This is a subject near and dear to me now. Sorry if this is long..
Our cat Newman, was peeing everywhere (carpet,aluminum foil, next to the
food bowls). No infection, and would pee right in front of us. Never had
any infections. New vet took x-rays right off the bat, poor kiity has kidney
stones and CRF. No other vets ever checked for this. So I would sugget
making sure they take xrays to see if it is Kindey stones. Once we started
giving him sub-q fluids, his peeing stopped - and we had to rip up lots of
carpet that he ruined :( He was also put on prescription food Science Diet
x/d.
Next cat - Angus. Couple months ago, started peeing on spare bed - in room
with a litter box. We would catch him doing it, and then he would look sad
and go right to litter box to pee. This happened a couple of times, then we
caught him after we returned from vacation. We thought maybe he was just mad
at us, but took him to vets. No infection, just a high PH. Didn't know what
that was from.
We would find his pee over the next couple of weeks - on pillows, blankets,
laundry basket, clothes left on floor. We finally had to cover couch with
waterproof matrress pad and lots of newspapers. He did pee on the newspapers
once. This past week he peed somewhere every day. (even one of my other
cats sprayed - not peed - on a bookcase, but the vet said he was probably
just mad that Angus was ruining the house!!).
Took Angus in for urinalysis and xrays again - took his brother, too, for
good measure. Angus had been spending too much time under our bed, and I
swear, his brother looked worried about him. All their tests came back
negative, except for the PH. It was both very high on both cats.
So, here is what we did (5 cats shared two litter boxes - one very big -
rubbermaid bin - in laundry room, the other in spare bedroom where Angus
was peeing on bed)
-moved litter box from spare bedroom to bathroom, closed spare bedroom door
-put new litter box in master bathroom. Filled it with 'Cat Attract' litter.
-put new litter box in foyer (only other place we could think of, but very
little traffic). Used mixture of 'Mountain Cat' litter - little woody
pellets and 'Cat Attract'. The vet suggested the Mountain Cat - thought
maybe Angus didn't like the clay anymore
- Put all cats (except newman) on Prescription food Science Diet c/d. I had
been giving them Friskies/Fancy Feast canned mixed with Iams Light.
Results: Angus peed in Cat Attract litter right away. All four litter boxes
are getting use. Have had no more accidents. And Angus is back to his old
self, running, jumping, playing with us and not hiding under bed. We are
very happy and relieved. I was at my wit's end doing laundry and cleaning
carpets.
So I would suggest the following:
-make sure xrays have been taken to rule out any stones.
-add more litter boxes with different litter - try the Cat Attract, mix it
with different types (newspaper, on a towel, Mountain Cat - might be the
same as feline pine???)
-see if a change of food - perhaps to prescription might help.
Good luck. I truly know how hard this is to get through.
"rhp" <rhpiii135.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:863b5977.0408081932.6290169f@posting.google.com...
> Hello. We have a problem with our cat urinating in places he
> shouldn't, and it seems like we've exhausted all of the "standard"
> explanations and solutions. We're wondering if anyone here has more
> ideas. We love our kitty very much, but this is a frustrating problem.
> I'm sure our apartment deposit is long lost, but we'd love to not have
> to replace the carpet every year in the house we're buying...
>
> Our cat urinates on the carpet in places all around the apartment. It
> goes in waves -- some weeks he'll do it every day and sometimes he'll
> go a week or more without doing it even once. It doesn't seem to be
> related to the location; if we somehow block off the location he's
> been using, he just finds a new one. We've cleaned the areas as
> thoroughly as we possibly can with every cleaner known to man and have
> covered them with aluminum foil. Sometimes he just finds another spot,
> sometimes he urinates right on the foil. He does this in all rooms,
> and has done it when staying at another person's house too. We've
> tried putting litter boxes in the places where he's urinated, but it
> doesn't help -- he'll just urinate in another spot, sometimes right
> outside of the box. He never urinates on linoleum, wood or tile --
> only carpet. He has been known to urinate on backpacks or other cloth
> items left on the floor. This is not spraying -- he squats down and
> urinates. He never defecates on the floor; it's always urination only.
> He's about 9 years old, and we got him two years ago. He's had this
> problem as long as we've had him. He is the only pet in the house. He
> is neutered.
>
> It seems that the traditional explanation for urinating outside of the
> litter box is either that the cat has an infection, doesn't like his
> litter box or is upset, stressed or depressed about something. We've
> been to the vet about this many times (actually, he's been to more
> than one vet about it), and they've repeatedly confirmed that he has
> no infections or other detectable medical problems. We don't think
> he's really depressed or stressed -- he seems happy and we spend a lot
> of time with him. Also, one of the vets gave him an antidepressant
> prescription that they claimed would fix the problem, and it made no
> discernable difference.
>
> We actually haven't yet tried changing his litter. We haven't thought
> that the litter was the problem, because he still uses it pretty
> regularly -- he just goes outside of the box also. And when staying at
> someone else's house, where they have completely different litter, he
> exhibits the same behavior (he uses the litter most of the time and
> then occasionally urinates on a random piece of carpeted floor). We're
> also concerned that any change to the litter box has the potential to
> actually make the problem worse. However, we're now thinking that this
> may be something worth trying anyway.
>
> Any other thoughts? Has anyone else experienced this problem? We just
> wish we could talk to him and have him explain what he's thinking, but
> obviously cats don't work that way... >> Stay informed about: Cat urination problem 
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