A cat forum. CatBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » CatBanter forum » Cat Newsgroups » Cats - misc
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

I am VERY frustrated: cat peeing on floor (LONG)



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old March 10th 04, 07:14 PM
Alison
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default I am VERY frustrated: cat peeing on floor (LONG)

Hi Melissa,
I understand how frustrating it can be to have a pet that pees in the
wrong place. If a cat pees next to the litter box its usually because
they don't like something about the litter , the box itself , access
might be difficult or they dont feel safe to use it e.g. being
ambushed by another cat and other reasons like this rather than it
being a behaviour problem . What also can happen is the original
reason for not using the litter box is forgotten by the cat and it
becomes conditioned to using another surface.

You wrote :
I do NOT punish
her when I don't catch her doing it. When I do catch her doing it,

she gets
yelled at (she HATES being yelled at and will literally run away and

cower
for 10 minutes), but nothing worse.


I have to disagree with you and say that yelling *is* punishment and
she is very frightened and cowers so I don't feel you can dismiss it
as "nothing worse"
Just as you've been through the mill emotionally, so has your cat .
The moving home , the kennels , new cats are very all upsetting for a
cat . Your cat won't understand why you are so upset and aggressive to
her, she'll just see you as someone who's unpredictable and to be wary
of . She'll eventually lose any sense of security she has left,
exacerbating any behaviour problems.

For advice about cats go to my website
http://mysite.freeserve.com/petinfolinks/
Click on the page 2/C button for the page with links to Cat Behaviour
websites and page 6/V for veterinary websites.
HTH Alison



"Melissa Coderre" wrote in message
news4w3c.66407$Ff2.36213@clgrps12...
Yes, I have posted this to a lot of groups. And if there are any

more that
it would be appropriate in, PLEASE let me know.

I am at my wit's end. I love my cats, but one of them is making me

so mad I
just want to rip her head off (but I won't).

History: the offending cat (Aubrie) was a rescue. Got her when she

was 2,
she is now almost 5. A month after I got her, I got 2 more cats. She

always
got along well with them.
She also always peed on the floor. But only when I'd forgotten to

scoop the
litter boxes (we had 3 for 3 cats).

A year ago, I got divorced. She and one of the other cats spent 4

months in
a kennel, and then we (Aubrie, me and one of the other cats--the

third
stayed with the ex) moved here. I didn't hear any reports of her

peeing on
the floor at the kennel, and they only had one litter box for the 2

cats I
had there.
A week after moving here, a 4 week old kitten was found at my work

place and
I brought him home. He lived in the bathroom for basically the first

3 weeks
he was here, and has since been integrated into every part of our

lives. I
now have 4 litter boxes for 3 cats, which I scoop once a day.

Problem is, basically since we moved here, Aubrie has been peeing on

the
floor a lot. She will only pee NEXT to the litter box (in the same

room),
though ocassionally she pees on a throw rug in my adjacent kitchen.

She has
NEVER peed on the carpeted floor, or anywhere that isn't at least in

the
general vicinity of the litter boxes. She has been examined by a
veterinarian (twice) for this, and it is NOT a health issue. I am

using the
same litter I have always used with her (it took a couple to get one

that
she would use at all). The room with the litter boxes is easily

accessible,
and even if the kitten scares her away, she still goes in there to

pee on
the floor...

Basically now she pees on the floor when she's hungry, when the box

is
dirty, when the litter box is clean, when I've left her for more

than 3
hours on a weekend...pretty much anytime that she wants to. I do NOT

punish
her when I don't catch her doing it. When I do catch her doing it,

she gets
yelled at (she HATES being yelled at and will literally run away and

cower
for 10 minutes), but nothing worse. I've tried everything I can

think of, so
now I'm coming to you. The other two have PERFECT litter box habits,

and
have only had the ocassional "miss" when they sit too close to the

side.

Please, if you have ANY suggestions, please post them here or email

me at my
personal email. I am NOT going to give up this cat, but I'm getting

so
frustrated with her I dread coming home from work because I know I

will have
another puddle to clean up. My apartment perpetually smells like

urine.

