Why does the cat piss by the litter box?

It happens that all the above measures have not helped, and the examination of the pet showed that he is perfectly healthy and shits only by dictation of the soul.

What should you do if your adult cat suddenly "ignores" the litter box?

Every cat owner knows that the cat is not only a delight for the owner's eyes and the sense of touch, a radiator of comfort and personal healer (to apply to sore spots in unlimited doses).

The four-legged purring happiness, there is a downside. It manifests itself in the form of ruined wallpaper and furniture, and hair, which sometimes even gets into the unopened yogurt. And also – in the form of stinky surprises if the pet suddenly "forgets the way" to his toilet.

In fact, that's what I want to talk about today. Share experiences – what to do if the cat started to walk by the litter box.

I have a pretty solid experience as a cat breeder and this problem has been solved more than once. And over the years we have formed a kind of "checklist" for how to act in such situations. I note that we will talk about adults and toilet trained animals, because the education of kittens – a separate topic.

First reaction

Under no circumstances hit (I warn you – all who eagerly want to challenge this statement will be immediately sent to the ban).

By the way, the experts proved a long time ago that it's absolutely useless to do that with cats – only an aggressive owner will let off steam. A cat during any of its crimes doesn't think about the upcoming punishment and doesn't feel guilty afterwards! And after the execution he will think that you are the bad guy, not him.

Also, contrary to popular "wisdom" you should not poke your face in what you have done. Especially it is worth to restrain the "fine impulses of the soul" if the pet has not had any previous mischief, and you do not understand why it happened.

But! A stern "verbal" reprimand – a loud scolding in an unpleasant, judgmental tone – is still worthwhile. The animal should be made aware that you don't like what he did, and "in this pack" he is not approved of. And this should be done next to the scene of the crime, so that the cat clearly understands what he is being told off for.

Possible health problems

Since Zhuja was spayed, the question of territory tagging fell away by itself. The cat clearly experienced discomfort in the toilet business, and Alexander and Svetlana had to find out what it was related to.

The first thing to do was to make sure that Zhuzhi had no health problems. This is the very first recommendation that owners receive when faced with almost any type of inappropriate cat behavior. Some neglect this point, believing that their cat is just being capricious, and thereby triggering both the disease and the habit of going to the bathroom in the wrong place.

So, it is important to make sure that the cat does not have an exacerbation of urolithiasis, kidney stones, diabetes or other conditions that can cause pain when urinating and defecating. After all, when a cat experiences such pain, it begins to associate the litter box with it, and therefore will tend to find another place to go to the toilet. The situation is complicated by the fact that along with the treatment of the disease, it is necessary to necessarily correct the behavior of the cat to break the association and the formed habit of "bed-toilet".

The impact of the filler

In addition to health problems, kitties may have preferences for space and filler. Beetle went to the wood filler all three years faithfully, so when the owners were recommended to change it, they were hesitant at first. However, studies show that most cats, being able to choose the type of filler, prefer a fine clay version without fragrance. It also refers back to the heritage of feline ancestors who lived in the desert and who had sand as a filler. It is important to pour enough filler so that the cat has something to dig in.

By the way, the positive signal for the owners was the fact that the cat started to actively rake up the clay filler, spreading it around the tray, although she did it less willingly with the wood filler. Active digging means that the cat likes the substrate in the tray.

The problem is in the litter box.

Ironically, the litter tray itself and the filler itself can be the cause of cats peeing outside the litter tray. The owner often doesn't realize that accidentally tampering with the cat's litter box can lead to something bigger.

Cat litter box size.

Many people like to sit comfortably in the litter box, and it's the same with cats. The cat litter box should be the right size for the pet. The cat should be able to turn freely in the litter tray and reach its corners. If the cat is larger, it is important to make sure the litter tray fits its size.

Closed litter tray

If using an enclosed litter tray, it's worth opening it to check. You may find that the closed litter box is too small for the cat. If the cat's whiskers don't fit in the litter box, the cat gets the obvious message – she may not fit. Because of this, she won't want to go into the toilet tray. Some enclosed toilet trays have a door. It's worth removing it and seeing how the cat reacts to this change.

Is the litter box clean?

The entire litter box should be changed regularly and the litter box should be thoroughly cleaned because over time even the "clean" litter box and its casing will smell like what the cat leaves in the litter box. It is not recommended to use strong smelling detergents when cleaning as they may irritate the cat. It is better for cats to smell a familiar scent rather than the chemical smell of citrus or the sea. The litter box can be thoroughly cleaned every 3-4 weeks. However, don't forget to use a spatula to clean up what the cats leave in the litter box each day.

