About a month ago I adopted some cats (2) from a very stressful home. As suggested here, I bought some Feliway to help ease their nerves, and now they aren't quite as "fraidey" as they used to be. They are friendly to me and will even approach guests, and will meow and love to be petted. They are sweet cats, but there is a problem.
One of them (or both, I don't know) seems to think the couch is also a litter box. The real litter box is being used and cleaned every day, so I am taking both to the vet on Friday to check for UTI. At this point I don't think the peeing is stress related.
I have tried very hard to "decontaminate" my couch, dousing it with Nature's Miracle, yet the peeing continues. I am afraid I will never be able to eliminate the pee smell 100%, which means I either need a new couch (since the cats will smell the pee and continue to "use the couch") or to find the cats a new home.
Do I have any other options? Any suggestions for more thorough cleaning of my couch? I really want to keep these cats, especially since they are warming up to people, but the couch situation is embarrassing (since I can't have guests over) and makes me uncomfortable (uncleanliness).
Help! I am so frustrated right now; I grew up with cats and have never experienced this problem before
One of them (or both, I don't know) seems to think the couch is also a litter box. The real litter box is being used and cleaned every day, so I am taking both to the vet on Friday to check for UTI. At this point I don't think the peeing is stress related.
I have tried very hard to "decontaminate" my couch, dousing it with Nature's Miracle, yet the peeing continues. I am afraid I will never be able to eliminate the pee smell 100%, which means I either need a new couch (since the cats will smell the pee and continue to "use the couch") or to find the cats a new home.
Do I have any other options? Any suggestions for more thorough cleaning of my couch? I really want to keep these cats, especially since they are warming up to people, but the couch situation is embarrassing (since I can't have guests over) and makes me uncomfortable (uncleanliness).
Help! I am so frustrated right now; I grew up with cats and have never experienced this problem before