cat pee on the bed again!

charlotte1994

I can't work my cat out! We adopted another cat and they both get on really well, they share the sofa, play together, I even saw Unicorn groom him yesterday! When we first got Uni she had a habit of peeing on the bed/floor. She eventually stopped when we changed the litter + added a litter tray to the bathroom next to the bedroom.
She hasn't done it for months and we let both cats roam at night. Uni would sleep with us on the bed and was good as gold, until last weekend when we discovered some wee on the bed. We've had her checked out at the vet and she's fine, she's not stressed, the litter is clean etc. She probably does it now once every few months? I don't know what to do. We've been shutting them out of the bedroom now at night but I do like having them in the room ):

MovingForwards

Have you tried putting a cat litter box in the bedroom?

Fire_Fox

What have you cleaned the flooring/ bedding (all layers of each not just upper layers) with and how thoroughly? How many litter trays do your cats have access to at all times? That can include when doors are closed for any reason, or when they are being fully cleaned out.

Some cats can be stressed by seemingly minor things: small changes to the routine at home, not having access to people or places they usually have access to, strange sights smells or sounds outside the window or outside the door or in the garden. Any vet, animal behaviourist or experienced foster carer can tell you that they can be masters/ mistresses of hiding discomfort or pain or stress.

Not to say it is your fault or that you are to blame, but rather that you need to think like and see things like a cat ... and that is certainly not easy for many of us humans.

sheramber

Have you got separate litter trays? Some don't like sharing

Don't assume she is not stressed just because you don't see obvious signs.

Cats can be complicated creatures

Trina90

Did the vet check a urine sample then? When my cat peed on the bed we found out he was suffering from a UTI.

hazyjo

She's probably just claiming the bed and you as hers - even if she likes her new playmate.


One of my two occasionally wees on things of mine that I leave on the floor like a bag, an umbrella, socks, just anything that's there. Not often, once every few months, but I think it's just him trying to claim me as his. Although sometimes I think he's just confused and thinks everything is a litter tray!

charlotte1994

hazyjo wrote: »

She's probably just claiming the bed and you as hers - even if she likes her new playmate.


One of my two occasionally wees on things of mine that I leave on the floor like a bag, an umbrella, socks, just anything that's there. Not often, once every few months, but I think it's just him trying to claim me as his. Although sometimes I think he's just confused and thinks everything is a litter tray!

She's the same! It's not often at all, she hasn't done it for months. She will be fine then she'll just wee on it. She did this before we adopted the new cat as well

She tends to go for soft services. I found a blanket that I left as a bed which has been peed on! I don't mind this as much as it's much easier to clean!

charlotte1994

Fire_Fox wrote: »

What have you cleaned the flooring/ bedding (all layers of each not just upper layers) with and how thoroughly? How many litter trays do your cats have access to at all times? That can include when doors are closed for any reason, or when they are being fully cleaned out.

Some cats can be stressed by seemingly minor things: small changes to the routine at home, not having access to people or places they usually have access to, strange sights smells or sounds outside the window or outside the door or in the garden. Any vet, animal behaviourist or experienced foster carer can tell you that they can be masters/ mistresses of hiding discomfort or pain or stress.

Not to say it is your fault or that you are to blame, but rather that you need to think like and see things like a cat ... and that is certainly not easy for many of us humans.

We washed the sheets with bio liquid, and duvet was sent for cleaning
They have access to 3 litter trays at all times, one on each floor. No other problems of them using them, our adopted cat has his favourite and she has hers. They share the one in the bathroom though, which is right next to the bedroom.
Yes I read that they hide their pain ): which is why I took her to the vet and they said everything was fine with her medically. Nothing has really changed in terms of routine. When we first got her she was quite bad for peeing on the bed, but I put more litter trays down and changed the litter and everything was fine then! She would still do it once every so often, it hasn't increased but she hasn't stopped doing it either. She's also peed on my boyfriend work jumper that he left on the floor we've let her back in the bedroom and everything has been fine. She gets on well with the other cat. I think some times she just prefers to pee on something soft

Trina90

hazyjo wrote: »

She's probably just claiming the bed and you as hers - even if she likes her new playmate.


One of my two occasionally wees on things of mine that I leave on the floor like a bag, an umbrella, socks, just anything that's there. Not often, once every few months, but I think it's just him trying to claim me as his. Although sometimes I think he's just confused and thinks everything is a litter tray!

This sounds like one of mine! It is only once in a blue moon - and I do wonder if it's because he suffered from a UTI when he was still a kitten, the crucial time for learning.. and the behaviour has stuck with him a little..
The other cat, his older brother, is troubled by it and tries to cover up the mess
It is always random - sometimes just the floor, the carpet, a mat, a bag, the laundry basket.. but most of the times it is the correct place in the litter tray :think: Cats really are unique