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This has become an urgent issue for me, because I am planning on moving at some point soon and if this behavior doesn't go away I am going to have to find them a new home (because I am planning on sharing an apartment/house) and they are my babies.
1. Teddy (10 lbs)
She is 1 and a quarter years old. She is very, very stressed and scared of being outside my room. She gets scared when you pick her up and try to hold her. She gets scared of people coming in a room, or loud-ish noises and basically anything that is not utter quietness.
She only really likes it in my room because I am her owner and the only person she trusts. But she pees on my bed (and clothes, if there are any on the floor). This became a more and more common issue that she is now no longer allowed in my room (or anyones room) and stays in the kitchen/living room all day. She has a cat tree that she can sit in, but she seems unhappy there.
She does not have a problem with the litter box, because she uses it all the time when she has no access to my room.
I only have one and I have 3 cats but I cannot put one anywhere else (it is my dad's house and he won't let me. There isn't space for another one anywhere), besides my closet and I do not want my clothes to smell like cat pee or to encourage her to pee in my room.
Basically now, if my door gets left open and she gets in, the first thing she does is jump on my bed and pee there. She does not pee in the house when she is not in my room.
I have tried different litters, having a top on the litter box and not having one, having a top with a door, different amounts of litter, etc. I clean the box twice a day. She does this even right after it has been cleaned.
Also, she is not declawed, she is spayed, she is healthy (took her to the vet), and she has no animosity towards my other cats.
My guess is that she is doing this because she feels safe in my room and does not want to leave to go to the bathroom, but that has some holes in it. Because she doesn't poop on my clothes (though she HAS a few times), and she does it asap when she gets in my room. My idea right now is to try out a phermone collar and hope that it helps her get de-stressed. But now she's so used to peeing in my room I don't think it will stop and I'm not even sure that's the problem.
2. Sebastian (11 lbs)
He is 1 and a quarter years old. He is Teddy's brother. He is not stressed, ever. He is very nice, he is very pleasant, he likes to be pet. He is not particularly attached to people, but he lets me fawn over him and play with him. He is a very good cat.
But he poops outside the litter box. Always... He poops right in front of it. In the middle of the hallway. It is gross. He has also lived in a different home, where he did the same exact thing. He pees in the litter box. He's only peed outside of it 1 time and it was right in front of me, on my hardwood floor for some reason.
I have tried punishing him, but it doesn't work. I mean, I really did try, but it never made him stop, not even once. And I feel so guilty about it I haven't done it in a while. He knows it's wrong because I caught him doing it the other day and he ran away as soon as he saw me look, mid-****.
Also, same things I've tried with Teddy.
He is not declawed, he is neutered, and he is very healthy, and he does not mind the other cats in the house one bit.
My only idea right now is to try getting a bigger litter box, but like I said, there's no where to put it. I have a decent-sized one, it's not small, and he pees in it, so I don't really think that will fix it... The litter box I have is in a niche in the wall where a bigger one will not fit.
I might just break down and put another litter box in my closet, but I think it's a bad idea and I am 99% certain the litter box is not the problem.
It may be worth mentioning I also have another cat who is almost 2 and he is perfect and has never pooped or peed outside the litter box once. Sigh. And I do not have tons, and tons of money to spend on these cats. I already paid a 400 dollar vet bill (because I got tricked by my scummy vet into getting a bunch of tests that all turned out to be negative and so on). I am willing to spend money on them, of course, but I can't just spend out the ass. It's too much. I really need help. I don't know what to do. Thank you to anyone who has read this.
1. Teddy (10 lbs)
She is 1 and a quarter years old. She is very, very stressed and scared of being outside my room. She gets scared when you pick her up and try to hold her. She gets scared of people coming in a room, or loud-ish noises and basically anything that is not utter quietness.
She only really likes it in my room because I am her owner and the only person she trusts. But she pees on my bed (and clothes, if there are any on the floor). This became a more and more common issue that she is now no longer allowed in my room (or anyones room) and stays in the kitchen/living room all day. She has a cat tree that she can sit in, but she seems unhappy there.
She does not have a problem with the litter box, because she uses it all the time when she has no access to my room.
I only have one and I have 3 cats but I cannot put one anywhere else (it is my dad's house and he won't let me. There isn't space for another one anywhere), besides my closet and I do not want my clothes to smell like cat pee or to encourage her to pee in my room.
Basically now, if my door gets left open and she gets in, the first thing she does is jump on my bed and pee there. She does not pee in the house when she is not in my room.
I have tried different litters, having a top on the litter box and not having one, having a top with a door, different amounts of litter, etc. I clean the box twice a day. She does this even right after it has been cleaned.
Also, she is not declawed, she is spayed, she is healthy (took her to the vet), and she has no animosity towards my other cats.
My guess is that she is doing this because she feels safe in my room and does not want to leave to go to the bathroom, but that has some holes in it. Because she doesn't poop on my clothes (though she HAS a few times), and she does it asap when she gets in my room. My idea right now is to try out a phermone collar and hope that it helps her get de-stressed. But now she's so used to peeing in my room I don't think it will stop and I'm not even sure that's the problem.
2. Sebastian (11 lbs)
He is 1 and a quarter years old. He is Teddy's brother. He is not stressed, ever. He is very nice, he is very pleasant, he likes to be pet. He is not particularly attached to people, but he lets me fawn over him and play with him. He is a very good cat.
But he poops outside the litter box. Always... He poops right in front of it. In the middle of the hallway. It is gross. He has also lived in a different home, where he did the same exact thing. He pees in the litter box. He's only peed outside of it 1 time and it was right in front of me, on my hardwood floor for some reason.
I have tried punishing him, but it doesn't work. I mean, I really did try, but it never made him stop, not even once. And I feel so guilty about it I haven't done it in a while. He knows it's wrong because I caught him doing it the other day and he ran away as soon as he saw me look, mid-****.
Also, same things I've tried with Teddy.
He is not declawed, he is neutered, and he is very healthy, and he does not mind the other cats in the house one bit.
My only idea right now is to try getting a bigger litter box, but like I said, there's no where to put it. I have a decent-sized one, it's not small, and he pees in it, so I don't really think that will fix it... The litter box I have is in a niche in the wall where a bigger one will not fit.
I might just break down and put another litter box in my closet, but I think it's a bad idea and I am 99% certain the litter box is not the problem.
It may be worth mentioning I also have another cat who is almost 2 and he is perfect and has never pooped or peed outside the litter box once. Sigh. And I do not have tons, and tons of money to spend on these cats. I already paid a 400 dollar vet bill (because I got tricked by my scummy vet into getting a bunch of tests that all turned out to be negative and so on). I am willing to spend money on them, of course, but I can't just spend out the ass. It's too much. I really need help. I don't know what to do. Thank you to anyone who has read this.