Cat pee

[David A]

Seeing how there's lots of cat folk on here hoping someone can help.

Our bengal (female, spayed, 2.5 yrs old), for about 3 weeks now has been peeing on the floor next to the litter trays. Poos fine in the litter tray but is peeing on the floor next to it every single day.

Even happened straight after I changed the litter completely in both trays so doubt its because they're "dirty" (and as she manages to poo in them its a bit odd)

Any ideas?????

[paulmurr]

Leave some old litter in the tray when you change it so that the new litter still smells of pee.

[cat@10]

Do you know if she's peeing on the floor on purpose or just missing the box? If she's got poor aim you could get a box with a lid on it. Maybe the box needs a good clean, I get the OH to scrub the box once a month with bleach.

[David A]

paulmurr said:

Leave some old litter in the tray when you change it so that the new litter still smells of pee.

Don't think thats it - she poos in there and I've even tried burying the paper we clean the pee up with. Its just pee, just outside the tray.

[David A]

cat@10 said:

Do you know if she's peeing on the floor on purpose or just missing the box? If she's got poor aim you could get a box with a lid on it. Maybe the box needs a good clean, I get the OH to scrub the box once a month with bleach.

Defo on purpose, she doesn't even sit in the box to pee and its always within a foot or so and mostly quite close to the tray.

Its kindof like she doesn't want to pee in it!

[Emsman]

I cant help out with the pee issue, but should your cat ever take a dump in the lounge whilst you are painting, be sure to PM me- im a leading authority

[anonymous-user]

[David A]

House cats, I'm afraid. Even when they go out in the garden they come back in to use the tray!

[joewilliams]

Get her to the vet to check for cystitis.

This is quite common in female cats. As peeing is painful, she associates the litter tray with pain and will go elsewhere.

Mine's had it a few times. If I phone the vet and explain the symptoms, they normally get me to bring her in asap.

[robodonkey2005]

^^^ Possibly the cystitis (you may see small traces of blood in urine), urinary tract "special food" has meant ours has not had it in 2 years (used to happen at least once a year).

Also, our yoke was fussy - one tray for pee and one tray for t'other stuff.
2 Trays, problem solved. Worth a try.

Edited by robodonkey2005 on Wednesday 3rd March 09:58

[Dibby]

Ours had a touch of cysttitis a while back.

If you're feeding dry food, water it down well with plenty of water so she's getting forced to drink while she eats

[David A]

OK, sounds like a visit to the vets is in order (this will be similar to the infamous cat to box to vets post)

Do they generally prescribe anything or is just special food?

Dave

[joewilliams]

David A said:

Do they generally prescribe anything or is just special food?

Mine's normally treated with an anti-inflammatory injection. She drinks plenty of water, but when she gets stressed out she won't go for a pee until she's bursting, causing the problem.

After the injection she becomes much happier.

[Dibby]

They didn't prescribe anything with ours, they tested her whizz for blood and protein to make sure it was cystitis. The answer was plenty of water with her food and some tablets we poked inside chunks of meat and cheese.

But diagnosing over the internet based on our experiences is dodgy at best, take the vets advice, it might be medical, might be behavioural

[David A]

Dibby said:

They didn't prescribe anything with ours, they tested her whizz for blood and protein to make sure it was cystitis. The answer was plenty of water with her food and some tablets we poked inside chunks of meat and cheese.

But diagnosing over the internet based on our experiences is dodgy at best, take the vets advice, it might be medical, might be behavioural

Yes, looks like a trip to the vets - wanna help put her in a carry box:

[y2blade]

David A said:

Dibby said:

They didn't prescribe anything with ours, they tested her whizz for blood and protein to make sure it was cystitis. The answer was plenty of water with her food and some tablets we poked inside chunks of meat and cheese.

But diagnosing over the internet based on our experiences is dodgy at best, take the vets advice, it might be medical, might be behavioural

Yes, looks like a trip to the vets - wanna help put her in a carry box:

she's a good looking cat ...have fun getting her in a carry box won't you


mine sleeps in her carry cage (with the door open) so she has no fear of it at all.....we just pick her up and put her in it...she just sits there looking around happy as you like

until you get her out at the VETS...then all hell lets loose

[David A]

She actually has a warning note on her file at the vets

[jmorgan]

Medical issues aside, we had one that started this so locked her in the kitchen overnight and when we were not there with a tray. It was away from the carpet that she started to use and the lino could be cleaned easier so she reverted back to the tray. Carpet was knackered anyway. Ended up cutting that section of carpet out (behind the telly).

[becksW]

Assuming not medical, there can be a lot of triggers.

Can be as subtle as something happened to startle her when weeing in tray so now associates weeing in tray with this.

If getting older arthritis (whilst not always obvious in cats) can prevent cat squatting properly so ends up weeing outside of tray. Try a deeper larger tray or if she will use one a covered over tray.(all my cats converted to covered tray with no issues though I do take the doors off.

Any change in litter recently?

Any other changes in behaviour recently.

Clean carpet with cleaners designed to break down enzymes, normal disinfectants contain ammonia so will encourage cat to wee in same area.

[Asterix]

I'm sitting here having a final ciggy before trying to get my two into their boxes for a post-snip inspection. Where are my welders gauntlets...

I find doing full bore traffic light launches on the way to the vet calm them down a bit...