Cat Peeing

[davidanthony]

My cat has started to pee on the carpet behind the front door. Any effective ideas as to how to stop this. I have some propriety brand spray to supposedly stop this, but is of little use.

[wolf63]

Your best bet is to work out why is doing it. Bullying is a common cause of such bbc behaviour.

I cant give you a link just now but there is a site that used to be called FAB(feline advisoy board - I think) and is now called something else. They have quite a lot of informatio on such matters.

Good luck - they are complicated animals.

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[Peaspeculiars]

Here's a link to the organisation Wolf suggested (Formerly the FAB):
http://www.icatcare.org/

Bullying yes, but could another cat have come in through the cat flap and scent-marked that area too?
Try really washing down the area so that no scent remains, then spray with your spray. Failing this, put a litter tray down there for a bit to see if this helps. Failing that, is you cat (a Tom I presume(?)) neutered?

[weecalf]

If that don't work find out what the companies add to it to make scent and your on your way .you could make piles of money ,little joke there .

[Old_Geezer]

They do that at the BBC !!!!
Wow, who'd have thought. That Bagpuss has a lot to answer for.

[wolf63]

OG - I thought that you had been on the whacky baccy for a moment. The Kindle has a habit of replacing words or adding words - I should have read the post through. :-)

[davidanthony]

Thanx guys and gals. As a 21 year old neutered tom he is certainly not bullied. He takes on with relish next doors Rhodesian Ridgeback and the Great Dane 2 doors away with no fear whatsoever. ! Until 2 weeks ago he has been going out for the last number of years with no problem, so it is a bit of a mystery why he should suddenly decide to 'go' indoors to pee. H e creeps outside to crap no problem. Don't really want to go the litter tray route as he may think this is w the norm. Will certainly give the area a good cleaning, spray and perhaps ' pepper' it which I know cats do not like

[Peaspeculiars]

good luck davidanthony - also worth trying non-toxic citrus sprays or orange peel around the area for a few days (as cats aren't keen and at least it won't make you sneeze as well :-)
all the best

[wolf63]

Cats can suffer from dementia , but if he managing to get out for a crap then who knows. Cat are not easy to work out - as you will know with your 21 year old.

There will not be any one method that will work for all cats but I am sure that you will find a way to deter him from weeing at the door. He will then find somewhere else to go instead. ☺

[ladybirder]

If he was mine David, as a first step, I would take him to the vet, especially in view of his age, to have a check up and make sure there is nothing wrong with him. If the vet gives him the all clear I would look to see if any other cats are getting into your home and scent marking which would explain your cat's behaviour. Feliway, a cat calming spray might be useful to spray round the area. I used this when my cat, when she was 18 years old, started peeing on my bed. It worked. Anyway, good luck with him, whatever you decide.

[Veebird]

At 21 he's certainly a senior so maybe his bladder isn't so reliable or maybe he doesn't fancy the wet and cold outside. I have a little one that was the runt of the litter, he has his neuroses and he often comes in for a pee! If he's scared of the dustbin lorry, or its raining or there are other cats about. A litter tray might be what you need and kept clean is no problem. You can get ones with a cover if you don't like the look of it. If you have a lingering smell try spraying deodorant on the spot as a quick fix.