Hi,i would try to bring the neautering forward before he develops a longstanding habit

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It might be that he is trying to establish his scent over yours.

You could try feliway - it has helped my male's problem with weeing inappropriately, though I think that was more to do with multi-cat household.

The other suggestion is to try Cat Attract litter - this too has helped. I am in the process now of slowly, slowly changing it for what i would rather have used.

What cat litter do you use? I'd try a different one (cats generally like very fine grained - sandy type litters) he may not like the feel of the one you are using and is choosing softer places to go. Also maybe get an extra tray if you only have the one. Recommended is one tray per cat plus one extra, but 2 would be sufficient for 2 cats, and have one upstairs so there is always one nearby and available for him to use.

Thanks for all the suggestions, I might try the feliway diffuser but on their website it says only helps with spraying (which is on vertical surfaces like walls etc) and if it is on horizonal surfaces then feliway will not help? And also says that I would know if it was marking as he would stand up and not use the same position as he does in the litter tray, but he is squatting? So i'm starting to think it's not spraying/marking?

I bought the castration forward and he was done yesterday, we bought him home and he went ANOTHER wee on clothes again on the evening, and again once this morning.

I suppose it's my own fault but i tend to pile clothes up around the bedroom before puttin them away and when I empty the laundry basket upstairs I tend to leave it at the top of the stairs til I can be bothered to take it down hehe.

We currently use Okoplus Cats best litter, which they have had since very young, its very soft on their paws.

The thing i don't understand is that he doesnt seem to really need a wee, and still uses the litter tray as well, so I can't see the litter or tray being a problem? He never does any wee's anywhere else in the house, or on any normal surfaces really, just clothes.

I have only got one litter tray but I didnt really want to get another as when I get a cat flap in about a month, I dont want them to rely on the litter tray. I let them out in the garden a lot and they do most of their poo's outside, but the funny thing is sometimes George is playing outside, he comes tearing in and goes for a wee in the tray and then rushes back outside to keep playing, so he knows where it is and what is should be used for.

Am so confused is it possible that even though he's not doing the vertical surfaces thing and is squatting as he would in the litter tray that it could STILL be a terreitory / marking thing?

I'm baffled?

I did this and he's done it again twice in the space of 24 hours since having him back from the vets. It's a shame because I didnt want to shut them out of my bedroom completely, because Sharky (the other cat who touch wood hasnt started doing anything like this) loves to come and snuggle up with me at night time and I feel bad that I can't let her in either

Janee, did feliway help with jus urinating, or was yours spraying? thanks xxx

This is him by the way lol

Hi

I adopted my male when 2 years. He had been neutered and had lived in the breeder's secure yard. Originally he was a returned kitten.

At the same time I adopted an ex breeding queen 3 years old from same breeder. The cats both liked each other but were not buddies.

I already have a moggie of unknown sex and unknown origin who will not be handled but will allow a stroke or two.

So male showed stress behaviour and wee'd on the carpet around the front door. Cleaned up with various products that eliminate cat urine smell but did not make any difference. All my cats are indoor/outdoor so this was happening at night mostly.

Went on holiday and put my 2 adopted in a catery and got neighbour to feed moggie (would not have tolerated catery).

When I got back decided to crack the inappropriate weeing. Read up about Feliway and agree, says it aonly works for spraying. But a couple of forum posts that came up on google said it had worked also for inappropriate toileting.

Thought I would give it a go so bought it on-line at about £19.00 (looked for cheapest). At the same time I looked up Cat Attract Litter that I had heard about on this forum and bought a bag (£27 ish from R&L products).

I have been using this combo for about 3 months and it has worked. The diffuser took a few days I think to saturate the air - it is in a plug at bottom of stairs about 6 feet from the front door. I have 2 open litters and 1 hooded litter scattered around the hall, 1 or which is by the front door where male preferred weeing.

I changed the litter to fully Cat Attract in 2 open litters and left OKO Best in the hooded.

I also covered the carpet with plastic and then a couple of towels so if male did do a wee towels could be washed and plastic thrown away.

It took about a week for male to stop weeing and use the litter - we still had occasional accidents for about a month aftwerwards.

He also stopped his stress behaviour of lying on his side and kicking his chest with his back legs - he hardly ever does this now, when he used to do it a few times a day. He also does not bite as much. I put that down to Feliway.

He now uses the litter as he should and i am beginning to mix OKO into the Cat Attract. Sofor me and my male it is working. The female uses the litter with no problem.


(Cat Attract is clumping but sets like concrete, cannot be flushed - it would block the drains, and cannot be composted - why I want to change if I can. A large bag lasts a month. Feliway diffuser refils cost about £13 and last a month. Cost wise it is on a par with buying cleaning materials lol)

My Kitten does exactly the same thing, She looks like she needs a wee and starts scratching so I move her to her tray, nothing, then a few mins later I catch her weeing in a corner of the living room and last night on my beanbag!!! GRRR! Some times she will go to her tray, scratch around like she needs a wee, squat down but nothing and then she'll go elsewhere in the living room! Im going out tonight to buy another litter tray also to see if this helps.

She used to be allowed in the bedroom with us at night but had to stop that after one to many accidents on the bed so now she's confined to the kitchen at night and when were at work so far she's had no accidents in here that we know of!

So frustarting, i've cleaned everywhere thoroughly, litter tray is clean, have no problems with Poops, she always does this in the tray. She's only 9 weeks so im hoping she will grow out of this! Ive just brought a Black light and urine off to see if this helps! Any other sugestions welcome....

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