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My one year old female Ragdoll, recently started urinating on our old couch and now our bed where my husband sleeps. She did not have any litter box issues previously and does still urinate and defecate in the littler box. She started at about 11months old, and was spayed at 12 months. We have one other cat in the house, her brother. They are closely bonded. She only urinates on our bed where my husband sleeps and it is while we are home, in the room or shortly after leaving the bedroom. She's even peed on him, through the covers while we sleep.
She was not spayed when the behavior started. She had several heat cycles with no issues and then the urinating started end of December, multiple times a day. She was recently spayed on Jan 24th. Feliway Classic out everywhere in house. No urination problems for over a week, and they started back up a week later. Full disclosure, my husband urinated on the bed several years ago and had urinated on our old couch. I am wondering if this is the issue.
Vet visit Feb 1st showed negative urinalysis and scan for stones came back negative. Moved one of our three litter boxes to the main floor (where it was when they were kittens), got all new bedding, and switched to Hills Urinary Care c/d food at vet recommendation. She's has two accidents since, one in the couch and one on the bed, each about a week apart.
Breeder recommended secluding her in a room for 3-4 weeks but I fear that will put too much stress in her and her brother. I cannot get rid of the husband (ha), and I certainly will not give up on her. Help! Any ideas how to reverse the behavior?
She was not spayed when the behavior started. She had several heat cycles with no issues and then the urinating started end of December, multiple times a day. She was recently spayed on Jan 24th. Feliway Classic out everywhere in house. No urination problems for over a week, and they started back up a week later. Full disclosure, my husband urinated on the bed several years ago and had urinated on our old couch. I am wondering if this is the issue.
Vet visit Feb 1st showed negative urinalysis and scan for stones came back negative. Moved one of our three litter boxes to the main floor (where it was when they were kittens), got all new bedding, and switched to Hills Urinary Care c/d food at vet recommendation. She's has two accidents since, one in the couch and one on the bed, each about a week apart.
Breeder recommended secluding her in a room for 3-4 weeks but I fear that will put too much stress in her and her brother. I cannot get rid of the husband (ha), and I certainly will not give up on her. Help! Any ideas how to reverse the behavior?