Dog and Cat Both Started Peeing in the House

Dog and Cat Both Started Peeing in the House

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oilydan

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2,030 posts

270 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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A complicated story and possibly the answer is the obvious, but can it be sorted out?

We recently moved our 10 year old female spayed Akita and 14 year old female spayed DLH cat back to rural Devon from Dubai, a change of lifestyle to say the least, from indoor (and occasional outdoor) animals to country bumpkins. They normally get on well together, although the dog does terrorise the cat with her constant requirement to sniff her bottom.

Both seem to like their new life, the dog especially loves country walks and sniffing animal trails etc.

The cat was first to start, even though I installed a catflap which she used to spend loads of time outside, plus having a litter tray inside in case she didn't want to experience any more rain, she started heading upstairs, where she is not allowed, into my daughters bedroom, where she is definitely not allowed, to pee on the carpet.

For her troubles she is now put out during the day and only allowed into the study, where the catflap is, at night. Unfortunately catflap is closed at night due to neighbors ugly, fat cat coming in and eating!

The dog has never, in any house, been allowed upstairs, and never even tried. But now, as soon as our backs are turned if we nip out to the shops or go to bed, or whatever, she is straight upstairs to pee on the landing or the spare room carpet. FFS.

Is this behavioral, due to the international move or could it be territorial? Or do we need to retrain them in English?!

Or are we destined to have our new home smell like a pub toilet? frown




bakerstreet

4,755 posts

164 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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oilydan said:
A complicated story and possibly the answer is the obvious, but can it be sorted out?

We recently moved our 10 year old female spayed Akita and 14 year old female spayed DLH cat back to rural Devon from Dubai, a change of lifestyle to say the least, from indoor (and occasional outdoor) animals to country bumpkins. They normally get on well together, although the dog does terrorise the cat with her constant requirement to sniff her bottom.

Both seem to like their new life, the dog especially loves country walks and sniffing animal trails etc.

The cat was first to start, even though I installed a catflap which she used to spend loads of time outside, plus having a litter tray inside in case she didn't want to experience any more rain, she started heading upstairs, where she is not allowed, into my daughters bedroom, where she is definitely not allowed, to pee on the carpet.

For her troubles she is now put out during the day and only allowed into the study, where the catflap is, at night. Unfortunately catflap is closed at night due to neighbors ugly, fat cat coming in and eating!

The dog has never, in any house, been allowed upstairs, and never even tried. But now, as soon as our backs are turned if we nip out to the shops or go to bed, or whatever, she is straight upstairs to pee on the landing or the spare room carpet. FFS.

Is this behavioral, due to the international move or could it be territorial? Or do we need to retrain them in English?!

Or are we destined to have our new home smell like a pub toilet? frown
We rebuilt the entire downstairs of our house. New kitchen, flooring, and complete re-decorating, We had more issues with Herbie in that three months than we had in the previous 7 months. Also in those 7 months he was a stay at home dog whilst we went to work every day.

Someone once told me a dog will get a bit upset of you move the sofa, let alone rebuild rooms, so god only knows what happens in their little brains when you move countries!

To be honest, we are still having the odd accident even now and we finished the kitchen in December. We treat him everytime he goes out for a wee and make sure we let him out at the same time everyday. I'm hoping he wil get better as my wife finishes maternity leave in October and we don't want to be clearing up big puddles of wee every day.

Also, there is no reason for your house to smell of dog wee. We use a disinfectant spray from Wilkonsons and it removes the smell and sanitizes the area. Its also meant to put them off doing it again, but I can tell you now that doesn't work frown

Sorry, I can't offer an instant solution. I suppose retraining is the only option frown

ukwill

8,871 posts

206 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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oilydan said:
...due to neighbors ugly, fat cat coming in and eating!
Sort that out and you might just fix the problem.

Dr Mike Oxgreen

4,101 posts

164 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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ukwill said:
oilydan said:
...due to neighbors ugly, fat cat coming in and eating!
Sort that out and you might just fix the problem.
An electronic catflap programmed with your cat's microchip would solve that problem.

selym

9,539 posts

170 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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My cat pees elsewhere (in the house) when the fat cat from next door comes near/in the house. We now have a litter tray by the back door and close the cat flap at night.
The other cat has been in and eaten her food on occasions too; I hope its thyroid isn't overacting now, because my cat has a tablet to counteract thyroid issues every day!

oilydan

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2,030 posts

270 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
ukwill said:
oilydan said:
...due to neighbors ugly, fat cat coming in and eating!
Sort that out and you might just fix the problem.
An electronic catflap programmed with your cat's microchip would solve that problem.
The catflap does have a magnetic thingy, but I broke it when installing. I don't think the cat would get on with the huge chunk of metal hanging from her collar too; she's only small and I could see her getting attached to the underside of my car with it smile

I could deter the neighbor's cat by setting the flap to entry only and leave the Akita in the room....

untruth

2,834 posts

188 months

Sunday 22nd March 2015
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The electronic flaps don't use a magnet, they check your cat's identity chip inside them. Worth getting for this exact problem...

madmupps

5 posts

146 months

Wednesday 25th March 2015
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Just tell the truth..

After a crate of Doom Bar and a couple of Snowballs you lose control of your senses and your bladder and hose down the carpet....

We won't mention the Log store..