I know where he pees and I keep wee wee pads around my house as unattractive it may look.My apartment is currently like this too, I hate to say. I put down plastic and then old cleaning towels on top, so when she goes, one, the towel absorbs it, and two, it doesn't go past the plastic. I thought about the wee wee pads, but when I was reading the box they came in, it said it had some sort of agent in it to attract them to pee there, and I didn't know if that would just make the situation worse.
Could you let a pet you love go due to behavioral problems?
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Posts: 25415 (06/24/2009 6:26 PM) JJBer of the Year '06
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Posts: 196 (06/24/2009 6:52 PM) |
I volunteer for a rescue and this problem comes up a lot. In fact... I'm having the exact same problem with one of my keepers right now. He's always
been sort of a "pee pee cat" Basically if he gets upset with you he'll pee. But... i luckily have hard wood floors, so he pees on my bathroom mat
and I just wash it. I've hat him for 2 years and there's no way I'd get rid of him... he's my bud, and other than the peeing, he's the
easiest most loving kitty.
Things to try: Plug in pheramones- they have them at petstores... they're supposed to calm kitties in stressful situations. Litter attract - you can get it at petsmart... it has something in it that makes cats want to go in and dig around. Doodoo voodoo - will get the stank out like nobody's business... I think its only available online, not sure. Tin foil where she pees. cats hate tin foil... so if she has a certain spot that she likes to do it, I'd say put some foil down. (also double sided tape... they hate that too) or food... they wont pee where their food is. Things to consider... Did you change laundry detergents recently? Any new people in your life? New litters? Cats hanging around outside? |
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Posts: 1980 (06/24/2009 7:01 PM) |
I see that your cat has allergies so steroids are a great way to control that, but steroids definitely make animals pee and drink more. I'm sorry if
someone already mentioned this in the post but I didn't get to read through every post. Did it seem to start around the time or shortly after you started
the steroids? Maybe there is something else you can try other than steroids to control the allergies. Does your cat pee in the litterbox as well as outside?
I'd think your cat would have time to make it to the litterbox to pee but maybe it's very urgent and she has to go right then and there.
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Posts: 3322 (06/24/2009 7:12 PM) |
Glory Glory Hallelujah wrote: It doesn't cost thousands of dollars to replace carpet in a 1 bedroom apartment. And Feliway is expensive. Yeah, you are in a tough dilemma. Hope it all works out. |
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Posts: 605 (06/24/2009 7:33 PM) |
Has the vet explored the option of a food allergy? If not...that sounds pretty symptomatic of one. (The scratching, not the peeing.) Also, what type of bowls
do they eat/drink out of? Plastic, stainless steel...etc.
Also, Feliway is for behavioral problems, not just spraying. I have 2 diffusers in my house (with male 3 cats) because one of my boys humps the other one constantly. And they are all neutered. While it's rare (and SO embarrassing, even though I work for a vet!) they pick up pheromones in the air, especially this time year with all the mating going on. And yes, this can sometimes cause things such as inappropriate urinating. I'd hate you to have to lose her over this. It sounds like you're doing everything right. You may have answered this and I missed it, but how long as she been having the urinating problem? |
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Posts: 9392 (06/24/2009 7:37 PM) |
I replied earlier, but I just wanted to also say that I cried my eyes out many nights out of frustration and totally know what you're going through right
now.
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Posts: 1390 (06/24/2009 7:41 PM) |
explain more about the skin problem, she would scratch herself on her face until she bled With this and the peeing, is it possible its not allergies but anxiety? Maybe she needs kitty prozac. The fact that she only scratches her face and pees everywhere does make me wonder. The steroids definitely will make that worse. |
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Posts: 354 (06/24/2009 7:56 PM) |
weirdworm wrote:I was coming in here to say this! Try the plug in things!!! My cat also has stress/seasonal & food allergy related skin issues. We got him on steroids and prescription food. It cleared up the skin stuff. I feel your pain. It is all expensive. Then a new neighbor, with an outdoor, cat moved in. Our cat started peeing all over! I realized he was peeing by the door, the window, the patio...anywhere that the other cat could enter the apartment. Even though our cat is an indoor cat, he was marking his territory because he saw this other cat out the window. We bought that plug in thing from PetSmart. It TOTALLY worked. It was like $50 and the refills are $20 but it's worth every penny. Now he only pees (and poo's and pukes ALL over) if we go out of town. The vet says he has separation anxiety and when he's stressed he acts out. It sucks but I love him so I work around his issues  Good
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Posts: 4371 (06/24/2009 8:39 PM) |
I've seriously considered trying to find a home for my kitten. I guess she's not a kitten anymore, she just turned 1, but she is soooo bad and drives
me crazy. To the point where I have broken down in tears a couple times. But I don't think I can do it.
