I adopted a 7 year old cat who was given up b/c she peed on things. The people at the shelter thought it was mostly likely b/c they had 2 other cats and one litter box and that she was just very fastidious.

For the first 6 months I had her, no problems. Then I went away for a weekend. A friend took care of her, but I suspect he did not spend much time with her (she’s very affectionate, loves to be held and petted, will curl up on you, etc). She peed on my bed.

Since then, this has happened anytime I am away for more than 24 hours. If someone stays over (spends the night with her) while I am away, she’s fine.

But anytime she spends more than a night w/o anyone in the bed with her, she pees on it. (And she always has someone play w/her during the day when I am away so she is still getting attention.)

I have pretty much just accepted that this is the way it is – that she is making a statement.

But if anyone reading this has any ideas or suggestions that could change this behavior, I would be so happy. I love my cat very much, but I would really love it if she could be left alone for a night without peeing on my bed.

My wife and I moved in together 4+ years ago. I had two cats and she had one. My two cats ganged up on hers and would herd him around and attack him…especially in the litter box.

Daniel came over and spent a little over an hour talking about us and observing the cats and came up with a really nice detailed action plan for us. We’ve followed many of his suggestions so far (still need to hang some shelves!) and the results have been pretty good.

Dragon (the target kitty) definitely thanks Daniel for the help!