INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A medical problem could be causing your cat to urinate somewhere other than the litter box. To eliminate this possibility, and to treat your cat if something is wrong, take your pet to the vet and tell the vet your cat urinated outside the litter box. Possible medical causes for this include:  Diabetes Arthritis pain Bladder or kidney stones Urinary tract infections Hyperthyroidism Anxiety is another common problem that could cause your cat to urinate outside of the litter box. There are lots of things that can stress cats out, but if anxiety is the problem, you will have to help calm your cat to prevent this from happening again. Common causes of feline stress and anxiety are:  New additions to the family, such as a new baby or another pet. If this is the case, give your cat a safe space to retreat to and work on reintroducing the newcomer and the cat again. Other cats or animals roaming outside your house. In that case, keep your cat inside, and take measures to deter the other animals from coming around. Diet can also cause cat stress, especially if your cat is on a restrictive diet. Talk to your vet about the best course of action if you suspect diet is the problem. Not enough play time or attention. While cats are solitary creatures, they still need attention. Dedicate time each day to playing with, brushing, and petting your cat. A good rule of thumb is to have one litter box per cat in the house, plus an extra. This can be especially important if your cat is older, has trouble getting to the bathroom quickly, or is starting to have trouble with stairs. In that case, make sure there's a litter box on each level of the house. Place a litter box in two of the cat’s favorite rooms if your house has one floor. Cats are very clean animals, and they may stop using their litter boxes if the boxes aren't cleaned out often enough. Some cats will even refuse to use the litter box unless it’s cleaned out after each use. You should be scooping the litter box once a day, and clumping litter should be changed out every two to three weeks. Older cats can get joint pain and arthritis. When it comes to using a litter box with high sides, getting in and out and using the box can be painful. Try a litter box with shorter sides and see if that makes a difference. One of the simplest solutions for stopping your cat from urinating on the bed is to keep the cat out of the bedrooms. This is especially important if you're allergic to your cat, since urine is one of the triggers for allergies. Pay attention to whether the cat starts to mark elsewhere, however. Preventing the cat from getting into your room may stop it from urinating on the bed, but it may start to mark somewhere else, especially if the underlying cause wasn’t addressed. These are great for keeping your mattress safe from all sorts of spills, including urine, beverages, and other liquids that could stain and cause bad odors. The plastic covers are like fitted sheets that go over top of the mattress, and then you make the bed as usual over the plastic sheet. If your cat does urinate on the mattress again, strip the bed, launder the sheets, and use an all-purpose cleaner and a cloth to wipe the plastic.

SUMMARY: Take a trip to the vet to address medical issues. Reduce your cat’s stress levels. Provide your cat with an extra litter box. Clean the litter box more often. Consider a litter box with shorter sides for an older cat. Keep your cat out of the bedroom. Install plastic mattress covers.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Unscrew the mouthpiece from the pen again. Continue removing pieces until you are able to see the wire coil inside the heating chamber. It will be right above the lowest section, which contains the battery. Make sure the pen feels cool before touching it. The pen most likely won’t heat at all if the coil needs adjustment. Don’t touch the coil if you feel heat coming off of it. The coil screws into the heating chamber in 2 places. The first screw is at the bottom end of the coil, holding it in place above the battery. The other screw is at the top end, fastening the coil to the wall of the heating chamber. If the screws aren’t in place, your coil likely isn’t either. Take it to a vape pen shop to find replacement screws. The screws can come loose, especially after adjusting the coil. Unscrew the heating chamber if possible to access them. Use a small screwdriver or a toothpick to reach in and twist them slightly. Turn the screws clockwise to tighten them. Avoid tightening the screws too much or else the coil won't heat. Work in quarter-turns and test the coil as you go by turning on the power. Heating coil placement is a common cause of shorts. A paperclip is a good tool for reaching into tight spaces in the chamber and nudging the wire into position. Straighten out the clip, bending the end slightly into a hook. The wire should rest in space inside the chamber. Push the paperclip inside the chamber and use the hook end to jostle the coil. Only the ends, held in place by the screws, should touch the walls. Turn the power off before touching the coil with the paperclip. Metal on metal can permanently break your pen. Remove the paperclip and turn the pen on. If it still doesn’t work, use the paperclip again. Lift the coil a little, then push it down gently to center it over the bottom screw. Nudge it to the side to align it with the top screw and walls. Then test the pen again. Once the coil begins heating like usual, put the pen back together.  Unfortunately, aligning the coil isn’t an exact science. Coils are finicky and it takes a little luck sometimes to find the proper positioning. The wire moves out of place easily as well. Dropping the pen, or even bumping it too hard, can cause it to shift. Your first option is taking the pen to a professional vape shop. Sometimes an experienced professional can find a way to repair it. If not, either get a replacement pen or purchase a new heating coil. Having a professional repair an old pen is often cheaper than replacing parts, and getting a new heating element can spare you from the cost of buying a whole new pen. Note your pen’s brand to get an exact replacement. Usually the replacement is a whole new heating element, so all you have to do is unscrew the old one and affix the new one by hand.

SUMMARY:
Take apart the pen to look inside the heating chamber. Check that the screws are in place. Adjust the screws to restore the power circuit. Straighten a paperclip to use as an adjusting tool. Move the wire away from the walls. Continue adjusting and testing the pen. Replace the heating element if the pen still doesn’t work.