Expert: Dear Tabbi - 5/28/2009

Question
well me and my wife have a kitten and the mother cat. the kitten just the last couple of days has started peeing every where! anything that he can get his behind over he will pee in it. THIS is not cool! he even peed in the food i just caught him about thirty minutes ago that is when i knew i had a problem. but he does use the litter also with the other cat. We asked about neutering him when we got his mother spayed and they said he needed to be at least 6 months. PLEASE if anyone can help us we need some because we don't want to put him outside, but if that's the only thing we will.

Answer
Stephan,

I don't know who you talked to but I would talk to someone else! Neutering at 6 months was in the dark ages before more about giving kittens anesthetic was studied. They can neuter a kitten at 8 weeks now. I just had 2 kittens neutered who were 11 1/2 weeks, and a friend just had one spayed at 9-10 weeks old. Speak to someone at the SPCA. They can do it there or recommend someone to take the kitten to.

That is not normal behavior. Something is wrong. The kitten may have a urinary tract infection or urinary crystals. He is a little young for that but it is possible. When you get him neutered, have them check for those.

I would put them both in a small area like a bathroom with the litterbox or a carrier with a litterbox in it for a few hours at the time. If there is no where else to go but the litterbox he may get used to using it.

But I would check for a medical reason before dealing with it as a behavioral problem.

Tabbi