Cat peeing

[BeJoyous]

Help me!

My cat has decided to pee on my chair. :glare:
Not just any chair, either. It is a special chair (of course, why would the cat pee on the folding chair:ahem:)

and it is upholstered in a soft velvet.

So this leads to a few questions.
First, how.
How do I get the urine & the smell out of the chair? I don't want to ruin the chair with a cleaner.
How do I get her to stop it?

Then there is the why.
Why is she peeing? (and why on my chair).
She did get attacked by fleas about a month ago (bought some fleas drops that I think are working) so did they cause it? Like some type of infection? But wouldn't you think she would be peeing elsewhere?

My daughter was born the begining of August, is the cat mad at us for having a baby? (she didn't do this after my other daughter was born though).

Did she lose a few marbles recently and she is getting a little senile? But she is only 3.

And why can't my husband smell it? :huh: I mean this is cat pee we are talking about. That putried smell :eww:

Thanks for any help you can offer.

[Gabby]

Hey Be Joyous,
There is a biological product that you can get at Vet clinic that is designed specifically to remove the proteins in urine from fabrics and carpet and clean the area where the pee stain is. By destroying the proteins the smell is then removed and the cat cannot smell it anymore and therefore won't "want" to return to it.

As far as her peeing on the chair in the first place Teal might have more ideas on this. Sometimes a cat will refuse their litterbox if it's "too dirty" or if the cat isn't feeling well, diabetes or crystals in the urine. If she hasn't had a check up recently I would take her in and mention it to the vet.

chris

[Teallaura]

Hi,

I'd try a professional cleaner like Gabby suggested since it's velvet. In the meantime cover the spot in baking soda and leave it. The soda will absorb some of the liquid and will help handle the smell. Clean it off and repeat once a day until you can get the professional cleaner. Scented clumping litter will do the same and might wick out the urine better. You can do this until it's completely gone if you're really worried about using cleaners (they're still the better option) but it will take several days if not a week or more and still may not get it all (batting is hard to get to without dousing).

Get a machine that shampoos upholstery (you can rent them - or buy a Bissel at Wally World) - that's the only thing shy of removing the velvet that's gonna get under it into the batting. If it were almost any other fabric I'd say use white vinegar but I'm not sure velvet of any kind would be color fast enough. If you do remove the velvet then douse the batting with white vinegar and let it dry. Repeat until the smell is gone.

Gabby hit on the usual suspects - dirty litter box and illness. If the box is dirty the cat will find another place to do her thing. But since it's only urine I would bet on illness. Sometimes when they're sick they call for help the only way they know how - leaving a scent card that is supposed to tell you they aren't well. Hey, it works for other cats and as far as she knows you're just her really weird looking momma cat. That it's your chair make it more likely - you're the one she expects to help her.

So, first, clean out that litter box (can't hurt). That may still be it - if so, problem solved. Take Pussy to the vet and let him check her out. It's most likely one of the two.

Another possibility is that she's trying to show dominance - or is really ticked at you. Your scent is strong on that chair so she's telling you "I'm the new top cat 'round here" or "I'll show you". Whichever one doesn't matter. Keep her away from that chair when you're not at home (close off the room) but do let her around it when you're there. If it's an attitude thing she'll eventually try while you're there - that's when you squirt her in the face with a water spray (get a spray bottle at the dollar store - don't use one that's ever had a cleaner or any other chemical in it). She'll get the message pretty quick that you're top cat and will knock it off.

I'd still bet on illness until it's ruled out unless she's been behaving aggressively (not necessarily violent, just way over assertive). However the usual winner in the 'why my cat is peeing on my stuff' category is the litter box so clean it first thing.

The flea meds shouldn't have anything to do with it unless she is having a bad reaction to them - I doubt it. The baby might be a problem but since she didn't do that with your first child I doubt that's it now. It might be complicating some other problem but I wouldn't worry about that until all other options have failed - it's a long shot.

Men don't notice how bad men's rooms stink - you expect him to notice a little ammonia? :eh:


Hope this helps! Let me know how it goes.

[technomage]

Hi,

I'd try a professional cleaner like Gabby suggested since it's velvet. In the meantime cover the spot in baking soda and leave it. The soda will absorb some of the liquid and will help handle the smell. Clean it off and repeat once a day until you can get the professional cleaner. Scented clumping litter will do the same and might wick out the urine better. You can do this until it's completely gone if you're really worried about using cleaners (they're still the better option) but it will take several days if not a week or more and still may not get it all (batting is hard to get to without dousing).

Get a machine that shampoos upholstery (you can rent them - or buy a Bissel at Wally World) - that's the only thing shy or removing the velvet that's gonna get under it into the batting. If it were almost any other fabric I'd say use white vinegar but I'm not sure velvet of any kind would be color fast enough. If you do remove the velvet then douse the batting with white vinegar and let it dry. Repeat until the smell is gone.

Gabby hit on the usual suspects - dirty litter box and illness. If the box is dirty the cat will find another place to do her thing. But since it's only urine I would bet on illness. Sometimes when they're sick they call for help the only way they know how - leaving a scent card that is supposed to tell you they aren't well. Hey, it works for other cats and as far as she knows you're just her really weird looking momma cat. That it's your chair make it more likely - you're the one she expects to help her.

So, first, clean out that litter box (can't hurt). That may still be it - if so, problem solved. Take Pussy to the vet and let him check her out. It's most likely one of the two.

The only other possibility is that she's trying to show dominance - or is really ticked at you. Your scent is strong on that chair so she's telling you "I'm the new top cat 'round here" or "I'll show you". Whichever one doesn't matter. Keep her away from that chair when you're not at home (close off the room) but do let her around it when you're there. If it's an attitude thing she'll eventually try while you're there - that's when you squirt her in the face with a water spray (get a spray bottle at the dollar store - don't use one that's ever had a cleaner or any other chemical in it). She'll get the message pretty quick that you're top cat and will knock it off.

I'd still bet on illness until it's ruled out unless she's been behaving aggressively (not necessarily violent, just way over assertive). However the usual winner in the 'why my cat is peeing on my stuff' category is the litter box so clean it first thing.


What she said.

We have a fixed male cat who, a few years ago, suddenly started peeing all over the place (even though the litter box was clean). This wasn't marking (spraying), this was squatting and peeing. We got him to the vet--turns out he not only had kidney stones, but had had them for a while.

The really good thing about peeing to let you know something's wrong is that we humjans are pretty dense sometimes when it comes to kitty communication. He'd actually been telling us for weeks that something was wrong, but we didn't know what to look for. Now we know, and he's a much happer kitty.

And of course he's spoiled rotten.