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Why is my cat peeing on blankets? Is it stress, a UTI, or marking?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Siamese | Female | spayed | 5 years and 7 months old | 8 lbs

My 6-year-old female cat urinated on a blanket yesterday. Should we get her checked for a UTI, or is it reasonable to attribute this to recent stress? She is very people-oriented, but we were away on vacation for the week surrounding Christmas. We also had a New Year’s party which involved moving furniture around and setting up some equipment she was nervous of. The blanket is near her safe space in the back room, so I think this may have been territorial marking?

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Jessica Desrosiers

Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

Veterinary Technician

Published on January 3rd, 2020

Stress can certainly cause an accident in the house like this. if it only happened once and Tsuki seems otherwise healthy and OK, I would just continue to monitor, and clean/wash any areas she urinated on. If the accidents continue, she seems painful in the belly, vocalizes more, is going to the litter box more frequently, etc, then a vet visit to rule out UTIs is best.
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