Hi,
This is my first time posting on the forum but I have been reading it ever since I became a Bengal owner. I have 2 gorgeous boys, Padraig and Phelan, both age 4, brothers.
Recently I have been having a problem with Phelan peeing outside the litterbox. He has started peeing on anything soft and in the corners of various rooms. Today he has peed in the same spot twice! - I'm at my wits end! He never poops anywhere but the box.
This is what I have tried so far:
Vets - I checked here first as he has had crystals before. Nothing conclusive but they didn't test his urine as I didn't have a sample. More litterboxes - They have always had one large tray but I have now put an extra tray upstairs. Different litter - they are very fussy but wood based seems to be their fave. Increasing the stimulation in the environment - I have bought new toys, played with them more and built a new cat tree. Feliway - this doesn't seem to affect them.
I moved house about 3 months ago but in the last 2 weeks the problem is escalated. My theory is that I let the cats out in the garden (supervised) a couple of times and now that's all they want to do. Phelan just shouts all of the time and it seems when he gets very frustrated he then pees - I guess he's stressed. I've been considering letting them out to roam free to hopefully stop the problem but I've never let them out on their own and they are currently not chipped (although I would obviously do this if I did). My house is quite near a road but I am just terrified that they will not come back! The other boy is fine, he doesn't seem too bothered, although he does love going outside.
I don't know what to do - any advice would be greatly received.
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