Type of cat litter for the litter box

The choice of cat litter for the cat litter box is also important. Some types of cat litter fillers can even cause sensitization of cats' paws, making them feel very uncomfortable using the litter box. It is also possible that after prolonged use the litter box is no longer appropriate for the cat's needs, so you need to look for alternatives. The following describes the basic classification of cat litter fillers and their characteristics, which may cause your cat to urinate outside the litter box.

What should I do if the cat poops in the litter box and pees wherever? What do I do please help.

Try to teach it, but don't punish the cat or it will retaliate. They may be harmful to you. Cats are very vindictive and only understand nicely. She also went to pee not in the litter box, and my husband brought up, scolded her, chased him, the more he did it, the more she harmed him) until the good started, I always defended her and cleaned quietly) continued in the first year when she appeared. And now she's 13,and wherever we went, took her with the litter box with us, and she goes only to his litter box. Coki understands only good! The only thing you can quietly poke his face in the place where he went, and then put it in the litter box and also poke. We have done so

In places where the cat pees haphazardly, you should put crumpled up faux paper and orange peels, sometimes it helps, cats do not like the rustling faux paper and the smell of citrus crusts. Everything is spotlessly clean. To accustom the kitten to the toilet is not difficult In this helps the innate cleanliness of cats, but still have to make some effort. As soon as the kitten appears in the house, it must immediately be taken to the litter box.

Wash the place where he pees with bleach or sprinkle lemon, orange, etc. The smell of citrus repels cats.

He needs to go outside – to mark his territory, to fight with other cats, to fall in love with cats – then he won't go to the toilet in the house at all – he will carry everything outside. I had a cat who would not go outside – all pissed. Now I've taught the new cat (that died – I do not know what from) to go outside – no problem! I understand – in the city is problematic, but the cat is a pity. The animal is in unnatural conditions for him. So he throws out his "air conditioners."

Cat stress or pissed on the couch

Good evening, dear peekaboo people.
Straight to the point. After moving into a new apartment, the cat pooped heavily, apparently the whole day was patient, on the only sofa, catching both flaps of the sofa.

With what I did not clean, and lemon, and soapy water, then also used options "without smell" and "pleasant" fragrance, such as (not advertising):

Then also used options "without smell" and "pleasant aroma" such as (not advertising). None of this especially did not help, now it smells and urine, and these means. Washed abundantly, dried, heated, nothing changes.
No money for professionals, and even more so a new couch(
Overnight, the plaid, sheets and blanket absorb odors. Every morning showers before work.

Who knows of any budget or near-budget options to get rid of odors at home?

Response to the post "How I weaned my cat in one day. "tagging" in the apartment (no harm done to the animal)"

I have had several incidents with cats and their pissing, but in all cases the cats were not to blame.

1. a perfectly well-mannered cat started pissing in the bathroom. They wrote it off as impending old age and sounded the alarm. Turned out that some cats react to the smell of chlorine. And we had just recently bought a new cleaner. Changed everything in the back – there were no more incidents.

2. our shoes started smelling like cat pee. The suspects did not give themselves away in any way. But the shoes didn't wash out in any way. It turned out that some shoe manufacturers use glue with such a "special effect", what the hell. There was even a post about it not too long ago.

3. We got a new cat. There was a smell of piss in the living room, but the source could not be found. Even with an ultraviolet lamp went through all – no traces, but the smell is. By the method of prolonged scientific poking and some luck, it turned out that: there was a pot of basil in the room. And somehow the smell of the new cat, when mixed with the smell of basil, gave the smell of cat pee. And the cat definitely did not piss in the pot. The basil went into the kitchen and the smell was gone after airing it out.

Why does the cat piss past the litter box? On purpose.

It started when she had a basin of water in her room during the summer heat last year, and she was drinking it every 2 hours. Although she had a mug of water by the bowl, but she did not drink from there. In general, from such drinking, she began to run to the toilet often. Her litter box was almost always clean, of course there were times when she didn't have time to change it, but there was a place for her to pee. In general, she began to piss a meter away from the litter box exactly in the opposite corner on the floor. We stopped giving her water after the summer, but she would go after any cup (whether it was water or something else). Then all the same gave her water near the bowl and again began, in a half tray – she no longer goes and pisses by.
What to do? Deprive her of water? Or should I tape up that unfortunate corner somehow?
ZS
Instead of water we gave her milk, she drinks little and pisses as much.

"Cats don't go a second time to a dirty litter box."
What other nonsense, she used to go, and after 8 years, she can't do it anymore.

Cat pissing past the litter box.

