My Cat Has Peed On The Rug For 6 Months

My cat keeps peeing on the rug.

My cat has peed on the rug for 6 months.

Anna o brien is a veterinarian and writer who has worked with animals ranging from horses dogs and cats to camels cows monkeys and honeybees. If you re unable to get the area clean enough your cat will continue to be attracted to the spot. Spaying or neutering your cat should also stop territorial urine marking. My mother took in a friend s cat two years ago the male cat is neutered and an indoor cat.

After about two blissful months of cat motherhood the unthinkable happened. The cat caretaker has to take steps to discover why the cat is peeing on the carpet rug or furniture in the first place and then take action to mitigate the. If your cat has pooped on a bathmat or inexpensive rug you might just need to get rid of the item. Treatment should stop the cat from urinating on the rug.

Put two cat litter boxes next to each other one filled with a soft type brand a and the other with a rougher type brand b. Although cats are often driven to spray by hormones there. Like a lot of shelter. To avoid such behaviors she suggests getting male cats neutered and female cats spayed at 6 months.

Anna o brien dvm reviewed on 10 14 19 by. Whether your cat pees on the carpet a piece of furniture bed linens or your clothes it s important to neutralize the odor to prevent your cat from becoming a repeat offender. Punishing a cat for peeing on the carpet is a no no. Launder any items that can go in the washing machine.

She would not stop peeing on my bed. His food and litter box. Many rugs have a rubber non slip backing which has a scent that attracts some cats to the rug to urinate on it. In january 2017 i adopted a sweet sassy cat named agnes.

Cats do not pee outside of their litter boxes without a reason and punishing them for doing so is confusing and harmful to the cat. Seven months ago my mother began staying with us and so did the cat. If that is the case with your cat you may want to switch to a rug without this type of backing. Start by making sure to thoroughly clean the areas where your cat has pooped.