Cat Health

ByJames Pswarai

Cats are very behavioural animals and if you find your cat urinating everywhere then there is a reason for this change in behaviour.

Cats are fun pets to have and owners love having them but the problem with them is that they want to be treated like loyalty otherwise they'll start to act up. Cats can't talk so the way they communicate is via meowing because they can't tell us properly what is wrong and because we don't understand this method of communication they try even further by urinating. This can be down to many reasons; stress, medical issues or maybe just because your cat doesn't like something in the house.

Your pet cat is very territorial and they like to think of themselves as the head of the family/household. The way they do this is by rubbing themselves against tables, sofas, the carpet, bedding and other places in the house (even on you!). If you've seen this behaviour before you may think that your cat is itching or just wants some affection but instead when they rub themselves against something they are really spreading around their scent on those objects.

What this does is create a level of comfort for your pet where they just feel safe. However if you break this level of comfort then you can stress out your cat and cause them to act up. When I say change I mean things like:

Bringing new pets into the houseBuying new furnitureHaving a guest stay overHaving a new family memberLosing a family memberBuying new clothes

These are just a few things that will break the level of comfort in your home. Let's take for example having a guest over in the house.

What a new person in the house does is brings in new scents to the house and if they stay for a while then your cat will feel like someone is violating their territory. The way a cat will adapt to this could be to urinate on the bedding that the guest sleeps on so that your pet once again has the most dominant smell in the house. This is a message to the guest that they have overstayed their welcome in your pets opinion.

The same goes for new clothes, you may find that your cat will urinate on new clothes since they are going to break the level of comfort in the house.

Cats are territorial animals and they will prove this by urination. If you find that your cat is peeing outside the litter box a reason to this may be because they feel threatened in their territory so be careful when bringing in new smells into the house.

This isn't the only reason your cat will be peeing everywhere; they could be stressed, unhappy, ill and other reasons so don't rule out the other options why you will find your cat urinating everywhere.

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ByJames Pswarai

If you're trying to stop your cat urinating everywhere in the house but the litter box then this article is definitely something you need to read as it will help you understand how stress can be a major factor that is causing your pet to use your house as an alternate litter box; the sofas, the bed, the carpet etc. These are all spots (plus more) where you may find cat urine and as mentioned stress could be a reason for all this.

Cats hate stress and they can't communicate to us to tell us this. Babies will cry when they want something and cats will meow but when that is not enough you may find that the next step taken by your pet is to urinate all over the house.

If you find this happening you must make sure that you don't shout or hit your pet for this as this can upset your cat and cause even more problems for them. The first thing that you want to do is take them to the vet. The reason being cats can get an infection such as urinary tract infection which hinders the bladder of your cat. They can also get something like urethra blocking which makes it harder for them to urinate. These problems are actually things that need to be treated ASAP by your vet but they are easily treatable and could be a good underlying reason for all the urination.

When you are sure that your cat doesn't have an infection the next thing to look at is stress. Cats can get stressed for many different reasons.

If you have multiple cats and don't have many litter boxes then you will find that at least one cat will be stressed due to the fact that they will have a feeling of being overcrowded. One of your cats will be the most dominant and they will mark their territory for the litter box leaving the others to go somewhere else.

Another reason could be the location of the litter box. Our pets don't have the luxury of having doors in their litter boxes which means that if you place the litter box somewhere where a lot of people walk past then they may get uncomfortable and move to a different location such as a bed in one of your rooms.

One more reason you may find your cat urinating everywhere is because of new smells. Cats will spread their own scent through the house by rubbing themselves against furniture, beds and even on you. This creates a comfort barrier for them and when this is disturbed by new scents such as a new carpet, bedding, guests or even pets then you will find urine around more often.

Cats can become very stressed out and since they can't communicate they have to try and get their message across one way or another. By following the above tips you should be able to reduce stress of your cat and therefore urine but if you can't there are many other tips on stress and more tips on the litter box which can help stop your cat urinating everywhere.

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