My cat pees on my feet every morning. Is it anxiety? What to do?

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My cat is urinating on or near my feet every morning at about 6am. It doesn't matter if I am sleeping in bed or on the floor. She always uses her litter box at other times of day. She is still affectionate and perky, and will even try to snuggle with me after urinating. We moved here 2 weeks ago, but the problem started after I started leaving her all day to go to class last week. What should I do? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 1 year and 2 months old | 9 lbs

Lauren Kennedy, DVM · Accepted Answer

This definitely sounds like a behavior problem and that your cat is acting out because of your recent move and having to be alone during the day. The first thing I would do would be to not allow her to sleep in the same room as you. This way she will not be able to urinate on you at all. I know this will be difficult but if you do this along with some other tactics I'll lay out below it will hopefully alleviate the problem. Try adding pheromone diffusers around the house. These can help relieve any stress your cat may be having. Add an additional litter box to the room you usually sleep in. Even though Jane will not be in your bedroom at night for a couple weeks it will help her get used to the idea that there is a litter box in there she can use as opposed to going on your feet. Finally, you may want to consider a visit to the vet just to rule out any underlying issue like a urinary tract infection. It is unlikely since she's only have the specific episodes of going outside the box but I would check to make sure. You may also want to talk to your vet about a daily, long term anti-anxiety medication (like fluoxetine) if her anxiety is not improving over time. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck!

My cat pees on my feet every morning. Is it anxiety? What to do?

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