Cat Urinating Everywhere - Making Your Pets Litter Box More Inviting

If you find your cat urinating everywhere but in their litter box then this may be a message from your cat to you that they actually don't like the conditions of their box.

Cats are very fussy animals and everything for them has to be at a high standard or they'll throw tantrums/start acting up which in this case would be to go about and pee on surfaces in your house because they don't like the conditions of their box.

Thankfully you can easily play around with different things to make the box more inviting to your cat to have them stop urinating all over the house and start using their boxes more often.

The litter inside the box itself is very important to your cat. If you have a new cat then the new litter may take some time getting used to but they may just despise the litter inside the box. If you have an old cat then a change you've done with the litter can cause them to avoid using the litter box and to start seeking out different material somewhere else in your house.

The litter that you put in the box can sometimes be:

Too muchToo littleToo roughToo softSmells off putting

Where you place the box can be a major factor in litter box aversion. For example cats don't have the luxury of using doors when they go to the toilet so if you put a litter box which exposes your pet and makes them feel uncomfortable (such as in the TV room where everyone sits) then they will avoid using this area. Other conditions can pitch in such as the temperature, the lighting, the sound levels etc. The wrong ones will have your cat urinating everywhere.

The cleaning material of the box

If you clean out the litter box with chemicals that you buy from the supermarket instead of those from pet stores for actual cleaning of the boxes then you may be using a chemical that your cat doesn't like. Every time you clean the box with these chemicals a slight chemical residue will be left over which can put your cat off using the litter box.

If you have multiple cats then your cat will have the problem of having to share boxes with other cats. This will give your pets the feeling of being overcrowded and chances are that at least one of them will be urinating everywhere because if there is not enough litter boxes then you may find that cats will mark their territory on one litter box leaving the others to go somewhere else. An idea is to always have one more litter box than you have cats that way they have options and everyone is happy.

I can't tell you the exact reason why you may find your cat urinating everywhere but it is up to you to mix and match these options until you get suitable conditions for your cat. There are more things to take into account though such as stress and medical problems etc. These are all other reasons to explain your cat urinating everywhere.

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Cat Urinating Everywhere - Medical Issues That Can Cause This

Do you find your cat urinating everywhere? Do you find yourself walking into patches of urine which should really be inside the litter box of your pet? If so then there are many reasons why your cat will be peeing all over the house and these are easy to diagnose and stop from happening again and again. One of the problems which are the first you need to check out is medical problems.

Cats just like any other animals and being can pick up infections which can make them ill or in this case urinate all over the house.

For example urinary tract infection is one that affects the bladder of your cat and will have them urinating everywhere, you may even find blood in this too which should be the first sign to contact your vet.

Another type of infection is one which blocks the urethra of your cat which can make urination harder for your cat to do. This too can cause blood in your cats urine which again means to call the vet.

If you think that your pet is urinating too much and outside the litter box or if they are straining to pee or even if you find blood then you should go and get your cat checked out! These medical issues need to be handled by your vet straight away as they can be life-threatening to your pet which is the last thing that you want to happen. Don't worry if you find that your pet is one of the ones to have a medical issue as these are easy to treat by your vet and could be the main reason why your cat is urinating everywhere.

If your pet doesn't have an infection then great! But that still leaves you trying to figure out the problem.

If you find urine everywhere but the litter box and notice your cat avoiding the litter box completely then they may have litter box aversion. This isn't an infection it is just a way to tell you that they don't like the litter box. Cats are very fussy and will refuse to use a litter box for various reasons:

The location- the location of the box could be somewhere that is too cold, too hot, too noisy or even somewhere where they can't have privacy (they don't have bathroom doors like us)
The litter- The litter can be a material that is uncomfortable to your pet, it could be too rough, too soft, it could smell weird too
Space- If you have more cats then something that may happen is that one will mark their territory on that box meaning that others can't use it which is why each cat should have their own.

Cats are very fussy animals and like their litter boxes to be to a certain standard otherwise they won't use it at all

If you have checked that your cat doesn't have medical problems then the next is why there aren't using the litter box which the tips above should help with. If they don't help there are always plenty of other reasons and tips on why you will find your cat urinating everywhere.

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