So, Miso, now 13 weeks old and purrfectly house-trained 24 hours after she arrived at 7 or 8 weeks, is being given the (supervised) run of the house until she is comfortable and secure and we can leave the door to the kitchen, which has been her base up to now, open all the time. She is thrilled with herself - all those exciting stairs and big rooms with enticing smells and tactile objects. This was working fine, until yesterday, when, in the middle of playing on our bed, which she has been doing for some days now, she suddenly sat down and peed. On the duvet. Consternation, and I thought we made it fairly clear that this was VERY BAD. Today, she did it again, on a fresh duvet and cover. So, now I'm thinking we ban her from the room for a while, and then when we let her in again, it's only with a litter tray in there as well. I think the texture of the soft quilt felt so strange to her little paws that she confused it with litter, having been born in the city to a wild mother. Any other suggestions? We can't keep sending our duvets to the launderette, and we've nothing to cover ourselves with tonight!!
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Miso may be ill and asking for help. Please take her to the vet.
Posted 3 years ago by ailuromaniac #
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A urinary tract infection often causes cats to eliminate inappropriately. That should be ruled out before you try behavioral measures.
I sympathize with the lack of covers. On Sunday my lounge chair was pooped on and I had to wash the cover; it's is still hanging over the shower rod in the bathroom to dry. I suspect Gabe, because his litter box didn't have enough litter in it (it does now). I think they can halfway cover their waste with cloth, so that's why they gravitate to it.
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I will reiterate what the others have said. When a cat changes its toilet habits, something is wrong. I cases of UTI it is painful for them to urinate so they view the litterbox as the cause for their pain. Some cats, depending on what is wrong, will choose a hard surface to eliminate on because the support of the surface makes it a little less painful. Take her to the vet immediately. If she is having a problem time is of the essence and don't punish or scold her. It will not achieve anything and she won't understand it.
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Thanks for the suggestions, although I confess I find the idea that Miso is ill just the tiniest bit alarmist. She is a kitten, very young, of particularly adventurous and curious character, and she is only just beginning to explore the world outside the kitchen, because she was a rescued feral kitten. I find it very natural that in her excitement she peed on the bed, a place she had only been a few times, the feel and smell of which was pretty new to her, and the second time she did it because she associated it with the first time. She went to her tray later on, when she was back in the familiar environment of her kitchen, her safe base. She was with the vet for her booster vaccine only 4 days ago, and got a full bill of health. I was more looking for ways of letting her know that the bed is not a big upstairs litter tray, and I guess the best way of doing that is to install a tray in the bedroom for the moment.
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