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I've recently moved, and my 5 month old kitten has started peeing on the floors and carpets all over my house, and will not use the litter box to urinate in! I can never tell where he's peed because he does it everywhere, so my house smells and I can't find it all to clean it up! How can I get him to use the litter box again and stop peeing on the floor??
Please help!!!

Answer
Kelsey,

At age 5 months, your male may be feeling his hormones and this will cause inappropriate peeing, in which case, it may be time to have him neutered.  Also, he should be checked for a urinary tract problem which could have been aggravated by the move! Do you know that pets did not live there before you moved and he may be over marking existing marks?

You might try Cat Attract litter which is supposed to attract the cat to the litter pan.

If all else fails, I would cage the kitten until his litterpan habits are back to normal.  Then keep him one room until you are sure he is using the litter pan normally.  You may also9 try having more than one litter pan on multiple floors.

Are you cleaning up his peeing with an enzyme based cleaner specifically for pet stains and pet odors?  These are available from most pet supermarkets or farm stores.

Here is a link to series of articles on inappropriate litter pan habits.  There may be further suggestions in there:

http://www.geocities.com/heartland/pointe/9352/litterboxhelp.html


Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

Expertise

I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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