Hi everyone,
My cat has always had this problem. She does use her litter tray, but she also goes elsewhere. In the dog's bed, in bags, suitcases, on the sofas, the beds, clothes – honestly, absolutely everywhere.
I adopted her from a local rescue centre before moving away to study in another city. I thought that by separating her from my mum's dog (who she actually gets on fine with) it would sort the problem out. She was 7 months old at the time. She's now over a year old and the problem hasn't improved at all.
She lives in a flat and only ever goes outside occasionally onto the drainpipe, which doesn't lead anywhere – so no weeing outside either.
I clean her litter tray out every Wednesday and give it a quick clean every other day on average. I know I should really have two litter trays for one cat, but my studio flat is tiny and I just don't have the room to add another one.
This morning I woke up to find her scratching at a jumper I'd folded on a chair. It was absolutely soaked in wee, of course. Three days ago, I found my little sofa had a wee stain on it too. And don't even get me started on the sixth bath mat I've had to buy recently.
And I'll say it again – this problem started before the move. Ever since I adopted her, it's been like this. She uses her litter tray, but she still regularly goes elsewhere too.
My mum is worried about having her to stay in case she ruins all her things. My dad won't even hear of it. It's starting to become a real issue. I'm at my wit's end, honestly.
Any advice or ideas?
