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Hi, I am new to this board, but normally spend my time on the reptile boards. Anyways a little info on my cats. I have had my cats for the last 3 years, both were adopted from a shelter as kittens, both are male and neutered. we adopted one and then a couple of weeks latter we decided to get another to keep him company. They get along great for the most part, a little aggression here and there when one plays to rough but other then that they are very content. They are indoor cats and only go out when supervised. Anyways to my questions. One of my cats lately has decided to start peeing outside of the litter box! Like right in front of it. I know its not cause the box is dirty because he has done it right after I changed the litter in it. Any suggestions? My secound question is for my other cat. He seems to like to pee on our blankets, any clothes we leave out,our bed and our leather lazy boy! he has done this since he was young and we have tried everything to stop him. does anyone have any suggestions. Sorry for the long post but we are trying to solve this situation.

I read your subject and felt sorry that you were having peeing problems, then realized maybe you meant your cat.

You will get other great suggestions, but here are some...

1. If you haven't had both cats checked by a vet lately, please do it to rule out urinary problems. If either are drinking extra water lately, straining to pee, or going to the box (or outside of the box) a lot more often, get them checked very, very soon. Blockages can get dangerous to the cats health fast.

2. They make a litter called "Cat Attract". You can get it at PetSmart and other pet stores. It is special litter made to attract cats to a litter box. Use it full strength at first to see how it works for several days and then if you find it expensive (I haven't priced it lately) you may want to mix it in with regular litter to keep them coming back to the box.

3. For the one that pees on things, make it "uncomfortable" simultaneous to the new litter. Cover things with un-fun textures to the paws. Put astro-turf mats, carpet runners upside down (with nubbies up), or a table cloth/shower curtain liner across the top of the bed or furniture he is peeing on. Vinyl table cloths/shower curtain liners from a Dollar store may be the cheapest way to go. Also consider closing off the bedroom when you aren't there if the bed is a hot spot.

If the above ideas don't work, you may need to isolate the cat(s) to a small bedroom with the box to re-train them to use it for several days. Using the Cat Attract litter and when they come out of confinement, cover things and keep using the special litter until things seem to work.
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Tammy
Stanley and Pookey

Those are good suggestions...I might add, get them separate litter boxes..some cats dont like to share..and welcome!
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PHTessie

Hi There,

The other poster gave some excellent advice. The first thing you should do when there are urinary issues is take the cat to the vet for an exam and to rule out an infection and/or crystals. Often cats will pee outside of the litterbox because something is wrong and they aren't feeling well.

If the problems end up being behavioral, please ask your vet about prescribing a drug such as Clomiprimine. I have a cat on this and it works very well. He has hyperesthesia syndrome, which is the main reason why he is on the drug, but it also keeps him from spraying.

Please take your cats in and let us know what happens.

Regards,
PHKitkat