Peeing on a chair...

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Need to keep my cat, Clyde, off of a chair he's peed on that I'm trying to treat with AIP. I need to do this without my bf knowing the chair was peed on. It's in our living room that no one uses and I never catch Clyde in there. Any suggestions? I have feliway but I can't get the chair treated and dried out long enough to put it on. I had a gym bag and box on it since I'm moving and found out he peed on the gym bag trying to get to the chair. He still pees in his box a lot...all his outside the box problems are behavioral according to his vet. He also poops outside the box. The peeing is annoying because you can't always see it.

I should be finished moving this weekend so I need some other suggestions. I'll try anything!

Thanks!

[catmandu]

Can you pit a cushion down, and if he pees on that keep changing cushions daily,
Or put plastic on that chair.
We wish you luck with Clyde.

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I probably should've mentioned that it's a upholstered living room chair that does not have removable cushions! I wish it did because it would be a lot easier to clean. The problem is that he likes to pee on the right side where the arm and bottom cushion meet and then it gets in the crack.

Is there some sort of spray or scent that I can use that would deter him that works?

[Moesha]

First you have to clean the chair with an enzyme cleaner that will remove the odor completely, so it won't attract him back there. There are several, and I know people here have recommended different ones in the past that they have found to work well. I know Medusa and a couple others have an excellent list of things to help deter the inappropriate pee kitties. I know you posted that this kitty also has pooped outside of the box and that he was taken to the vet. I believe that the vet said it was a behavioral issue and recommended clomicalm. I know that you stated you were cautious of medicating him for the issues he is having, but several on here and others that I know of personally have had WONDERFUL results from using different medications to treat this problem. You may need to rethink that decision. I know that if you do a search, you'll probably find several threads that deal with this issue. If you wait a little while, you may get some other suggestions in this thread also. I hope you find something that works for you and the kitty.

ETA: I believe it is Urine Gone that I have used and that some others have recommended on here before. Although there are other cleaners that different ones prefer.

[Medusa]

A resounding YES to everything that Moesha said.

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I started out using Pet Odor Out and last night I retreated it with AIP (anti icky poo) so we'll see what happens. AIP is supposed to get rid of the smell of dead bodies so if that doesn't work I don't know what will.

Thank you so much for all the advice and support. I'm so glad that I found this site and such great people to talk to!!

He's used his box for everything the past 2 days so keep your fingers crossed. Thanks again for everything. I'm going to do some searches for past posts about the other stuff you were talking about.

Thanks so much for everything!!

here are some pics of Clyde!