How to Stop Your Cat From Urinating and Defecating Inappropriately
Though spraying can be a symptom of a medical condition, it can also be due to stress associated with a new person in the home, new carpet, remodeling or the presence of a neighbor cat. Here's how to redirect your cat to the litter box.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Fresh Step brand kitty litter
- Cat Foods
- Litter Boxes
- Carpet Cleaners, such as OXY Woolite or Stanley Steemer
- Furniture Cleaners
- Sandpaper
- Scat Mats
- Two-sided Tape
- Lemon Scents
- Cat Litters
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Getting Your Cat to Stop Spraying
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Have your veterinarian screen your cat for any medical conditions.
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Place litter boxes in the areas where your cat sprays.
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Put down plastic, two-sided tape, food, sandpaper or a lemon scent in areas where cat sprays. These will discourage spraying.
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To divert your cat from spraying in sinks and bathtubs, fill them with a little water.
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Confine your cat to a clean area with a litter box, food and water.
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Block visual access to outside areas if your cat is stressed by something in the outdoor environment (for example, a new cat in the area).
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Use an abundance of positive reinforcement messages.
Getting Your Cat to Use the Litter Box
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Place a number of litter boxes in different areas of the house to increase the chances that your cat will use one.
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Use various types of litter boxes and litter materials to entice your cat (see related eHow on cleaning litter boxes).
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When your cat finally adjusts to using the litter box, keep it in the same place for four weeks.
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Move the box 1-foot or less per day to the area you want it to stay permanently.
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Praise your cat when it uses the litter box.
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If the cat continues to spray, consult an animal behaviorist and your veterinarian. Some cats need temporary antianxiety medication.
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Tips & Warnings
Clean the soiled area thoroughly with carpet or furniture-cleaning solution or a mixture of 1 part white distilled vinegar and 2 parts water.
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Comments
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have boy cats that they can pee pee in the hallways goingto my room I need it to stop any help out threre to to stop this.
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You can get a "scat mat" and place it where the cats want to go that is inappropriate. It will emit a beep and a small shock. My cats don't go near that place anymore. You can get it from Jeffers Pet Supply. For Kittens that are not trained yet, you may need to "seed" the litter box with some urine or poop so they will know where they are supposed to go.
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kill it hahahaha lmfao
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let them outside - cat's weren't designed to live indoors - ask Yvonne about Sebastian and Sue Ellen
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My two kittens use everywhere in the flat to pee even when the tray is clean , Cant get a straight answer why?
