Cat mess in house

Notsosharp

melorablack wrote: »

Another one had a thing for plastic bags (yukky when you have just bought new clothes or food)!

All of ours just stopped doing it eventually and found that the garden or the litter trays do just as well.

Yep one of my boys used to do that, he would pee on the plastic bags we brought in with food and things. The last straw was where he weed in a brand new handbag which then had to be thrown away because even after washing it stank......I think he didn't like new things in the house so he would pee on them to make them smell "better?!" But he was neutered and that more or less solved the problem unforunately it hasn't with the little one.

jha

Gosh! you must have tried everything! thanks for taking the time to answer my questions:beer: I wasnt saying you would spray her with water or shout at her - i have just seen people trying to use this before and the cats get a bit nervous and upset.

I also have a weeing cat which strated at about 6 months but only has an accident once or twice a month now she is 1 1/2. That was territorial problems and the cats blocking her path to the litter tray .

If it were me i would not cage her but keep her in an area which has washable floors just for a short period and / or try her with a different cat litter. Just popping her into the tray after each meal. Some cats hate the wood stuff - and its really expensive - if it was just wee with spraying i would have said it was hormonal / territorial in my experience but if it is poo aswell its somethig to do with the trays. i find the value litter very good (asda).

How big is the tray? Is there enough room for her to turn and make herself comfy? is the level of litter about an inch or over deep? Are the sides of the tray quite deep? I use an asda 99p (ish) washing up bowl for my problem kitty as a litter tray which works really well coz she is small and likes the security of the high sides .

I am sorry i cant be of more help and hope she improves for you soon

RacyRed

A friend was having a persistent problem with her cat doing this.

One day all floor areas used for peeing/pooing were bio washed and covered with old towels sprinkled with tea tree/lavender oil. At the same time little cat was given a new litter tray, a covered one (with the door kept open at first) and clumping litter so that any soiling was quickly and easily removed without the need to change all of the litter.

This sorted the problem and she has not dirtied the floor since.

melorablack

jha wrote: »

Gosh! you must have tried everything! thanks for taking the time to answer my questions:beer: I wasnt saying you would spray her with water or shout at her - i have just seen people trying to use this before and the cats get a bit nervous and upset.

Funny you should mention that just to go off topic for a minute....

When we got our first two cats we sprayed them with water if they jumped on the kitchen surfaces because that was the only place they aren't allowed on. After about a month we only had to make a noise that sounded like the spray for them to get off the surfaces and eventually they stopped altogether. We haven't had to use a water spray for about 6 years!

We had 7 cats at one point and have had a few more since then, the original two died a few years ago but not one other cat we have had since has ever jumped on the kitchen surfaces. It's like the first two told all the others it wasn't allowed and that they would get wet if they did it and the message has been passed down over the years! :T

Now to get back on topic....

As it is the youngest cat that is causing problems it is probably because the older two already "own" everything else in the house and won't let her have her own territory. Maybe if you get a new litter tray (covered ones are best if the cat is shy - then again who wants to be looked at on the loo!!!) and make sure only the youngest cat uses for a few days it might put the older ones bullying her and making it their own. One of our cats would sit on the stairs all day and bop any of the other cats (or people) that tried to get past because the stairs belonged to her. :rotfl: