Peeing in my bed

She might be too young or is a little afraid to get off the bed during the night/dark. Can you maybe try a little kitty bed for her in the bedroom but on the floor? Or could it be that your bed covering is soft, I know that if I have certain materials for rugs, pillows, towels, and bed coverings one of my kitties who passed away would pee on it for sure without a doubt and never failed….I always assumed that the material was comforting to them in that situation so I just didn’t buy or use them….just a thought.

My kitten did the same thing at the start, we had a couple of bed wetting accidents. The thing is that though she reliably uses the litter tray I STILL catch her scratching/trying to dig on the foot of the bed as if to go and have to put her down (and as long as i make as if to go with her then she’ll run by herself to the bathroom to her litter tray). I only have a small 1 bedroom flat so she never has far to go and it’s been months since she Actually had an accident in bed (she is nearly 4 months old now and the accidents happened when she was 5/6 weeks old). I use clay litter (catsan) so it’s not in anyway like the cotton covers of the bed.

Sorry I don’t have a solution but it seems somewhat attached not wanting to leave the room I’m in and it sounds like your kitten is also very attached to you already. I didn’t try putting a litter box beneath the foot of the bed but it could be an idea…(I don’t really want a litter tray in my bedroom).

Sounds like she is marking her territory. If she’s only been with you for a week, she could be extremely insecure with her new surroundings, and marking spots where she feels safe would be a way for her to psychologically comfort herself. Especially considering she has used her litterbox with no issues.

Have you tried confining her to a room? Not as punishment, but as a place where she can be safe and become more secure in her new surroundings and find her feet and gradually adjust to being in a new home?

It is also really important that you use an ezyme cleaner to clean the spots where she has peed, and on the blankets/comforters as well. Even if we think the pee is gone and we cant smell it anymore, the kitties can, and they will keep going back to the spot to mark it again.

Feliway diffusers have a really good reputation amongst the tdk family – I have never used them myself, but anything you can do to help her feel safe in her new home would be good.

I just recently adopted a kitten and due to his very sad crying, I let him sleep with me. Which was fine. But during the day he would refuse to use his litter and instead would pee and poo on my things. I noticed that at night he has started to inch closer to me. Today was the last straw. I called the foster and asked what litter she had used and found that the litter I had bought was probably too strong for his little nose. So I got a different kind that had no particular smell, transferred him to the empty bedroom we currently have and set up a new bed, a lamp and his toys and food in the room. He had absolutely no problems after changing the litter and literally scrambles to get to the box. I also put an unwashed shirt of mine in his bed and when I last checked he was comfortably snuggling with it. He hasn’t had any problems today. You may want to consider trying foil as well with the shiny side up. Most cats that I’ve been around greatly dislike the sound and feel of foil.

Remember, they are babies and sometimes the only way to get a baby to sleep is to let them cry it out, as hard as that may be.

Hi. New to the forum and have a 6week old kitten. I could have written this post almost to the tee!

Have you found a solution to your problem?

I’m getting desperate!