So I have been having lots of issues with Finnegan peeing on the bed and couch recently. Well this week it is 10 times worse within the last week he has peed on: 3 pairs of shoes, basket full of mittens and hats, couch, grocery bags reusable ones, my laptop pillow. I am getting extremely frustrated with this behavior. So far I've had to throw out most of these things well all except the couch and a few mittens.

I have had him tested for urinary infection a few weeks ago. I'm going to try agian this week. I almost had a sample had he peed in the box and not on the towel placed in front of it so hes paws aren't covered in pee. me trying to be nice. So I guess I'll have to try again tonight/tomorrow after work. Its frustrating since he just peed on my boots not 10 minutes ago. Like really why?

I have ordered some Jackson Galaxy Remedy its on its way, hoping this will help if he doesn't have a urinary track infection.

What should I do. I'm at my wits end, and I can't deal with this for the next 10 years and it breaks my heart into a million pieces just thinking of having to give him up.

Any suggestions or help, would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone else ever had issues this bad? Twice a day almost and is still using his litter box.

Thanks.

Jackson Galaxy would tell you to put a litter box in every spot that Finnegan pees on. One owner had to use seven of them. Then Jackson had them put a sticker each time the box was used. After a couple of weeks, they could take away the litter box used the least. Another week, take the next one, etc. Jackson says peeing outside the litter box is usually caused by stress. Do you have any other animals? Are there neighbors who have cats? There is a reason for this. You may not be able to know what it is, but Finnegan does. If you're going to take him back to the vet, ask the vet for suggestions. I know how frustrated you are ... but you're going to have to try different things to solve the problem. Cats prefer to go in a litter box. They are very clean animals.

How old is Finnegan and is he neutered yet? We've had similar problems with male cats in the past, and then the behavior quit once they were about 6 months old. Important to clean any area he pees on - I've had the best luck with anti icky poo. We also had Chem Dry completely douse a sofa with their cat urine product and it completely removed the scent. You can also try to close him in a bathroom with the litterbox in the morning and evening at the time when he normally has to go - just lock him in for a short time - 20 minutes - until he uses the box. Also try putting a litter box on each floor of your house, especially if he is still young. Believe me, I know it's frustrating - don't give up.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes!

It sounds like you are doing all the right things. When I went through this with Jasper I eventually had to put him back in his safe room with nothing soft in there. No linens, I covered the sofa with plastic, no shoes, or anything in the floor. I left him in there until he had been using his litter box only for a few days. After that I reintroduced him back into the rest of the house. He was golden for a month or two, until one day I slipped on a pair of my flats and ended up with a pee soaked foot. I then made sure I put all of our shoes away in the closets and shut the doors. As long as there wasn't anything in the floor he would go to his box. Hopefully just adding litter boxes and cleaning with an enzyme cleaner will do the trick but if not he may have to start from square one and back I to a safe room for a few days.

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Thanks guys. So far we are doing good. I cleaned everything really good, and put away all the shoes. We don't have a closet so to the spare room they went. Irritating but so far effective.

I have added two extra litter boxes so far so good. I put a felliway diffuser in the entrance, and I have been using Jaxson Galaxy safe place for cats. Since using it I find him a little friendlier than usual too. Which is a plus he hates cuddles. But not comes to me and cuddles for two minutes or so.

Hopefully this good trend will continue. Thank you so much for all your help :)