Please help me.
Melissa





  #2  
Old March 10th 04, 07:14 PM
Alison
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Hi Melissa,
I understand how frustrating it can be to have a pet that pees in the
wrong place. If a cat pees next to the litter box its usually because
they don't like something about the litter , the box itself , access
might be difficult or they dont feel safe to use it e.g. being
ambushed by another cat and other reasons like this rather than it
being a behaviour problem . What also can happen is the original
reason for not using the litter box is forgotten by the cat and it
becomes conditioned to using another surface.

You wrote :
I do NOT punish
her when I don't catch her doing it. When I do catch her doing it,

she gets
yelled at (she HATES being yelled at and will literally run away and

cower
for 10 minutes), but nothing worse.


I have to disagree with you and say that yelling *is* punishment and
she is very frightened and cowers so I don't feel you can dismiss it
as "nothing worse"
Just as you've been through the mill emotionally, so has your cat .
The moving home , the kennels , new cats are very all upsetting for a
cat . Your cat won't understand why you are so upset and aggressive to
her, she'll just see you as someone who's unpredictable and to be wary
of . She'll eventually lose any sense of security she has left,
exacerbating any behaviour problems.

For advice about cats go to my website
http://mysite.freeserve.com/petinfolinks/
Click on the page 2/C button for the page with links to Cat Behaviour
websites and page 6/V for veterinary websites.
HTH Alison



"Melissa Coderre" wrote in message
news4w3c.66407$Ff2.36213@clgrps12...
Yes, I have posted this to a lot of groups. And if there are any

more that
it would be appropriate in, PLEASE let me know.

I am at my wit's end. I love my cats, but one of them is making me

so mad I
just want to rip her head off (but I won't).

History: the offending cat (Aubrie) was a rescue. Got her when she

was 2,
she is now almost 5. A month after I got her, I got 2 more cats. She

always
got along well with them.
She also always peed on the floor. But only when I'd forgotten to

scoop the
litter boxes (we had 3 for 3 cats).

A year ago, I got divorced. She and one of the other cats spent 4

months in
a kennel, and then we (Aubrie, me and one of the other cats--the

third
stayed with the ex) moved here. I didn't hear any reports of her

peeing on
the floor at the kennel, and they only had one litter box for the 2

cats I
had there.
A week after moving here, a 4 week old kitten was found at my work

place and
I brought him home. He lived in the bathroom for basically the first

3 weeks
he was here, and has since been integrated into every part of our

lives. I
now have 4 litter boxes for 3 cats, which I scoop once a day.

Problem is, basically since we moved here, Aubrie has been peeing on

the
floor a lot. She will only pee NEXT to the litter box (in the same

room),
though ocassionally she pees on a throw rug in my adjacent kitchen.

She has
NEVER peed on the carpeted floor, or anywhere that isn't at least in

the
general vicinity of the litter boxes. She has been examined by a
veterinarian (twice) for this, and it is NOT a health issue. I am

using the
same litter I have always used with her (it took a couple to get one

that
she would use at all). The room with the litter boxes is easily

accessible,
and even if the kitten scares her away, she still goes in there to

pee on
the floor...

Basically now she pees on the floor when she's hungry, when the box

is
dirty, when the litter box is clean, when I've left her for more

than 3
hours on a weekend...pretty much anytime that she wants to. I do NOT

punish
her when I don't catch her doing it. When I do catch her doing it,

she gets
yelled at (she HATES being yelled at and will literally run away and

cower
for 10 minutes), but nothing worse. I've tried everything I can

think of, so
now I'm coming to you. The other two have PERFECT litter box habits,

and
have only had the ocassional "miss" when they sit too close to the

side.

Please, if you have ANY suggestions, please post them here or email

me at my
personal email. I am NOT going to give up this cat, but I'm getting

so
frustrated with her I dread coming home from work because I know I

will have
another puddle to clean up. My apartment perpetually smells like

urine.

Please help me.
Melissa





  #3  
Old March 12th 04, 03:31 PM
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default


Maybe take a spray bottle full of water
and when you see her peeing anywhere
outside the litter box, give her a
spray. Do this EVERYTIME you see her
doing it


This is the most idiotic advice I've
seen in awhile. The poor cat is already
stressed and punishing her for doing
what is a natural bodily function will
just make her MORE stressed and force
her to be more secretive about where and
when she urinates.


but if she makes it to the litter box,
don't spray her.


