Things that saved my home! Solving Urine Problems

[jendixon]

Cats are sensitive creatures. Make sure that you do not provoke you cat by using gentle motions towards it. Hamish used to pee a lot away from his litter box. The reason in the end was that the litterbox was near to our bathroom door. The constant movement of guests towards our bathroom was scaring him. Try to find a quiet place for your litterbox.

[lunarmoonbeam]

Hi,i'm just new on the forum,looks really good.I noticed that cats peeing in the wrong places seems to be a big problem.My cats problem was that she would stand in the litter box,but actually pee outside it because she didn't stoop down.My solution to this was to keep the litter box in the bathtub,and every time there was pee outside the box,i'd just rinse it away with disinfectant and water.I know a lot of people might consider it a bit gross,but it's more hygenic than pee getting on the floor,and because a bathtub is ceramic and non porus,the smell never built up or lingered.Obviously every time the tray was cleaned,i'd give the bathtub a very good clean too,after all i did have to bathe in it! As far as i know,nobody ever told me i was smelly! Unfortunately the cat i'm talking about,Merlin,is very old now,and at first i put a stool next to the bath and she would use that to get into the bath,but eventually she couldn't climb into the bath,and she would just pee on the bathroom floor,so now the litter box is on the floor and she's back to standing in the box and peeing outside it,i've got to clean up the pee on the vinyl tiles but the smell is awful and i know that when poor Merlin is gone,i'll have to rip them up and hope the smell hasn't went right through to the floorboards.Thanks.Bye,Kenny.

[doodlebug]

Welcome Kenny! I think the solution to your problem may be a larger litter box with higher sides. Many of us use storage totes for litter boxes. Pick one that is at least 12" high (mine are 1. Cut down an area on one side so it's easier for her to get in and out. My boxes are 18"w x 30"L x 18"h storage totes I got in Lowe's, they're made of recycled plastic and I paid like $9 each. I cut a hole in one side with a hot knife (a knife blade attachment for a soldering iron), but they were flexible enough that some sort of box cutter or utility knife should work.

[Chewysmom]

Originally Posted by Khari

How new is your kitty?
Sounds to me that she may have been either excited or really scared....if it keeps on happening then I would be concerned but if not then chalk it up to nerves!

Wow I am responding so late to this!
It just so happened that the day she peed on me was the day she gained voluntary control of her muscles that allow her to urinate at will

[Nadezhda]

Hey!
I've got a question on blacklight, if anyone tried it so far.. One of my friends bought it from an electrician's, as it is not easy to find. She says she's sure she smells cat urine and went all over the house with blacklight, with other lights off, but found nothing... So, is this blacklight mentioned in the first post same as the blacklight used for fake money detection? 'Cause she had the one used for that purpose.. It seems that petsmart ships within US and Canada only

[lrbarton]

My male cat has marked or sprayed off and on for years in different areas of my house. This has went on ever since we had a stray cat around the house. We have now moved last April and I still have the same problem in this house. There is no rhyme or reason to it and it is just behavioral...it is so upsetting to me! I hate it...we love this cat..he is a male and has been neutered and checked out by a vet the first time this occured and nothing was wrong! He just likes to do this! Any suggestions? I know someone suggested putting the litter box where they go...well...I can't have mine in my living room and he often marks on the walls...he marks on the shower curtain in my bathroom and against the vanity too! HELP!!! I use Nature's miracle and it helps but I just want to put an end to this recurring problem!

[flyfshrmn1]

When you use the green machine do you use the cleaning solution that comes with the machine also when you add the clean water to the tank? Or do you just use fresh water and just use that to suck up the Natures miracle?