Cat marking his territory on baby's things

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I had another thread 'How to tell 5 year old her cat is missing?'

Cat came back, we are giving him medication for his stress and taking time with him. No screaming in the house but the cat was not urinating in his litter tray when he tried last night so my DH let him out in the middle of the night for a wee.

Anyway, today he has urinated on the baby's change table. DH didn't see it happen but said the cat had been laying on it and I noticed the urine all over it when I went to change DC2. He's been getting in his crib and marking his scent in there too.

I see the cat as part of the family but it seems like he's not coping at all, even with plug ins and tablets, they work for him for a bit then they stop working.

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I’d see a vet about the urine issue urgently - but it may be that the cat isn’t coping with the stress and might need rehoming somewhere without children, sadly (we recently adopted a lovely cat who was very stressed by a baby and children with her original owner, but is a delightful creature and totally unstressed with us including my older DD age 10).

But I’d definitely see a vet re the urine problems as it sounds like he is having difficulty urinating which is a serious worry.

He needs a vet check for a urine infection, our Bengal only did this when he had an infection. He showed no other signs of infection.

Cats also mark by scratching. So when we have had problems we have placed a scratching post close to where they previously sprayed in the hope they scratch instead of spraying. It works in some instances, and is reasonably easy and inexpensive to do, so maybe worth a try.

Also, cleaning where they have already sprayed with a solution of water, biological washing powder and a cap of white vinegar, will remove the scent of the spray making them less likely to reoffend 7n the same spot.

If a cat is urinating places, rather than spraying, try placing a litter tray where they went or next to it. They will often use that instead.You can slowly withdraw them as stress subsides.

Hope this helps...

Is he normally happy to use the litter tray? Could it be he didn’t like the litter? Def vet check.

Vets for a check up as soon as possible, including checking for a UTI. Usually I’d say you put a litter tray in the spot where they’ve gone but obviously you aren’t going to put one in baby’s room so you need to shut the cat out of there. Unfortunately it might come down to rehoming; some cats just don’t do well with very young children and if you’ve tried everything and the cat is still stressed then it would be for the best.

Vet check for UTI and stress weeing - one of my cats was treated for UTIs which always happened when I was away (travelling for work etc) and one day I got a savvy vet who said he was sure it wasn't an infection but stress and treated accordingly (cat was very attached to me and seemed he was pining when I was away). The symptoms look very similar.

From your cat's disappearing act plus the weeing I think you may need to consider rehoming. Some cats can't cope with small
children and babies and it's unfair on them and not great for you either.