Hi guys,
My cat is now 2.5 years old. I have two cats, but only one with this problem. I've read articles from general internet searching and those posted here after searching other people's peeing issues (such as How To Solve Litterbox Problems In Cats: The Ultimate Guide and Litterbox Problems? Here's Why You Should Call Your Vet).
My problem is not unlike the post here Cat Keeps Peeing!!!
I have one cat that was so good up until almost 6 months when she started to go crazy peeing everywhere. This was right before her surgery to get spayed. It has been problems ever since. I asked the vet and she wasn't in heat before the surgery. So I wonder why she went crazy peeing right before. Is that normal for a female cat to do that before she goes in heat? To suddenly pee everywhere? It made me wonder about whether she might have some remnant ovaries that is causing this peeing outside the litter box issue. I haven't gotten this checked since it's quite expensive and I'm not sure I need to do this. She hasn't shown any signs of being in heat. Every once in a while she'll want to hide in a dark corner of the house for some reason and sometimes when she acts weird like that she might pee somewhere outside the litterbox. But other times, she'll be normal and still do it.
The problem is that she isn't avoiding the litter box entirely. She'll go more often than not and then once a week or a few weeks, she'll suddenly decide to pee somewhere. She'll go into the litterbox 90% of the time. This problem is only for her peeing. She poops in the litterbox. It could be my bed, or my office. I can't understand what is causing this at all. No disruptions in the environment, no changes, she'll just decide to pee somewhere else.
She's been doing this ever since she was 6 months old to now. She's 2.5 years old now. I have tried so many thing. I visited the doctor and they said she had no urine issues and only suggested to me things that I have already tried. I tried buying different litterboxes, using Feliway, those pheromone collars. I bought litter attract and that didn't seem to do much good. I clean the litter boxes several times a day. I fear that it has become a behavioural issue outside of any medical ones (which she didn't have any according to the doctor).
Someone suggested locking her in with the litterbox to retrain her to go only in the box. It'll didn't really help much. She'll be ok and then she goes back to peeing outside the litterbox every so often again. Maybe I didn't do it long enough? How long should I have done this?
What else can I do to retrain her to pee only in the litterbox? I am out of ideas. Is it possible that some cats simply aren't trainable? Would hiring a cat behaviorist help?
Edit: I should add that my other cat has no issues and they get along very well. They are often sleeping together so I don't think it's an issue there.
My cat is now 2.5 years old. I have two cats, but only one with this problem. I've read articles from general internet searching and those posted here after searching other people's peeing issues (such as How To Solve Litterbox Problems In Cats: The Ultimate Guide and Litterbox Problems? Here's Why You Should Call Your Vet).
My problem is not unlike the post here Cat Keeps Peeing!!!
I have one cat that was so good up until almost 6 months when she started to go crazy peeing everywhere. This was right before her surgery to get spayed. It has been problems ever since. I asked the vet and she wasn't in heat before the surgery. So I wonder why she went crazy peeing right before. Is that normal for a female cat to do that before she goes in heat? To suddenly pee everywhere? It made me wonder about whether she might have some remnant ovaries that is causing this peeing outside the litter box issue. I haven't gotten this checked since it's quite expensive and I'm not sure I need to do this. She hasn't shown any signs of being in heat. Every once in a while she'll want to hide in a dark corner of the house for some reason and sometimes when she acts weird like that she might pee somewhere outside the litterbox. But other times, she'll be normal and still do it.
The problem is that she isn't avoiding the litter box entirely. She'll go more often than not and then once a week or a few weeks, she'll suddenly decide to pee somewhere. She'll go into the litterbox 90% of the time. This problem is only for her peeing. She poops in the litterbox. It could be my bed, or my office. I can't understand what is causing this at all. No disruptions in the environment, no changes, she'll just decide to pee somewhere else.
She's been doing this ever since she was 6 months old to now. She's 2.5 years old now. I have tried so many thing. I visited the doctor and they said she had no urine issues and only suggested to me things that I have already tried. I tried buying different litterboxes, using Feliway, those pheromone collars. I bought litter attract and that didn't seem to do much good. I clean the litter boxes several times a day. I fear that it has become a behavioural issue outside of any medical ones (which she didn't have any according to the doctor).
Someone suggested locking her in with the litterbox to retrain her to go only in the box. It'll didn't really help much. She'll be ok and then she goes back to peeing outside the litterbox every so often again. Maybe I didn't do it long enough? How long should I have done this?
What else can I do to retrain her to pee only in the litterbox? I am out of ideas. Is it possible that some cats simply aren't trainable? Would hiring a cat behaviorist help?
Edit: I should add that my other cat has no issues and they get along very well. They are often sleeping together so I don't think it's an issue there.
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around the basement windows that the neighborhood cat was spraying, causing mine to be very upset. Not only did it deter the other cat from marking over my husbands "I'm a bigger animal than you" scent, but my cat would then smell my husband and not a stranger outside. You might not smell an intruder, but your cat will. And just because your other's pretty chill, not all cats are as territorial as others so your other cat might not care what's going on outside.
