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[quote=Anonymous]We have two cats, and a 7 month old baby.  Since shortly after I became pregnant, our male cat (13 years old) has been urinating outside the litter box.  When I was pregnant it happened sporadically, but is has been getting worse since the baby's birth and he does it all.the.time. now.  Almost daily on average, I'd say.  We can't leave ANYTHING on the floor without him peeing on it.  A laundry basket full of clean folded clothes.  The towel I kneel on when giving the baby a bath.  The sheet my husband kicks off the bed during the night.  A plastic freaking bag my husband had on the floor while he was taking out the trash.  It is driving me insane.  I am always, always cleaning up cat urine and trying to get the smell out so he doesn't use the same item again as a litter box.  Today he peed on 1) the sheet my husband kicked off the bed while sleeping, 2) two pillows on the sofa in the basement, and 3) the actual sofa in the basement.  All in the same day!!!!  My husband actually caught him in the act peeling on the sofa.

To make matters worse, our other cat (female, 11 years old) seems to be sick.  She twice defecated outside the litter box this week (not typical behavior).  Once was IN the guest room bed (under the comforter, on the sheets).  The sheets were totally not salvageable, the mattress pad could be washed and the comforter can be dry-cleaned, but I had to spray the pillow top mattress repeatedly with pet stain and odor remover to get the stench out. On Friday morning she left a bloody smear where she had been sitting, so obviously I called the bet at that point.  Soonest they could get her in given that it wasn't an emergency is Mon afternoon.

I feel like I am drowning in cat piss and shit.  I want to throttle the cat that is peeing on everything.  I try try try to give him lots of attention and love, but obviously it's nowhere near what he got pre-baby.  He was a very needy cat before, and I'm sure he's miserable now.  I know he should probably be checked by the vet too, so I'll make that appt on Monday when I take the other one in.

Argh.  Any advice on how to get the cat to stop peeing on everything would be appreciated.  I didn't mention it, but yes, the two litter boxes are cleaned regularly (we use plastic liners and put a fresh one in each time).[/quote]

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