[Twocoolboys]

My cat is 12 years old. Dh and I have had her since before we had children. Granted, she has had a lot of adjustments to make, but oldest ds is 7 and youngest is 2. She just this week started peeing on my bed! It is a mess. I could not get the smell entirely out, so I had to flip the mattress, thinking it was a one time deal. Well, she just did it again!!! So, both sides of the mattress smell like cat urine! Just gross.

I am so disgusted. What in the world do I do? Both with her to get her to stop and to get the smell out of the mattress.

 

[EdlynsMom]

Have you had her checked for UTIs or other health problems? Do that first. Peeing in the wrong place is often a sign of illness in a cat.

 

[CrazyCatLady]

My cat has done this twice now. Both times it was because he was mad at us. He would actually pee on us while we were sleeping. The first time because we had moved and we wouldn't let him go outside to play for a few weeks. The second time, because we brought home another cat that he hated. I agree with having the kitty checked for uti's and other infections. But none of my cats (and I've had a lot through out the years) have ever pee'd on my stuff due to infections. It was always because of attitude or they were going senile. Good luck

 

[thekimballs]

I know that "mad" is always the explanation, but I've never bought it. Marking when disturbed or claiming territory, yes, but cats don't empty their bladders in anger.

I've always thought that for whatever reason, the peed-on thing was more attractive as a peeing space than the litterbox. It's softer, smells different, whatever. And once it occurs to them that it's attractive or satisfying to pee on, it can be very hard to break. You have to get them back into the habit of peeing only in the box, and you have to make sure the box is attractive enough. Some people change litter textures or scents and that works well too.

 

[CrazyCatLady]

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. But I have seen cats get mad (a better word is irritated) at owners, many times. My cat peeing on me had nothing to do with me being softer or smelling better. That's why he'd still use the box just fine during the day. That's also why as soon as he got what he wanted (to be able to play outside again, etc). The peeing would stop just as quick as it started. A big fat majority of my feline experience comes from dealing with turkish vans and turkish angoras. Maybe you'd have to know one to understand just how smart, ornery, and bossy they can really be sometimes.

 

[mightymoo]

Get some stuff specially designed to remove cat pee - like Nature's Miracle and douse the mattress with it, let it dry completely. Then get a waterproof mattress pad so the next time it happens, the mattress is not going to get ruined. I've had cats pee on the bed before, but because my friend who was supposed to be caring for them did not clean the litterbox. he said he looked at it and it looked clean (THEY BURY THEIR CRAP!!) and didn't notice they'd chosen our bed as the new litterbox.

Think about what may have changed recently that could be causing the problem. Did you change litter brands, location of litter box, new pet, new food, block a favorite window, move a piece of furniture, etc. We had a cat who peed because in our new house he could see hte outdoor cats behind the sliding glass doors but couldn't do anything about it.

 

[thefragile7393]

Granted it could be a lot of things....but the vet should come first and foremost. I've had 3 cats over the years with kidney/urinary problems and this was always the first sign of things. Get Serious! also works really really well too with getting the smell and pheromones out.