I know how you feel I recently gave my cat up to cat rescue centre just like a week ago I'm still grieving I know it sounds stupid. She was with us for a year I feel like part of the family is missing, I'm still getting her food bowl out to get her food ready before I sit down for my lunch and dinner sad ey? I even dreamt she has turned up at my front door, now I'm calling th pe centre up regular to see how she is, or if anyone has shown interest in homing her. :(
from day one I saw her pee in her new basket, with new cushion I thought that was odd. She's had a huge tray cleaned out every day, used wood pellets, no fragrance.
Used felliway spray recommended by vet didn't helped. Spent few hundred on vet bills testimg for possible causes, no medical cause. Vet concluded it's behavioural and possible an anxious cat. She said the car may do better in a quiet house no kids. I'm not convinced I think its just her Behaviour and the quiet house won't make a difference. She used to pee in evening when I was busy getting dinner on plates, she demanded attention asap. When I said wait I'll play with you in a tick, I'd come in the lounge to find she has peed on the leather sofa.
I threw the sofa out because I was told no amount of detergents would help so new sofa help...nope she still did it.
to her credit the last few months peeing has been less often maybe once a month but husband said it's too much for us to cope with cat problems and kids. And the cat problem was unlikely to cure itself, I suspect its for life.
My advice don't delay vet trip best to pay up now rather than later. Get the cat neautered and see if it helps, it didn't help us. Our cat was 6 months old when we got her and she was doing the same thing.
But as a teen we had a cat that was an adult after spaying she didn't pee in house again, so it can solve the issue in some cats.
- move the cat food to area where cat pees a lot after cleaning with an enzyme cleaner I.e clothes detergent is good, then spray to remove odour. Cats don't pee where they eat, least they're no supposed to. After a while out the food tray back where it belongs might solve it.
- spray something like felliway or similar in areas you don't want cat peeing, but this needs to be done regular an these sprays cost a lot. Felliway didn't work for me. Pp, but givemit a go. So,e folks use orange or other citrus spray cats don't like it.
- scoop tray everyday and full clean out once a week. Might help.
- line cat tray deep our cat liked it that way they like to dig their mess, and odours are observed better.
- used wood pellets no odours cats don't like fragrance litter often. cAt centres used wood a lot.
- use cat attract litter expensive but apparently has helped some cats to smell out their tray rather than peeinf around the house.
- confine cat for litter box retraining to one smalle room, with its tray, baker and food for At least 1 week. This helps some cats.
that's all I can say I'm afraid.
I also got my cat from a breeder if I ever get a cat again if it is from a breeder it will be one who is a small time breeder that lives in the home with the cats and children. some breeders breed to large volume and keep the cats in cat kennels or caged off rooms away from the family home with little interaction so I believe this is why they have litter box problems and behavioural issues.
I really believe this because as kid and throught my teens I had many cats all from loving homes not big breeders and none had behavioural issues like this. I even reared several cat litters and there was no peeing or pooping after I trained them, this is why I don't look favourably on big breeders, I think they may be the problem.
I wish you the best I know how frustrating and upsetting it can be.