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New cat & peeing
Kitty1 - my original stray cat, very playful/active, loves people,
hates being pet, bites, can draw blood if too aggressive with petting or holding, spayed and shots Kitty2 - new cat, stray, extremely peaceful and loving, spayed & shots I kept the new cat in a room for about 3 days after getting her fixed. I introduced them slowly. My original has been pretty aggressive toward the new cat, but has started to chill out a bit. Here's what I have done - Kept the new one separated in a room w/ own litter & food - Introduced them slowly in terms of amount of time the new cat is outside of her room. What has gone wrong - My cat sniffed and "sprayed" clean laundry on an old couch. I believe the new cat peed there first. (just a guess) - Most of the pee was on the laundry, i washed and bleached the laundry (whites) and cleaned the couch (no pee really) with a pet stain cleaner. - New cat peed on my bed spread on my bed. Luckily I had the mattress wrapped in plastic. - I washed everything twice and bleached it as well. Why I think the peeing occurred - purely hypothesis - Both times I took the cat into a new part of the house without letting her explore it by herself. Also, my original cat was still pretty aggressive at this point. Since the things that went wrong, I've made sure to babysit them more when the new cat is out as well as let the new cat explore, not force her to go somewhere in the house. I'm fairly confident those are the only two peeing spots that happened (luckily not on the carpet) since I scoured the house with a black light and didn't find anything. My main concern is with the peeing. They're starting to get along better now - very little hissing. My house is new construction that I've lived in since April. So, it's not due to a previous owner. I'm really hoping the two incidents were isolated and caused by my mistake of forcing the new cat into unexplored areas of the house. Any input is appreciated, I really don't want to have to get rid of the new cat or for my old cat to for a bad bathroom habit. I've never had problems with this in the past. Thanks, Paul |
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New cat & peeing
On Oct 15, 9:03 pm, wrote:
Kitty1 - my original stray cat, very playful/active, loves people, hates being pet, bites, can draw blood if too aggressive with petting or holding, spayed and shots Kitty2 - new cat, stray, extremely peaceful and loving, spayed & shots I kept the new cat in a room for about 3 days after getting her fixed. I introduced them slowly. My original has been pretty aggressive toward the new cat, but has started to chill out a bit. Here's what I have done - Kept the new one separated in a room w/ own litter & food - Introduced them slowly in terms of amount of time the new cat is outside of her room. What has gone wrong - My cat sniffed and "sprayed" clean laundry on an old couch. I believe the new cat peed there first. (just a guess) - Most of the pee was on the laundry, i washed and bleached the laundry (whites) and cleaned the couch (no pee really) with a pet stain cleaner. - New cat peed on my bed spread on my bed. Luckily I had the mattress wrapped in plastic. - I washed everything twice and bleached it as well. Why I think the peeing occurred - purely hypothesis - Both times I took the cat into a new part of the house without letting her explore it by herself. Also, my original cat was still pretty aggressive at this point. Since the things that went wrong, I've made sure to babysit them more when the new cat is out as well as let the new cat explore, not force her to go somewhere in the house. I'm fairly confident those are the only two peeing spots that happened (luckily not on the carpet) since I scoured the house with a black light and didn't find anything. My main concern is with the peeing. They're starting to get along better now - very little hissing. My house is new construction that I've lived in since April. So, it's not due to a previous owner. I'm really hoping the two incidents were isolated and caused by my mistake of forcing the new cat into unexplored areas of the house. Any input is appreciated, I really don't want to have to get rid of the new cat or for my old cat to for a bad bathroom habit. I've never had problems with this in the past. Thanks, Paul Hi Paul, I adopted a cat who also peed on my clean laundry. This happened for the first 2 months I had him. I believe it was due to new surrounding and being around my other 2 cats. I believe it is a territorial act. It should stop soon when they get used to each other. I would recommend buying a product called urine gone. This will help with covering up the cat scent left behind-otherwise the cat may spray in the same spot. Just give the cat some time to get adjusted...it is ina new surrounding. All the best! Irene |
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New cat & peeing
Cats mark their territory when stressed. Just as a two year old
screaming "Mine! Mine!" thinks this is a magic word that will make the object theirs, cats will pee on their territory to try to "own" it. If you think stress is the culprit, do some destressing. See if they will play together, have a nip party, lie on the floor and let them explore you together. You are pushing territory on them, so letting them go about it at their own pace will help stop this defensive "marking." Leave the room for the new cat to retreat to so they have a place of their own. If your old cat bites when stressed, that's a sign she needs to let things happen slowly and easily, so you probably did make a mistake pushing things. Let go and trying to impose your own schedule out of impatience; let them decide and you shouldn't have any more problems. It is vital that you get rid of the smell; enzyme products work well, but I've done fine with 3 parts water to one part vinegar, drench, and then blot and dry. Vinegar truly is a miracle about neutralizing cat urine. This is something the cats have to be in charge of. You are the bystander. Remember that, and you will be able to relax. WereBear -- the way of cats http://wayofcats.blogspot.com |
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