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I guess my kitty is mad at me! Last night I was packing my husband's suitcase for a business trip, she knows suitcases mean we "go away", kept hopping in the suitcase, making a general pain of herself, then, this morning, after he left, she peed right in his spot! Geez, I didn't know a cat could go that much!
Its an almost new mattress, cost $3000+. Fortunately, we had a matress protector, they do work! for anyone with pets, I highly recommend, along with a mattress pad.
Well, poor kitty, she was just upset, gets extra cuddles tonight. Also, she's the only female, my others are guys, she's never done this type of thing before!
Chances are, she is very upset with you...but, just in case...keep a close eye on her...Maybe the start of a UTI.
Both males and females have been known to do this.
Make sure you use an enzyme cleaner on ALL the bedding or she will be back for more peeing. You have to get the odor out so the cat can no longer smell it. They have pretty good noses for these spots!
You should never allow your pets in your bedroom for any reason unless they are sick or dying and need to be monitored 24/7. You have to establish this is your space and teach your pets to respect it. I went through years of scratching at the door and loud calls from my cats, but eventually they learned and now they never go near my door. They have the whole rest of the house to find their place.
You should never allow your pets in your bedroom for any reason unless they are sick or dying and need to be monitored 24/7. You have to establish this is your space and teach your pets to respect it. I went through years of scratching at the door and loud calls from my cats, but eventually they learned and now they never go near my door. They have the whole rest of the house to find their place.
Awwww.................that's part of the reason to have a pet, IMO, something to cuddle.
Besides, if I barred her from the bedroom she just would have peed on something else, at least the mattress has a cover!
The whole point of this post wasn't to start a debate about "co-sleeping", just to serve as a warning to other pet owners to get a good mattress cover. We recently bought a nice, new mattress, about $3000, on sale, was about $5000, so we protected our investment with some covers. Get the kind that are water/soil proof, then put a cotton, hypo allergenic mattress pad on top for comfort. Protects against human accidents, which can happen, too!
Awwww.................that's part of the reason to have a pet, IMO, something to cuddle.
Besides, if I barred her from the bedroom she just would have peed on something else, at least the mattress has a cover!
The whole point of this post wasn't to start a debate about "co-sleeping", just to serve as a warning to other pet owners to get a good mattress cover. We recently bought a nice, new mattress, about $3000, on sale, was about $5000, so we protected our investment with some covers. Get the kind that are water/soil proof, then put a cotton, hypo allergenic mattress pad on top for comfort. Protects against human accidents, which can happen, too!
I understand what you are saying, and won't continue this debate except to offer this one last opinion. When you mentioned the purchase of the new bed, you did say "WE" and to me that means that you sleep with a "SO". Letting your pets sleep with you is the same as letting your children sleep with you on a regular basis. It impedes your intimacy. Your cat is trying to claim the territory of your "SO". It makes me wonder if you are so tired of your 'SO" that you need other company.
No offense, just one persons opinion.
You should never allow your pets in your bedroom for any reason unless they are sick or dying and need to be monitored 24/7. You have to establish this is your space and teach your pets to respect it. I went through years of scratching at the door and loud calls from my cats, but eventually they learned and now they never go near my door. They have the whole rest of the house to find their place.
You should never allow your pets in your bedroom for any reason unless they are sick or dying and need to be monitored 24/7. You have to establish this is your space and teach your pets to respect it. I went through years of scratching at the door and loud calls from my cats, but eventually they learned and now they never go near my door. They have the whole rest of the house to find their place.
Ouch.
To the OP - our cat did the same exact thing 3 times to us. I summed it up to a new comforter we bought as it only happened when we used that particular blanket. Again the mattress protector saved the bed.
You should never allow your pets in your bedroom for any reason unless they are sick or dying and need to be monitored 24/7. You have to establish this is your space and teach your pets to respect it. I went through years of scratching at the door and loud calls from my cats, but eventually they learned and now they never go near my door. They have the whole rest of the house to find their place.
I didn't allow my cat to enter my bed at all the first week, after that she never really wanted to sleep with me. But I do allow her inside the bedroom, because I like having her around everywhere. She does jump into my bed at 3 am for cuddles, then she will leave again.
MaryLee, if you've ruled out UTI by your vet, I think your theory might be right. My cat peed on my bed once too, that was because bf had covered the filters of the covered cat toilet, and I didn't realize the strong smell that caused (the smell never comes out of the cat toilet). They usually want to tell you something. What you say makes sense to me.
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