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discourage peeing?

ibanezfoo Sep 12, 2006 08:45 PM

We've had a himilayan cat for about 13 years and he's always been fine with the litter box and never peed anywhere else. In the past few weeks he has begun to pee on one specific piece of furnature, a big bean bag chair. He still also uses his litter box but also pees on the bean bag. We've moved the bean bag to different parts of the house, piled stuff on top of it, smacked the cat, all to no avail. He still insists on pissing on the bean bag. We have never seen him sit on the bean bag, we only find some of his fur and the piss on it when we come home from work or when we wake up in the morning. We take good care of him and keep the litter box clean....

Is there any special sprays or anything short of a bear trap to keep him off of it? We don't want to get rid of him but if he keeps it up hes going to the shelter.

Replies (3)

PHKitkat Sep 12, 2006 11:51 PM

Hi,

First of all, never, ever, ever smack a cat! He will just become afraid of you, and hand-shy and it will not help.

Second, you should not assume that this is a behavioral thing. Your cat is a senior and he may have health issues causing him to urinate outside of the box. He may have kidney issues, diabetes, a urinary tract infection, or even hyperthyroidism. He needs to go to the vet and have bloodwork and a urinalysis done to find out if something is going on with him. Often cats will urinate out of the litterbox if they aren't feeling well.

Please take your cat in and let us know how it goes.

Regards,
PHKitkat

kittyromeo Sep 13, 2006 08:25 AM

Get rid of the bean bag. There is no way to get all of the urine scent in it by now. Having it soaked with urine markers is just telling kitty "Go here!" If it smells like a litterbox, it must be a litterbox.

cyclopsgrl Sep 13, 2006 07:36 PM

Is there any special sprays or anything short of a bear trap to keep him off of it? We don't want to get rid of him but if he keeps it up hes going to the shelter.

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Since he has been doing so well all these years, a vet visit will help let you know if he has any easy to fix urniary tract infections or other problems.

One solution might be to put the bean bag in a closet or room with a closed door when you aren't using it and pull it out when you want to since it is light weight and portable.

But ultimately, if you can't find a solution, wouldn't it make more sense to get rid of a cheap plastic bean bag than your beloved pet of 13 years?
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