Over the last few months we have noticed that every once in a while there will be cat urine outside of the litter box. Sometimes it would happen a few times a day for a couple days in row, other times it was only once a week or so. Every single puddle we found was either in the laundry basket, in a basket we keep our shoes in or on my bag that I keep my fabric for sewing in.
We originally had 4 cats,
Pickles, neutered male about 2 years old
Handsome, neutered male, about 3-4 years old
Both of which are my b/f's cats that moved in right before this started. Pickles he has had since he was a kitten, Handsome was adopted from a shelter at approx 1 year of age. Both of his cats are extremely sensitive to change and do not like to be handled too often or the like. Both cats are not too fond of other animals. Both of his cats were neutered late, after 1 year of age. Both cats have been known to occasionally urinate or defecate outside of the box but only if the box was dirty.
Tiki, just over 1 year of age
Meko almost 3 years of age
Both are my cats whom I have had since they were both tiny babies. Both were spayed or neutered before 6 months of age. Both do extremely well with change, love attention, like to be handled, love other pets of other species. I have NEVER had any type of accident outside of the litter box, no matter what the circumstances were. In fact my cats hardly ever use the box they usually go outside.
Handsome was given away about a month ago because we are not allowed to have more 3 cats in my park. It was hard but Joe (my b/f) choose him to be the one to go. He is in a loving forever home & we can visit when ever we want. Part of the reason was back when he was still living with us we would also find urine on top of a table, a table that Handsome was seen on many times over again yet no other cats were ever found on that table. Another part was that Joe didn't have a connection to him like he did his other cat (he got this cat for his ex g/f) and the kids were not as attached to him as much either.
I will put up with everything & anything EXCEPT cat pee.
We have been trying EVERYTHING the last few months. There are litter boxes around the house, different shapes & sizes filled with different litter types. We've tried separating them and we thought we found the culprit, because once Handsome was gone we went a month with no accidents. We've tried the feliway and rescue remedy. We've tried separating them, allowing only one cat in at a time, or separating them into separate rooms and the issue went away each time Handsome was outside.
Tiki was caught yesterday by my friend, using her laundry basket as a litter box. He was squatting NOT spraying. We are painting the room that the main litterboxes are in and the door was closed. Tiki did meow quite a bit right before he urinated in the basket, and he did it right in front of her. So he could of done it because he could not get to the litter box. Maybe he was trying to tell her something? There was another box he could of used though, in a different room. Tiki did go to the vets this morning and he does NOT have a UTI and is completely healthy.
But when we found the other puddles of urine, they were fresh & Tiki was NOT even in the house before they happened, sometimes it was days at a time before he came inside (his own decision). So some of those puddles could not of been his, could they? Is it common for cats to use laundry baskets as litter boxes? Could it be more than one cat that's peeing outside of the litter box?
Tiki is the most laid back in my house, in fact every single person that has ever met him says that he is the most laid back cat that they know of. Everyone thinks that he must think he is a dog, because he acts just like one. He is the last cat anyone would ever expect to do anything wrong what so ever. No body can believe that he was caught urinating outside of the box. Tiki is everyones friend, including the dogs, the ferrets, the children and even strangers. Everyone loves him & he loves everyone & everything.
I've been searching old posts and the net for info, and all I can find is info & products that I already know of & have already tried.
Everyone is saying that I should give him another chance. But I HATE cat pee, it's the ONLY thing I will not tolerate. And the fact that he was caught peeing in the laundry and almost every puddle we find is on clothes or cloths I suspect it was mainly him. (then again like I said above there was a couple/few incidents were it was 99.9999999% not him because he was outside for days at a time).
I don't know what to do. EVERYONE, including me absolutely LOVES Tiki but I HATE cat pee. I've tried everything.
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