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Post by cheryl on Jun 6, 2008 16:11:32 GMT
Martha has taken to piddling on the sofa .. i clean it up wash the covers and spray with Fabreeze but still she wee's.. The litter tray is cleaned every day and she's not poo'ing out of her tray.....In the main she wee's in her tray but every so often the sofa gets it......... It's not cos she's been told off or anything and she seems to be fine in heself ......... She's not even doing it on the sly she'll just get up and pee ........Today she done it as soon as we got in from the school .this time though my daughters coat got it cos that was on the sofa......... Any advice on why she's doing it??......... as it is i want a new 3 piece but no way cos if she piddled on that hubs would go mad she's eating and drinking normally is just as cuddly as she's always been etc..........
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Post by fyona on Jun 6, 2008 17:07:40 GMT
Eew poor piddled on sofa, firstly you need to clean it extremely well with an enzyme based cleaner, urine off, in the meantime I would throw something over the sofa which you can easily throw in the washing machine, there may be no problem at all only she can still smell the wee, so thats her place to wee poor daughters coat, I bet she was not impressed. I dont know which enzyme based cleaners you can buy locally, but would be interested to know if anyone else does.
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Post by cheryl on Jun 6, 2008 20:29:33 GMT
i've seen urine off on E bay so i might try that.......it's odd though cos when she uses her tray or the garden she sniffs and scratches about.. takes time to get the position perfect then squats.......When she uses the sofa she just walks up calmly squats and walks off no sniffing or fussing ......... gonna soak the cushion part this weekend in white vinegar and bicarb of soda as that's meant to be effective in getting rid of the smell.......also it's not that often she does it.......i'd have thought if she could still smell it a bit and that was the reason she'd pidddle more often .. in fact at times she's been lying there and got up to go to her litter tray for a wee
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Post by susan on Jun 6, 2008 23:03:17 GMT
Cheryl if she's just started doing this it might be an idea to get the vet to check that she doesn't have a UTI, because this is normally what happens when they have one. Cats are good at hiding pain as well
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Post by cheryl on Jun 6, 2008 23:26:54 GMT
yeah after having a google a UTI seems likely vet trip is in order......i did read they don't seem to like using the tray when they have waterworks problems..........hopefully if it is it's slight because she's not piddling out of her tray all the time.......
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Post by Val on Jun 7, 2008 9:39:29 GMT
Is she peeing more regularly and sometimes just little drops With an infection they usually associate the litter tray with pain so start to pee elsewhere and they go a lot more often, sometimes every minute or so. If it gets bad they sometimes hiss when doing a drop. I would take her to the vet, along with a sample. The easiest way is to give her an empty tray and then collect the pee. Or, you can go to the vet and buy a product to put into her litter tray. They are tiny plastic balls. The pee does not soak into the plastic. In the bag is a small file with stopper but I find an empty tray is the cheapest and easiest. The vet can then examine your cat and test the pee for small traces or blood etc.
Re cleaning. Many household cleaning products contain ammonia, which is found in cat urine, so using these can make the problem worse. Their sensitive noses will draw them back to the same area again in a attempt to top up the faded scent. A cheap and efficient cleaning method is to wash the area throughly with a warm, 10 per sent solution of biological washing powder and then rinse with clean water and allow to dry. If the surface is suitable, surgical spirit can be applied after cleaning to remove all lingering traces of urine. It is worth doing a small patch test first to ensure this cleaning remine will not cause damage. This method is suitable for carpets also but if it is a huge problem, say where the cats have decided to make a midden behind some furniture, then sometimes the piece of carpet and underlay have to be removed and the concrete or floorboards underneath treated.
As you can tell from this note I quite understand the problem or peeing naughty or ill cats. I have a cat at the moment who persists in just standing there and peeing the walls of his kennel in front of me. I don't think he is being naughty, I am sure I have a problem with the kennel. It stinks, as I have had at least 4 un-neutered cats in it and the pee has soaked into the wood. Anyone know where I can get some good nose plugs?
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Post by cheryl on Jun 7, 2008 11:22:05 GMT
Val when she does it she's not having what i'd concider a "full" wee......like she's not got afull bladder....Yrs back when we had another cat she was using the wood floor to piddle on......it had sort of red "grit" in it..........Took her to the vets and without needing a sample he was able to diagnose a UTI.. (cos it was obviously blood). An injection and a course of tablets it cleared up.....i was warned she may be prone to it..sadly we never found that out cos she died.(not from medical stuff)Thankfully there seems to be no blood with Martha.....if she'd piddle on the floor though it would be easier i don't think it's a case of her just being naughty at all...... Vet it is then.........might well be my 1st claim on pet insurance
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Post by fyona on Jun 7, 2008 15:12:26 GMT
Good luck Cheryl, hope you get sorted, I have never had a piddler problem only once I cleaned the litter trays out put it all in a black bag, left it at the back door while I went to clean the trays and somebody proudly sat on it and had a wee
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Post by katieknob on Jun 7, 2008 15:55:59 GMT
i read some where that cats dont like the smell of lavender.. maybes if you put some lavender smelling stuff on the sofa she wont pee? hmm.. not sure tho. aint tried it out yet.
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Post by cheryl on Jun 7, 2008 16:56:13 GMT
i read some where that cats dont like the smell of lavender.. maybes if you put some lavender smelling stuff on the sofa she wont pee? hmm.. not sure tho. aint tried it out yet. lavendar......urgh it would keep me away too ;D......... somewhere i read someone else had a similar problem.....she cleaned the area with white vinegar and bicarb.........then once per week gave the sofa a spray with cheap purfume.........cat kept away........
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Post by fyona on Jun 7, 2008 19:07:34 GMT
I have heard of people using vinegar and bicarb to clean litter trays and for general cleaning but not for the removal of cat wee, so it will be interesting to know if it works, all I know is that you need something to break down the urine molecules as cat urine is full of fat which is sticky, and thats why it is hard to remove, and an enzyme based cleaner works best, probably like Val says a solution of biological powder, I have also tried to google it but it wants to sell you their products, but natures miracle came up. You can also purchase a lazer pen which picks out all traces of urine around your house, but that may be a terrible idea he he.
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