/2 years ago. She always used the litter box until about a month ago. She was sitting, then lay down on our bed; in the morning I discovered that she had urinated on the bed. I did an extreme cleanup, didn't tell my husband for fear he'd exile her to the outdoors, besides, I was sure this was a one time thing. Two weeks later she did it again.
This was at the beginning of June, at that time she went outside, and has refused to come in the house since then. (Worry not, she usually stays on the front porch, and never goes out of our yard.) Friday, Tropical Storm Ernesto visited us, and she did come in. Now we got new furniture 3 weeks ago. She snuggled up on the couch, I decided to put a comforter on just in case, and gave her the bed pillow she was used to sleeping on.
Have you guessed? She peed on the pillow.
She sees the vet regularly, after the first episode he checked her for urinary tract problems, negative.
Since she doesn't leave our yard I have no problem letting her stay outside as long as the weather is good, but I'm afraid that she'll continue doing this when the cold weather brings her inside most of the day.
Anyone else experience this problem, and have advice?
Thanks,
Shel
We have a neutered female cat, don't know her age because she showed up and "adopted" us about 71/2 years ago. She always used the litter box until about a month ago. She was sitting, then lay down on our bed; in the morning I discovered that she had urinated on the bed. I did an extreme cleanup, didn't tell my husband for fear he'd exile her to the outdoors, besides, I was sure this was a one time thing. Two weeks later she did it again.
This was at the beginning of June, at that time she went outside, and has refused to come in the house since then. (Worry not, she usually stays on the front porch, and never goes out of our yard.) Friday, Tropical Storm Ernesto visited us, and she did come in. Now we got new furniture 3 weeks ago. She snuggled up on the couch, I decided to put a comforter on just in case, and gave her the bed pillow she was used to sleeping on.
Have you guessed? She peed on the pillow.
She sees the vet regularly, after the first episode he checked her for urinary tract problems, negative.
Since she doesn't leave our yard I have no problem letting her stay outside as long as the weather is good, but I'm afraid that she'll continue doing this when the cold weather brings her inside most of the day.
Anyone else experience this problem, and have advice?
Thanks,
Shel