Help! My new cat is peeing all over

My cat that I'd had since college died 2 months ago. I did absolutly everything I could to give her a happy life when she got sick, but finally had to put her down when she started to suffer. I really miss her and still owe money from her many treatments.

I didn't think I would get another cat for a long time, but Edith found me. She was a stray and hungry. I couldn't turn her away and it was nice having a cat again. I've had her for a month and 2 weeks ago I had her fixed, treated for tapeworm and declawed. Now that I've been reading up on declawing I wish I hadn't, but it is too late to change that.

She now is peeing all over a corner in my living room. Not spraying, I don't think. But peeing. I have hardwood floors, so I removed the rug and through away the chair, and put down tin foil....which she peed on. I even put food near by with no help.

This is long and I'm sorry, but my question is this: Is this behavior due to declawing or worms or what? The vet thinks it is behavioral, but I don't know.

When I put make-shift litter box over there, she did use it. And she does use the other one too. I took away the make-shift box and put the foil down and she was back to peeing...on the foil. Is she just - pardon the pun - pissed at me? I can't afford all this.

I don't want to give her away. But I can't have this. She is no longer friendly either. Since she's declawed, I can't made her into an outside cat and would worry about her even if I could. I certainly don't want ot put her to sleep, so I really need help, but don't have a whole lot of money. What can I do without a cat behaviorist's help?

Sorry again for the lenghth of this. Please let me know if you have any tips.

 

have you tried different cat litters? How old is she? I'm betting it's the declawing especially if she's older. Have her paws checked closely it's very possible her paws could be infected or so painful she won't use litter so you might have to use something else like shredded newspaper. I won't go into the declawing cause now you know.

You might want to have her checked for a urinary tract infection also. But I would try to use different litterbox filler and watch her especially how she's walking now to see if maybe her paws hurt. If she was declawed as an older cat it's supposed to be more painful than as a kitten...even if she's not in pain she might have associated litterbox filler with the pain she was feeling.

First I would go to shredded newspaper and go from there to see if it might be related to her declaw. If she had no litterbox issues prior to the declaw I would suspect that's it.

 

Thanks for answering so quickly! She used Yesterday's News with no problem after she was declawed...and she uses the clumping litter with no problem now. When I had a litter box over there, she used it and it alone with no problems, so I don't think it's pain. I just took up the foil and REALLY cleaned the area with Clorox bleach cleaner and then Orange Oil spray (no ammonia) and put another food bowl there.

She is about a year old the vet said, around 8 pounds. I don't think it's uranary tract. I didn't think of that originally and the vet didn't mention it. When I asked the vet, she took her temp and said she was fine and healthy. I don't know if she is just lonely during the day. I thought about getting another cat as a friend, but am afraid if it will make matters worse.

This first started when I locked her out of my bedroom when she had tapeworm after the declaw (I couldn't get any sleep and had the segments alll over the bed, ACK!) When I woke the next morning she pooped in that general area. Later in the day when I took her to the vet to get dewormed, I noticed that she peed there too. And that's when it started. I give LOTS of attention - play, treats, toys, etc. She still does it.

 

use Nature's Miracle to be sure you 100% have the smell gone. The other cleaners just mask the smell and Nature's Miracle will eliminate the smell - even if you can't smell it she probably still can.

Another thing you can try for awhile is to confine her to just one room with her litterbox and food (keeping the food far from her litterbox). I know this sounds mean but until you can be sure she is going to use her box all the time you might have to keep her confined. Let her out for a little bit at a time till you are sure she's not going to pee in the wrong places. And you can go visit with her.

My dog was a chronic with UTIs and she never ran a fever so I wouldn't go by that at all. I only knew cause she peed all the time and drank lots of water.

I'll go see if I can find you more info on litterbox issues see if there is info that will help you with her....

 

maybe some answers here - here's your evening plans :roll:

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Poin ... xhelp.html

 

Thank you so much, I'll check it out!

 

Are you still keeping her out of your room? I think that might have caused her some stress and that might be why she started going outside the litter box. Unless an enzymatic cleaner is used she will likely still be able to smell it and will continue to go there.
I agree with Mary on using Nature's Miracle and confining her to a single room with her litterbox if the behavior continues. Best wishes.

 

She was only locked out of my bedroom one night and that's all it took to get this started. I have a few food and water dishes in the offending area and have successfully gone a whole night and day with no problems. Hopefully her peeing has stopped but I will keep the food there for a while.

I'll keep you posted. Thanks again for all your help. You folks are great.