cat won't stop peeing on the couch since we moved. thinking about a playpen as a last resort, has anyone tried this
We moved a few months ago, and my cat has been peeing on the couch on and off since. vet checked her out; nothing physically wrong, so at this point it's a stress or litter box thing, not medical.
what i've tried so far: enzyme cleaner every single time, a deterrent spray, a leather cover on the cushions so it doesn't soak through, two extra litter boxes in different rooms (he genuinely loves the new boxes, uses them regularly, still doesn't fully stop the couch thing), and i even put one of those cooling pet beds right on the couch thinking he'd rather sleep there than pee there. He peed in the bed. once. So I guess that's a five-star review from him.
At this point I'm considering getting one of those big enclosed cat playpens, keeping him in there with his litter box, food, and water for a couple weeks to reset the habit, then letting him back out slowly.
Has anyone actually done this? Did it help, or did it just stress her out more and make things worse once she came back out?