Houston, we have a problem!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Oops, I mean "Pet Talk, we have a problem

I need help from other multi-cat-households!!

One of our cats is acting weird . This morning, my hubby found his food-bag covered with cat-pee . He has a black nylon bag in which he takes muesli, yoghurt, bananas and apples to work. Yesterday evening he put it on the kitchen counter, near Maya's feeding place. This morning it was soaking wet, the pee even dropped down the counter onto the floor . I have NO idea who is doing this . In fact I found a smaller pee-spot on the same counter, closer to the window a week ago...! How the heck am I going to find out who did this????
The only cat who is acting a bit different is Maya: yesterday and the day before I saw her dropping her "poop" right in front of one of the litterboxes . No, the box was NOT filthy, as I change the filling regularly!

HELP !!!!

[DJFyrewolf36]

Think back over the past few weeks. Has your husband upset any one of the kitty butts reciently? Could you think of anything at all that could have upset them? (changing foods, rutine etc) John said and I tend to agree that cats can hold a pretty big grudge, and a sign of that is targeting the person of thier wrath with pee. I've seen cats get mad at someone and target thier things exclusively, shoes, bed you name it they'll hit it!

Also, have you had any contact with any other cats reciently? Sometimes peeing can be a teritorial issue, so can inapropriate poo. (I swear this is the only forum I can say "inapropriate poo" and not get a wierd look). Have you done an extensive cleaning reciently? Cats rely on thier noses quite a bit and sometimes an new (or extremely clean, like cleaning product clean) smell can upset cats. My cats got majorly upset once after a huge cleaning and trust me they let me know!!!

Pinpointing which cat is most affected by recient events should help you find the culprit.

Hope that helps a little. Good luck with the issue!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Oh no! Can't believe it would be any of your precious girls.....maybe one of them has a slight infection??

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Oh no! Can't believe it would be any of your precious girls.....maybe one of them has a slight infection??

Oops! How can I know who??

[MsLadyLyn]

I agree with DJFyrewolf36. My sister has 10 cats. My son was staying with her and he doesn't care for cats as they interfere with his asthma. (I think cats are very sensitive of how we feel about them.) He was sleeping on the floor and one of the cats sprayed and pooed on his beding while he was in it. They especially did this after he told them to get away from him.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I agree with DJFyrewolf36. My sister has 10 cats. My son was staying with her and he doesn't care for cats as they interfere with his asthma. (I think cats are very sensitive of how we feel about them.) He was sleeping on the floor and one of the cats sprayed and pooed on his beding while he was in it. They especially did this after he told them to get away from him.

OMG, how drastic!!
That cannot be the problem here though, as Bernard adores all 4 cats, just like me

[jenluckenbach]

I am sorry Lut. It is difficult to figure out WHO!

My first thought was "Is Snoopy in heat?" As she gets older she may do more urine marking during her heat cycle. Just another possibility.

Although, banning Zazou from the garden may very well be the cause.

If it is an infection the cat will attempt to use the box often (more so than normal) so be observant and you may be able to figure out who.

Prayers to you that the answer comes (and trust me, I know how hard it is with multiples)

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Think back over the past few weeks. Has your husband upset any one of the kitty butts reciently? Could you think of anything at all that could have upset them? (changing foods, rutine etc) John said and I tend to agree that cats can hold a pretty big grudge, and a sign of that is targeting the person of thier wrath with pee. I've seen cats get mad at someone and target thier things exclusively, shoes, bed you name it they'll hit it!

As far as I can think, it was only Zazou's butt. She doesn't want to come back inside when we let her out; so everytime it was a "chase-me-indoors" . Of course, now she is NOT allowed to play in the garden anymore!

Also, have you had any contact with any other cats reciently? Sometimes peeing can be a teritorial issue, so can inapropriate poo. (I swear this is the only forum I can say "inapropriate poo" and not get a wierd look).

No, not at all!

Have you done an extensive cleaning reciently? Cats rely on thier noses quite a bit and sometimes an new (or extremely clean, like cleaning product clean) smell can upset cats. My cats got majorly upset once after a huge cleaning and trust me they let me know!!!

Not all, just the usual thing, with the usual product.

So I came down to Maya or Zazou: Maya for pooping in front of her box, and Zazou for chasing her