http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: bad kitty! en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:43:07 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/1018#post-19362 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:02:03 +0000 MerD 19362@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>There is a product at Petsmart, and probably over the internet, that you add to the litter and will tell you if the problem is an UTI. I have not tried it yet, but it cost about$20, which is cheaper than the vet to rule that in or out. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/1018#post-19316 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:53:44 +0000 anncetera2 19316@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Catherine, it may be stress that has induced this, but the first step I'd take is a visit to the vet. It's possible that stress has made one of your cats more vulnerable to illness, and that one of them has a urinary tract infection, kidney stones, or some other physical problem that could be causing this. If you want to rule it down to one cat, a call to your vet's office can help you figure out how to narrow it down (likely using a special litter &#38; brief (overnight) confinement of one cat at a time to get isolated urine reactions with the litter).</p> <p>In the meantime, I'm assuming that in your new home, you're using the same litter boxes (pans, rims and/or lids) and litter brand that you've always been using, and that the boxes are located in places private enough that the cats don't feel vulnerable to attack while using them. I'm also assuming the boxes are scooped on a very regular basis, and that you're not using strong smelling cleaners to clean the boxes (such as bleach or ammonia). Dish soap and/or baking soda should be sufficient to clean the boxes. There's a special cat litter called Cat Attract that may help, if you mix it in with the regular litter.)</p> <p>The best ratio of litter boxes is at least 1 box per cat (ideal is number of cats plus one), and spread throughout the house wherever the cats are permitted. So, for instance, you might have one in the basement laundry room, 1 on the first floor, and 1 on the second floor.</p> <p>Good luck! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/1018#post-19306 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:39:08 +0000 Cats4Cats 19306@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I need a little advice. I know my three cats are litter box trained; however, one of them recently urinated on my new loveseat! Which I haven't even finished paying for!</p> <p>I'm not sure which one did it, though I have my guess. I think I know why — my man friend and I recently moved and the stress has probably thrown this cat off (this sort of thing happened a few times before we finished moving, though my bed was the target then).</p> <p>So here are my questions: How do I figure out which cat did it when I can't be there every minute of every day to watch for it, and how do I train the cat to not use my furniture as a litter box? </p>