Cat having behavioral issues - not peeing in catbox

[texasreb]

The black light works. I bought an enzyme pet stain remover once and it came with a black light. The whole stain will not light up, but components in it will. It will sparkle, if you will...

 

[rooster-red]

#1 - Change the litter back to what you were using before

#2 - If #1 doesn't solve the problem, take him to the vet to be checked for a UTI.

 

[Dar]

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I tried the black light and everything lit up...fluff, spilled juice i really did not find it to be much help

 

[Akane]

Whether you believe they actually feel vengeful or not cats will pee in other locations because they are upset. I had a very territorial male cat (he was neutered young) that whenever he got upset about something he'd start peeing on anything that had a strong human scent like my pillow. If he wasn't upset he used his litterbox perfectly. I would assume he was trying to claim more territory or prove his place after being seemingly knocked down the heirarchy by getting disciplined by a person. He'd also pee on anything brought into the house that didn't smell like a family member and a pillow I borrowed from my mom once and put in my room while I was washing mine. Eventually he went out to the barn of his own accord and laid claim to the entire building. It did keep us from aquiring anymore stray cats but about every 2years he ends up at the vet for injuries from fighting over his barn.

We also temporarily took in a stray that did not know house rules at all. He did know how to use the litterbox and was using it fine until I can't remember what he got in trouble for but he marched right into the middle of the floor, meowed for attention, and promptly peed all over the carpet. Neither cat had a medical issue and used the litterbox fine when they weren't ticked about something. I think his thought process went something like this "You think your higher up than me so I'm gonna obviously claim this whole house as mine to prove you wrong" but not that in depth.

Peeing just outside the litterbox though does not claim anything or defy any command he's been given about his place in the house. It only shows he wants to pee in the proper spot but is finding it not to his liking for some reason. Or like others said he could have a uti and it is painful to pee and he's associated that pain with being in the litterbox.

 

[chickenannie]

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I'm off to buy his old litter (darn, the new one was on sale, and flushable). Good tip about the mini trash can though, that should help.

By the way, I've kept his litterbox VERY clean. A poop is never there more than an hour and it's just the bottom of the box that starts to smell like pee -- that's what I meant about having to change the smelly box.

Also, I play with this cat a LOT! I give him a "petting" session 5 times a day (he'd take more if he could) including one brushing session (until HE wants to stop) so I hardly feel like i'm neglecting him... It's just that i've been busy and so the petting sessions have been reduced to like 2 a day (morning and evening). You can see my animals rule my place!

 

[JenniferJoIN]

When my cat started doing the same thing (peeing and pooping outside of her litter box- even in the shower and on the bed), I thought it was a UTI. But when I took her to the vet, she ended up having crytals in her urine (caused by her urine being too acidic), which made it hurt to go. So she would go in places that were 'comforting' to her.

The fix to that was to put her on special food. So now she's on special dry food, and I give her regualar Friskies wet food. The wet food helps her take in more fluids, which waters down her urine and makes it less acidic. She hasn't peed anywhere but her litter box since then.

The vet also said that sometimes the food alone doesn't help, and putting newspaper in her little box, or plain sand, or even the cheap litter may make her go in her littler box again.

Good luck!

 

[Smoky73]

I see three possible problems with the situation

one is you changed his litter, which could be causing an issue and two, you are not paying attention to him as much as you have been, and three you are locking him outside of your room at night changing his routine.
All of these can upset him, and make him mad at you and he will make it known!

Of course, he could have an infection, my cat who is old though, has highly alkaline urine, supposed to be on pills but as long as I have him on a Urinary tract food he is okay.
Get him seen by the vet, but I will bet at least part of ther problem is you ticked him off LOL.

Dont worry about the tail swishing thing if he is neutered- my youngest cat is fixed though he still has his "nuts" he swishes his tail as well. Nothing comes out, but he tries LOL.

 

[featherfooted]

I agree with the idea of crystals in the urine. We just took our male cat to the vet for the same reason, not useing the litter box. The vet did a blood test to rule out diabetes, a urine culture to rule out bacterial infection, and send a urine sample off for testing for crystals and what kind. No diabetes, No bacteria, Yes crystals. He had crystals in his urine that were high ph. So now he is on a treatment diet for 30 days and then he will be on a diet of low ph for life to prevent the problem from happening again. He's now back to useing the liiter box and is more confortable.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

What i did with mine when he started peeing on stuff (mostly plastic things) and after he was checked for a UTI was add another litter box ...one on each floor or two in the same room...both having different litter in it. That fixed the whole problem! LOL something that simple. I don't think he liked the change of litter and so he refused to go in it. Try adding a bigger litter box and still leaving the old one there. Show him where it is by setting him inside it and walking away. Good luck! I sure hope you can fix the problem...that SUCKS when you have that cat urine smell inside your home

 

[chiknlady]

I put my male neutered cat back in a animal crate with litter and a water bottle--I let him out to eat and back into the crate.--I did this for about 3 days and he is back to using his litter box. He was fine --no UTI's so I figured he was marking his territory--the windows were open and he could smell other Tom cats around...