My cat pees repeatedly in the same house spots. What can I do?

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! She is adorable! Inappropriate urination is often a medical issue and possibilities include feline lower urinary tract disease, a urinary tract infection, urinary tract stones, among other possible medical reasons. Another possibility is that this is behavioral in nature. I recommend that you have Pixie evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They would be able to check for these possibilities and treat accordingly. If it is behavioral, sometimes a product called Feliway can help. You may find that online or at your local pet store. Good luck and best wishes!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Inappropriate urination is often a medical issue and possibilities include feline lower urinary tract disease, a urinary tract infection, urinary tract stones, among other possible medical reasons. Another possibility is that this is behavioral in nature. I recommend using a litter box if you have not tried that yet. I recommend that you have Minnu evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They would be able to check for these possibilities and treat accordingly. Good luck and best wishes!

Hello and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Inappropriate elimination (peeing or pooping outside the litter box) in cats can be frustrating and difficult to treat. The first step you should take is scheduling an appointment for Udang to see a veterinarian. A lot of times a cat will start going outside of the litter box due to health problems like urinating tract infections, pain, urinary tract inflammation and digestive problems. Once you have established that there aren't any medical reasons for inappropriate elimination the following may be helpful: 1. Cats will urinate or defecate outside of the litter box for stress related reasons. Therefore it is best to keep the litter boxes in several different, quiet areas of the household. 2. A pheromone diffuser like Feliway can be quite helpful. 3. Ensure you have at least one litter box in the household per cat plus one. For example, if you have 3 cats, then 4 litter boxes are recommended. 4. Feeding an all canned food diet can help if there is inflammation in the bladder. There are also prescription diets available to help with bladder inflammation or digestive issues. Your veterinarian can help you choose the best one for your cat. 5. The litter boxes should be cleaned once to twice daily and completely emptied and washed weekly. Most cats prefer litter to be the clumping type that is kept a few inches deep. Certain litter types like Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract litter may be helpful. 6. You can also place aluminum foil over the areas Udang normally likes to urinate to prevent him from going in that area. If you have done a lot of the above suggestions you may also want to talk to your veterinarian about behavioral medications that may help prevent inappropriate urination. Good luck!

Hello and thank you for reaching out to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. It sounds like Iggy is urinating quite frequently, so there is a chance there is an underlying reason for this. Causes of increased urination (& increased drinking) including endocrine (hormonal) diseases such as diabetes or hyperthyroidism, kidney disease, liver disease, or behavioral issues. I recommend having Iggy seen by your veterinarian who can perform blood tests to rule out some of these diseases very easily. If no obvious pathologic cause is found, Iggy's clinical signs may be behavioral in origin. Some things that can be done to help this is adding a litter box to the house, minimizing stress in the house, and adding in a feline pheromone diffuser such as Feliway. I hope this is helpful!

Hi, thanks for using Petcoach! Sometimes underlying medical conditions can become behavioral even after the medical condition is long gone. If Leo hasn't seen a Vet I recommend you take him in for a physical and to have his urine tested. A UTI or crystals in the urine can cause irritation and urgency to urinate. Also, Leo is not neutered. Intact male cats mark and inappropriately urinate more. If there is no underlying medical condition I would ask your Vet to prescribe an antianxiety medication like Prozac. Confine him for 2 weeks and clean the soiled areas well with an enzymatic cleaner like Nature's Miracle. Put Feliway diffusers in his favorite nap places. When you let him out, keep the doors closed to the rooms he previously soiled in, keep clothes and bags off the floor, use shower curtains or aluminum foil (they don't like the feel on their feet) to cover beds or carpeting. Also environmental enrichment can help indoor cats. I've attached a few links below. I hope this helps! https://www.chewy.com/comfort-zone-feliway-cat-diffuser/dp/49006 https://www.chewy.com/natures-miracle-deep-cleaning-carpet/dp/42132 https://indoorpet.osu.edu/cats

Urinating outside the litter box is a very common behavior problem reported to vets. Inappropriate urination can be a way of your cat letting you know they aren't well. It can signal a urinary tract infection, kidney disease, diabetes, or hyperthyroidism, among other things. The first step to treating this is to take your cat to the vet for a health check. Your vet will do a urinalysis to see if there is blood or bacteria in the urine (signaling a UTI), or glucose in the urine which can suggest diabetes. Your vet will also do routine lab tests such as a biochemistry to check organ functions. Once a medical problem is ruled out as the cause of the inappropriate urination, your vet can discuss behavioral methods with you to help stop this behavior.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! There are medical reasons for peeing outside the litter box: urinary tract infection, crystals in the urine, bladder stones or bladder inflammation. Medical causes can become behavioral problems or there is no medical reason and it is just behavioral. Cats really get stressed over each other, they are territorial and when in close contact some cats become stressed or the other cats pick on one cat causing stress. Stressed cats can urinate outside the litter box. My recommendation is to rule out the medical causes. Then I would confine Momo is a room for 2-4 weeks with food/water and a litter box. Discuss starting Prozac with your Vet during the confinement. Clean all soiled areas with an enzymatic cleaner like Nature's Miracle. Then make the areas undesirable: block them, place aluminum foil over it, etc. Get a few Feliway diffusers to put in areas the cats like to sleep and use one in the room Momo is in. Close all blinds/curtains so Momo can't see outside stray cats. I had to go through this with my owner cat, it isn't fun. But it can work. I wish you the best!