Why is our cat peeing everywhere?

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I would be sure he does not have a bladder infection as that can cause otherwise housebroken animals to urinate in odd places.

First of all lurve for that last tag ;D

Is he neutered? This could be the reason.

Feline Urinary Syndrome, qv. Actually it has been renamed, but you can still get a lot of information about it under that name.

Did you change his food when he came to live with you? That could have caused him to get a bladder infection. You might call the vet.

You need to have him checked by a veterinarian for a urinary tract infection or FLUTD (Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease). Cats that urinate inappropriately (as opposed to spraying, which is an entirely different behavior) are often expressing pain or discomfort from a physical ailment. The fact that he spent several weeks without the inappropriate urination makes be think that this is not behavioral, but rather physical.

You should also be aware that male cats can develop a urinary obstruction from crystaluria. This is a life threatening condition and must be treated immediately. If he starts vocalizing, hiding, and vomiting, get him in to an emergency clinic ASAP.

Although we had a cat that just started peeing randomly on the bed. She even got in the bed and peed on my hubbys legs while he was sleeping. We took her to the vet, he could find nothing wrong with her. The vet said it was nearly imppossible to get a cat to stop peeing outside the box once they’ve started that. He advised us to really evaluate wether we wanted to deal with it or not. We ended up taking Bruce Ann to live on a farm with my hubbys uncle.

Physical issues always need to be ruled out first, obviously.

There’s always the chance it’s psychological. We had a male cat that peed in various locations (not so obvious as the bed, usually corners or closest…and shoes) he did it for years. We kept him unitl he was 12 and my parents just couldn’t handle it any longer :(

Has the litter brand changed? We changed our litter brand once and the cat peed everywhere. We changed it back and he started using the litter box again.

In addition has anything else changed, litter box placement, etc…

This doesn’t really answer your question, but there is absolutely nothing in this world that smells remotely like cat pee. It is a very original scent. Now I am not saying that I’d like that flavor of candle, but it is a noteworthy attribute. No other pee smells like cat pee.

As everyone else said, the first thing I’d rule out is a UTI. For your sake, I’m kind of hoping this is the case, because once a cat starts peeing outside of the litterbox, it’s damn near impossible to break them of the habit.

As an aside, I’d like to heartily recommend a product for your bed and couch.. Stanley Steemer has this “Odor Out” product that blew my mind with how amazingly it worked. I used to work for them and got to take home a bottle to use on the bed the kitten had peed on. I couldn’t believe it, but once it was dry, there was zero urine smell. You couldn’t even tell the bed had ever been peed on.

Yeah, check with a vet first, that seems most likely. Cats also express themselves with their waste. The cat could be mad. What did your roommate do while you were gone?

If it is psychological, it could just be because he went from one house to another, and then got bent that he was left alone.

Just to add, like @poofandmook said, it could just be the move. When my husband and I moved for the first time, one of our male cats reacted so strangely. He began pooping right in front of us! And sometimes just peeing (not spraying). He was relatively young, so we hadn’t had him neutered yet. He got neutered and then we settled into the place, and he hasn’t done it since okay, well when we moved again, he got scared and pooped himself..and he does it when we got to the Vet. I think it’s just his body’s reaction to change or being scared

Some cats feel they need to mark their territory when introduced to a new enviroment. That is one possibiliity.

1) How old is the cat?
2) Is the cat male or female?
3) If the cat is male, has it been neutered?

my cat was about 2 (two years ago) and was peeing everywhere – to where i had to throw the couch out. anyway, took cat to vet and cat had stones in her bladder. $1000 later i have a cat who no longer pees in inappropriate places. i guess if i did not have the cash i would have had to put her to sleep because she was uncomfortable. luckily i could afford it and she’s lying right next to me on the bed right now.

@jca Cool….