Cats Urinating in house

Question
I have a male cat, approximately 7 years old.  He is declawed, neutered and up to date on all shots.  He is my husband's cat and I have lived with him (the cat) for about 5 years.  About 7 months ago, I noticed that he would take to peeing in my husband's bathroom sink.  We started locking the door and he moved to peeing in my bathroom sink.  Pretty soon we noticed him doing both bowel functions in my bathtub.  We started locking that door as well.  We took him to the vet to see if he had anything wrong and he didn't.  We started cleaning his litter box every day (I might mention we have two other cats and two large litter boxes, covered, in the basement, away from human traffic).  In the past month, I have noticed him sitting on the counters in the kitchen and on the dining room table, something hes NEVER done before.  Now, the past two days, he has been peeing in the dogs (empty) food bowl.  I am at my wits end on what to do.  My husband is very upset with ME because I have threatened to remove the cat from the house if it continues.  I am a neat freak and the smell is more than I can bear, not to mention the unsanitary conditions it is creating.  What else can I do short of removing the cat from the house?  A reply asap is appreciated as my husband is now not returning my calls.

Answer
My guess is that he is not happy with his litter boxes or has underlying anxiety.  Rule of thumb for litter boxes is ONE MORE than the number of cats, therefore, you should have FOUR litter boxes.  I would recommend getting CAT ATTRACT LITTER (www.preciouscat.com) for the new boxes and put one of them in the kitchen or dining room and the other in the bathroom.  

He should have a urine sample analyzed if your vet didn't do that to make sure he doesn't have feline lower urinary tract disease.  

I would also recommend FELIWAY (Comfort Zone) diffusers in the house to help reduce any potential anxiety, and this pheromone also helps with inappropriate elimination.  

You may want to put double sided sticky tape or aluminum foil on the counters to prevent him from going up there.  You can also squirt him with a water bottle to get him off of unwanted spots.

Lastly, make sure he gets some quality play-time and is eating a good-quality diet.