My Cat No Longer Urinates Near the Tub
Ever since we got our puppy a few months ago, our two elderly cats rarely venture out of my closet, and the propensity of one of my cats to urinate somewhere other than her box--a habit which I hoped had abated after we moved last Summer--seems to have resurfaced.
Her favorite non-box urinating venue is an area in front of the tub in the master bedroom.
I should pause for a moment and describe the layout of the master bedroom and bathroom, as we risk the excitement of this story becoming diluted due to confusing the reader by not properly setting the stage:
The master bedroom in our house is connected to a master bathroom by a short hallway. Built into the wall on each side of the hall way is a closet, (mine is on the right heading toward the bathroom, Mrs. Supreme Aglet's closet is on the left). Before arriving at the main area of the master bathroom, there is a door on the left that opens to a small bathroom with only a toilet, (this is where the cat boxes are kept). Beyond that, it opens up to the full master bathroom with a sink area on both sides, and a tub on a platform straight ahead.
If you climbed on to the tub platform and continued to walk, you would run into the wall, so I would suggest not doing so in order to reduce the risk of injury.
Once we realized that the carpet was being soiled in that area, my wife and I discussed our options. I was more of a mind to allow our cat to become part of the circle of life, while my wife suggested a combination of using our puppy pads in that area and purchasing a carpet cleaner appliance to ensure any soiling is removed if and when any is deposited.
We proceeded with her plan, but the demands of properly keeping puppy pads in the same area that family members get into and out of the tub made it difficult to manage.
Ever the mind of genius, my wife set out to build a fortress that would protect the main master bathroom area from our cat using an extendable baby gate.
The baby gate would be positioned at the end of the hallway to block the entrance of the main master bathroom area from our cat. The weight and age of our cat ensured that jumping over the gate would be an insurmountable task.
The problem immediately encountered was that the baby gate could not extend far enough to reach both sides of the hallway. However, since it was being positioned at the end of the hall where the door leading to the toilet is located, and since that door opens outward, the baby gate could be set up so that it is held in place on one side by the wall and on the other side by the open door.
This proved successful. Any attempt by my cat to enter the main master bathroom area has been thwarted, and when guests come over, we can remove the baby gate and count on the cat's natural fear of everything to keep her in the closet or under the bed, and the world of the Supreme Aglet is once again in perfect balance.
Her favorite non-box urinating venue is an area in front of the tub in the master bedroom.
I should pause for a moment and describe the layout of the master bedroom and bathroom, as we risk the excitement of this story becoming diluted due to confusing the reader by not properly setting the stage:
The master bedroom in our house is connected to a master bathroom by a short hallway. Built into the wall on each side of the hall way is a closet, (mine is on the right heading toward the bathroom, Mrs. Supreme Aglet's closet is on the left). Before arriving at the main area of the master bathroom, there is a door on the left that opens to a small bathroom with only a toilet, (this is where the cat boxes are kept). Beyond that, it opens up to the full master bathroom with a sink area on both sides, and a tub on a platform straight ahead.
If you climbed on to the tub platform and continued to walk, you would run into the wall, so I would suggest not doing so in order to reduce the risk of injury.
Once we realized that the carpet was being soiled in that area, my wife and I discussed our options. I was more of a mind to allow our cat to become part of the circle of life, while my wife suggested a combination of using our puppy pads in that area and purchasing a carpet cleaner appliance to ensure any soiling is removed if and when any is deposited.
We proceeded with her plan, but the demands of properly keeping puppy pads in the same area that family members get into and out of the tub made it difficult to manage.
Ever the mind of genius, my wife set out to build a fortress that would protect the main master bathroom area from our cat using an extendable baby gate.
The baby gate would be positioned at the end of the hallway to block the entrance of the main master bathroom area from our cat. The weight and age of our cat ensured that jumping over the gate would be an insurmountable task.
The problem immediately encountered was that the baby gate could not extend far enough to reach both sides of the hallway. However, since it was being positioned at the end of the hall where the door leading to the toilet is located, and since that door opens outward, the baby gate could be set up so that it is held in place on one side by the wall and on the other side by the open door.
This proved successful. Any attempt by my cat to enter the main master bathroom area has been thwarted, and when guests come over, we can remove the baby gate and count on the cat's natural fear of everything to keep her in the closet or under the bed, and the world of the Supreme Aglet is once again in perfect balance.
posted by The Supreme Aglet at 8:58 AM
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