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Hello I have a senior cat estimated to be in mid teens. (I adopted him as a stray 7 years ago) When I first got him they estimated his age to be LATE teens but after some medical help they thought he might be younger and I have had him 7 years now. He is a typical old cat and by that I mean he is frail looking, walks a little stiff, and spends most of his time sleeping.
All things considered he eats and drinks well and doesn't complain to much. Anyways I recently moved and I thought all was going well until he started to urinate on our couch in the basement. I found out he was doing this when I caught him. Typically if you walk in on him in his box he howls at you and will stop. This night though he saw me looking at him he just turned and started to pee all over the couch. It was as if he didn't even realize I was there. I quickly stopped him and took him to his box. I made sure to get everything possible in the wash so the smell didn't provoke him further. He doesn't seem to be spraying because he actually squats just like he would in his box.
The next day I went back down there and found out he had since urinated ALL over my childs bean bag chair. Today I put a sentry pheromone collar on him to see if it helps calm him down.
In the past he has peed in closets a few times but it was never a DAILY issue. Every time I caught him going outside the box I took him in for blood/urine tests and I always get told that considering his age he is in great health. Hes come clean for any organ failure, uti, and diabetes. The vets were never overly worried and told me that inappropriate elimination was just something that came with having an old cat. This I completely understand but I am wondering if I am so how provoking him or doing something wrong?
My question is what do I do to stop this behavior? I'm giving the calming collar a try since it has work in the past so time will tell on that. I also have his bed/food in the basement next to his litter box as well. ( he typically likes to sleep in the basement but has access to the entire house) I have his area blocked off with a baby gate (hole cut in it so he doesn't have to jump) that way the dog can't bug him. We are gone during the day at work so the house is always quiet for him. I also go home on break to feed him lunch if he is up.
I should also mention that he is deaf, his hearing has gotten worse over the years. He also has no teeth I had to have those all pulled when I adopted him since they were rotten. He is neutered and he typically eats 2-4 cans of food a day. He gets to eat whenever he wants since he is so thin.
All things considered he eats and drinks well and doesn't complain to much. Anyways I recently moved and I thought all was going well until he started to urinate on our couch in the basement. I found out he was doing this when I caught him. Typically if you walk in on him in his box he howls at you and will stop. This night though he saw me looking at him he just turned and started to pee all over the couch. It was as if he didn't even realize I was there. I quickly stopped him and took him to his box. I made sure to get everything possible in the wash so the smell didn't provoke him further. He doesn't seem to be spraying because he actually squats just like he would in his box.
The next day I went back down there and found out he had since urinated ALL over my childs bean bag chair. Today I put a sentry pheromone collar on him to see if it helps calm him down.
In the past he has peed in closets a few times but it was never a DAILY issue. Every time I caught him going outside the box I took him in for blood/urine tests and I always get told that considering his age he is in great health. Hes come clean for any organ failure, uti, and diabetes. The vets were never overly worried and told me that inappropriate elimination was just something that came with having an old cat. This I completely understand but I am wondering if I am so how provoking him or doing something wrong?
My question is what do I do to stop this behavior? I'm giving the calming collar a try since it has work in the past so time will tell on that. I also have his bed/food in the basement next to his litter box as well. ( he typically likes to sleep in the basement but has access to the entire house) I have his area blocked off with a baby gate (hole cut in it so he doesn't have to jump) that way the dog can't bug him. We are gone during the day at work so the house is always quiet for him. I also go home on break to feed him lunch if he is up.
I should also mention that he is deaf, his hearing has gotten worse over the years. He also has no teeth I had to have those all pulled when I adopted him since they were rotten. He is neutered and he typically eats 2-4 cans of food a day. He gets to eat whenever he wants since he is so thin.