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I'm not even sure where to begin with this. I have a 6 year old black female cat who was literally the best and most well behaved cat I've ever owned when I lived in an apartment by myself. In 5 years of living like that she never once urinated anywhere other than her litter box. But in January of this year I purchased a home and moved in and my girlfriend joined me along with all FOUR of her cats! Ever since the move my cat has not been the same, full blown urinating everywhere from the floors, to kitchen counters, sinks, sofas, blankets, towels, you name it, and sometimes the litter boxes. I even kept my cat locked in a room for a couple weeks and slowly let her smell and look at the other cats to try to properly introduce them. Things seems ok for a week or two than spiraled out of control.
My cat does not get along well with one of her cats, they stalk each other constantly and used to get into severe fights. One of her other younger cats also constantly chases all the other cats around and my cat doesn't seem to like it either. I've literally tried everything, cleaning areas with enzyme treatment, hydrogen peroxide, baking soda to remove odors. Added more litter boxes (up to five right now) at different locations in the basement with different litters. Using Cat Attract in the boxes. Even try carrying her to the boxes every morning and giving her treats to encourage her to use the boxes. Tried spraying other cats with water when they bother her to discourage that behavior as well. Even locked my cat in a room with a litter box and food while we work but she started urinating just outside the box and ruined the carpet in that room.
The problem still persists and has been going on for about 10 months now, and we've had to tear out ALL the carpet in our house and replace with hardwood floor, and throw away couches and other furniture and other items that have been ruined. Our house is one story with a basement, there is no good spot for a litter box on the main floor, with 5 cats the entire floor throughout the house will be covered in litter pellets in a matter of 1 day, so the boxes must stay in the basement.
I fear that there is no solution under these circumstances and don't know what to do at this point. Can anyone provide any insight?
My cat does not get along well with one of her cats, they stalk each other constantly and used to get into severe fights. One of her other younger cats also constantly chases all the other cats around and my cat doesn't seem to like it either. I've literally tried everything, cleaning areas with enzyme treatment, hydrogen peroxide, baking soda to remove odors. Added more litter boxes (up to five right now) at different locations in the basement with different litters. Using Cat Attract in the boxes. Even try carrying her to the boxes every morning and giving her treats to encourage her to use the boxes. Tried spraying other cats with water when they bother her to discourage that behavior as well. Even locked my cat in a room with a litter box and food while we work but she started urinating just outside the box and ruined the carpet in that room.
The problem still persists and has been going on for about 10 months now, and we've had to tear out ALL the carpet in our house and replace with hardwood floor, and throw away couches and other furniture and other items that have been ruined. Our house is one story with a basement, there is no good spot for a litter box on the main floor, with 5 cats the entire floor throughout the house will be covered in litter pellets in a matter of 1 day, so the boxes must stay in the basement.
I fear that there is no solution under these circumstances and don't know what to do at this point. Can anyone provide any insight?