Do you think being beaten when you were a child was useful? (I may get beaten up) – Mengxie Jun
Recently, Moe Claw Jun’s ticket circle and group have been a bit too lively, with many scenes like this appearing:
Are there more than one excessive owner who ties cats with ropes?? Did you beat the cat to urinary incontinence??
Fierce, roaring, and fighting all three moves together, the cat should continue to defecate and urinate recklessly
Excuse me, is this something done by humans?
As a high-quality human, Moe Claw Jun will not make any negative comments in the comment section, but this is how he feels in his heart!
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For delicate and sensitive kittens, any slight physical or psychological change can have an impact on them, and the most obvious manifestation of this impact is whether they urinate randomly or not.
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Why do cats litter and urinate
- Health issues
When a cat suddenly defecates randomly, the primary reason to rule out is pathological.
Urinary tract infection, kidney disease and diabetes may be the causes of disorderly urination in cats. Abnormal stool caused by various reasons (soft stool, loose stool, or too hard stool) can cause cats to wander around.
In addition, there are other diseases that prevent cats from excreting in the litter box, such as severe arthritis.
- Territorial awareness
If cats do not undergo sterilization surgery after estrus, they will exhibit some territorial marking behaviors under the action of sex hormones.
Male cats that have not been neutered and female cats that are in estrus will 100% exhibit signs of estrus urine.
- Anxiety and stress
Cats are extremely sensitive to environmental changes, such as the movement of food and water basins, furniture, and the presence of strangers, which can cause stress and behavioral changes in kittens.
For example, the urine smell left by stray cats at their doorstep can make domestic cats feel stressed. In order to defend their territory, domestic cats will urinate near the area where stray cats have urinated, in order to cover up their urine.
- Cat litter box issue
Hygiene issues: If the litter box is too dirty or there is too much feces and urine, cats may choose not to go, leading to the phenomenon of disorderly urination. The problem with litter boxes and litter is usually the biggest reason for cats to litter and urinate.
Location of litter box: Never place the litter box in a dirty or messy corner. If you don’t want to go, the cat won’t want to go either. Also, it is important to avoid placing the litter box next to machines that make loud noises, such as washing machines.
Cat litter box size: For the size (width) of the litter box, it is generally recommended to be 1.5 times the length of the cat’s body (excluding the tail). Of course, if conditions permit, the larger the litter box, the better.
Cat litter problem: Excessive cat litter particles can cause poor foot sensation in kittens, or the smell may be too strong, or too little or too shallow cat litter may be the reason why cats do not use litter boxes.
What’s the use of hitting cats? What’s the use!!!
The side effects are quite significant. Here are some risks of corporal punishment:
- Stress
Stress is not a disease, but it may take a cat’s life. Many diseases in cats are related to stress, such as spontaneous cystitis, infectious peritonitis, gastroenteritis, etc., which can even lead to death in severe cases.
- More Excited
In your eyes, punishment for cats may be a large game scene.
- More aggressive
When you think about using violence to counter violence, cats may also think the same way, thus increasing their aggression. In the end, either you die or I live?!
- Mental problems
If cats are unable to release their natural aggression through play and are constantly punished and suppressed, they may eventually turn into self aggression, resulting in dull, lethargic, or neurotic repetitive behavior.
- Destructive Emotions
Punishing a cat is the most direct and effective way to damage your relationship. The more punishment you give, the more afraid and distrustful the cat will be of you. However, the problem of littering and urinating will not end here, but will exist in a more concealed way, hidden from your sight.
How to prevent cats from defecating randomly
- Find the cause of messy urination
If the disorder is caused by illness, please actively cooperate with the veterinarian for treatment after diagnosis.
- Timely clean up the site
After discovering the cat defecating randomly, immediately clean up the scene thoroughly. Ordinary water and detergent cannot thoroughly clean contaminated areas. Please use specialized deodorizing and cleaning agents.
Stick aluminum foil, double-sided tape and other materials that cats do not like to touch on the crime scene, or spray orange smell spray and other smells that cats do not like.
- Change cat litter/add litter box
Place the litter box in a quiet, safe, easily accessible place that ensures the cat’s privacy.
Ensure that the litter box is cleaned at least once a day and sufficient cat litter is added. Change cat litter once a month and thoroughly clean the litter box.
If there are more than 2 cats at home, ensure that the number of litter boxes is equal to the number of cats plus 1.
If you don’t know what type of litter cats like, you can do an experiment.
Collect several different materials and flavors of cat litter, such as tofu litter, bentonite litter, sawdust litter, newspaper litter, etc., put them in a cardboard box and arrange them in a straight line. Choose which box to put on for the kitten to buy in the future!
- Use pheromone
If it is due to stress and anxiety causing the cat to defecate randomly, you can spray pheromone on the area where the cat defecates randomly, or use a pheromone diffuser in the area where the cat plays and eats most often to calm the cat’s emotions.
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- Pay more attention to your child
There is another possibility, just to get your attention!
They believe that your shouting=attention!
Beating or scolding cats as a form of corporal punishment does not solve the problem, it will only make the cat farther away from you.
A thorough understanding of the health status and lifestyle habits of cats, coupled with proper guidance, patience, tolerance, and love for cats, is the way to solve the problem of cats defecating and urinating randomly.
Mengzhujun believes that our senior fans are all scientific pet owners, but there will always be novice pet owners around us.
If you see a novice cat pooper beating and scolding a cat for defecating and urinating randomly next time, please forward this article to him, using the light and heat of scientific pet owners, to make the relationship between novice poopers and cats better, and minimize the harm to cats.