Hi everyone!
I have a 3 year old ragdoll named Teddy. He's a wonderful, super loving cat. He's been peeing on our bed, where I sleep specifically, for almost his entire life. This is what I've tried so far:
Possible stressors:
Any advice would be highly appreciated!!
I have a 3 year old ragdoll named Teddy. He's a wonderful, super loving cat. He's been peeing on our bed, where I sleep specifically, for almost his entire life. This is what I've tried so far:
- Taken him to the vet - no medical issues
- Cat boxes and cat litter of every kind available - he uses all of them without issue. The only place he pees inappropriately is my side of the bed. We have one more cat box than we do cats and they're kept clean.
- Changing his food - he's now on a mix of high quality cat food (applaws) and prescription cat food (royal canin calm) as well as wet food once a day. We use a water fountain and it's well liked by our kitties.
- Buying a new top mattress, using anti-pee sheets. At least the pee can't sink in and damage our bed now, it soaks the top sheet and then the pee sheet catches it. He never pees on our blankets or pillows, only on the spot where I sleep.
- Feliway etc don't help at all. The calming food he's on seems to make everyone a little more chill so I'm willing to keep buying it, but it definitely hasn't stopped the inappropriate peeing.
- Enzymatic cleaners make absolutely no difference.
Possible stressors:
- We're a multi pet family. We have three cats and a dog. This isn't going to change - I won't give up Ted for his behavioral issue (since I can manage it by keeping him out of the bedroom) and none of my other pets have behavioral issues. There's no fighting beyond the typical play that gets too rough sometimes. He's never been an only cat. Our dog is a new addition (adopted her when he was 2) and she's made no difference in the frequency of the peeing - he's an opportunist and he'll do it whenever he has access to the bedroom. He's friendly with all of our pets and is especially close to our british shorthair.
- I work from home, but I have to travel for significant amounts of time (usually 2 weeks but sometimes longer) 2-3 times a year for my job. This also isn't going to change. I do think he has some separation anxiety. He tends to cry and scratch at the door whenever I leave, even if it's just to take the trash out. He doesn't display any other anxious behaviors (continuously crying when I'm home, over-grooming etc) - just the peeing and the scratching and meowing when I leave. He doesn't behave this way when my partner leaves the house.
Any advice would be highly appreciated!!