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cats urinating where they should not

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Posted by: missy

19th Dec 2010 03:07pm

When i have visitors sleeping over in the spare bed, after they have left my cat urinates on the bed and pilows. any ideas on how to stop this? And why the cat does this? Please help.


Comments 21

Twiki
  • 6th Oct 2012 07:18am

Sprinkle some pepper.

TATTY
  • 18th Mar 2012 09:24am

Your cat is letting them know that this is his house, not theirs. He's sort of jealous don't you think ?

goanna
  • 17th Mar 2012 11:13am

Dr Harry Cooper is a vet and answers questions online.
This web address may be of help to you.
http://www.purina.com.au/supercoat/DrHarry.aspx
Good luck!

Wynter
  • 17th Mar 2012 07:27am

Hi. I have used comercial products from the vets and they worked but a friend of mine uses white vinegar to get rid of the smell and prevent the cat from reoffending. Good luck.

Analog6
  • 17th Jun 2011 04:08pm

Urine off really does work, and for the washing of bed linens use an enzyme soaker for the sheets. Bio zet works and I use the Coles own brand one, it works too. And maybe lock the cats out of the spare room, so it can just be visitor territory.

Did these visitors have cats (or dogs) of their own at home? If so, that's what yours smelled and why they peed on the bed.

smee
  • 6th May 2011 11:41am

Hi missy.
The cat is marking his territory. If he is not desexed, the best thing you can do is to get him desexed. There are sprays you can buy from pet shops which smell bad to cats that you can use on the bed to stop him. Also you can sprinkle cayenne or black pepper or chilli on the bed and keep him out of the room if possible.

John
  • 10th Apr 2011 07:23pm

A couple of days ago the fuse for the power points at the rear of the house blew. Fitted a new one but it blew with a tremendous BANG and lots of sparks when I plugged it in. Took some time to track down the problem but found it was around a power point that was behind an electronic organ which has a heater built in to keep dampness away from the key contacts. The socket and the surrounding wall were black, the plug was charred but luckily the curtain nearby did not ignite. Couldn't figure out what had happened to cause the short circuit but noticed that there appeared that some liquid had run down the wall and into the plug. Used the ultra violet light to scan the wall and sure enough the urine fluoresced proving that a cat had marked its territory by spraying the wall!!! The new wall socket was very expensive, being an old type. This reminded me of an incident many years ago when I had a frantic telephone call from a friend who had a complete blackout in her home. Found that her cat had sprayed into a power point, and thus blowing the main fuse. The joys of pet ownership, yes? Used Urine-Off to neutralise the urine and deodorise the wall.

papapage
  • 25th Jan 2011 09:24pm

retraining seems to be in order.encourage your cat to use a litter tray and keep it in a specific place away from the bed room.You could also try closing the bedroom door.

bright spark.

John
  • 13th Jan 2011 11:37pm

Thanks, Jenny. Didn't, of course, realise that you were Missy's mum! Hope the solution is the solution to your problem! [Ha ha]
Yes also to the fact that there is nothing quite like stroking a PURRING feline!

John
  • 13th Jan 2011 01:05pm

Let's face it Missy, with animals you can't be sure of anything [same a humans!!] but it will, hopefully, take away any residual scent and perhaps make the site less attractive to them. At the very least, it will take away the pong that you have to endure now, probably even from the washed linen!
Good luck and I hope I have been of some help.
[I bought a 5l drum of the stuff and have been doling it out to friends with the same problems as you]

missy
  • 13th Jan 2011 03:40pm
Let's face it Missy, with animals you can't be sure of anything [same a humans!!] but it will, hopefully, take away any residual scent and perhaps make the site less attractive to them. At the very...

Hi John, thanks for your quick reply, i've just ordered online, here's hoping the pong comes out of the carpets and mattress. I have found washing clothing and sheets in Bio Zet washing powder has removed the smell as it contains enzymes as well. Many thanks, keep you posted. Jenny, my smelly cat is Missy, but i do love her.

