The first step when the cat is not using the litter box is to make sure there isn't a medical problem. Tell the vet you wonder about a urinary infection.
Is the box clean enough for her? If she rushes to the box when you clean it, they like it and will use it when it's clean enough for them. It's a good sign of cooperation.
Stress can make the cat signal us in this way. If upsets around the house are the culprit, see what you can do to reassure her and make things more harmonious for her.
Um, that's not a common problem people have but, maybe it's a fragriance on your sons bed, and clothing that the cat likes.
Maybe it smells of food and then the cat is attracted to it. Or it could be that your son is wetting the bed and blaming it on the cat.
Your cat may have bladder stones (this happened to me) and wants to find a comfortable place to urinate, as the litterbox is obviously less comfortable than a bed.
There can be a lot of reasons for this so the short answer here is take it to the vet to have it checked out. Cat's will often urinate outside of their litter box when they have urinary tract infections, bladder stones, or other health issues. You also can be seeing the beginnings of feline dementia which is seen in older / elderly cats sometimes.
yes, a cat is very adeapt in climbing or getting into areas that you wouldn't expect. A loft bed-bunk bed would be ideal for a cat, they like high places....
we need to encourage the client to urinate prior to bed bathing to avoid electrecutions and shocks.
I don't think you can unless the cat wants to. Cats only urinate where they think it's safe and where it won't get in the way of anything. They usually urinate in sand pits, or boxes, or just places they know they are allowed to 'urinate' in!
An indoor cat usually does not require a heated bed and often will find places in the house that are comfortable such as laying in a spot on the floor in the sun. An older cat can benefit from a heated bed if they have arthritis.
Take any cat that struggling to urinate directly to the Vet, this is very serious. A cat, especially male, can die quickly from urinary crystals.
Yes you can, such as a cat has a litterbox. Only you'll have to train it to urinate in that place.
No
a normal house cat can tend to urinate in the forest if it is close and there is no litter box