The cat has been pissing past the litter box for weeks now, out of the blue! We haven't changed the litter for months (same brand, I mean). Sits right next to the tray. or if he manages to sneak into the bathroom, there does his wet work on the floor.
The cat has always pissed, but a couple of months ago we neutered him and all stopped! And now he's at it again. recently pissed on my husband's pants, which he threw at the machine to wash.
As soon as the cat goes to the toilet, I quietly follow him, if I see that he pissed past the litter box, I move the litter box, scold him, poke his nose.
Changed the filler on the wood. at night pissed normally in the litter box. and now all day is again attached to the litter box.
And now I caught the bastard pooping in the corner in the hallway. That was the last straw, the first time I ever locked him in the bathroom.
It's funny if it wasn't so sad.
I can no longer look at the cat or pet him. why is he so with us. we have a child will be gone in 1.5 months. I do not need such shenanigans cat!
Please help me with advice.

all these sprays and baiting crap, if the parents cat yard, then nothing you can do (take him to the village) if a decorative it is already such he has a schoolboy character (kicking his friend) I, for example, his 2-month old once on the potty, and no problems, even if the door to the bathroom is closed, goes yapping asks to open.
I THINK IT'S A MATTER OF CHARACTER.

If the cat does not like the litter box, then he most likely does not like the litter box itself. Well, maybe the smell, or uncomfortable form.

I think you better give it away, because you are expecting a baby. and animals – is helminthiasis, worms. God forbid tetter. Better give the village to a grandmother.

I'm sick of all these questions about cat pissing! How much you can. read, just now there was such a question!
And so much demagoguery about it! It's like a poem.
CATS DON'T GO TO A DIRTY LITTER BOX TWICE! Don't be lazy to clean it.

The litter box should be cleaned if it has already pooped! I have the same thing the cat does if he pees then pooes past!

The presence of a choice "in case of what"

This is to the question of the already mentioned stressful moments, as well as cases with several pets. The loo might be occupied! The litter box management strategy of always +1 to the total number of cats.

Or, if the cat has no choice >> the nearest corner/mopper/couch is used.

It's a good thing my cats have such a coincidence that they live on completely different toilet modes 😅 And other cat owners may not have such a coincidence.

Foreign smells

I won't get tired of mentioning the sensitive noses of cats. Ocean freshness, strawberry morning, delicious brownies, honey waterfall, tangerine sunset. Cats don't need all that! And sometimes the smell can even be annoying, encouraging the cat to behave uncleanly.

It's worth being extremely careful about the smell of the filler you choose, as well as the detergent.

The best thing is that you don't smell anything foreign and the litter box is a litter box – you can smell the cat's litter box when your nose gets very close to it! This ensures that the detergent copes + pet will not forget where his excrement should live. And the newly arrived cat/kitten will quickly understand what's what, once they get acquainted with such a litter box.

About chlorine here did not even want to mention, I'll write separately (3 class of danger, by the way, a poison in certain doses).

So, I can't help but remind you of the litter box cleaner from Wonder Lab that I discovered, and I took apart in more detail and with an example application on my cat's litter box here:

😼Cat pooping wherever? Find out 12 possible causes

Cats are some of the cleanest animals on earth. Most of the time they go to the litter box or outdoors, depending on how they're used to it.

But it also happens that cats start to shit in different parts of the house, in the owners' shoes, on carpets and in all other inappropriate places. Why does this happen and what to do if the cat suddenly starts pooping in inappropriate places?

The owner has not changed the litter for a long time. Probably to save money. A dirty litter box makes the cat squeamish. What do you think. Thus, the cat teaches you to cleanliness and order.

2. The cat may just not like the litter box you bought – it may be high or low, it may smell of plastic, or it may be uncomfortable for the cat to use it. There can be many reasons for a cat's dissatisfaction with the litter box. Try to change the litter tray.

The cat may not like the smell of the litter – for example, if it is too pungent. When the litter itself smells too much, that's half the trouble. But when it mixes with the scents of cat urine and feces, then the pet will begin to object to those smells and will not want to go in the litter box.

4. Cat may not be happy with the location of the litter box – if you put it in the passage of the apartment, for example, in the hallway, where it is always noisy. The cat simply will not be able to concentrate there. Have respect, give the animal space for its delicate affairs. Put the litter box in a secluded corner.

5. It's also a mistake to put the litter tray near the cat's bowl – no cat will go where they eat.

6. The pet may refuse to use the litter box if it reminds her of something bad, like physical punishment when she was a kitten. You may have "poked" the kitten's nose into the litter box the first time you failed. You have already forgotten it, but the cat remembers it.

7. In rare cases, a cat or cat may crap out of revenge for the offenses caused. After all, an animal cannot express its offense in words. Although scientists claim that cats are not vindictive, life has shown the exact opposite.