As the title of this thread states, my cat is healthy. He has recently been to the vet, and this behavior started long before that visit. He has no UTI or bladder infection or anything wrong with him elsewhere. The vet thinks its purely behavioral, and I'm out of ideas.
Basically, he has decided that the shower is his litter box. I have had issues with this guy in the past peeing outside of the box, so a few months ago when I saw him walk into the shower, and plop himself directly on the drain to pee, I was actually happy. I thought that it was gross that he was using the shower, but especially since he sits right on the drain, its so easy to clean, so I preferred that over him using the couch, bed, floor, etc.
But now its like it has become convenience for him and its starting to drive me crazy. I've tried changing the litter. I have litter boxes everywhere in the house that are cleaned twice a day. I've used the Cat Attract litter. He'll poop in the litter box, but he only pees in the shower drain.
I've been leaving the shower door open for him, because I'm still at the point where I prefer this over him using something much harder to clean, but its really starting to irritate me, because I don't understand why he just won't use the litter box! Or actually, I dont understand why he'll use the litter box to poop in, but he won't pee in it.
I was actually hoping that the vet would find something medically wrong with him that can be fixed, but she didn't, so now I'm dealing with a purely behavioral issue. My husband thinks I should just close the shower door so he can't go in there, but I'm afraid to, because I don't want him peeing somewhere else instead.
So...any suggestions on how to get my boy to pee in the litter box again?
Basically, he has decided that the shower is his litter box. I have had issues with this guy in the past peeing outside of the box, so a few months ago when I saw him walk into the shower, and plop himself directly on the drain to pee, I was actually happy. I thought that it was gross that he was using the shower, but especially since he sits right on the drain, its so easy to clean, so I preferred that over him using the couch, bed, floor, etc.
But now its like it has become convenience for him and its starting to drive me crazy. I've tried changing the litter. I have litter boxes everywhere in the house that are cleaned twice a day. I've used the Cat Attract litter. He'll poop in the litter box, but he only pees in the shower drain.
I've been leaving the shower door open for him, because I'm still at the point where I prefer this over him using something much harder to clean, but its really starting to irritate me, because I don't understand why he just won't use the litter box! Or actually, I dont understand why he'll use the litter box to poop in, but he won't pee in it.
I was actually hoping that the vet would find something medically wrong with him that can be fixed, but she didn't, so now I'm dealing with a purely behavioral issue. My husband thinks I should just close the shower door so he can't go in there, but I'm afraid to, because I don't want him peeing somewhere else instead.
So...any suggestions on how to get my boy to pee in the litter box again?