Gee, if the OP is in view of the cat
when it's using the box (as she would
have to be in order to know the cat is
using the box), and the cat is already
associating her with being YELLED AT and
now being punished with a spray bottle
as well the poor cat will decide the
litterbox is the last place she wants to
be and find somewhere else to pee.


Eventually when she gets tired of
getting wet everytime she tries it,
she'll know that she shouldn't do it
anymore.


No, she'll just be miserable and find
other places to pee. Yelling at and
punishing this cat in any way, shape, or
form will NOT work and will only make
things worse.


Megan




"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray


  #4  
Old March 12th 04, 03:31 PM
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default


Maybe take a spray bottle full of water
and when you see her peeing anywhere
outside the litter box, give her a
spray. Do this EVERYTIME you see her
doing it


This is the most idiotic advice I've
seen in awhile. The poor cat is already
stressed and punishing her for doing
what is a natural bodily function will
just make her MORE stressed and force
her to be more secretive about where and
when she urinates.


but if she makes it to the litter box,
don't spray her.


Gee, if the OP is in view of the cat
when it's using the box (as she would
have to be in order to know the cat is
using the box), and the cat is already
associating her with being YELLED AT and
now being punished with a spray bottle
as well the poor cat will decide the
litterbox is the last place she wants to
be and find somewhere else to pee.


Eventually when she gets tired of
getting wet everytime she tries it,
she'll know that she shouldn't do it
anymore.


No, she'll just be miserable and find
other places to pee. Yelling at and
punishing this cat in any way, shape, or
form will NOT work and will only make
things worse.


Megan




"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray


  #5  
Old March 14th 04, 04:44 PM
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Research a product called Feliway (http://feliway.com/)

I think it might just work for this cat given the situation she lives in. Be
aware that it is fairly costly but seems worth a try to me.


wrote in message
...

Maybe take a spray bottle full of water
and when you see her peeing anywhere
outside the litter box, give her a
spray. Do this EVERYTIME you see her
doing it


This is the most idiotic advice I've
seen in awhile. The poor cat is already
stressed and punishing her for doing
what is a natural bodily function will
just make her MORE stressed and force
her to be more secretive about where and
when she urinates.


but if she makes it to the litter box,
don't spray her.


Gee, if the OP is in view of the cat
when it's using the box (as she would
have to be in order to know the cat is
using the box), and the cat is already
associating her with being YELLED AT and
now being punished with a spray bottle
as well the poor cat will decide the
litterbox is the last place she wants to
be and find somewhere else to pee.


Eventually when she gets tired of
getting wet everytime she tries it,
she'll know that she shouldn't do it
anymore.


No, she'll just be miserable and find
other places to pee. Yelling at and
punishing this cat in any way, shape, or
form will NOT work and will only make
things worse.


Megan




"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray




  #6  
Old March 14th 04, 04:44 PM
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Research a product called Feliway (http://feliway.com/)

I think it might just work for this cat given the situation she lives in. Be
aware that it is fairly costly but seems worth a try to me.


wrote in message
...

Maybe take a spray bottle full of water
and when you see her peeing anywhere
outside the litter box, give her a
spray. Do this EVERYTIME you see her
doing it


This is the most idiotic advice I've
seen in awhile. The poor cat is already
stressed and punishing her for doing
what is a natural bodily function will
just make her MORE stressed and force
her to be more secretive about where and
when she urinates.


but if she makes it to the litter box,
don't spray her.


Gee, if the OP is in view of the cat
when it's using the box (as she would
have to be in order to know the cat is
using the box), and the cat is already
associating her with being YELLED AT and
now being punished with a spray bottle
as well the poor cat will decide the
litterbox is the last place she wants to
be and find somewhere else to pee.


Eventually when she gets tired of
getting wet everytime she tries it,
she'll know that she shouldn't do it
anymore.


No, she'll just be miserable and find
other places to pee. Yelling at and
punishing this cat in any way, shape, or
form will NOT work and will only make
things worse.


Megan




"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray




 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
I am VERY frustrated: cat peeing on floor (LONG) Karen Chuplis Cat health & behaviour 20 March 12th 04 11:01 PM
Peeing - perhaps not the run-of-the-mill reasons Jeff Traigle Cat health & behaviour 18 August 23rd 03 03:32 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 06:52 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 CatBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.