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#545930 09/02/09 12:21 PM
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Recently, within the last few weeks, I have noticed that there has been urine in odd places, like on a rug, on the counter, on some clothing in the kids room, on some papers. we have three cats and have never had a problem with this. The cat boxes are kept very clean. Does anyone know what would be causing this? has anyone had this problem and resolved it?

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borageflower #546671 09/04/09 01:45 PM
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Ugh that is an unfortunate and gross situation. I would say you should take the cats to the vet and see if they have bladder problems at all -- maybe that's what's causing it. Here's an article that might help too.

Good luck -- hope you can solve the problem and your cats are ok! smile

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How old are the cats? My experience is that when cats get old, they start doing this. Then later get very very sick. Another theory is that they could be unhappy with you if you have been away for a while and are trying to let you know they are upset with you.

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One is 4, one is 3 and one is 2. My daughter got a new puppy this summer. The puppy had been in the house sometimes and she wet also a few times, but my daughter's in college now and took her dog. Maybe that's why?

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Thanks for the link to the article! I haven't been actually washing the litter boxes weekly, and we have three cats and three boxes, so maybe I'll try some of their advice. Can't hurt! Thanks again!

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I agree with washing the litter boxes - cats have sensitive noses and it might be they are just not happy with the way the litter boxes are.

Also if something starts to smell like pee (an area of a closet for example) they start to think that's a good pee place and keep going there. So I would really scrub anywhere they have peed. That way they don't think it's now a normal place to pee.

Some items have a texture cats enjoy to pee on. We never leave any jackets on the floor, our cats seem to like that type of texture and will pee on them even if the litter boxes are clean. Papers are also a common target. I guess it's incentive to keep the floor clean!

I am baffled by the counter though ...

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I am glad to hear the article is helpful -- there's a bunch more articles on the Chicken Soup website too if you need anything else. Hope everything is ok -- let us know how it goes!

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I have cleaned all the boxes, replaced it with different litters, so they have a choice and cleaned everywhere that I could find where it smells like urine. Now hopefully, that will do the trick. I am also trying to brush them more and pay attention to all details about where they are when I'm there so I can catch who ever is doing it. I'm paying more attention to them now that two of the kids have left for college. Maybe that had something to do with it.....

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Do you know if it is behavioral or medical? Might want to take them to the vet to make sure it's not something more serious like the article mentions -- better to be safe than sorry!

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Sorry I'm a little late in responding. If it continues it would definitely be a good idea to take him to the vet to check for any possible medical issues.

Here are a couple articles I wrote that might help:

Litter Box Issues - Medical Problems

Litter Box Issues - Behavioral Problems




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