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breal
Citizen
Username: Breal
Post Number: 233
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 6:23 pm: | 
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I think one of my kitties is peeing somewhere he shouldn't. I know I should de-pee the area so the kittie won't go back--but I can't find the the exact area! Please advise.
Soonest.
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emmie
Citizen
Username: Emmie
Post Number: 137
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 7:09 pm: |
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Well, as gross as it sounds I will tell you what I do. Of course the smell is the big tip off so I keep sniffing around until the smell is the strongest. Cat pee tends to be a little oily. I then touch the suspicious area/s if oily or feels "funny" I know I have zeroed in. Wash hands and spray with that green apple stuff. This is the only way I know to find it unless you actually see the puddle. I have three cats and one of them is occasionally the "Phantom Pee-er." I would like to implement a more civilized method, so I will be watching this thread. |
emmie
Citizen
Username: Emmie
Post Number: 138
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 7:19 pm: |
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Oh, forgot the most important thing, try to clean up the pee spot with soap and water before using that green apple stuff. |
Barb
Citizen
Username: Flannery
Post Number: 56
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 7:48 pm: |
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Get a battery-operated black light and walk around the house, pointing it at the spot you most suspect. The urine spot shows up right away. We bought a black light at NJ Pets on Rt 10. Use Nature's Miracle (also at the pet store) to clean up the urine. It neutralizes the area so the kitty won't have a repeat act (at least in the same space).
The question is: why is he peeing where he shouldn't? If he's an older cat, he may be suffering from kidney disease or a bladder infection (ours was both). You may want to check with your vet.
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Cedar
Citizen
Username: Cedar
Post Number: 83
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 10:17 pm: |
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best advice gotten so far: get an enzymatic cleaner, like Nature's Remedy, although I've seen others raved about here on MOL and elsewhere. thoroughly soak the suspected spot (as identified by emmie)for at least 1/2hour. blot. allow to dry absolutely/completely. then, if you still are smelling it from the same spot, go for the black light/discloser. |
clkelley
Citizen
Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 14
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 1:15 pm: |
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And please enjoy a dose of good luck - I tried all of the above with my former kitty and nothing worked. Some cats just get a glitch in their brains and that's where they're going to go.
If all else fails, and it's in an acceptable place (not the dining room for example), plonk a litter box on kitty's favorite spot. Giving in isn't always a bad strategy.
With a subsequent cat, we also found that keeping the cat box meticulously clean was incredibly helpful. Some cats are very, very fussy. |
kriss
Citizen
Username: Kriss
Post Number: 82
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 2:39 pm: |
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We recently had a similar incident where one of our cats decided to pee on the floor. Here is advice from our vet:
Have one more litter boxes than you have cats (i.e., we have three cats; hence, four litter boxes) in a variety of types - open top, enclosed, etc.
He had us try a new litter - Everclean - which is more expensive than our usual Tidy Cat, but boy does it keep the smell WAY down, and apparently, cats really like the way it feels on their paws.
Clean the litter box EVERY day, no exceptions.
If you find where the cat peed, and you clean it, and he keeps peeing there, put his food dish there. Cats won't pee by their food.
So far, with the addition of the extra box and the new litter, we've had no further incidents. Hope this helps. |
amandacat
Citizen
Username: Amandacat
Post Number: 229
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 5:14 pm: |
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Breal, if you need help with your pee-hunting I have a black light you can borrow, just PL me and we can figure out a way to get it to you. Just be forewarned, it doesn't work in all circumstances; though it did highlight some clothes our kitty had sprayed, for some reason it didn't show any change in an oriental rug that he had clearly (judging from the stench) peed on. Still, I think it would be worth a try . . .
Also, soap and water and/or bitter apple are not enough to remove the scent of cat pee sufficiently -- even though you may not smell it any longer, it doesn't mean your cat can't. Nature's Miracle or another enzymatic cleaner (there's a good selectin of these products at the pet shop in Maplewood Village) is the only route to go. |
breal
Citizen
Username: Breal
Post Number: 234
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Friday, September 19, 2003 - 6:50 pm: |
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Thank you to everyone. You are a treasure trove of expertise! I'm going to try everything you said. B |
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