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I have posted back in May, and still have the pretty much the same problem. I have 2 female cats, 10 Kitt and 6 Jasmine the six yr old has kidney disease for 6mths. The problem started in May, the 6 yr old started urinating in front of the liter box, she uses it also but 2 to 3 times a day she urinates out side the box. I took her to the vet and there is nothing other than her illness to cause this. I have used feliway spray 2 bottles worth. Nothing is working. THe two cats are not getting along. I have the feeling it is due to the younger cats illness. THe older cat chases her and hisses at her if she just passes by. We went away 3 times during the summer and took Jasmine with us and she used the liter box every time, when we came home within 3 days, she would urinate in front again/ And she urinates in front of each liter box . I have put a 3rd liter box in my bedroom because the older cat does not come in there, I was hoping Jasmine would feel less threatened, but she urinates there too. Now my next attempt was to separate the two.I separated the two in the middle of a ambush, I put the older cat Kitt in a separate room with food water liter etc and she has not been let out for 3 days. We left Jasmine in my bedroom assuming she would stay there because she usually stays in there 90% of the day.
What has happened is Jasmine is not urinating outside the box
and she is much more social. It seems she feels comfortable knowing Kitt is locked away. THe family takes turns sitting with kitty in the other room to keep her company. I dont know if this is the correct thing to do. I am not sure how to re introduce them and how long should I wait.

I am having a similar problem right now. I have 2 cats as well, Bubba is 12 and Kit Kat is 2. They have lived together since Kit was a lil kitten and now Bubba went to the vet on Friday and didn't come home until Sunday b/c he had surgery. Since he's been home, it's like Kit's possessed! She's scared and hisses and growls at him and she was acting that way toward me for the first day also, but has gotten better with me. It's very strange, but I can't have her acting like this, there's no reason for it. I've been punishing her for acting that way, when I see her growl or hiss at Bubba, I've got a spray bottle of water handy and I give her a squirt in the face when she gets an attitude. Someone suggested that I take a towel and rub it on Bubba and then on Kit, to help reintroduce the scent to her and maybe make her a little bit more comfortable. I don't know what else to do. Normally, they eat, drink, sleep and play together, now she won't even stay in the same room if he's around. I don't have any more advise for you and I'm sorry for that, but I'm going through something similar in my house and I understand the frustration. I was thinking of the same idea you had, about seperating the cats, but I don't wanna punish Bubba, he's recovering from surgery and I want to just let him do what he pleases.

Thanks for your reply, your problem is really close to mine. Here is what I ended up doing, maybe you can grab a few tips for yourself.
I kept them separate for 5 days total. Each locked in a separate room with food, water, liter. The family took turns visiting with each cat a few times a day, but kept them separated.
While the agressive cat was locked up, we would let the "non-agressive" cat out to roam around the house. We did this 1-2 times a day. On the 4th day we reversed that, keeping the non-agressive one away while the agressive one roamed the house. During the day they each had their own blanket and at night we switched blankets so each cat would get the other ones scent. On the 5th day we fed them together in the same room with no problems. For the past 2 days they have been let out together and they seem to be getting along. I am still going to separate them at night for a while just to be sure.

. I am not sure how to re introduce them and how long should I wait.

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Put them both in a room together with food and water and let them settle there proplems.I'm sure they will come out friends.
Lou

My problem seems to have resolved as well. Kit still was hissing and growling every time Bubba was near, but she was fine with me. I had sure to give her a lot of affection when she was behaving well and especially when I came out of the shower, to let her know that I don't always smell like vet too. Then when there was no reason for it and she would hiss or growl at the other cat, she got a lil spray of water from across the room. She really started to see exactly what it was that i was upset about and I really saw her "try" to fix it. After about 3 days of that, I fed them dinner next to each other, the way they have always ate before. They were fine, but she ate very fast, to get out of there. As Bubba started getting his strength back, he started to fight back a little. The night after they ate dinner together, I saw them licking each other's faces and I knew everything was OK.