Hello, I've just posted another thread about some inter-cat aggression that happens occasionally despite my three cats all seemingly getting on well the rest of the time (they sit and sleep curled up together and groom each other a lot). All three cats are indoor cats and are neutered.
My other issue - and I'm really hoping someone can help as I'm so stressed out and desperate - is that our newest cat, Leo, is soiling inside. He is a male, two-year old neutered rescue cat. As such, we don't know his history but he had been living outdoors as a stray and wasn't neutered until around 18 months when they rescued him.
Leo still regularly uses the litter boxes for pee and poops. We have four litter boxes for them and they are different kinds (covered, uncovered, top entry) and they are all in the biggest size I could buy. We've tried different types of litter too. We originally had three litter boxes but increased it to four. These are scooped several times a day and cleaned out regularly too.
We used a baby camera to identify which can was soiling. My understanding is that it is toileting rather than spraying. It happened once, a couple of months after we adopted him, then nothing for over two months, but over the last month it's happened four times.
He has been with us six months and has urinated on our bed four times, and on one occasion there was also a small amount of poop along with the urine. He also sleeps on our bed every single night without fail (he likes the warmth I think!). He has also urinated on the couch once and once on a fluffy mat on the floor which attaches to their tunnel. He never had any issues when we took him to the vets on two previous occasions, but yesterday he urinated and defecated in his carrier on the way back (we walk as it's only 10mins away)
Each time I have used enzymatic cleaners etc and gone through a thorough process to remove the scent. We have waterproof mattress protectors on the bed and sofa but it's an endless cycle of cleaning!
We have Feliway and Pet Remedy diffusers plugged in.
I've been keeping a log and there seems to be no pattern to it other than it happens in the evening. It doesn't happen after any aggression between the cats and he doesn't seem to be spooked by anything beforehand.
Now that we've been able to identify which cat is doing it, the vet is running some tests to see if it's medical, but they think it's probably behavioural. He is a lovely friendly cat and good with people. Uses the litter box generally. He does have problems with scratching carpets and furniture which we're also trying to work on.
It's becoming really stressful and I'm just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what we can try next?
Thank you very much
My other issue - and I'm really hoping someone can help as I'm so stressed out and desperate - is that our newest cat, Leo, is soiling inside. He is a male, two-year old neutered rescue cat. As such, we don't know his history but he had been living outdoors as a stray and wasn't neutered until around 18 months when they rescued him.
Leo still regularly uses the litter boxes for pee and poops. We have four litter boxes for them and they are different kinds (covered, uncovered, top entry) and they are all in the biggest size I could buy. We've tried different types of litter too. We originally had three litter boxes but increased it to four. These are scooped several times a day and cleaned out regularly too.
We used a baby camera to identify which can was soiling. My understanding is that it is toileting rather than spraying. It happened once, a couple of months after we adopted him, then nothing for over two months, but over the last month it's happened four times.
He has been with us six months and has urinated on our bed four times, and on one occasion there was also a small amount of poop along with the urine. He also sleeps on our bed every single night without fail (he likes the warmth I think!). He has also urinated on the couch once and once on a fluffy mat on the floor which attaches to their tunnel. He never had any issues when we took him to the vets on two previous occasions, but yesterday he urinated and defecated in his carrier on the way back (we walk as it's only 10mins away)
Each time I have used enzymatic cleaners etc and gone through a thorough process to remove the scent. We have waterproof mattress protectors on the bed and sofa but it's an endless cycle of cleaning!
We have Feliway and Pet Remedy diffusers plugged in.
I've been keeping a log and there seems to be no pattern to it other than it happens in the evening. It doesn't happen after any aggression between the cats and he doesn't seem to be spooked by anything beforehand.
Now that we've been able to identify which cat is doing it, the vet is running some tests to see if it's medical, but they think it's probably behavioural. He is a lovely friendly cat and good with people. Uses the litter box generally. He does have problems with scratching carpets and furniture which we're also trying to work on.
It's becoming really stressful and I'm just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what we can try next?
Thank you very much