My newly aquired six month old kitten is perfect in every way, he's laid back, friendly, plays fetch and uses his litter tray like all good cats should - however. he also insists on pissing on my bean bag in my living room! every opportunity he gets he pisses on it - its lucky its a leather bean bag so easy to clean up, but I can't understand his obsession with it!?!?! how do i make him stop?
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Hi Brett.sometimes when cats inappropriately soil in areas other than the litterbox it is indicative of a medical problem. If he's constipated or has a urinary infection of one type or another this cause litterbox avoidance. When cats are using the litterbox and experience pain while going to the bathroom they associate the pain with the litterbox thereby believing by going elsewhere will feel better. Consider ringing your vet to discuss an appointment for an evaluation.
Additionally, if there's been a recent change of location of the litterbox, change of litter brand, new changes in the home, new pets added, multiple cats competing for the litterbox, not cleaning the box more frequently, box is too small, litterbox is uncovered or it's not covered (some cats prefer one over the other).all of these and other associated possibilities will also cause litterbox avoidance behaviours as well.
Many people have have noted that beanbags contains some type of chemical which bears similarity to urine used in the stryofeam beads inside that cats dislike. This could be why he's only chose this one area, however it's best advised to considering contacting your vet to discuss an evaluation if your kitty has a urinary infection.
The other possibility is if your male kitty hasn't been neutered he's past the age of reaching sexual maturity (5/6 months). Having him neutered as soon as possible would be recommended so that he doesn't turn this into a long-term bad habit which neutering sometimes will not help in this one area.
More on litterbox avoidance problems by Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures.
kick it!
spray it with lemon juice diluted in water
Keep the litter box very clean or the kitty will not piss there
i think you should stop taking him to the bean bag. its like why do u prefer to piss in the toilet. y cant you piss on the road
Every time you catch him spray water from a water bottle on his face or stick him in litter box. He will get it.
either plug its hole or cut it off
As leather doesn't absorb moisture it might make your pusssy wet?
LOL
U have to catch him in the act %26 induce pain, cover his eyes when U deliver it, so he dosn't see where it's coming from.
There is probably an odor that you haven't successfully been able to get rid of and it's attracting the cat to go there. I'd suggest cleaning it with Natures Miracle, you can get it at pet stores and can be kinda costly, but it's guaranteed to work. I'd also leave the bean bag on top of a shelf or something until it thoroughly dries giving the cat some time to forget about it. If not, when you catch the cat in the moment of going pee, carry her to the litter box.
Your bean bag now smells like his toilet, cut your loses bin it. Use a litter designed to attached cats to it, once he gets the idea a cheaper one will do. Keep it clean. Stick the cat in it whenever he looks like he is thinking about it. You have to untrain him then train him again.
I had a problem with a cat and my carpet, once I lost the carpet lost the problem went straight to the tray!
Have you had him neutered yet? If not that's a good first step. Male kittens tend to spray more before they're neutered.
Other than that, make sure his litter box is clean and in an area that he's comfortable with.
may be you should try and put the litter tray there when he has had a poo,he keeps going back there because his scent is there due to him weeing there before,
My mum swears by rubbing vinegar where a cat has weed coz it takes away the scent to the cat that thats their toilet
Sounds like the little guy has claimed some territory. One thing that you can do that will help, is clean the bag with a cleaner that has lemon oil in it. Pledge, or Mr. Clean with lemon, something like that will work nicely. Cats tend to dislike the lemon scent, and this should repel him from doing his business on the sleeping bag. Check with your local nursery and see if you can get a potted lemon oil plant and set it nearby as a permanat repellant. Another thing you can do, is feed him nearby. Animals don't usually pee where they eat. Especially the fanatically clean feline. It goes against their very nature. Hopefully these small things will discourgage your beloved beast into becoming a purrrfect pet.
Spray citrus scents around. and on what it's pissing on they usually fined it offensive and run the other way.
WHEN U CATCH EM IN THE ACT RUB ITS NOSE IN IT %26 SPANK ITS BUTT. %26 MAKE SURE ITS LITTER BOX IS CLEAN ALL THE TIME
I have cats and have had cats most my life when thats the problem look on line and at cat training books or every time you cat does that catch it then take it back were he did it force his face infront of it and then squirt with a sray bottle in his face, then put him in his litter box for a while and if that doesn't work, put his litter box in a small room with his litter box for about an hour after hes eaten alot.
Wipe the bag with a mixture of half bleach and half water the smell will keep kitty away.
catch her and rub her nose it htet spot wher she is pissing
He must smell something there that triggers it.
it's because the bean bag is leather and therefore the kitten sees it as another animal. Maybe you could put the bean bag somewhere where the kitten doesnt go? Not sure but my cat is pretty violent with my leather coach, straching it all the time and stuff.
Good Lucj
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