Almost to the final straw :(

[Medusa]

Well I've had this problem as well with my furkids.

So far I think I know who it is but I've never been able to catch her. I was wondering since we are discussing pee does anyone have any tricks to get that smell out of a carpet!

This area by my door someone keeps peeing on and I can smell it in the morning and it's gross.

Also, she decided to pee on my wood stand, can you get pee out of wood??

Thanks,
Melissa

I use an enzyme cleaner called Urine Gone. You can buy it at Bed Bath and Beyond or here in Ohio even in Giant Eagle grocery store. Get as much urine out of the carpet as you possibly can, then saturate the stain w/Urine Gone, scrub it well, saturate it again and scrub it again. As for wood, I've used it on wood but it's important to clean it immediately. Once it soaks into the wood, it can become warped very quickly and it holds the odor, too.

[Felicia's Mom]

I am sorry you are going through this, Lori. I was afraid my cats would do this too, but they never did. So, I have nothing to suggest. Good luck.

[jenluckenbach]

Just my thoughts (from afar).

Decker is LESS likely to be the mad peer as I have found the shyer, less dominant animals to be less likely to have the need to mark territory. Unless, of course, if another cat is preventng them from using the box (if the peer always getting ambushed or attacked at the time of pottying.)

Moxie is more likely to be the culprit as a female trying to be alpha. Especially when you say Scout (another female) gets picked on a lot.

Don't be afraid to try medication......but then again, do not be afraid of rehoming, either. True, I too have some peeing cats and I have not rehomed them, but I envy those who have the gumption to take charge of their homes.

I'd say separate Moxie, even if that means a week at a boarding kennel! Just to see if anything changes.

I may not have the answers (if I did, my house would be pee free), but I have your sympathies. It is an awful thing to deal with.

[kimlovescats]

I've had to deal with sprayers in the past as well. Finally, we had our living room carpet removed and put down wood laminate floors which helped greatly. However, we regularly have someone who has taken to peeing on any or all of my doormats. I know it doesn't help that Betina (chihuahua) still isnt' housebroken and uses them as well! I have finally just sucked up and replace my mats fairly often ... once the odor becomes too bad to disguise!

However, if I had one that was going on countertops and such, that would be the end of my rope! My house is far from sterile ... impossible with all of my cats and doggies ... but there are still a few "sacred" areas and my countertops are one of them!!!

Lori, whatever you have to do to regain your peace of mind, sanity, etc.... I will support you completely! I've had my bed peed on several times ... ruined comforters, pillows, clothing left on the floor, etc. and it's not fun!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Lori, I'm so sorry to hear that you're still having peeing problems. Hopefully you'll be able to find out which cat or cats are doing this and that prozac will do the trick.

Yes, I tried Clomicalm in the liquid form on Storm and it made him so sleepy that he lost his personality. Now he's on an herbal pill instead and it's helped him out a lot. If this didn't work I would've tried prozac. Good luck and please keep us updated.

[Medusa]

So how are things going, Lori? Have you seen any improvement? Since reading your thread, I've learned some things about Clomicalm, such as that it comes in cream form. (This is what I love about PT. I learn so much.) I feel bad that kitties have had bad reactions to it, especially since mine have done so well. Anyhow, I do hope that things have calmed down for you and that culprit/s have stopped peeing. Hang in there.

[jazzcat]

Thanks for asking Mary. I talked to the vet Friday and she said to find out who it is first. Her suggestion is to put the suspects up. I really don't have the room to do that. Anyway, she said once we know who then we could try Prozac if it's Rocky and now she gets Clomicalm in liquid form to put on food so we could try it and/or Prozac on Moxie or Decker (no more clomicalm for Rocky). She said if I can't figure out who she would let me medicate all three but to try first.

So...we've set up a webcam in the dining room to catch them. Smart A kitties haven't peed since! I swear there was a pee a day either a small marking on the carpet runner or a big puddle on the carpet, but pee every single day last week. In fact they did it right before we got the camera set up Saturday but nothing since. It's been 48 hours and nothing so either they are that smart or they've started going somewhere else I haven't found yet.

Hopefully I'll catch my star(s) on camera soon.