How do I stop a kitten weeing everywhere?

[{sarah}]

We have a new little kitten, he's four months old on the weekend & he keeps weeing everywhere. He has a little tray that he uses about 90% of the time but sometimes he'll just wee anywhere. He's done it on Juliette's little fold out lounge & then this morning when I was dropping Zander at preschool he has gone on the beanbag.

Any ideas why he would be doing it only sometimes & how to stop it?

TIA

[fourthontheway]

Is he desexed? What are you cleaning with? Some cleaning agents have amonia in them and cats feel the need to pee over the scent because it smells like another cat has been there.

[{sarah}]

I've just been using disinfectant, no ammonia products. He's not desexed yet, he's still too little, but he will be ASAP.

[Elocin]

Sarah, I read somewhere that cats don't like the smell of citrus so maybe you could try spraying something with a cirtus scent around the areas you don't want him to go...

I had the same problem when my kittens came they home (on our doona, on their little bed)... I ended up just removing the items in question. I know it's impossible to remove everything though...

[Twin Sister]

You might want to consider taking him to the vets. Sometimes when they are peeing outside the litter box it is because they have a UTI or crystals in their urine. If he isn't neutered you might want to neuter him soon rather than later as he could already be marking and it could become habit if he's not fixed soon. Vets usually neuter around 6 month but they can be done as early as 9 weeks.

[~*Kat*~]

I agree with the citrus and have another suggestion
Pepper, if u find it on the floor clean the area of course then sprinkle pepper over that area so if he goes to do it again in the same spot he will sneeze and run off
Probably not the best for the kids furniture but will work on the floor

[{sarah}]

Yeah little ratbag has only done it on the beanbag & lounge, not on the floor so far GRRR.

Is it possible that our 16 year old cat is going in the litter tray & he doesn't want to use it after she does? She's normally outside, but in the heat she's been in a lot. And he is pretty good most of the time, he's been here a few weeks & only wee'd out of the litter tray a few times.

[Elocin]

That's possible Sarah... I thought the same thing with my 2. One would go in the litter tray, and the other would go somewhere else... I just went and bought another tray, and I haven't had an issue since...

[Floweryfields]

I would be locking him in the laundry or bathroom while you are out and putting him in his tray to remind he to wee regularly while you are home.

[christy]

Sorry Sarah, missed this.

My thoughts (without disregarding the previous posts.... so sorry if I repeat anything) are;

* have the same amount of litter trays that you have cats, so maybe grab another litter tray?

*sometimes kittens who come from large litters with one litter tray get very confused with TT. So you may want to put him somewhere like a laundry or toilet while you are out of the house with his litter tray for a few reasons, but one main one that he can't wee anywhere else! And another reason is that its very obvious to him.

*stress causes inappropriate urination. So maybe he gets a bit stressed when you leave the house? Can you get an old T-shirt or something for him when you are out? There is an exxy product called "Feliway" that is feline phermones and designed to help cats settle down and not urinate inappropriately. It comes as a plug in... I often suggest it when introducing new cats to a household. It is amazing, it also comes in a spray though. If you could afford it, I would suggest spraying the place you want him to hang out when you are out... and after a week or two of being consistent you can start letting him out more when you aren't home.