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How to stop cats from peeing on the bed

Pet Knowledge
This article is provided by Veterinarian Dr. Chloe Johnson
To prevent cats from peeing on the bed, owners must first find out why cats pee on the bed. First of all, if the litter box is too dirty or the smell is too strong, the owner needs to clean the litter box in time. Secondly, if there is a residual smell of cat urine on the bed, you need to remove the residual smell from the bed. Furthermore, if the cat is in heat, you can consider neutering the cat. Finally, if it is due to lack of training, the owner needs to train the cat to go to the toilet in the litter box. In addition, because cats infected with urinary tract diseases may also urinate on the bed, owners need to rule out the cause of the disease.

1. Clean the litter box in time

Cats love to be clean. If the owner does not clean the litter box in time, the litter box is too dirty or the smell is too strong, the cat may choose to leave the litter box in time. Peeing on the bed. Therefore, owners must regularly clean the litter box and change the litter for their cats.

2. Remove the residual smell from the bed

After a cat urinates on the bed, the smell of urine will always remain on the bed, so if the cat always likes to pee on the bed urine, then there may be residual cat urine smell on the bed. Therefore, when a cat urinates on the bed, the owner must clean up the cat's urine, otherwise the cat will urinate on the bed again based on the smell left by it.

It is generally recommended that the owner first soaks the area where the cat urinates on the bed with clean water, and then uses laundry detergent or washing powder to rub and clean the area with urine. After cleaning, the owner can use a deodorant or Make juice from orange peel and spray a little on the urine area, then let it dry.

3. Neutering

Cats will urinate everywhere, howl and other behaviors during estrus. The main purpose is to use this method to emit scent and attract the attention of cats of the opposite sex. In this case, if there is no need for reproduction, the owner can stagger the estrus period and take the cat to the pet hospital for sterilization surgery, which can improve the cat's urination on the bed.

4. Strengthen training

If the owner does not train the cat to use the litter box to go to the toilet, it will cause the cat to urinate on the bed. In this regard, the owner needs to train the cat in time. After repeated training, the cat peeing on the bed can be corrected.

5. Eliminate the cause of the disease

Cats also urinate on the bedIt may be caused by urinary tract infection. Due to frequent urination, you can't control peeing in bed. At the same time, you may also have symptoms such as difficulty urinating, pain, and blood in the urine. If your cat is found to have the above abnormal symptoms, you need to send the cat to a pet hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible.