<p>a chair as a bathroom?</p>
<p>Is it always the same chair? You have to get rid of that chair, or at least the cushion. Once it smells like the cat’s bathroom, it’s very hard to change the cat’s mind about it.</p>
<p>Hanna, I was afraid of that answer.</p>
<p>You could always try washing the chair thoroughly, drying it in the sun, then coating the seat with something the cat will hate. I’ve used chili pepper in the past. It might be worth a try.</p>
<p>I had this problem with two cats. We wound up “getting rid of” the cats. It was either that or smell amonia everytime we walked in the house.</p>
<p>I don’t know if I could get the smell out this time. :(</p>
<p>If I can, maybe I’ll try the chili pepper.</p>
<p>Once the cats stop doing their thing, it takes a few weeks. Keep the windows open. I did have to throw out the living room carpet, which was what became their litter box.</p>
<p>Good luck. I am not optimistic.</p>
<p>(I’m now a dog person!)</p>
<p>I’m not optimistic either. This is the second chair. They ruined the first chair a year ago.</p>
<p>One of my cats peed on my living room couch, which was really upsetting because it was the newest piece of furniture in the house. (and it has a few years on it!) We took the cat to the vet and turns out she had a urinary infection, so got that treated. To deal with the couch I tried Nature’s Miracle, but in desperation finally took the covers off the cushions, washed them in the washing machine even though the label clearly told me not to do this. I replaced the foam cushions and the batting overlay with new stuff and threw out the old. Then reassembled all. None of the cats have returned to treat the couch as a litter box.</p>
<p>good litter training cats. retraining may work if you’re lucky. these are the basics that I know. works some of the time.
buy Nature’s Miracle and soak anything peed on with it. Takes about 5 days for the stuff to work for the animal’s sense of smell. the enzymes break down the urine completely. you have to get rid of the smell. even a new cat might go on the chair now.
this advice is for people with a cat not using the litter box, or not always using it.
- have at least one box per cat, or more. some cats don’t like to go where another cat has gone. Also some cats may guard the litter box area and keep the less dominant cat away from the box. keep the multiple boxes far apart. I have one on the second floor and one in the basement.
- change litter brands. sometimes a cat will be ill and mix up the discomfort of evacuating with the brand of litter.
- take that chair, nature miracle it, and lock it away for a while.
- separate the cats, one to a room, with own litter. you may then figure out which cat is using the chair.
- if you can figure it out, or even if not…get a large crate with room for a cat bed and a litter box, but no more. normal cats will not go on a place they sleep. this forces the cat to re-learn going in the litter. one cat per crate of course. can take a few weeks but worth it if other choice is euthanization.
You can also buy similar enzyme removers with a black light. this lets you see if the cats are going somewhere else in the house.
We’ve done a good bit of rescue work with dogs/cats, puppies/kittens.</p>
<p>Pee is the lesser of the problem.</p>
<p>Oldinjersey, great advice.</p>
<p>Since this is the SECOND chair the cats have ruined, maybe you could try laying some of that vinyl carpet runner stuff pokey side up on your chairs until the cats learn its not such a great place.</p>
<p>What I don’t get is the cats are outside 80% of the time. Now they have ruined two chairs in two different rooms.</p>
<p>Oldinjersey, motherofpearls, thanks for the advice.</p>
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<p>It’s not an issue of relieving themselves; it’s a territorial issue.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.wellbeings.com/articles/full/cat-litter-box-problems.html[/url]”>http://www.wellbeings.com/articles/full/cat-litter-box-problems.html</a></p>
<p>this also mentions an issue I have not had, but know of others dealing with it. indoor/outdoor cats attract other cats to the area. This sets off issues with your own cat.</p>
<p>Natures Miracle is no longer Natures Miracle. Short story is that one guy owed the formula and one guy owned the name. They had a fight. Formula now has new name and new package (Petastic) – and it’s cheaper. Current Natures Miracle is not the same formula. </p>
<p>Also … for cat issues, be sure to use cat strength. If you really have a problem use SKUNK strength. Same stuff, different concentrations.</p>
<p>This info is straight from the guy with the formula!</p>
<p>Does it also get rid of stains?</p>
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You could go check out the Coyote thread.</p>
<p>Sorry, that was bad of me.</p>
<p>Related question:</p>
<p>I’ve had two cats (brother and sister) with no problem. Had to introduce a second, adult female (Dad passed away at Christmas; mom now lives with us … their cat). One of them is now peeing on my bathmat upstairs. Got rid of bathmat, but I don’t know which cat was doing this, and I’m afraid whichever one it is will switch to new place. Our two have used same box since kittens, and the “new” one has her own box in my mom’s room. I figure it’s one of the females, but not sure which one. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Zebes</p>
<p>I empathize with you, dstark. My best friend, who lives directly behind me, has two cats who occasionally use spots in the house other than the litter box. At one time, she was having a horrible time with one of the cats using a specific corner near an entertainment unit. She laid aluminum foil in that corner, which caused the cat to avoid that corner, but then he started using the tub as a litter box. She keeps one litter box upstairs and one downstairs. At Christmas, one of the cats consistently relieved themselves under the Christmas tree … it wasn’t even a real tree. You might try the aluminum foil in the chair for a while … I would think the cat would hate the noise and feel of the foil when he/she jumps into the chair. Good luck.</p>