he is acting weird

[whiskey104]

hi,
My 6 month old male kitten has a habit of trying to mate with my puppy and he has been de-sexed and he has  a habit of weeing in my bath. I was wondering if you might be able to give me some reasons why he is doin this.
thank you

[zodiacqueen]

Let me make sure that I'm understanding here!  Do you mean desexed is the same as neutered????  I think that's what you mean.  If this was a recent surgery, then the sex hormones could still be going through his body for a week or so.  If it's been longer than that, you need to take him back to the vet.

[whiskey104]

yes neutered, its been a week and half since it was done. All my friends have never seen it happen with a cat before. I think he might be a lil crazy

[zodiacqueen]

Well, just as I thought, this was a fairly recent neuter.  Give him another week and a half, if he hasn't chilled out by then, take him back to the vets.

Please come back w/ an update!

[whiskey104]

thanx for telling me that.
do u know why he likes to go to the toilet in my bath lol?

[zodiacqueen]

I've had many cats over the years and I've seen the same thing happen to my male kitties!  Give it some time!

If your cat is going potty in the bath tub, then I'd recommend the clumping cat litter and clean it every day.  That should solve that problem!

Let me know how it goes!

[whiskey104]

I clean his litter try every time he goes so its always clean.
I think i might need to change his litter it stinks really bad when i put it in his tray.

[zodiacqueen]

Are you using the clumping litter?  It's great at getting rid of that stinky litter box smell.

[whiskey104]

Its home brand and it says highly absorbant. But it just goes straight down to the bottom of his try and sticks. I buy it because comes in a really big bag and i get alot of .tray use out of it,

[zodiacqueen]

I'm not sure what home brand means, but from what you described it sounds like regular litter.  The clumping litter is better-the urine clumps up so you can scoop it out and throw it out.  That's why it's better and causes less stench in the house.  Yes, it's more expensive, but soooooo worth it!

[whiskey104]

i will give it ago. my kitten is still mating my puppy and i ask the vet and they said he might never grow out of it.

[Kaydey]

Agree with Zodiac,  you have to use a 'clumping' litter.  It will help him to be able to bury his feces and urine, and if you can, get a 'low dust.'  The dust given off by some litters is extremely irritating to incisions and cuts.

Also, you might try this....put the litter box in the bathroom (if you can), or close the bathroom door.

If this doesn't work, I have had good success when rehabbing cats by confining them to a smaller area where they have their food, water and litter box.  Cats rarely go potty in such a small place where their food and water is, so the litter box is their only place. It has usually only take me a few days doing this and the problem was solved.

Also, I do not recommend using the pan liners.  Many cats are repelled by the petroleum of the plastic.

[whiskey104]

thank you i will give the clmping litter ago.
his litter is no where near his food and water and he will use his litter about twice and then use the bath even if i had cleaned the parts he has used.

[Kaydey]

One other thing you can try is a Vinegar spray.... it is real easy..   get an 8-12 oz spray bottle and fill with water and add 2 tablespoons of vinegar.  Spray it where you don't want him to be urinating.  

Vinegar and Citrus is repulsive to cats.

[Kaydey]

The mating thing...  he probably will grow out of it...  again ...  what sex is your dog..  has he/she been spade/nueterd?  

[whiskey104]

thanx ill try the vinegar thing. The puppy is a boy and he is not nueterd.

[Kaydey]

get that pup nuetered..  even if you cat is, you pup is not.   and he is sending out fermones.  Until you get you pup neutered you will probably have this problem.

How old is he?  There is a new neutering procedure that allowes neutering before they 'drop' ...  ask your vet.

[Kaydey]

btw...how is the 'weeing' ?   has he started to use his litter box regularly?

[whiskey104]

the pup is 6 months old and we want to breed him. My kitten uses his litter all the time and then when he uses it like 3 or 4 times he will go somewhere else. and i always take the used bits out.

[zodiacqueen]

HI, I'm back!  When you said that he will use the litter box 3 or 4 times, and then goes outside the box.  That is now obvious to me that your cat is very picky and wants a very clean litter box.  I really think that the clumping litter is your answer!!  Just clean out the pee and poop every day and you won't have this problem anymore.

Let me know how it goes!

[whiskey104]

cool thank you i will buy it very soon. can u tell me why he wakes me up at 5 in the morning, it is very annoying.

[zodiacqueen]

LOL, that I can't answer.  Each kitty has their own personality!!  Some are more demanding than others.  I bet you've got a demanding kitty!  =D  Ya gotta love their personalities though!  I love the talkative kitties!!

[whiskey104]

yeah he is very demanding kitty. He is very spoiled lol. He had a bath today and just sat there like he was king.

[zodiacqueen]

Your kitty is a definite keeper if he was a good boy during bath time.  My cats go insane when they get a bath-clawing, biting, hissing, growling.....the works!

[whiskey104]

yeah he is a very good boy. all my mates say he thinks he is a dog lol.  i have a question when male cats get fixed do their ball sacks go down? or do they just stay the same?