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[viet_mom]

I've had Vietbabe home now for 9 months and have not had a problem until now. First, the cat (male, neutered, declawed) went into the nursery, jumped up on the dressing table and peed on the diaper changing thing. I didn't see him do it but smelled it when I went in. It was no big deal b/c I wasn't using the table anymore - I change her on a towel on the bed in the nursery. So I ditched it.

But then he did it right where I change her on the bed. Not a fun thing to change the whole bed and buy a rubber mattress cover and now have to keep the door closed all the time. Looks like I forgot once and he did it again. Had to clean all the stuff again while schlepping the baby up and down the stairs to the laundry.

Now - he is peeing downstairs in the living room on the blankets the baby and I cuddle in. I washed them all and now keep them in a closet. But he always finds something to pee on. He must smell the baby's urine and think that's the place to pee. Have not changed his litterbox place - it's the same.

I'm calling the Vet but I'm wondering if anyone else had this problem and what they did about that. I don't have time to follow him around and "catch him in the act." Should I wait for the baby to take a nap and then put a pee pee diaper in the living room and when he goes towards it to sniff, rush him down to his litterbox? Tonight I did the thing that everyone says doesn't work -- the after-the-fact, put kitty's nose in his pee and then take him to his litterbox while yelling. What sucked was I had him on one hip, the baby on the other, and a blanket covered with cat pee pee, running down to the basement. It really sucked. I don't want to give up this cat but will if I have to. He likes the baby; always has and has never before had a problem and I have not changed any routines in the house. He's 3 1/2 years old.

Thanks.

VietMom