Cat Pee Problems !!!HELP ME!!!

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Thank you. Very helpful.

This is really retraining the cat to use the litter tray rather than
teach him not to pee in another room. Show him the behaviour you want
rather than the behaviour you don't want . If you catch him in the act
of pee, place him gently in the litter tray.
Can you tell I am a novice when it comes to pet training? =) I would
have never figured that out had you not told me. Question... What would
you recommend I do if I don't catch him in the act?

You have another cat I believe, this puts great pressure on him too.
Can you give me more details about your other cat? What are your cats
names?
The troublesome one is named Brody...M. He is almost 5 months old. The
other one is named Texie...F. She is almost 8 weeks old. The story with
her is that her Mommy died during labor and this woman I know was
taking care of four kittens 24/7... not to mention her two small
children. She really needed help with them so she asked me if I could
take care of one. I got her at just under 4 weeks old. My husband and I
were already considering getting a cat for Brody since he demands so
much attention... so we decided to help the poor little kitten out.
She's our little "free kitten" from heaven. At four weeks old she never
had an "accident" outside of the box...not to mention she is the
sweetest thing in the world and thinks we are her parents. We knew
Brody & Tex wouldn't be able to play for about a month. Texie basically
slept, ate, and went to the restroom for the first two weeks we had
her. It was kinda tough during feeding time for Brody because Tex
needed to be bottle-fed. He wanted to know what was going on... and was
jealous of the attention. So I just made up another bottle for him and
dropped milk onto his tongue. Problem solved. He got soo happy after
milk. =) Anyways... for the past two weeks I have been weaning Tex of
the bottle. She's now drinking out of a small bowl. For the past two
weeks Tex has also been entertaining Brody. The have a blast together
and play games all day long. They seem to get along great. In fact,
Brody seems to be a much happier cat since Tex has came into our lives.
He has only had one major "accident" since we got her. In the previous
weeks before we got her there were major "accidents" almost every day.
Nonetheless... Would you still say that she adds more stress to his
life? What goes on in the interior can often times be much different
that what goes on in the exterior. =)

In ,
Alison stated unanimously:

You wrote * At this point he was in kitty "time-out". We locked
him in the guest bathroom for a day with his litter box and
food/h20...
hoping he would get the point not to pee.*

This is really retraining the cat to use the litter tray rather than
teach him not to pee in another room. Show him the behaviour you want
rather than the behaviour you don't want . If you catch him in the act
of pee, place him gently in the litter tray .
snip
Alison


While this is much easier for a man to demonstrate, do you think a woman
really should go over to the cat's litter box, squat down, and urinate in
the litter box with the cat observing?

Have you tried having this cat tested for UTI?

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My cat is bonkers!!! All my husband and I have ever done was try to
love him and give him tons of attention. I don't work, so I am at
home and play with him all day. His litter box is always clean... he
always has fresh food and water... and we give him kitty snacks all the
time. He is so spoiled! We treat him better than we treat people!

When we got him as a kitten he was very scared of people... and
anything that moved or made noise. We had to keep him in master
bathroom... and then gradually move him into our bedroom... and then
into the living room... and so on. We did this to make him feel more
comfortable with his new surroundings. This process took much longer
than it does for most cats. He spent a week and a half in the bathroom
before he felt comfortable enough to go into our bedroom! He is
horrified of being picked up and doesn't like being touched much.
The only kind of human interaction he really loves is getting played
with. When we reach out to pet his back he squats down as low as he
can to avoid touching us and runs away.

As he got older he began to pee on our papa-san, which is round
couch/chair that we hang out on in the office. At first we thought he
might be confused since his litter box is round... not the case. We
eventually got so fed up of lifting that heavy cushion and cleaning it
every few days that we took it out of the office (where his litter box
is located). At this point he was in kitty "time-out". We locked
him in the guest bathroom for a day with his litter box and food/h20...
hoping he would get the point not to pee. Unfortunately, he didn't
take his punishment too well. Instead of peeing on the papa-san... he
went pee on the foot of our bed... while we were sleeping in it!!!

Once again... he went to kitty "time out". Our mattress in
brand-new and costs a ton of money... it's a tempurpedic bed and
doesn't allow for easy cleaning either. My husband lost it when the
cat went pee on the bed. He wanted to give it away because he was so
sick of cleaning cat pee all the time. I suggested that we try and
work things out with him by getting another cat to occupy him time
with. We did so, and he seemed to be enjoying the new friend. Since
getting him a friend, we got him neutered, at 5 months of age.

Things were going great... until recently. We have been catching him
going pee in the sinks (which was happening before the new cat)... and
two days ago he went poop in the corner of the bathroom. Once again...
he was sent to kitty "time out" overnight. He was well behaved
yesterday when he got out of "time out"... but my husband and I
thought it would be a good idea if he slept outside of our room last
night... in fear of what he might do when we are sleeping. Sure enough
this morning when I let him in the room... he went pee on the foot of
the bed. To be honest, I've had just about enough of the games this
cat is playing with us. My husband wants him gone. I just don't
want to let him go without knowing that this problem is irreversible.
PLEASE HELP!!!

P.S. This morning when I caught him peeing on the bed I picked him up
and took him to "time out" ... AGAIN... when doing so I didn't
realize that he was still peeing!!! The pee went all over my feet,
legs, and body... more importantly... my nice couches... and all over
about twenty feet of carpet!!! ... Not to mention all over the guest
bathroom! What should I do to clean this mess? I cleaned the bathroom
with pine-sol and Nature's Miracle. I sprayed Nature's Miracle all
over the couches and on the floors. However, the other cat can still
smell the pee. She gets that weird face cats make when they smell pee
and stuff. What can I do to help this??? I'm at this cat's
mercy!!! PLEASE HELP!!!

A vet that recommends a declaw is not a vet I'd do business with.

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The weird thing is that he does USE the litter box. He just seems to
get moody for one reason or another sometimes. I feel like he is
attacking my personal space on purpose. He knows what he is doing is
bad because he runs away afterwards. ??? It just seems like he is
trying to get my attention... ???

Yes. A vet recommended it. When I brought him in as a kitten he said
"Oh. A Bengal?" ... "Have you thought of having him declawed?" ...
"Because most people can't handle that breed of cat... and those who do
usually get them declawed to save their furniture and their skin." I
asked about the side effects, like I would ask for myself... and he
said there were no side effects. In fact, he said that his two cats
were declawed... and members of his staff who were cat owners had their
cats declawed as well. I swear... or else I would have never done it.
I feel horrible.

I'm going to make an appointment at another vet to check out the
kitty paws. I really hope he was not "butchered" or something. I
feel so bad. I hope he is not in pain. Thank you for bringing this to
my attention.

What are the side effects of a bad declaw? ... Or a declaw in general?