Help! My 5-week-old kitten keeps peeing on the bed. What to do?

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Hi, I have a 5 week old kitten. He is litter box trained he both pees & poops in the litter box but when hes on top of my bed he pees. He doesnt pee on the couch or anywhere else other than the litter box & my bed. I try to keep him out of my room but there is times where i want him to sleep with me or jusy simply cuddle & by the time i know it he has peed & when he pees, he pees alot. He tends to pee on the feet area of the bed. Please help!! I'll like to know how to correct his behavior!! Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 29 days old | 5 lbs

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

Since Squirt is only 4 weeks old, my theory is that he may be urinating and defecating on the bed because he has trouble getting down from it. If it is too high for him (or even if he can get down but it might just be a little scary), he is very likely to just use the bed for his business. If you are going to let him on the bed, I would only allow this for short periods of time until he is a little bit larger. The more times you permit him on the bed now and he continues this behavior, the more likely he may begin to thing it is acceptable. I would limit his bed time to no more than 30 minute intervals under direct supervision. After those periods of time have elapsed, place Squirt back into the area closest to the litter pan and see if things work out as they should. Hope this helps. Let me know if there is anything else I can do.

Help! My 5-week-old kitten keeps peeing on the bed. What to do?

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