Cat Peed on My Bed

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So my Boy, neutered, 2yrs old, British Moggy (short haired) peed on my bed this morning.

He has never peed outside his litter box except a month ago he had a UTI and peed in the bath while we were cleaning the litter tray ready to take a sample. Even as a teeny tiny kitten he never had an accident. He has since played, purred, eaten, drunk and gotten up to his usual mischief.

He is normally allowed outside for a few hours a day (due to him being all black and we live rurally so no lights etc) but kept him in today.
He has no problems with water intake, he is on a vet approved diet mix of dry and wet food, he takes a probiotic daily for bladder and urinary health as a month ago he had that UTI.

When he has his UTI he was checked for bladder stones etc and got the all clear, no idea what caused his UTI.

We have been keeping a very close eye on his urinary habits since and have noticed nothing untoward, same with his drinking habits and water intake.

We have pet rats, whom he has grown up with and while he’s recently been more interested in them no other changes. As far as we are aware there are no new cats in the area and there have been no major household changes.

We have got a urine sample kit and we have a vet appointment booked as a just in case, but he’s not in obvious pain, he’s not being a mummies boy (he turns into my shadow when he’s under the weather, it’s usually our first indication!), he’s annoyed I’m not letting him out, his litter was clean but have changed and cleaned it again.

Is there anything I’m missing?

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No advice, but what a handsome beast he is, hope you get it resolved.

Thank you! I know I’m biased but he is a handsome house panther! Even if he steals my blankets and pees on my bed!

The first thing I'd try is extra litter trays - some cats can be very fussy about toileting in just one place, if it is a bit dirtier than usual or if there's more household traffic there than normal.

If it's not got a physical cause then it's likely caused by stress.

Does he have access to multiple litter trays in safe, quiet spaces?
Does he get on with other animals in the home?
Has he been fighting at all? Does he ever come in stressed or unhappy?
Does he have plenty of access to resources, cat furniture and toys?

So he only has the one litter tray, with specific litter in his fave place. This is because he refuses to use any other litter trays in any other area. He picked this area. It’s also covered. He’s literally never had an accident before! Last time he peed outside of his tray was when he had his uti, we were washing out the tray in the bath, he jumped in and peed in the bath. That’s the only accident he has ever had.

He has a covered litter tray in his chosen quiet, out of the way place not near his food. It’s been there for the entire time he’s been with us, when he was little we had trays in every room but this was the only tray he used.

We have 4 rats, we have always had rats and he has grown up with them, no issues or changes in behaviour with him and them. Only thing I can think of is ones unwell, he could have picked up on that.

No evidence of fighting recently, only ever seems to come back happy and content. Occasionally cries out when he gets back for his good boy treat but as soon as he’s had that he’s off to plot new ways to try and kill me!!

Resources? He has a water fountain, bowls of water, dry food always available. He gets a licky mat and puzzle feeders periodically. He gets wet food morning and night, he has access to the house and also two neighbours keep an eye on him too. He gets a urinary health probiotic and a treat once a day. Toy wise, he’s spoilt for choice. He has a wide range of toys and furniture and we swap it out on occasion. He also has the ability to go into his bag of toys and pull out his faves. He has multiple interaction toys for when we are not in (although shift wise one of us is often around) and if we aren’t in the neighbours keep an eye. He gets loads of play time with us morning and night time, he loves to do tricks etc so loads of training daily too.

Probably another infection or he’s gone off his litter. Uti don’t present in humans as you’d expect either.

I would provide him with at least one more litter tray and get him back to the vets again for a check up.

Think he had gone off his litter! Changed it and hasn’t had another accident but has had fun playing in it!

I am well aware of how UTIs can present in humans, both typical and atypical signs and symptoms. But not entirely sure why that’s important when discussing my cat!

He’s ignored the back up tray, changed his litter and he’s using his favourite one! We have an appointment later and a urine sample in the lab currently.

You can only guess with cats, and this is a more mysterious situation than usual, e.g. no obvious cause to pee on the bed. But sounds like all is well again?

My six year old cat peed on my bed a few months ago, first time ever, and it was following him getting attacked in the garden by a neighbour's cat (it was a terrible fight). He went into hiding, then peed on the bed the next day.

With your cat, no obvious trauma, but you might have missed the drama?

Have you annoyed him in any way. Is it a dirty protest? This is exactly what ours would do if any of us had pissed him off. He will seek out the perpetrators favoured chair or bed and make them sorry.

Because you mentioned him not appearing in pain which cats don’t when it’s a uti.

Best of luck with your attitude problem.