Help! Kitten having accidents

Three months ago, I took in a stray male kitten. Q stays indoors all
the time and has never had any trouble using the litterbox. He is now
six months old. Q has urinated twice on the floor this week. He is
squatting, and I have read that male cats do not squat to spray. I am
getting him neutered after the holidays. Is this a behavior problem
that could be corrected by neutering? I change his box regularly. He
has a covered litterbox that's he always used. I put a plastic liner
down, put a little baking soda, a few inches of cheap litter, and an
inch of clumping litter on top. Recently, I started using the Arm and
Hammer baking soda to freshen the box instead of the Arm and Hammer
Litter deodorizer because they look and smell the same, and the baking
soda is so much cheaper. What can I do to keep him from having
accidents?

On 2003-12-27, oboist311 wrote:

Q has urinated twice on the floor this week.

Urinary tract infections commonly cause inappropriate
urination. Check with the vet.

On 2003-12-27, oboist311 wrote:

Q has urinated twice on the floor this week.

Urinary tract infections commonly cause inappropriate
urination. Check with the vet.

Male cats do squat to urinate. This is different from spraying. He should
definitely be neutered. He should be checked for a urinary ract infection by
the vet. I would remove the cover on the box to see if this makes a
difference. Also, he should have two boxes as some cats do not like to
urinate and defecate in the same box.
Gail
"oboist311" wrote in message
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Three months ago, I took in a stray male kitten. Q stays indoors all
the time and has never had any trouble using the litterbox. He is now
six months old. Q has urinated twice on the floor this week. He is
squatting, and I have read that male cats do not squat to spray. I am
getting him neutered after the holidays. Is this a behavior problem
that could be corrected by neutering? I change his box regularly. He
has a covered litterbox that's he always used. I put a plastic liner
down, put a little baking soda, a few inches of cheap litter, and an
inch of clumping litter on top. Recently, I started using the Arm and
Hammer baking soda to freshen the box instead of the Arm and Hammer
Litter deodorizer because they look and smell the same, and the baking
soda is so much cheaper. What can I do to keep him from having
accidents?

Male cats do squat to urinate. This is different from spraying. He should
definitely be neutered. He should be checked for a urinary ract infection by
the vet. I would remove the cover on the box to see if this makes a
difference. Also, he should have two boxes as some cats do not like to
urinate and defecate in the same box.
Gail
"oboist311" wrote in message
om...
Three months ago, I took in a stray male kitten. Q stays indoors all
the time and has never had any trouble using the litterbox. He is now
six months old. Q has urinated twice on the floor this week. He is
squatting, and I have read that male cats do not squat to spray. I am
getting him neutered after the holidays. Is this a behavior problem
that could be corrected by neutering? I change his box regularly. He
has a covered litterbox that's he always used. I put a plastic liner
down, put a little baking soda, a few inches of cheap litter, and an
inch of clumping litter on top. Recently, I started using the Arm and
Hammer baking soda to freshen the box instead of the Arm and Hammer
Litter deodorizer because they look and smell the same, and the baking
soda is so much cheaper. What can I do to keep him from having
accidents?

Thank you for your advice. I took Q to the the vet this morning, and
the vet has put him on amoxicillin. Hopefully, this will clear things
up, but I will try a few different things with the litterbox too.

Thank you for your advice. I took Q to the the vet this morning, and
the vet has put him on amoxicillin. Hopefully, this will clear things
up, but I will try a few different things with the litterbox too.