My new kitten is about 3 1/2 months old. She was born outside and lived outside for the first month and a half of her life with her mother.
I also have an older cat, about 11 years old. Still a very healthy active cat.
Both cats have their own litter box ( although they both seem to use both of them, neither of them seeming to have much of a preference)
My problem is the kitten is occasional peeing on things outside of her litter box. Usually things that might smell like my husband or I. a blanket, this morning I set my pajama pants down outside the shower when I got in and she peed on them.
I would say maybe she does not like us but she is very affectiate to us ( when she is not being an insane crazy kitten, which is most the time)
Before we brought her home she had a trip to the vet, where she was given her shots and given flee and worm medicines.
She was not spayed, but i thought only boys would mark territory. SO I was not concerned about that. Is this what she is doing?
Her diet is good and she is growing fast. She eats dry food and drinks water regularly. and twice a week gets half a can of wet food. I would say she has doubled her size since we got her home.
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She is very active.
The relationship with the older cat is not great but slowly improving. She very much wants to be friends ( the kitten ) but out older cat mostly wants to be left alone. The kitten only occasionally sneaks up on the cat to pounce. Yesterday they were seen laying on the sofa about a foot away from each other.
One other thing. The kitten passes gas that is very very very bad smelling. Really really bad smelling. At first I thought it might have been from the worm medication, but it never went away so .. I'm not sure.
So my question is will she ever stop peeing on things and will she stop smelling. Sorry this got kind of long I wanted to make sure I got all the information in about her that might make a difference. Im really not sure what might be causing these things.
Thank you very much in advanced for any advice or knowledge you share !!
Oh yeah .. at night she is sleeping in a kennel. We want to give the older cat some free time to have the house to herself. the kennel is right next to the bed where i can see her. She does not pee in it. She has a small bowl of food and water inside and a stuffed bunny. When she goes in she cries for just a minute then lays down and sleeps.
How old is your kitten? If she is older than 8 weeks, and with the vet's OK, she can be spayed-- spaying is a lifesaver-- reduces stress and marking.
Gas problems mean she is not digesting her food very well-- IAMS makes a decent Canned wet kitten food-- try that.
However her peeing may have to do with territorial issues, or even litterbox issues-- are there 2 litterboxes? You have 2 cats-- the ruls of thumb is aone box per cat -- not that each cat will claim a box, but that each cat will not have to use a box that another cat has just used -- they can be finicky about using a smelly litterbox.
Your PJ is soft-- perhaps the litter texture in the litterbox is not soft enough for her. Try another type of litter perhaps.
Locking her in a kennel is sad...she is at the age where she needs to learn socialization skills, and she is not like a puppy, who needs to learn about his crate -- if you really need to give your other cat some space at night, can you put the kitten in a room at night by herself with food and water and a bed a toys and a litterbox-- UNTIL she and your other cat can get along and can possibly sleep together at night? Cats are usually very good about sorting out personality differences between themselves if they are left to their own devices (with a little supervision occasionally, from their Cat Mom -- you)
You should also take your kitten to the vet to see if she has a urinary tract infection -- that will definitely make them pee outside the box.
Almost everyone who has a cat will have to deal with peeing/pooping outside the box -- there is always a solution to these problems -- a solution that will benefit the human AND the kitty.
Peeing on things is often a sign of a urinary tract infection. I would take her back to the vet and have them check her urine just to be on the safe side.
The gas is probably a result of the food she is eating. You might consider switching her to a more high-quality food since it may be upsetting her stomach.
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