How To It's time for your cat to stop peeing on your bed.
The cat doesn't mind peeing on the bed.You are probably fed up with this behavior.Inappropriate urination is the most common type of inappropriate elimination in cats.Your cat is not peeing on your bed out of spite or revenge.Try different strategies at home to stop your cat from peeing on your bed, and work with your vet to figure out why.
Step 1: You can schedule an appointment with your vet.
Your cat is not urinating outside of its litter box because it wants to.Your vet can help you figure out why your cat is doing this.A health issue, such as a urinary tract infection or diabetes, can cause your cat to urinate more frequently.If your cat is laying on your bed and has the urge to go, it may urinate on the bed before it has a chance to get to the litter box.As soon as you notice the pee problem, take your cat to the vet.The sooner you notice this behavior, the quicker you can stop it.
Step 2: Your vet can examine your cat.
Your vet will perform a physical exam and run diagnostic tests to determine if a health condition is causing urination.urine and blood samples will be analyzed by your vet.The urine of a cat may have blood in it.The urine would have something in it for diabetes.A high level of white blood cells on your cat's blood work is indicative of an illness.The urination problem can be solved by treating the underlying condition.If the health condition caused painful urination, your cat may associate the litter box with pain and not want to use it.You will need to teach your cat how to use the litter box.
Step 3: Discuss the reasons for urinating.
There are other reasons why your cat is peeing on the bed.There could be something unpleasant about the litter box that makes your cat dislike it.It is possible that your cat will prefer a different surface to urinate on.Other reasons include too few litter boxes for the number of cats in the home, an open litter box that doesn't allow for privacy, and a change to your cat's normal routine.If you want to stop your cat from peeing on the bed, your vet can give you different strategies.
Step 4: There is a litter box.
If you want to stop your cat from peeing on the bed, you need to encourage it to use the litter box.If your cat doesn't like the litter box because it's dirty, then you need to clean it more often.The litter box needs to be cleaned every day.Purchase a self-cleaning litter box if you don't have time for a daily cleaning.Cats urinate outside of the litter box if the box is dirty.Put all of the litter in the box and scrub it with detergent.Your cat may not like the smell of detergent.After cleaning the litter box, rinse it out with water.Next, refill it with fresh, clean litter.
Step 5: There is a different type of litter.
The litter in the box feels uncomfortable, so your cat might be peeing on your bed.If your bed is soft, you should switch to soft litter.
Step 6: The bedroom has a litter box.
The pee problem may be solved by moving the litter box closer to where the cat is peeing.When your cat pees in the litter box instead of on the bed, it's time to move the box to where you want it to go.It should be moved about one inch per day.The slower you move the litter box, the more likely it is that your cat will use it.The litter box should be moved to a private location that is easy to access for your cat.There is a corner of a room that does not get a lot of foot traffic.
Step 7: There should be an extra litter box.
One of the cats may be urinating on your bed because there aren't enough litter boxes.The rule of thumb is to have more litter boxes than cats.Cats spend most of their time in the litter boxes.You might want to put the extra litter box in the bedroom because one of the cats is peeing on the bed.The extra litter box should be moved away from the other litter boxes.If you don't know which cat is peeing on the bed, your vet can give you a safe fluorescent dye to add to your cats' food.If you put the dye in one bowl at a time, you'll know which cat is eating it.If you see pee on the bed, use a black light to see if it lights up with the dye.
Step 8: Access to the bed should be blocked.
It is possible to stop your cat from peeing on the bed by encouraging them to use the litter box.If you want to be more direct, make the bed unattractive.If you want to block access to the bed, close the bedroom door.If your cat doesn't want to use the litter box, it may find another inappropriate place to urinate.One way to encourage litter box use is to close the bedroom door at the same time.
Step 9: The bed should be sprayed with an odor neutralizer.
Make the bed undesirable by closing the bedroom door.It is possible to remove your cat's scent from the bed.If you remove your cat's scent from the bed, it will be a bad place to urinate.Before using an odor neutralizer, clean your sheets and comforter.Don't use ammonia-based spray.If you use an ammonia-based spray on your bed, it could attract your cat even more.One cat urinating on the bed is a sign of its territory.To reduce the need to mark the bed as territory, neutralize the scent of all of the cats.
Step 10: There is a cat on the bed.
Animals release substances into the environment to communicate.Cats will release pheromones to mark their territory in order to prevent another cat from entering that area.This logic can be used to stop your cat from peeing on the bed.If you spray a cat pheromone on the bed, your cat will think your bed is marked by another cat and won't pee on it.Feliway® is a cat product.You can find it at your local pet store.Feliway® can be used to make the bed less desirable after you have mitigated your cat's odor.