John
  • 12th Jan 2011 04:37pm

The only product that works in this case is Urine-Off.
See www.urine-off.com.au.
It is not a useless deodorant, such as those mentioned above. It is a proper solvent for the uric acid crystals that cannot usually be washed out of linen, carpets, curtains, off walls etc. Get your pet store to order it in, or order it direct from the maker on the site. Various sizes are available 5l cans to small spray bottles. Also handy is the ultra-violet light unit so that you can see where the cat has sprayed and thus treat the area properly, not hit and miss application.
Just spray on curtains, walls, furnishings etc to eliminate the problem.
Treats urine from all sources including humans.

John G

Marian
  • 18th Feb 2012 08:48pm
The only product that works in this case is Urine-Off.
See www.urine-off.com.au.
It is not a useless deodorant, such as those mentioned above. It is a proper solvent for the uric acid...

Great sales pitch, John. Tried Urine Off. It was expensive and in my case didn't work. Sorry.

John
  • 15th Jun 2011 11:54pm
Thanks John i have cat that marks the same two places in the house i have tried all the old remedies and nothing seems to get rid of the smell i will try the web site you named and give that a try...

Glad to be of some help Cyndy. hope that the treatment [de]solves the problem.
With the wet weather around the country lately i expect that there will be many cases of cats not wanting to go outside and thus 'blotting their copy book inside'. But poor male cats tend to retain the urine if they can't go outside, the uric acid crystalises in the urethra and blocks it requiring vet intervention to restore the flow!

Good luck. John G

Cyndy
  • 15th Jun 2011 10:56pm
The only product that works in this case is Urine-Off.
See www.urine-off.com.au.
It is not a useless deodorant, such as those mentioned above. It is a proper solvent for the uric acid...

Thanks John i have cat that marks the same two places in the house i have tried all the old remedies and nothing seems to get rid of the smell i will try the web site you named and give that a try as this cat has a bad habit of spraying even though he is fixed thanks again
Cyndy H

missy
  • 13th Jan 2011 12:52pm
The only product that works in this case is Urine-Off.
See www.urine-off.com.au.
It is not a useless deodorant, such as those mentioned above. It is a proper solvent for the uric acid...

Thanks John for your reply, I'll give this a try. Will this stop my cat going back to the scene of the crime?

giznjack
  • 27th Dec 2010 08:31am

Once the cat has marked the spot, it seems there is nothing that you can do to stop it. I've tried citrus peel, alfoil strips, eucalyptus oil and completely replacing the product, but nothing works.

missy
  • 5th Jan 2011 12:57pm
Once the cat has marked the spot, it seems there is nothing that you can do to stop it. I've tried citrus peel, alfoil strips, eucalyptus oil and completely replacing the product, but nothing works.

Thanks for your reply, but not i wanted to hear, thanks anyway. Missy.

Anonymous
  • 24th Dec 2010 01:35am

Hi Missy,
I own two cats they are pretty old now, your cat is making his/her territory when they have left. Maybe wash the sheets in Eucalyptus oil for more users of this check out this blog:http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/240/1/Uses-for-eucalyptus-oil.html.

Marian
  • 18th Feb 2012 08:55pm
Once the cat has marked the spot, it seems there is nothing that you can do to stop it. I've tried citrus peel, alfoil strips, eucalyptus oil and completely replacing the product, but nothing works.

Same thing happened to me except I wasn't sure where the cat urinated. What I did was mix a tsp. of clove oil in a litre of water and used a spray bottle to spray out the whole room and closed the door. Next day smell was gone!

missy
  • 5th Jan 2011 12:54pm
Once the cat has marked the spot, it seems there is nothing that you can do to stop it. I've tried citrus peel, alfoil strips, eucalyptus oil and completely replacing the product, but nothing works.

Thanks for your reply, i'll give this a try. Thankyou. Missy.

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