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Hi everyone, new cat owner here!
I adopted a 4 month old domestic shorthair orange tabby cat about 2 weeks ago. She is absolutely adorable and behaves really well. She doesn't scratch my furniture and never uses her claws on me, an absolute angel!
The day I brought her home, I enclosed her in my bathroom (don't worry my bathroom is sizeable enough for a kitten) for the first few hours so she can sniff around and adjust to the new environment. The next day I let her roam around my room and explore. She was a bit nervous but also having fun and running around. I have a small bean bag chair that she jumped on and played with. After a few minutes she peed on it! I didn't think much of it at first because she could've mistaken the beans in the bean bag chair for the sandy/earthy texture that cats eliminate on.
Fast forward to yesterday night, she has pretty much adjusted to the environment in my home. She uses the litter box just fine and I had no issues ever since the bean bag incident. I was watching her as she was playing when she jumped onto my bed. I saw her play around with my covers and then it happened.... she had that stoned look on her face and I knew that I had to break out the emergency cat urine remover. T.T
I have no idea why she decided to pee on my blankets. Was it because my scent was on there and she felt secure? I looked online and people say it could be a UTI or a bladder infection so I made an appointment with my vet on Monday just to rule out any health issues.
I scoop her litterbox twice a day and change out the litter once a week. She has been spayed and the staff at the cat shelter where I adopted her from said she's never had problems with eliminating outside the litter box. For the first week I kept her in my bathroom with her toys, food, water and litter box while I was away at work. When I get home I let her roam around in my room. Last week I started to leave the bathroom door open so she will have more freedom during the day when I'm out.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Side note: Are there ways to keep a cat from jumping over a gate? My bedroom leads to the hallway and across from my bedroom is my bathroom. I want to keep my cat contained in my bedroom and bathroom area because my dad is very ocd about cleanliness in this house. The gate I have is 36 in. tall and she has learned to jump over it.
I adopted a 4 month old domestic shorthair orange tabby cat about 2 weeks ago. She is absolutely adorable and behaves really well. She doesn't scratch my furniture and never uses her claws on me, an absolute angel!
The day I brought her home, I enclosed her in my bathroom (don't worry my bathroom is sizeable enough for a kitten) for the first few hours so she can sniff around and adjust to the new environment. The next day I let her roam around my room and explore. She was a bit nervous but also having fun and running around. I have a small bean bag chair that she jumped on and played with. After a few minutes she peed on it! I didn't think much of it at first because she could've mistaken the beans in the bean bag chair for the sandy/earthy texture that cats eliminate on.
Fast forward to yesterday night, she has pretty much adjusted to the environment in my home. She uses the litter box just fine and I had no issues ever since the bean bag incident. I was watching her as she was playing when she jumped onto my bed. I saw her play around with my covers and then it happened.... she had that stoned look on her face and I knew that I had to break out the emergency cat urine remover. T.T
I have no idea why she decided to pee on my blankets. Was it because my scent was on there and she felt secure? I looked online and people say it could be a UTI or a bladder infection so I made an appointment with my vet on Monday just to rule out any health issues.
I scoop her litterbox twice a day and change out the litter once a week. She has been spayed and the staff at the cat shelter where I adopted her from said she's never had problems with eliminating outside the litter box. For the first week I kept her in my bathroom with her toys, food, water and litter box while I was away at work. When I get home I let her roam around in my room. Last week I started to leave the bathroom door open so she will have more freedom during the day when I'm out.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Side note: Are there ways to keep a cat from jumping over a gate? My bedroom leads to the hallway and across from my bedroom is my bathroom. I want to keep my cat contained in my bedroom and bathroom area because my dad is very ocd about cleanliness in this house. The gate I have is 36 in. tall and she has learned to jump over it.