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Answer by julesagogo
Submitted on 12/14/2004
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the baby may be the issue - the cat isn't getting as much attention and is acting out. may want to set aside some time (I know - 'time, what's that?!') just for kitty. Also, get rid of what you can that the cat has soiled - that smell will never go away as far as the cat's concerned; washing other things with water mixed with distilled white vinegar does reduce the odor, and the sooner you get to it the better. oh, and men can sit down and go, but only the smart ones admit it. filthy creatures. :) if an attitude adjustment* doesn't work, kitty may also have a kidney problem. get her checked out. *spanking and/or lightly hitting and/or yelling NEVER works with cats. a very light bonk on the nose with the soft pad of a finger when they are doing something bad followed by a dose of positive attention very soon afterward while they do something good (like sitting quietly) is the only exception, and this works really well with kittens. set them up to win, praise them when they do, and everyone wins.

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Question by Jennifer
Submitted on 2/3/2004
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My female spade cat has a problem peeing on my bath rugs. She has no problem pooping in her litter box, but will go to the bathroom and pee on a towel on the floor or bath rug. How do I make her stop this? We have a new baby as well and its difficult to monitor her all day to keep her out of the bathrooms.

Answer by catman
Submitted on 2/18/2004
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keep bathroom door closed

Answer by gpsmonkey
Submitted on 5/10/2004
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My cat does the same thing. Try hitting the cat lightly to show it that its wrong.

Answer by Hot_and_ready
Submitted on 6/10/2004
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better yet beat it within an inch of its life

Answer by zany37
Submitted on 6/18/2004
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because your human male may be missing the toilet leaving his scent, so your cats doing the same thing.wash rugs and bathroom floor with 1 cup vinager and a sqirt of antibacterial dish soap.

Answer by Cheena
Submitted on 8/3/2004
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try urinate on the cat

Answer by Mongo
Submitted on 2/5/2005
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Kitty go pee pee ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Answer by Sarah
Submitted on 2/16/2005
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My cat is doing the same thing. I even tried putting a litter box in the bathroom, right next to the tub. She will pooop in the box and then pee on the floor or in the bathtub right next to it. Especially if there is a towel, rug, or article of clothing on the floor (even a sock!) I tried keeping the rug off the floor, and draped over the side of the tub and now she will just pull it into the tub and still pee on it. She's driving me insane! What do I do?

Answer by cat rescuer
Submitted on 4/8/2005
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Try putting her food there. Someone suggested this to me and it worked! My cat wouldn't pee on his food. He had two spots so I'm sure our guests wonder why there are bowls of cat food in the hallway and next to my drapes in the kitchen. make sure you scoop the cat box everyday too. Often that helps.

Answer by bobbie
Submitted on 4/8/2005
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if your cat doesn't stop and starts peeing in other places frequently used by the members of your house, she could be trying to tell you something - possible bladder infection. my cat did the same thing and this is the answer i found

Answer by Erik M.S.
Submitted on 4/16/2005
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My cat does the same thing, the exact same thing in fact. I read that this could be caused by a Urinary Tract Infection, sorry if I spelled that wrong. Are there any other ways to help stop the cat from doing this other than hitting it, because I have tried that and it didn't 'take'.

Answer by Mel
Submitted on 5/20/2005
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*My Female cat does the same thing! It makes me sick! I keep the door shut, or hit the bcth!**

Answer by Jenn
Submitted on 7/26/2005
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we have heard that peeing on the cat would make it stop.....

Answer by Wayne_L
Submitted on 8/2/2005
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I would agree with zany 37. Having the same problem, when my son missed the bowl my cat too would only pee in the bathroom and usually on the rugs. It has to be the scent that they pick up from us humans. My wife and I now keep the bathroom even cleaner than before so that there is no scent except for non harmful strong cleaning materials.

Answer by anon
Submitted on 8/19/2005
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Better yet, beat monkey person and hot and ready an inch of their life.

