There is nothing as frustrating as having a cat decide that it's litter box is no longer acceptable. If the cat instead picks your quilt or the carpet in your living room, you have a serious problem on your hands that needs to be sorted out as quickly as possible.
The first and most important step to stop your cat peeing on carpet is to bring him to the vet for a checkup. You need to first rule out that there isn't a medical cause behind his inappropriate urination. It is quite common in male cats for a blockage to form in their urethra that can quickly become a life threatening condition.
Don't let this happen by getting him to the vet in time!
Your vet will want to know if your cat has a constant supply of fresh water. It is of vital importance just like with us humans that the cat drinks enough fluids to keep his system running smoothly.
If your cat does have a blockage, his peeing on the carpet is his only way of telling you something is wrong. Make sure you listen to these messages and quickly help alleviate your cat's distress.
Under normal circumstances, your cat WANTS to use his litter box and keep clean. Cats are meticulously clean animals and wouldn't normally pee outside their litter box unless something was wrong.
Your vet will also possibly put your cat on a special urinary diet that reduces the amount of crystals that can form in your cat's urethra. This food doesn't cost anymore than the normal variety and can work wonders for your cat's urinary health.
My wife and I brought our cat to the vet one afternoon after finding a wet spot on our quilt. It turned out that he did have a blockage and was put on a special diet on which he remains to this day. The thing is, this wasn't his first bout of "inappropriate urination".
A few years earlier we brought home a Golden Retriever puppy and our cat promptly decided that she wasn't welcome. How did he protest? You guessed it.
Ugh, there's nothing I detest more than the smell of cat wee!
ReplyDeleteI used to have such an issue with my cats back in the times of living alone with them. You wouldn't accept the commotion they caused! Truly!
One of my 2 cats (both neutered guys) had taken to painting the majority of my dividers, furniture, and whatever else he could reach. I was alarmed when I got an UV light. He never did that in the majority of the 9 years I've had him and didn't when I got him a mate (they cherish one another and did so immediately) however when a weird dark cat fired appearing outside both of my cats went crazy and the more seasoned one (9) began his divider painting, just as the window ornaments out in the kitty room. I couldn't stay aware of it.
My cats are indoor cats so dislike the stray is really going to get in here yet the two of them detest him (and he is weird...my neighbor's cats loathe him as well). I've taken a stab at cleaning with a pet pee compound and afterward spraying some "No More Spraying" however that hasn't worked. He's a tricky little bugger as well; he holds up until he believes I'm not looking and afterward does it. He's discovered that the moment I see him backing his butt looking for trouble he gets shouted at.
It wasn't until I found "NoMoreCatPee" that I had the option to at long last dispose of this tedious conduct.
Presently my home doesn't smell like a litter box any longer :)
Here's a link if you're interested in checking out their site: NoMoreCatPee.com
Cheers!