this is a small tip for those who have a cat with peeing issues
no matter if your cat has an illness or is peeing for another reason this may help
if your cat is ill then your cat may not be getting cues it needs to go and pee until it is too late
what i do is pee my cat before i go to bed - if my cat has an empty bladder then it is less likely to pee some place that causes me a problem
there is no magic to this
it works on the idea that all mammals drip pee into the bladder constantly so you can pee anytime even if you dont get the cue that you need to go
so with a problem peeing cat you take it back to basic kitten litter training and start putting cat in the litter box and stroke it and whisper 'good kitty' and spend a few minutes reinforcing that is is a good place to be in the litter box
when I was training them to pee for me i would make them sit in the litter box until the cat tried to get out of the litter box 2 times and then give up for that occasion
then I would do the same again after the next meal or before bedtime and soon enough the cat was sitting there swishing tail [which means indecision] but finally decided that as it is in the litter box already it might as well pee. I do not have my hand on the cat during peeing as i find the cat cannot take the correct posture unhindered so I sit by and praise the cat in whispery voice 'good kitty'
after my cat comes out of the litter box I stroke it and praise it
in a short time you can place your cat in the litter box at key times like last thing at night and first thing in the morning and get your cat to pee just because you did that
it reinforces good litter habit and if your cat does not get clear body cues that it is full then this helps and so if the bladder is empty before bedtime you can pretty much count on no problem puddles to clean up the next morning because there just was not enough in the bladder to make your cat go without you being there to make sure it uses the litter box correctly
BTW a cat that I sold to someone else - I told the new owner to pee him before bedtime [he was never a problem pee cat at all but i still taught him to pee when i put him in the box]
anyway the new owner told me that like magic this cat peed as if on command
there is no harm doing this and no matter if your cat is ill or not it reinforces good litter box habits and helps cat to go even if there are not clear internal cues
good luck
no matter if your cat has an illness or is peeing for another reason this may help
if your cat is ill then your cat may not be getting cues it needs to go and pee until it is too late
what i do is pee my cat before i go to bed - if my cat has an empty bladder then it is less likely to pee some place that causes me a problem
there is no magic to this
it works on the idea that all mammals drip pee into the bladder constantly so you can pee anytime even if you dont get the cue that you need to go
so with a problem peeing cat you take it back to basic kitten litter training and start putting cat in the litter box and stroke it and whisper 'good kitty' and spend a few minutes reinforcing that is is a good place to be in the litter box
when I was training them to pee for me i would make them sit in the litter box until the cat tried to get out of the litter box 2 times and then give up for that occasion
then I would do the same again after the next meal or before bedtime and soon enough the cat was sitting there swishing tail [which means indecision] but finally decided that as it is in the litter box already it might as well pee. I do not have my hand on the cat during peeing as i find the cat cannot take the correct posture unhindered so I sit by and praise the cat in whispery voice 'good kitty'
after my cat comes out of the litter box I stroke it and praise it
in a short time you can place your cat in the litter box at key times like last thing at night and first thing in the morning and get your cat to pee just because you did that
it reinforces good litter habit and if your cat does not get clear body cues that it is full then this helps and so if the bladder is empty before bedtime you can pretty much count on no problem puddles to clean up the next morning because there just was not enough in the bladder to make your cat go without you being there to make sure it uses the litter box correctly
BTW a cat that I sold to someone else - I told the new owner to pee him before bedtime [he was never a problem pee cat at all but i still taught him to pee when i put him in the box]
anyway the new owner told me that like magic this cat peed as if on command
there is no harm doing this and no matter if your cat is ill or not it reinforces good litter box habits and helps cat to go even if there are not clear internal cues
good luck