Answer by vetgirl
Submitted on 10/15/2005
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Stopping this is two-fold: 1. Remove the residual smell and 2. Stop the habit Throw out bath rugs/towels. Clean floor with bleach-containing product. Keep her out of the bathroom. Give her another litter box (some cats want to pee in one and poop in the other). Praise her very highly when she pees in a litterbox, using small amounts of treats, petting, and a 'happy voice'. -3rd year vet student at U-WI School of Vet Med

Answer by ...
Submitted on 11/17/2005
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NEVER HIT A CAT YOU IDIOTS!! HOW ABOUT WE HIT YOU?!?!?

Answer by Sanity1
Submitted on 11/6/2006
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This is absolutely the worst advice I have ever seen on this topic. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? PLEASE go and look to another website for helpful hints. Hitting the cat will teach it to fear you. Closing the door ain't always an option. And if your "human male" isn't housebroken enough to freakin' AIM properly, you got bigger problems than the cat.

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Answer by jeepgirl79
Submitted on 9/2/2005
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I have been having the same problem female spayed cat and she poops in the box but pees next to the toilet!!! What gives? I have a friend who's fem. spayed cat does this too is it the time of year?

Answer by Falisha Rogers
Submitted on 9/22/2005
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I have the same problem with my male cat. She smalls the boy or a dog so she wants her sent there. Just wash everything then hit her but not hard and tell her no!

Answer by gregster
Submitted on 12/27/2005
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anyone else? i have the same exact problem. its always the bath mat, or now we just got a new rug in the living room. the long thick, expensive shagg-ish kind... and she digs in this as its her litter box. i catch her and stop her all the time when im here but when i go to work im almost sure to find a wet spot when i get home. Love the lil girl, but this has to stop. any suggestions?

Answer by karen
Submitted on 4/20/2006
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My cat peed on my bed when I'm not around, and it seemed to be because her litter box was "unsuitable" to her eyes, so I now keep it much cleaner for her use. Also, I keep a shower curtain on my bed when I'm out of the room. Problem solved!

Answer by Angel
Submitted on 5/17/2006
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I just drape the rug over the edge of the tub (it's a 20x40) and put it down when I need it. Actually, when I do that sometimes she just uses the tub, which is very easy to clean up! Better than beating. Really.

Answer by otis
Submitted on 8/2/2006
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my cat just pee on the chair hes nuderd and he has no problem peeing and pooping in his box and all the sudden out of nowere he pees on the chair thats by the box...i need help

Answer by twinkie
Submitted on 8/2/2006
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First of all, the word is spayed, not spade. My cat did the same thing. Wash the rug in some perfumed water. They usually don't like that smell and will keep away. Make the scent fairly strong at the first washing. this can then be reduced as the cat shows disinterest in the site.

Answer by butterflyer
Submitted on 12/26/2006
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i have a cat it she is very ./....

Answer by lunitari
Submitted on 3/16/2007
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I've heard cats don't really associate being hit with what they did wrong. So I don't think that would help very much. One of my cats had this same exact problem. We ended up buying him a bigger litter box. We put it in a different room, away from the litter box the other cat uses. His little "problem" stopped as soon as we set him down in front of it.

Answer by mustuplife
Submitted on 4/20/2007
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does anyone know where to get a cat spaded for cheap i heard theres a women that does it for cheap in philadelphia they call her cat lady

Answer by candy
Submitted on 5/27/2007
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My cat shadow is peeing on my rugs. Dont know what to do?? I dont want to get rid of her. Can you tell me what to do.

Answer by kizzo
Submitted on 6/6/2007
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My female cat is doing the same thing. We have never had a problem with her in the past untill we moved into our new home. She started peeing on the couch, on the rugs, on towels left on the floor in the bathroom, on our beds. So we had to keep all the doors closed to every room and lock them up during the day. It seems as though she keeps peeing in the same spots. HELP! What do we do?