How can I keep a cat from peeing on our winter boots?

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Posted by admin on 22 Oct 09 - 7 Comments

She used to pee on our boots when they sat in the boot tray dripping off melted snow. I have thrown out the old boot tray, but am afraid she will go after a new one because it will have our boots on it. Can I treat the boots or the tray with something she won’t like? Any suggestions about what to use?

Assuming there is no medical issue, what you may be dealing with is that some cats find it absolutely necessary to urinate on something that has a rubber scent.

If that is the case, you have an uphill climb to stop it. Often, keeping it out of reach is the only approach.

Yes, you can treat to remove the urine scent, but if there is a rubber scent involved, that is only a temporary solution.

7 comments for “How can I keep a cat from peeing on our winter boots?”

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Brandon C

keep it on a leed and i would chuck it out ………………………..?
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October 22nd, 2009 at 11:37 pm
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lbite lMe

Neuter or Spay your cat. That is probably the main reason he or she is peeing in other places, other than their litter box.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 12:14 am
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Tomb Raider

They do make urine be gone products that you buy at any good pet supply store.I would also suggest that you buy a storage container at Walmart with a lid on it.The wet boots will drip in the bottom of it and you can keep your cat out of it by putting the lid on it.Hope this helps!
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October 23rd, 2009 at 12:46 am
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Little Raven

If you’ve already been to the vet and ruled out medical problems (sometimes cats with bladder disorders have weird peeing habits, and these disorders can be dangerous and need to be caught early):

1) Sometimes cats pee on things because of the smell. There are cleaners and sprays that you can buy at the vet’s office or at a pet supply store that will remove the urine smell and discourage the cat from peeing there again.

2) Sometimes they pee on things just out of habit, or just that something in their little kitty brains tells them "gee, that’s just begging to be peed on!" I don’t know why this happens. One of my mother’s cats used to pee on any scrunched up blanket or towel that she found on the floor, especially a wet towel or bathmat in the bathroom. The only way to cure her was to keep towels off the floor. When we did that she was not inclined to pee there.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 1:02 am
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caprice9999ny

Last Summer I had a basket to keep my flip flops in by the door and my cat used to get into the basket and pee. I obviously got a new basket this summer and she never once went in it. How old is your cat? Im sorry I dont have any suggestions for you…they might grow out of it! HOPEFULLY RIGHT?!
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October 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 am
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Servitile

I used the urine products to erase the scent. My easiest fix though, I layed down tinfoil where I don’t want my cats urinating. They hate tinfoil.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 2:28 am
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cat lover

Assuming there is no medical issue, what you may be dealing with is that some cats find it absolutely necessary to urinate on something that has a rubber scent.

If that is the case, you have an uphill climb to stop it. Often, keeping it out of reach is the only approach.

Yes, you can treat to remove the urine scent, but if there is a rubber scent involved, that is only a temporary solution.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 2:39 am

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