Hello Everyone! Thank you all for the warm welcome and all of your good advice. The saga continues!

I haven't yelled at him at all the past few days and have been giving him lots of extra attention. When I see him using the litterbox, I give him catnip. (Positive reinforcement couldn't hurt!)

I moved the food onto the bed and moved the litterbox into the bedroom, and that lasted one whole day. Then this morning, a lovely wet surprise (though not a *big* surprise) on the plastic sheet again.

I cleaned the plastic sheet with vinegar, and moved the food back to where it was, so that Jiji, my female kitty, won't have to suffer for Puck's (the naughty pee-er) bad behavior.

We have an appt. at the vet for this evening, so I will update you guys when I know more. (We would have gone sooner, but I just got paid!)

Soledad, I *would* close the bedroom door, but my apartment set-up has my bedroom and living room attached (no door)--and the kitchen and bathroom are on the other side of the apartment --which is where my roommate's cat Johnny lives.

Unfortunately, the last time Puck and Johnny tangled, lots of hissing and yowling and fur flying! Puck ended up with an abscess and a vet visit. I actually had to throw water on them, because the last time I tried to just grab Puck to stop him he attacked me! (And another time, my roommate!)

He's really living up to his name, isn't he? But he's a huge sweetie most of the time, a real lap cat and snuggler.
I will have to get some pictures scanned so I can share them.

There is actually a lot more to this situation; my routine has changed since I started school, but also the weather has cooled off and Puck is a lot more active -- he seems to want to go outside but of course I can't let him out there on the streets of Brooklyn alone. I just moved here in April and my last apartment was a lot bigger; but he didn't seem to mind so much initially.

I've taken him out to the front yard and sat with him but he just cries to be let back inside. And then, I *could* let him out to the back yard, except my landlord's cats are out there and they have EIGHT cats! So we're an 11 cat house, and Puck feels like a prisoner...or maybe he is mad that I'm not home enough (but really, I *have* spent extra time with him, and he is still peeing).

Soooo, we will see what the vet has to say.

Again, thank you all for your help!!!!

Cat-astrophic >*<