Cats are known for their cleanliness and get used to their litter box very quickly. This is precisely why cat lovers are shocked to the point of despair when their darling no longer goes to the toilet but pees on the bed, on the carpet or in the laundry basket. Scolding or dipping your nose in the water is useless, in case of doubt it only increases the uncleanliness. You have to find the cause - then your velvet paw will go to her box again -
1. The first way always leads to the vet
Bladder weakness, a bladder or kidney infection, but also urinary stones, sometimes dementia in old cats, can be the reason for the uncleanliness. Sometimes the cat just can't make it to the toilet. She often associates the pain when urinating with the toilet and avoids it in the future. Have this checked out at the veterinary practice. After the appropriate treatment, the problem will resolve itself.
2. Is the toilet in the right place?
Cats prefer a quiet place in a quiet, always accessible corner. It should be away from the food and water bowls and away from the scratching post . Many kitties like two toilets - one for the big business and one for the small business. If more than one cat shares the home, each will claim a personal litter box.
3. Is the shape, size and litter okay?
Tests have shown that cats appreciate open bowls and not covered litter boxes. The bowl should be big enough for the cat to turn around in it without bumping into something, but not too spacious either - that's unsettling. Granular litter with little dust gives cats the grade "very good". It must be scattered so thickly that all legacies can easily be buried. To prevent the litter from flying all over the place, you can place a slightly larger protective plastic sheet under the bowl.
4. Too much hygiene makes cats wrinkle their noses
Even if we like to make our toilet more appetizing with a room fragrance: Any perfume stinks to velvet paws. Detergents used to clean the bowl can also make it difficult for them to go there. Clear hot water for cleaning is the better alternative.
5. Changes of all kinds disturb many cats
A new addition to the family, a move or renovation of the apartment or other changes are anathema to cats. They react most violently to a new cat. Then they spray their urine in a targeted manner in order to underline their claim to ownership by marking them. This can be recognized by the raised tail instead of being held horizontally and the urinating with a trembling tail tip.
6. Constant stress discharges through the bladder
This is the case, for example, when the cat has had human company (home office) and now has to spend many hours alone. Or when the second cat secures the best places, denies the inferior part access to the toilet or the other cat constantly hisses away.
Caution: Constant stress makes you ill, you have to act very quickly.
7. Rapid measures until the cause is found
If the vet can't find anything and the toilets meet all cat requirements, urination is stressful. Until you find and eliminate the trigger, feel-good pheromones, which come in the form of sprays and vaporizers, can help. You can also offer anti-anxiety foods or add stress-relieving supplements over the food they are used to. All of this relaxes the marking cat and helps her to come to terms with the fear trigger.
