He's peeing again...HELP!!!

[moosmom]

I had a pee-r in my house. Buddy was so confused, after being in 7 homes in the past year, that he started peeing to make himself known. After ruling out a UTI, the vet determined it was behavioral because of his history. I had 3 choices...(1) Feliway spray and isolation in the bathroom at night; (2) drugs that would make him cranky and lethargic or ; (3) Euthanisia DEFINITELY NOT AND OPTION.

I have to say the Feliway works very well. I tried the drugs on one of my RB cats years ago and it made him cranky and lethargic, so I don't want to put Buddy through that.

Feliway might be the way to go. The spray can of Feliway is about $30 but well worth it. The plug-in diffuser is a little bit more.

Good luck with your kitty. Please don't give up on him. Maybe he just needs a bigger litter box, perhaps a large, deep bin might be the way to go. That's what I've done. 3 large 16 quart bins is the equivalent to 2 boxes each. Plus I have another litterbox in my bathroom.

[lvpets2002]

Have you tried to put a Plastic Tarp in the chair?? Maybe your baby would not go on that.. Please dont give up..

[emo]

Well I've tried the Feliway and it doesn't seem to do much. Right now he is only peeing on that one upholstered chair that of course does not have removeable cushions!! I don't have a plastic tarp on it because I didn't want my bf to know what happened. It's his chair and he would flip out if he knew. I do have a box on the chair which had deterred him from getting on the chair but now he's getting bold and peeing next to the box. The weird thing is that I've only caught him 1 out of 3 times this week. He stays in the downstairs when we aren't home so he's only out when someone is home. I try to make sure he's downstairs with me when I'm home since he like to jump on the counters sometimes too.

It's getting to the point where he isn't going to be allowed upstairs anymore. I just found out my mom's vet is also a behaviorist so I'm thinking about taking him there and seeing what else I can do. I love him and I don't want to get rid of him. I don't know what he has against that chair! He's the only pet and no other pets have been on that chair.

Has anyone tried any of the sprays to keep cats away?

[lvpets2002]

Oppss did you say this is your boyfriend's chair.. Well it could be your cat has it out for your BF.. I would try to cover the chair or keep the cat elsewhere.. Your BF will find out sooner or later due to the oder & wetness.. Any Pics of your cat??

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Well luckily it's in the living room that we don't use. Actually all the furniture is his since it's his house. We just moved in with him. He actually gets along well with my bf and even cuddles up with him on the couch downstairs.

I've been treating the chair with anti-icky poo and thought that I had finally gotten it cleaned up and then he peed on it again! When he goes out of town in a couple weeks I'm going to have someone come out and clean the chair professionally in the hopes that Clyde will finally leave it alone!!

I just don't know why he's doing this....I thought he got it out of his system a couple months ago while he was still adjusting to the move.

[emo]

Pics of Clyde!

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I got an e-mail from the behaviorist and he's recommending chamomilele tea once a day mixed with wet food. 1/16 of a teaspoon. How the heck do you measure that out? He thinks it will help calm Clyde.