We adopted a bonded pair of cats two months ago. We already have two small dogs (chihuahuas), and they are really good with the cats-they tend to leave them alone, but will have a sniff of the litter trays. Other than that the cats and dogs don't really interact. The cats will hiss at the dogs if they are nearby though, so they clearly aren't happy with them.
One cat is 5, and one is nearly 2. The 5 year old is much more friendly and outgoing, but he is also only using the bed for eliminating. The first three weeks he used the litter tray, and then just stopped and used the bed instead. The mattress was not salvageable, so I got waterproof mattress protectors and a new mattress, threw the pillows and duvet and thoroughly washed everything on the sanitise and steam setting. Now it is only the sheets and waterproof sheets I need to change as I don't leave pillows or a duvet on it during the day.
We have Feliway, he has his own safe room (my daughter's bedroom where he is peeing on the bed), he has been checked for UTI's and kidney issues.
We thought it might be because he was stressed being stuck behind a baby gate in my daughter's room if we went out, so now the dogs are shut downstairs and the cats have upstairs when we are out, and everyone has free roam when we are home, but that then meant that he not only eliminated on my daughter's bed, but also mine while we were out, and again weed on the pillows and duvet.
We only have four usable rooms in the house-two bedrooms, a lounge and a kitchen, and a very small bathroom, so I can't shut them in a utility or anything to stop the bed weeing.
I contacted the previous owner to see if this had happened at theirs, and all she said was "oh yeah, he used to do that all the time here".
Does anyone have any advice? I'm finding it really difficult. Thank you.