My boyfriend just got my a 3 month old male kitten for my birthday and after 6 days of having him, he is suddenly peeing on my bed and bean bag. My boyfriend got the kitten on a Thursday and I brought the kitten home with my the following Monday. By Wednesday the kitten had peed on my bed. He will poop in his litter box, but since Wednesday he has been peeing everywhere but his box. I have had to restrict the kitten to my bedroom for now because I have an older 12 year old male cat. When I introduced them to each other, they did not get along so I have been trying to slowly introduce them to each other. Please help. Why is my kitten suddenly peeing? Could it be stress from the older cat or stress from the new environment? How do I prevent it?
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3 month male kitten not urinating in box
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First thing I would suggest is bringing the kitten to the vet to be checked for a urinary problem. He may have gotten a UTI from the stress of going to a new place with another cat. Once a medical reason is ruled out, you can deal with the problem further. Second, I would keep the kitten in one small room, away from your other cat for awhile with his food, litter and toys until he is consistently going in the box. You need to introduce themslowly or you will be causing undue stress on both of them.
You also need to thoroughly clean the areas your kitten has peed with an enzyme cleaner such as Nature's Miracle to get rid of any residual odor that you can'tr smell but that your cats can.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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Dottie
