Cat(s) Misbehaving - At Wits' End
loddellbosh
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One or more of our cats keeps urinating on the kitchen side.
Whoever it was used to pee on one of the sides about a year ago but we made a sheet thing to put up and it stopped. But just recently they've been doing it on the other side, against the spice rack and some jars.
One of our cats has a flea allergy (actually two of them do, but one is fine) and he is losing his fur on his back. He keeps spraying on things and occasionally one of the others sprays where he's been.
We don't know which one(s) is doing the urinating as they always do it when no one is around.
We love our cats to bits and want to keep them but if this keeps happening we don't know what to do.
Whoever it was used to pee on one of the sides about a year ago but we made a sheet thing to put up and it stopped. But just recently they've been doing it on the other side, against the spice rack and some jars.
One of our cats has a flea allergy (actually two of them do, but one is fine) and he is losing his fur on his back. He keeps spraying on things and occasionally one of the others sprays where he's been.
We don't know which one(s) is doing the urinating as they always do it when no one is around.
We love our cats to bits and want to keep them but if this keeps happening we don't know what to do.
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It could possibly be a territory thing going on - my younger one started weeing on my older ones food when a battle was going on behind the scenes as to who was "top cat". The little one thought that should be her.
However it could also be an infection or something else causing pain when they urinate. They associate wherever they usually wee ie litter tray or wherever as the cause of the pain, and so they start to wee somewhere else instead.
The urination is partly territory, partly because they've discovered a reason for not going out and partly a habit.
In the first instance, you could try denying access to the kitchen when you're not around and see if they *forget*, this worked when I had a similar issue with my boycat.
Do they have a litter tray or are they outdoor cats? Maybe put a tray the kitchen if not?
You probably know this but don't use an ammonia-based cleaner to get rid of the urine and smell - it'll cause them to re-mark because of the ammonia. Ideally use a solution of something like Biotex to dissolve the proteins in the pee and then wash off with a biological washing powder, rinsing well.