Peeing near the door

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mimi1997

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My male cat used to step in his litter box, rotated his body and stuck his head out.
A couple moths ago, I found his urine outside of the box, later I found him stepped in his box and started to pee, without turning.
He used Tidy cat's breeze system for years, this litter box has higher floor because of pad storage underneath. That's why his urine "shoot" through out the door sometimes.
I switch back to regular clay litter which use lower floor height. The problem is done. But I got a new problem. He often stepped on his wet clay litter near the door when he gets out and spread mud prints everywhere, also leaves wet clay between his paws.

I don't know why he stops rotate himself. Any suggestion? Thanks.
 
How is his BG? Your SS link isnt working in your signature.

If he is peeing more often due to high BG then there is more wet pee patches to step on, and clump onto his feet. You could clean it more often to prevent this, or switch to a non clumping litter. We had the same problem and changing to non clumping fixed it. But so does controlling the BG.

The amount of pee patches might also make him change his position in the litter tray.
 
What is the size of the litterbox? It should be at least 1.5 time the body length from chest to base of tail.

I find that a cement mixing tub from a home building/supply store works quite well, though I have a few excavators who can kick litter over the back of a tall litterbox!
 
Could your boy be getting arthritic? I finally had to get my girl a covered box, because her hips are a bit stiff, and she decided to stop squatting. She does go in and turn around, but she pee's against the box cover instead of squatting much of the time now. She is good about not peeing out the opening, though.

Before the cover, her urine was ending up outside the box. She was neither trying to be vindictive nor had a UTI, she was just having a bad arthritis day.

DZ and Sarah
 
he's around 80 for more than a year and I haven't get his blood recently.
I will try again.

Wendy&Tiggy said:
How is his BG? Your SS link isnt working in your signature.

If he is peeing more often due to high BG then there is more wet pee patches to step on, and clump onto his feet. You could clean it more often to prevent this, or switch to a non clumping litter. We had the same problem and changing to non clumping fixed it. But so does controlling the BG.

The amount of pee patches might also make him change his position in the litter tray.
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I start looking for a mega one...

BJM said:
What is the size of the litterbox? It should be at least 1.5 time the body length from chest to base of tail.

I find that a cement mixing tub from a home building/supply store works quite well, though I have a few excavators who can kick litter over the back of a tall litterbox!
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he always like to use a covered one.
I am going to try a bigger box.

d0zivyhoo said:
Could your boy be getting arthritic? I finally had to get my girl a covered box, because her hips are a bit stiff, and she decided to stop squatting. She does go in and turn around, but she pee's against the box cover instead of squatting much of the time now. She is good about not peeing out the opening, though.

Before the cover, her urine was ending up outside the box. She was neither trying to be vindictive nor had a UTI, she was just having a bad arthritis day.

DZ and Sarah
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If he's a big kitty, and not squatting, look for a plastic dog kennel with sides that are high enough - a Cocker Spaniel sized one may work. Alternatively, a jumbo plastic storage box, with a cutout for entry works too.
 
Thank you for the shopping advices. The box he used for more than 12 yearns(always peed at back) is 19"L x 13.5"W x 16"H. I got a big one on sale, 23"L x 18"W x 17'H . Lager opening than the old one.
I put the big box next to the old one last night, filled with new litter and a bit of his urine clump on the top. He sniff at door he still used the old one.
I guess he has no idea what's the new one for.

BJM said:
If he's a big kitty, and not squatting, look for a plastic dog kennel with sides that are high enough - a Cocker Spaniel sized one may work. Alternatively, a jumbo plastic storage box, with a cutout for entry works too.
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I check his BG yesterday, 71 in the afternoon.(OTJ since later 2010)
Let him out to the garden for few minutes, he ran like an arrow and jumped up a tree a foot from the ground. Not sure an arthritic cat still does that.
He did squat when I watch him pee, sometime he marks in the garden tree with standing straight--- I know there's a neighbor cat around. I just never catch him peeing out of the box with my eyes --- when the litter is pellet type. But he used the pellet litter for 2 years without a problem until now.

Still don't what it is.... doing my best to make him comfortable.

d0zivyhoo said:
Could your boy be getting arthritic? I finally had to get my girl a covered box, because her hips are a bit stiff, and she decided to stop squatting. She does go in and turn around, but she pee's against the box cover instead of squatting much of the time now. She is good about not peeing out the opening, though.

Before the cover, her urine was ending up outside the box. She was neither trying to be vindictive nor had a UTI, she was just having a bad arthritis day.

DZ and Sarah
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You mention a neighbor cat & yours is peeing near the door - perhaps there is some turf marking going on. If he can smell another cat near the door, he may be marking in return.

Check around your door on the outside for urine marking. Or just get an enzyme cleaner and scrub it down on principle.
 
I am sorry my English is so confusing... :oops:
peeing near "the door" is referring to the opening of litter box (inside), not the door of my house....
I saw a neighbor cat walked by few times but never found he or she pees in my garden.
And I start to use Feliway spray again.

BJM said:
You mention a neighbor cat & yours is peeing near the door - perhaps there is some turf marking going on. If he can smell another cat near the door, he may be marking in return.

Check around your door on the outside for urine marking. Or just get an enzyme cleaner and scrub it down on principle.
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OK.

Some cats do become stressed just seeing another cat on their turf, so Feliway may help.
 
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