I can't stop my cat from peeing anywhere she wants!!

[Amaelamin77]

My cat seems to pee where ever she wants. She does use the litterbox but more often then not she goes where she wants. On towels, clothes, carpet, even just a tile floor. You can often pick up something off the floor and it will be covered with pee. no matter what we do she still pees where ever she wants. We put a litterbox downstairs in an area she started peeing in but now she pees in new places. Right next to the front door, next to where we put our shoes, she pees alomost everynight. What can we do??!!???

[Amaelamin77]

She is 5 years old. The only time she gets outside is when she escapes. We really don't want her to be an outdoor cat because she has always been indoors. Also we live in rural area so we don't think it would be safe for her.

[Amaelamin77]

Thanks for your help. In this area, even though there are no major highways, there are many animals that would harm her. Behind our house there is a fox den so we don't want to risk it.

[PurplePixie]

This is an awful problem..I do sympathise. When it has got this bad, I think I would suggest that you confine her to a small area & provide a litter tray..perhaps a couple of trays with different types of litter in them. The idea being that she won't soil an area that she lives in. I kind of wonder whether Rox might be on the right lines when she talks about her maybe wanting to get out more. There are a few neurological/medical problems that can cause a cat to become confused & make them pee everywhere, so that might also be something to consider.

[jenky]

If your cat favours a certain corner, try putting some tin foil down for a bit. They won't go on that, and it stopped a friends cat peeing under their bed. Don't know if the litter tray and food bowls are close to each other but they prefer not to eat near their toilet so move tham apart if that is the case.

[Lurker]

PurplePixie has a good point. My cat has a neurological problem (epilepsy) and is almost blind. He's a very happy fella and enjoys his life. He goes outside supervised, but obviously we can't leave him out there on his own. He has the same problem with weeing. I have just had to come to terms with it. I did get one of those awful plastic runners that you put down over carpets to protect them and cut it up into pieces to put down dear the back and front door where he tends to pee. Looks awful, but hedoes pee on these plastic 'mats' now and at least they are easy to clean. Try a solution called 'Odour Free' which you can get from vets. This is brilliant at getting rid of smells.

[Lurker]

** near the back door

[Amaelamin77]

Thanks for all your help, I appreciate it. :)

[TommyC]

I'm sorry to have to disagree with the other advice here, Amaelamin, but I'm afraid you and they are simply wrong. As I've pointed out here more than once before, there is NO SUCH THING as an indoor domestic cat. No matter what your home environment, virtually every cat that breathes not only wants, but actually needs to be allowed outside liberally during both the day and the night, to explore his/her territory, pick up scents, find a cosy, private nook in which to nap, and generally live its cat life to the full. Contrary to popular misguided belief, most domestic cats are also perfectly capable of holding their own very confidently against dogs, foxes, squirrels, other cats, and every other variable that the natural world can throw at them, including very poor weather - though outside time should be much more limited in sub-zero temperatures, of course. I will also reiterate - your failure to allow your cat outdoors will cause not only this very distressing and difficult "wetting" problem, (this is a PROTEST issue) but in time a whole range of other psychological disorders, becoming stronger and more pronounced almost by the day, and quickly degenerating into noisy, messy boredom, destructive, vicious psychosis, and then eventually, after much unhappiness, a final resigned dopiness, coma and slow death from a broken spirit... I am NOT exaggerating. If you love your cat, and want to see it happy, then PLEASE allow it out of doors for lengthy spells every single day, and the proof this is the right step will be that the wetting problem will miraculously disappear overnight - happy cats are VERY clean and fastidious animals, and this behaviour proves a degree of severe emotional disturbance already. Please allow it outdoors, and trust its own natural outdoors instinct, rather than your indoors one..!!

[Amaelamin77]

I do love my cat that is why I do not wish to even RISK her being harmed by allowing her outdoors. We have been thinking of finding a way to allow her outside just not allowing her free range. Despite whatever natural instincts she may have to protect herself I feel it is my responsibility to keep her as safe as possible. There are just to many risks. Fisher cats, foxes, busy roads and numerous other things that can harm her. So I thank you for your input TommyC I just can't agree with you.

[txjenn32]

I have 4 cats and 1 likes to go outside.  I too at one time felt it cruel to keep my cats in but I lived in an apartment and did not allow her to go out.  We now live in a house with a nice big yard.  We also aquired 3 more cats.  The one I kept in does not want anything to do with outside.  I asked a vet and they told me that cats are very territoral and it is actually good for them to have a small area to defend so they suggested to keep the cats in due to all the dangers outside can bring to them. Rabies, other animals, antifreeze, mean people, etc. So I thought I would ease your mind regarding keeping your cat inside.  The one that goes outside was rescued from a shelter so I think she likes to roam but none of my other three go outside and are perfectly happy.  I also am having trouble with the pee issue which was why I was on here in the first place but had to comment about that other persons take on a cat having to go outside.  It just isn't true.