Help! Cat peeing on sofa!

elvis86

madget wrote: »

It's good to know that you're going to get her spayed now. Another good reason for having this done is just in case she does get out of the house and you end up with a pregnant pusscat.

Just to clarify, we had absolutely always intended to have her spayed, we have only waited because we understood that it was best for her to be able to have her first season beforehand. I have very strong views on irresponsible pet owners allowing their animals to breed.;)

Besides, to escape from our apartment, she would either need to survive a jump from 4 storeys up, or make her way through 3 fire doors, one of which can only be accessed using a fob.:D

madget wrote: »

I would gradually move the litter-tray to a much less public place where kitty can toilet in private and I'd take the door off and leave it off as well. My boy Stanley won't use his tray with the door on and he won't use it where there's human-traffic either. Cats are private animals and need to feel safe and secure when they're at their most vulnerable.

There are really very few choices as to where we can put her litter tray. We have an open plan living/dining/kitchen area, so I've put it in the corner of the lounge area so nobody is walking past it, with the door facing the wall so she doesn't feel overlooked. The only other rooms are bedrooms and bathrooms, which aren't really a practical place to have kitty litter!

BitterAndTwisted

Maybe not practical but it appears that your cat has different ideas to you as to where an appropriate place for a litter-tray is. To my mind, an open-plan living/dining/kitchen area would be the very worst place for it: it's the room most-used with the most amount of traffic. A bit like expecting you to use a lav in the middle of a roundabout! She's voting with her feet right now but it all depends on whether you fancy a war of nerves which you are destined to lose in the long-term.

elvis86

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Maybe not practical but it appears that your cat has different ideas to you as to where an appropriate place for a litter-tray is. To my mind, an open-plan living/dining/kitchen area would be the very worst place for it: it's the room most-used with the most amount of traffic. A bit like expecting you to use a lav in the middle of a roundabout! She's voting with her feet right now but it all depends on whether you fancy a war of nerves which you are destined to lose in the long-term.

I really hope its not due to an issue with her litter tray, as there really aren't many choices as to where to put it.:(

I've come home tonight, and she's miaowing a lot and offering up/flashing her bits, sticking her !!! up in the air. Her lady garden looks a little engorged too? I think she may (finally) be in season, which would (hopefully) explain the relapse RE peeing on the sofa?!

BitterAndTwisted

I've never heard of a cat peeing on a sofa because they were coming into season but I hope you are right. She definitely sounds like she's come into season now so please get her off to the vet's as soon as you can because if she's not mated (and cats is season instantly transmogrify into Houdini) she'll keep coming back into season until she's either mated or spayed.

In my opinion, in your particular circumstances, I believe that either the bedroom or bathroom would be better places for her litter-tray than the reception-room.

elvis86

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

In my opinion, in your particular circumstances, I believe that either the bedroom or bathroom would be better places for her litter-tray than the reception-room.

Really? I don't know. The idea of having it in a bedroom or bathroom doesn't really appeal (obviously if I had to, I would). I think I'll get her spayed ASAP, see if that makes a difference. We've had her for a year and really I guess she's only peed on the sofa maybe 10, 12 times? Hopefully she'll cut it out but thanks for the advice!

Buttonmoons

When my cat (female) went into season and the lead up too it, she kept weeing and poo'ing in the tumble dryer. No idea why!! Once she got done, she has never done it since!

Though one of them peed on a coat.......but that was my fault for not cleaning the box often enough - oops!

madget_2

elvis86 wrote: »

Just to clarify, we had absolutely always intended to have her spayed, we have only waited because we understood that it was best for her to be able to have her first season beforehand. I have very strong views on irresponsible pet owners allowing their animals to breed.;)

Besides, to escape from our apartment, she would either need to survive a jump from 4 storeys up, or make her way through 3 fire doors, one of which can only be accessed using a fob.:D



There are really very few choices as to where we can put her litter tray. We have an open plan living/dining/kitchen area, so I've put it in the corner of the lounge area so nobody is walking past it, with the door facing the wall so she doesn't feel overlooked. The only other rooms are bedrooms and bathrooms, which aren't really a practical place to have kitty litter!

I know, elvis. I just meant that it's good you've decided to do it sooner rather than later. The litter tray quote wasn't from me - not sure how that's happened. It could be the cause, but I really think it's probably more to do with the fact that she's in season at the moment.

Fingers crossed that being spayed will sort it out for you.

elvis86

I think she's definitely in season, she's all over me, the horny little !!!!!!:D

Wickedkitten

You need to actually make sure you clean the sofa properly with an enzyme cleaner so that it doesn't smell of old wee so she won't be tempted to carry on using the spot.

elvis86

Wickedkitten wrote: »

You need to actually make sure you clean the sofa properly with an enzyme cleaner so that it doesn't smell of old wee so she won't be tempted to carry on using the spot.

Is that the same as a biological cleaner that someone else mentioned? I've no idea what to look for, can anyone tell me a brand?