Cat Peeing on rug-Help!!

After several frustrating years and expensive vet bills, including anti-anxiety medication (for the cat), changing our cat's litter to Dr. Elsey's Precious Cat "Cat Attract" Cat Litter has made a tremendous difference at our house. We were on the verge of confining our cat to a cage when we weren't in the same room with him because he'd started peeing on the hard-surfaced floor when he no longer had access to carpets or rugs.

I'd suggest you keep the cats out of the master bedroom until you have used a urine removal system. We haven't used Dr. Elsey's Precious Cat Urine Removal Program, but based on our experience with the litter, I'd recommend trying it.

Hi J.,
Well if your cat is old, could be a urinary problem and you might want to take a trip to the vet. If a cat is younger and has an urinary problem they are more likely to pee on hard cold surfaces like tile and the bathtub than a carpet. So I would suggest a behavioral issue. Those can be a bugger to deal with in cats. I mean a REAL bugger. First and foremost you have to confine the kitty and retrain to use the litter box. The more times the cat is allowed to pee in an area other than the box the less chance you have to correct it. Even though it might seem mean you can try a laundry room or a large crate with food/water and a clean box. Keeping litter box is a must and can cause issues like this if it's not clean enough to suit the cat. If you can't tell who's doing it, confine them all. I wouldn't allow any freedom until the box is being used all the time for a solid week. I would also provide a piece of carpet as a trial run before the release. Also I would not provide any bedding until you see an improvement during the confinement as to not provide ANY area other than the box. Then slowly move the box to the area you desire over several days. If I relapse happens, confine again and repeat. As for cleaning the area, if it's been peed on several times it might be impossible to clean. I would suggest soaking the area with half water and half vinegar solution and then using a steam cleaner to suck it up, doing it several times. Then close your door ") I was a vet tech for about 11 years and gained alot of knowledge regarding cats while working for a feline only practice. If it's a true behavior problem, you must be very aggressive in gaining control of it and soon. Even with the best of intentions and hard work I'm sad to say not many have corrected this problem.
Sorry to be so long winded. ")
Best Regards,
C.

Good luck. My friend has had the same problem for three years. She has taken out the carpet, had the concrete power washed, stained and rewashed and stained. cat still pees.

if your cat is older and this is a new problem, you should make sure he or she doesn't have a UTI. Cats are very prone to getting them and that is one way of them telling you that they don't feel to well. Other option, keep your bedroom door shut!
I had a cat who would pull the towels down in the bathroom and poop in them.. not fun...