The problem of cats peeing indiscriminately has always been a headache for netizens and cat lovers. After the veterinarian examines and eliminates possible disease factors in the cat, we can try to pin the problem on the cat litter and litter box:

1. Cleanliness of the cat litter box

Many people use the cat litter box as a trash can, and do not clean it until the amount of excrement in the box causes the cat to protest (or find another place to defecate). To be honest, this is a very unhygienic behavior.

In fact, cats care more about the cleanliness of the litter box than whether there are enough litter boxes. If possible, you should keep the litter box as clean as possible. Clean up immediately after your cat has used it, just like you would flush the toilet after using the toilet. If circumstances do not permit, cleaning should be maintained at least twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.

　2. Placement of cat litter box

How to find a location that is well hidden and where the toilet route is not easily blocked by other cats?

The best place to place a cat litter box is where you dare to take off your pants to go to the toilet. If you don’t have such a space in your home, you can try to create it through screening. In addition, the cat litter box should avoid being placed in the corner of the room, leaving only a single route for cats to move in and out. The most ideal way to place the litter box is to place one side of the cat litter box against the wall, leaving 5-10 centimeters of the wall, so that the cat will not feel forced into a dead end when using it.

3. Suitable cat litter material

There are thousands of types of cat litter on the market. Choosing cat litter should match your cat’s preferences, not your own preferences. If you don’t know your cat’s preferences, or your cat doesn’t use the original litter. Judging from the statistical results, nearly 70% of cats like fine-grained, unscented mineral sand, which may be used as a reference for your selection.

4. The shape of the cat litter box

Although most cats don’t have much opinion on the design of the litter box itself, as long as the internal space is comfortable and easy to use, it is a good litter box. However, due to the convenience of cleaning and maintenance, and whether the actual use of cats will be affected by the product design (for example: many cats hate getting in and out of the litter box. They will be slapped by the door of the litter box.) So it is still recommended. Let your cat use an uncovered litter box. Firstly, the lidless cat litter box has good air flow and is less likely to accumulate dust and excrement odors. Secondly, when cats in a multi-cat household use it, it is less likely to be blocked by other cats when using the toilet. Dilemma.

5. Cat’s preferred toileting location

If the cat seeks to urinate elsewhere, not where you place the litter box. Then it is very likely that the location where you originally placed the litter box is not suitable for the cat.

The reasons may be that the toilet is easily blocked by other cats in the house, it is remote and difficult to use, and the environment is noisy and lacks concealment. If the litter box is suitable for the cat's excretion location, it is recommended that you place the litter box there. After all, having the litter box in the right place is more important than a convenient location for you to clean it.

6. Whether the family environment has changed

If there are new members or pets in the home, decoration, moving, adding new furniture to the home, or changing the location of the furniture, etc., it may cause the cat to be unable to adapt within a short period of time, causing it to feel urgent and anxious, and affecting its excretion behavior. If the above situation occurs, you should plan a space in the environment for the cat to go to the toilet without being disturbed by other people or animals, and try to avoid large-scale changes to the home environment at one time, so that the cat can gradually adapt to the changes in the home.

7. Outdoor influencing factors

Are there other cats nearby? External factors can also cause changes in cat behavior, especially in cats that have not been neutered. The most common situation is that there are other cats wandering near the home, and the domestic cat has to spray urine to mark the home as its territory. Therefore, when this kind of situation occurs, in addition to trying to reduce the impact of outdoor cats in as many aspects as possible (catching and raising, blocking the window view, etc.), neutering can also reduce the problem of urine spraying caused by domestic cats fighting to protect their territory.

8. Cat’s past learning experience

Although it is the nature of cats to cover up their excrement, if they lack the experience of using a cat litter box when they are young (usually between 3-4 weeks old), or they have been separated from their cat parents and siblings since childhood, and they lack learning experience, You may not be used to using the litter box. This type of cat requires patient teaching from the owner, so that the cat will eventually use the litter box at home.

Have you learned it? Does your cat have the habit of peeing randomly? Then quickly see if it is because it doesn’t like the environment?