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Posts: 6079 (06/24/2009 8:45 PM) |
Try Cat Attract Litter. My cat was not using the litter box and peeing everywhere. This really helped her!
http://www.preciouscat.com/solve-your-litter-problems-with-cat-attract-I-3.html
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Posts: 7018 (06/24/2009 8:51 PM) |
I wouldn't give up my cat over something like that.
My parents neighbor had a cat and would leave her alone in the condo for days at a time. The cat then developed a pee issue, pissing wherever. Turns out the poor cat had a kidney issue that COULD have been easily fixed, but since she hadn't taken her to the vet.. it got pretty serious and she put her down instead. Prolly better for the damn cat, that poor thing. |
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Posts: 14235 (06/24/2009 8:52 PM) |
My dog is terrible. HORRIBLE. He's so bad.
 When we first got him a couple years ago, me and my mom were like  . But I knew that if we gave him
away, he might go somewhere where they aren't as nice and patient or he might not go anywhere at all.  Now, I luff him. 
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Posts: 3253 (06/24/2009 8:56 PM) |
No, because it might end up somewhere with someone who would treat is horrid. I couldn't do that.
We (my parents) just got a cat last year, the family couldnt take it with them. It requires a needle two times a day, the meds cost 75$ and the needles cost 40$. I would hate to think this cat would have ended up at the SPCA after 13 years with a family, then to spends its last days in the SPCA...breaks my heart. Thats why we got him. Hope that helps. |
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Posts: 14360 (06/24/2009 8:57 PM) |
We did that with one of our cats. He had cancer, as well, at least I think that's right.
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Posts: 5258 (06/24/2009 9:20 PM) |
RedLampDistrict wrote:I fully agree with you, because I've been in the same situation. My dad's a vet and one of his clients asked him if he wanted their cat. Supposedly, they were getting older and couldn't take care of him anymore, and they knew my mom loved him. It wasn't until a few months later that we realized the real reason they gave him away. The cat pissed everywhere. It didn't matter if we had half a dozen clean litterboxes in the house, cleaned his piss-spots scrupulously, whatever, he'd still find a spot to piss in. He wasn't sick, he didn't have dirty litter, he just pissed in inappropriate areas. After trying to deal with it for literally years, we finally gave up and my dad euthanized him. And I honestly think that was the best thing that could have happened, since he didn't respond to any of the other measures we tried. I mean, you can't LIE to someone and not tell them that the strictly-indoor cat that you're giving away pisses wherever it wants to. If you do, the cat's likely to be either abused or abandoned. And who, other than a rescue group or individual, is going to take in such a cat, knowing that their home and possessions are very likely to be damaged or destroyed? To make matters worse, once one cat in a household starts peeing in inappropriate areas, the other cats are likely to start doing it, too. I found THAT out the hard way, in another situation, when my old roommate's cat pissed everywhere and got my cat doing it, too. Our apartment probably wasn't liveable, according to health standards, when I gave up and moved out. |
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Posts: 3217 (06/24/2009 9:28 PM) |
Ok, another animal rescuer weighing in...
1) DAP diffuser - it releases calming pheromones that'll help the cat relax. Comes in both a collar and a "airwick airfreshener" type plug-in. 2) Amitriptyline - Vet prescribed drug that helps with behavior. My parent's currently have foster cats that pee in inappropriate places and they started them on this. It has helped. 3) Put an empty litter box in the areas the cat's peeing. 4) Carpet care - I've never had success with the enzymatic cleaners (including natures miracle). I would spend days using a carpet cleaner. And then I was told of this and it's great (and cheap) - 16 oz Hydrogen Peroxide 2 Teaspoons baking soda 2 drops of dish liquid Mix in a GLASS bowl and stir for 15 seconds with a PLASTIC spoon. It does not keep and can not be mixed in or with plastic or metal. Saturate the spot (I go as far as stepping on the spot so that it gets down in the pad). If there is urine or vomit present it will foam some. Let it set and dry and then vacuum (baking soda leaves a residue). It works on stains and smells. Be sure to color test first. Good luck and I hope this helps. |
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Posts: 157 (06/24/2009 9:30 PM) |
YOU PUT YOUR CAT TO SLEEP BECAUSE SHE PEED?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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Posts: 9394 (06/24/2009 9:40 PM) |
IHeartLidyPoo wrote: YES?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!!?!?!??!?!?!??! |
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Posts: 160 (06/24/2009 9:43 PM) |
Um, that is sick and irresponsible.
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Posts: 3218 (06/24/2009 9:44 PM) |
IHeartLidyPoo wrote:Um, sometimes that's the best thing for the cat. |
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