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Hi! I have an issue with cat urinating on carpet. I have two cats, one 6 yrs old the other 3. I have had to older for 4 years and younger on 1.5 years; both are inside cats. Recently the older cat has started urinating in carpet in the house, I know its this cat because I have caught it in the act. I have two litter boxes in the gargage, one for each cat, which I clean daily.

What can you advise to get cat to stop this behavior? Please help, Jim

 

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September 25 11:50 AM (3 minutes and 56 seconds later)
         
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First step is a health check up. Often a big behavior change like this is due to a health issue and in cats urinary tract infection, bladder stones or crystals are common problems.
If it is not a health issue then you might try Feliway cat appeasing pheromone which you can read about here
http://placervillevet.com/feliway.htm
Clean any marked spots with an enzyme based cleaner to eliminate the odor. Odor Mute, Simple Solution, and Nature's Miracle are typical cleaners used that work well as the enzymes digest the urine and break it up into odorless components.
Hope this helps you!


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September 25 11:54 AM (3 minutes and 28 seconds later)
         
Reply to nholmes's Post: Do you think the cat is stressed?
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September 25 11:56 AM (2 minutes and 29 seconds later)
         
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