I want to string my cat up by her whiskers! Arrrgghhh!!!

[Chloe55]

I have a cat who is about 7yrs old, I used to vet nurse and she was a stray 2dy old feral when she came into the practice. I took her on and reared her, she is now a lovely cat. However, she always has, on the odd occassion, peed on anything plastic and crinkly (like a plastic bag) so I have always been careful to not leave them lying about and we seem to be ok.

I have a 5mth old son and it seems that since I have been heavily pg she has started to pee on a number of things in the house. She is not allowed on the kitchen surface and never goes on when I am around but then I have come home to find pee on the side, not in a corner, not on anything, just on the bloody table top!!!! I have also found pee on some toys I keep in the corner of the living room.

I don't know what to do, it's not really feasible to keep her out of the rooms I'm not in as the house is a bit of an odd set-up. I also have all the doors open at the moment because the heat is unbearable.

Any behaviourlists out there? Or anyone been through something similar with any ideas? I can't carry on like this with my ds in the house particularly, I constantly feel like I have a bottle of bleach in my hand - regardless of whether I think she has messed or not, I'm becoming obsessive. It must be a jealousy thing but other than rehoming her (which I am reluctant to do having nurtured her) I am just at my wits end.

[Enid]

Sorry but this would mean a walk up the long road for my cat

but am not cat lover

[Bella23]

I think you need to see if she grows out of it. Perhaps her little world has been turned upside down due the arrival of your little one and she needs time to adjust.
I have 2 cats and am 8 months pregnant with my first and am preparing myself for some odd behaviour due to their routine being disturbed etc.
Sorry not much advice I am afraid but lots of sympathy!!

[Pierre]

I have had this - my cat, since the baby, started peeing everywhere - in the fking fruit bowl(!)in the babys bouncy chair, on clothes, on the table. I took him to the vet (he has already been done) and she said I needed 'happy hormones' plug in things all over the house to make him feel better about himself and that it may take months and may not work. Months of pee and the baby and and and = no. We now do not let him into the house. Ever. He stays outside and when he ventures in I use a water pistol. It was that or rehoming and I couldn't find anyone that wanted to take on a peeing cat.

Sorry.

Hope you have been luck or someone can say something positive.

[BettySpaghetti]

The only thing I can think of that you can try is feeding the cat in the types of places she might wee. Sprinkle a few cat biscuits on the work surface,table top, by the toys etc.

In theory a cat won't wee where its fed.

Its not a tortoiseshell by any chance is it? We've got one and shes slightly loopy and has done things like weeing on plastic bags. All torties I've ever known have been a bit neurotic and prone to bizarre behaviours

[expatinscotland]

I come to this w/a heavy heart. My neighbour's cat, a sweet tortie who was truly the neighbourhood cat, was struck by a car and killed yesterday.

I hope you find a way to deal w/her behaviour that works out.

I gave my cats extra love last night.

[SaintGeorge]

Stop using bleach for a start. Anything that has ammonia (or smells like it) will attract the cat and make it use the area more.

[WishICouldGiveUpWork]

Use biological washing liquid diluted in a spray bottle to spray on surfaces after an "event".Bio element will destroy the odour so she is not attracted to the area again.

I personally feel a lot fo extra loving (difficult I know when you want to kill her )and I think I would try the plug ins Pierre talks about-they are called Feliway and they really helped with one of mine.

Good luck.