Cat pooing in house :(

[seventieschick]

Have two cats, a cat flap and they both have litter trays which are always clean. One of the cats ( we think about 14 yrs, we have had them 10) keeps pooing on the kids bath mat, if it isn't there, then their blankets, bed or clothes. It also regularly wees on their clothes if they leave them on the floor.

Dc are 6.5 and 3.5 ... But we moved here nearly a year ago and it only started then.

Taken them to vets for check up and nothing wrong with them. Was looking at feliway but that won't work in whole house. They are locked in kitchen over night, but the next step will have o be keeping them in there all the time, but that doesn't seem fair on other cat, but the cat flap is in there so he couldn't get out otherwise.

I think I'd be tempted to keep them somewhere wipable. I would be most miffed if one of mine started soiling my childrens clothes.
I'd accept the bath mat, but beds or clothes? No way.

Mine started doing this recently with absolutely no reason for it. I'm vigilant about keeping bedroom doors closed and spray something called 'Repel All' on all the other areas they might be tempted to do it. It seems to have done the trick. I got it from the local pet shop for about a fiver. Worth every penny for my sanity!

Thank you will have a look for that tomorrow. I just wish I knew what makes them do it, it could be two weeks in between....

Could just be the stress of moving that's triggered it. Watch what you clean up messes with, use a product that doesn't have ammonia as they might mistake that for a pee smell. I'm told bio washing powder works well. Just thinking, don't suppose you changed washing powder? It might be a smell it finds offensive.

I'd stick to locking them in one room overnight or when you're not supervising until a) the habit is broken and b) the stress of territories is out of the way. It might be that it's feeling vulnerable outside due to territoy etc so you might want to close off the cat flap too overnight.

And if in doubt get the vet to check it out - might be a UTI causing accidents, or old age causing confusion.