Not using the litter box

Question
Hello there
I have 4 pedigree Persian cats currently . two girls and two boys . only one of my girls is spayed , and the other three cats are not neutered . actually my problem is with one of my tomcats , which is really bothering us .
you see , he's a 2 and half year male blue Persian , and i bough him when he was just 40 days old . he has always been a fantastic tomcat with a nice manner and good attitudes. he does mate with several female Persians regularly including my own female cat and other Persian queens that the vet refers to me . he's the proud father of dozens of cute kittens . but I don't know what is wrong with him , since last few months , he has refused to use the litter box , and he prefers our beds , blankets and sheets for peeing ! see , I've 4 cats and the other 3 are so careful about all this , as they have never done something same . but Bijou is just turning so irritating . at first situation was not as awful as it is just now . he used to pee on beds just once or twice a month or something . but since last few couples of weeks , he has decided not to use the litter box at all! just beds and blankets ! even yesterday he pooped over there! that's terrible !
I must add that he and other cats are entitled to use our privet yard in some certain hours each day . when he's in yard , he does his job over there which is OK with us, but when he's indoor he prefers the beds .
we are absolutely angry at him . we always keep the litter box clean and change the sand regularly . we use the special product for cat's litter box for our babies , so we're just wondering what is the problem . we told him off , shouted at him , and even kicked on him immediately after peeing on beds in order to convince him that this is not right ,but it seems that he simply does not care .
If any other kind of information is needy i will tell you immediately . he loves cat dry food to the extent of addiction . we give him and others dry food twice a day , but he wants more . sometimes i have noticed that he pees on beds exactly after we refuse his meows for more dry foods. but i don't think that this is the main cause of peeing on beds , as he does that even when he's satisfied.
can you please help us ? we're just fed up. we will have no choice but giving him up if we can't cure him . he does not have any problem with any other cat in the house . even he's friendly with the other tomcat though that one is mature and tends to mate too.
all of my cats receive all needed drugs and injections and check ups regularly .
please give us any possible advice
Sorry for any possible mistake in my English
Soheil from Iran ."


Answer
Soheil,

Your male is trying to tell you that there is some sort of problem. He needs to see a vet immediately to rule out painful bladder infections or other conditions. Please do not punish your cat physically, he is trying to tell you that something is wrong. A urinanalysis and blood work should find the problem. You will also need to clean with an enzymatic cleaner to remove all traces of urine odor from his preferred accident spots. You could try placing a bowl of food on the spots where he pees, cats are clean animals that do not like to eliminate where they eat. Do not punish your cat by depriving him of food, he doesn't understand why you are angry. Please do not hesitate to contact me for further help and information with other problems or concerns.