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My son and his wife have 2 male cats, 4 years old. They've been in their house for about a year, no prior problems. Two weeks ago, they found out they were pregnant with their first child AND the cats starting peeing outside their litterboxes. Over the course of 2 weeks, the cats have entirely stopped peeing in their boxes and only pee in the great room on the carpet, along the perimeters of the 4 walls. They still eliminate in the boxes. The only other change is that the cats haven't been going outside as it's gotten cold and snowed.
Stuff they've tried: Ruled out health problems with a vet visit, cleaned the carpet with two different enzymatic cleaners (Nature's Miracle and Hepper Advanced Bio), added Feliway calmers, added two more litter boxes to this room (other boxes are still in different room where they've always been), closed the shades to block outside view, and added a new bowl of food into this room.
The cats are still peeing there, the smell is awful, and they're at their wit's end. To top it off, my son came home from work today to find his wife on her hands and knee scrubbing with enzymatic cleaners. He is now also worried about toxoplasmosis as well as her exposure to the ammonia in the urine and the chemicals she is cleaning with.
Any advice is much appreciated.
EDIT: The vet said it's likely they smell the pregnancy hormones and think someone else is in the house?!?
Stuff they've tried: Ruled out health problems with a vet visit, cleaned the carpet with two different enzymatic cleaners (Nature's Miracle and Hepper Advanced Bio), added Feliway calmers, added two more litter boxes to this room (other boxes are still in different room where they've always been), closed the shades to block outside view, and added a new bowl of food into this room.
The cats are still peeing there, the smell is awful, and they're at their wit's end. To top it off, my son came home from work today to find his wife on her hands and knee scrubbing with enzymatic cleaners. He is now also worried about toxoplasmosis as well as her exposure to the ammonia in the urine and the chemicals she is cleaning with.
Any advice is much appreciated.
EDIT: The vet said it's likely they smell the pregnancy hormones and think someone else is in the house?!?
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