Four Month Old Kitten Will Pee On Blanket??help?

I've had my cat since she was 8 weeks old and she knew how to use a litter box just fine. However, she started peeing on my blankets all of a sudden? This behavior started this Tuesday.

She still uses her litter box to poop though and she peed in her litter box last night. What's going on?

One of the first things we think about when a cat suddenly starts peeing on soft objects is a UTI, a urinary tract infection. They have pain when urinating, and associate the pain with the box, rather than their own bodies. The FIRST thing to do is have her checked by a vet to make sure that there is no illness causing this. Once you know that for sure, we can start looking into behavioral causes. But if this IS an infection, the longer you wait to find it and treat it, the harder it will be to solve!

It could be a UTI sure. But kittens are not always 100% set even if they can seem that way for a month or two. Blankets are very tempting, always. Bed is 90% of the "accidents" with a healthy kitten that just isn't reliable yet. I wouldn't tell anyone to go to the vet to test for UTI if its a kitten and the only accidents are on the bed. Other common targets are clothes left lying on the floor. Sometimes bath mats. Sometimes other sorts of things left on ground level like stuffed animal pile, canvas bags. Anything that they can kneed with their paws. Remove these temptations to crush the habit. Don't let them on the bed. Don't leave clothes on the floor, etc. If removing the temptations leads to accidents in new places, then I would start very strongly suspecting a UTI and take to vet asap.

It can be the same with cats that are sick. They can develop habits that last even when they are better, you need to starve out the habit, like putting out a fire by taking away the fuel.

Also, enzyme cleaner on the messes. If they can still smell it, its a trigger.

Some kittens go through a stage where they don’t want to stop what they are doing or they wait too long to get to their litterbox. So I would also put out a few more litter boxes in the main rooms she hangs out in. Doesn’t need to be a big one, disposables are great. Once she stops having accidents you can cut down on the number of boxes.

I agree with everyone but I would take her to the vet just to be sure. One of the kittens started peeing everywhere at 6 months old (neutered at 4.5 months.) Turned our the poor boy had a UTI!

I would also suggest an enzyme cleaner and maybe a water proof mattress liner until you get her over the hump? Cats can smell as well as dogs. Just because you wash it does not mean a cat can not smell their ‘pee here’ mark! Also for now, giving her extra litter boxes plus not leaving any clothes on the floor or bunched up bedding might help make it less tempting.

I'd like to thank everyone who answered my question! It's a bit scary to think that my cat might have a UTI so I'm definitely going to take her to a vet thank you again!

If it is behavioral rather trhan a UTI, look for something that may be bothering her. A cat she can see from the window, company she hasn't seen before, new noisy neighbors, or new smells you may be carrying in from outside the home. She may also be ready to come into heat, many cats do around 5-6 months old and may be marking her territory. something upsetting to a cat, even a change in litter or the box may make her mark things she loves, or her territory to give her a sense of comfort.