I wasn't sure if this belonged in the Behavior section or here. I picked here because there are a few folks in this area who are familiar with my female cat's story.My girl cat - who was ill not too long ago - has recently started peeing on the floor. She seems to have preferred spots to relieve herself, but when those spots are blocked off, she'll just pee somewhere nearby. She's been caught peeing in the kitchen on some shoes and in the bathroom behind a hamper (and when she couldn't get back there, she wet on the mat by the bath tub).She knows full well where her litterbox is and she goes near them all the time (they're in the garage, which is where one of her favorite sleeping spots is too), but she will just find a little cranny to tuck herself in and pee on the floor. I have no idea why because the litter boxes have not been moved, I'm not using a different brand of litter, the boxes are cleaned regularly...there is absolutely nothing different about the boxes. This behavior just started out of nowhere - I thought originally it might have been her being upset about getting shut in the bathroom to eat, but she'll do it at random. Though lately, she will eat her food and then go and pee i the corner in the bathroom.I'm not sure how much she wet in that corner before she was caught either, so I worry now she will associate that spot with acceptable urination (and that the other animals might do the same). Why might a spayed 14-year-old female cat just up and decide to start wetting outside the box?Some reasons I've read and/or been told are:- Bladder infection/UTI- Senility- Upset about something- Too lazy to go to the box- Age-related incontinenceShe's definitely able to urinate - when she goes, she goes quite a bit. It's not just a little tinkle. She also doesn't have any objections to the litter box because there are times I catch her squatting and ready to pee on the floor, so I take her to the litter box and she'll go in there. Mobility is not an issue because she does plenty of walking and jumping just to get to her favorite spots to nap, so she can easily reach her box.I live with my mother and, unlike me, she is far less patient with cats urinating on the floor. While she hasn't peed on anything porous (like furniture), my mother has no issues booting her across the room, illness or not. Currently, she's confined to the garage, which is not as bad as it sounds - she has her favorite spot to sleep in there, it's nice and warm (a steady 70 degrees), and she has water, dry kibbles (which she will eat if she's too hungry) and litter boxes. But I don't want to have to keep her locked up forever.If the problem continues after the holidays, I will take her to the vet. The vets locally are kind of stupid, but I imagine urine cultures are pretty standard. Still, are there any tests I should specifically ask for? Should I try putting a litter box upstairs (the other ones are downstairs)? I want her to be able to roam in the house, but I also don't want to find her with fractured ribs from my mother kicking her in the side after wetting the floor.Considering this behavior happened literally overnight, I have to assume she's either being a brat or she has an acute issue (like a UTI). Thyroid issues, kidney issues and diabetes were all ruled out when she had blood taken last month. Someone suggested to me that it could just be she's too lazy to go to the box and that there's some kind of medication to help with that? I'm not sure what it would do. She also doesn't seem disoriented at all.Is there anything I can do short-term to help with this behavior until I can take her to the vet?