That this afternoon I’m giving someone advice on how to deal with her cats peeing everywhere, and this evening we find that one of the cats had recently urinated on Hannah’s sleeping bag and teddy bear.

So of course, after cleaning up the mess with enzyme cleaner and bagging the soiled items, my mind went into analytical mode. The litterboxes aren’t too dirty, but the litter is lower than normal (I’m buying more tomorrow, couldn’t they wait?) Could be stress – PJ is spending more and more time out in the house. Scully is the most likely suspect, she still hates PJ. And Hannah’s room is directly across from Stephen’s room, where PJ stays, so stress and territoriality would make sense. I have a Feliway Diffuser, but I don’t have any refills, so I couldn’t plug it in. Instead I grabbed the bottle of SpiritEssences ‘Stress Stopper’ and put a dropperful into the cats’ water fountain, as well as rubbing a little around the base of Scully’s ears.

*whew*

These things just happen sometimes, of course. Cats are such strange, sensitive creatures. But cat pee is something entirely reviling, so if this is a new behavior I want to nip it in the bud.