Everyone should be happy to know I spent all evening working on art journals. Even though Deacon peed on the bed again, and Les had to take all the laundry to the laundromat by herself! Well, of course, she didn't really have to do all the laundry, but I'm sure glad she did!
We are trying out some organic anti-peeing spray, and putting his food bowl on the bed, and of course keeping both litter boxes clean...does anyone have any better ideas for stopping this mysterious and very aggravating behavior?!
It's probably just a bewildered cry for attention.
Posted by: Snorri Sturluson | March 13, 2009 at 05:45 AM
My vet told me that when cats pee in places where they clearly know they're not supposed to, they're likely trying to tell you that something is wrong. 9 times out of 10, if my cat peed on the bed, or in my shoes, or on the sofa, it meant he had a urinary tract infection. Once he was literally just pissed that I hadn't come home the night before. :)
Posted by: Molly | March 13, 2009 at 07:41 AM
Have you changed the type of litter within the last 4 months? 3 months after we changed our cat's litter so something more eco friendly she decided to tell us she didn't like it by pooping and peeing in spots she wasn't supposed to. Only other time she does it is when we go away and she is mad...
A trip to the vet to rule out urinary tract infection is always a good first step.
Posted by: Terra | March 13, 2009 at 10:24 AM
My theory is that since he's recently started enjoying the freedom of going outside where he sees lots of other cats, that he's peeing to mark his territory from the other cats he now knows are all around us. What do the crazy cat ladies reading this think?
Posted by: Leslie | March 13, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Well, I just read an article about a cat who randomly got aggressive with his fellow housemates because of "misplaced aggression" towards the cats outside, so there could be some validity to Leslie's idea.
Some other thoughts:
is your house clean? Winifred recently sent me a message about how messy my room was...
have you changed your laundry detergent? Maybe he doesn't like the smell.
Good Luck!
Posted by: Sisterfilms | March 13, 2009 at 01:38 PM
how frustrating. i hope he stops that behavior soon. you sure have a lot of suggestions.
*thank*you*
Posted by: celeste | March 13, 2009 at 08:53 PM
Have the vet evaluate for medical problems, and try Feliway, if that's not the anti-pee stuff you're already trying.
A few months of Prozac calmed our cat's territorial anxiety down, and he stopped spraying, and then we weaned him off the Prozac.
Posted by: Becca | March 14, 2009 at 02:13 PM
thank you for the circle journals!
hope Deacon peeing outside of the litter box has stopped.
Posted by: celeste | March 16, 2009 at 08:52 PM