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Cat urinating in her water

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  • 19-12-2008 5:51pm
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    Conor108
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    Everyday I come down to fine our new kitten has urinated in her drinking water! Which the dog shares and hence wont drink until I replace it! It seems to decide on the spot wheter to go in the litter box or the bowl!

    I've tried to show it the cat litter and teach it not to go in the bowl but it still does. Is there some kind of spray or anything I can buy to stop it urinating in the water?


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    blinding
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    Conor108 wrote: »
    Everyday I come down to fine our new kitten has urinated in her drinking water! Which the dog shares and hence wont drink until I replace it! It seems to decide on the spot wheter to go in the litter box or the bowl!

    I've tried to show it the cat litter and teach it not to go in the bowl but it still does. Is there some kind of spray or anything I can buy to stop it urinating in the water?

    How about removing the water for a while after renewing or freshening the litter.Most cats that I have seen like it when the litter is new so the removal of the drinking water at this stage may encourage the use of the litter tray.


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    Themadhouse
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    How old is the kitten? Have u other cats in the house or hanging around? It sounds like a behaviour or dominance issue? Have u spoken to the vet to rule out health probs? We had one foster kitten that liked to wee in the food bowl that our alpha cat mainly ate from. It was purely a dominance issue with him. Is your tap water good or does is smell? Maybe try a fountain that filters the water. Something like a drink well? It could well be there's a smell from the water that she doesn't like.


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    Conor108
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    Yeah I've tried pouring the water out of a Brita filter even! The kittens about 3-4 months old and theres only a small dog (King Charles Spaniel) with her. Will try those suggestions thanks:)


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    comongethappy
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    Do you have a crate for your dog? If so you could attach a large rabbit water bottle to it. Just call your pets over when it's set up and filled, give it a squeez, and they should hopefully start to drink from it. Then you could remove the water bowls from the ground as you could be sure they'd still have a source of drinking water.


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