Samantha James, YOU need to be put down. Immediately.
Could you let a pet you love go due to behavioral problems?
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Posts: 175 (06/24/2009 10:45 PM) |
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daisy bouquet |
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Posts: 1391 (06/24/2009 10:47 PM) |
Hey IHeartLidyPoo, how about helping Glory with a solution? If we can give her some tips that will help her cat stop peeing on the floor, she isnt even going
to consider putting her to sleep.
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Posts: 176 (06/24/2009 10:49 PM) |
Glo never insinuated she was even thinking about that. And I'm certainly not a trained expert, I have no idea what kind of tips to give her.
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Glory Glory Hallelujah |
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Posts: 25422 (06/24/2009 10:49 PM) JJBer of the Year '06
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I'm just a bad pet owner, that's the problem!
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daisy bouquet |
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Posts: 1392 (06/24/2009 10:51 PM) |
Ask your doc about kitty prozac. It has really helped my friend's cat with anxiety.
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oliverbandit |
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Posts: 7581 (06/24/2009 10:56 PM) |
Glo, I don't know if this will work for you but change the kind of litter you buy. Try this thing called Carefresh Pet Bedding. Its made for small
animals like rodents and rabbits, etc. It looked like crumbled up newspaper that has been wet and then dried. My cat has kidney failure and would sometimes
poo on my bed of all freaking places instead of in her little box. Nasty! I took her to different vets and they were no help, the fuckers.
 Anyway, I googled my problem and some woman recommended using Carefresh. It
seems that sometimes if a cat has a problem going to the bathroom, either pee or poo, it starts to associate its litter with the problem. So lets say it hurts
her to pee then she thinks the litter is causing the pain. Long story short, since I started using the Carefresh my cat has only had one accident in almost 2
years.
ETA: I didn't read all 6 pages so I don't know if this has already been suggested or has anything to do with your cat's problem.
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Posts: 1047 (06/24/2009 10:59 PM) |
I think I've tried every single cleaner found in Petsmart. None of them worked. The cats would simply wait for it to dry and then just pee again.
The best thing I've found for cleaning cat pee - white vinegar. GREATEST. THING. EVER. You can get a gallon jug at Wal-Mart for a couple bucks. Mix it half and half with water, completely saturate the area, let it soak in for a little while, and then use a towel to sop up the excess. It's a really strong smell for that day, but the smell was gone the next day. And no more peeing on the carpet 
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Posts: 7146 (06/24/2009 10:59 PM) |
In my experience as an animal rescuer it has been very rare that the owner ran out of options and putting it down was the absolutely only way to go in the
end. 99% of the time it's because they just don't want to take care of the issue or deal with it anymore and the inconvenience becomes too much.
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 joey is a teapot |
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Posts: 66496 (06/24/2009 11:00 PM) Joey Fanatic '06
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daisy bouquet wrote:It's hard to give helpful tips when you live in a moral desert. |
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Posts: 1982 (06/24/2009 11:05 PM) |
IHeartLidyPoo wrote:I am, in fact, a veterinarian, and unless you've had a pet that had a behaviour problem that you corrected, I don't think you should be saying someone is sick and irresponsible for putting their animal down due to an uncontrollable problem. Some of the most devastated clients I have had are those putting down their animals because they could not fix the problem with training, drugs, etc. Anyway, someone needs to be ignored. Glo- goodluck with the suggestions people gave you. I like Feliway myself. |
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Posts: 7148 (06/24/2009 11:08 PM) |
Feliway is the only thing that worked with my cat. You seriously have to go over everything that has changed since you had your cat and think of what could be
causing any kind of anxiety or stress. Once you pin point what it could be, you can remedy it accordingly.
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Posts: 7033 (06/24/2009 11:14 PM) |
Glo, you name the dog behaviorial problem, and we've dealt with it. I've talked several times about my dog, Niles. He was a rescue that was floated
from foster home to foster home due to his aggression, but no one bothered to tell my parents about that when they adopted him. And then they said, "Oh,
just take him to obedience class, that will fix the problem." Definitely not the case. My parents were at their wits' end, and they almost returned
him to the rescue. The president of the rescue told them that if they did that, then they would have to put him down due to his extensive history of
aggression.
I couldn't let that happen. I adopted him from my parents, and I worked with him every day. When he first started living with me, he wouldn't even let someone put a leash on him - he would just attack. He attacked if you got near his food, he attacked if you petted him, he attacked if you were playing with him. While he was just a 12 pound Shih Tzu, I STILL have scars on my hands from his bites from years ago. Eventually, with a lot of discipline, a lot of work, and an immense amount of struggle, he got to the point where he could just co-exist. Even to the end, he wasn't a nice dog, but I was able to bathe him, pick him up, and rub his tummy. He adored me more than anyone else in the world, but he would still bite on occasion. And honestly, when I had to put him down due to his kidneys failing, I was just beyond upset. I still miss him, even though I have a perfectly nice (loving!) canine companion now. That was a novel just to say that there's always hope. It may require a lot of trial and error, but things can get better. You've already shown more compassion than many pet owners. If you try the pheromones, the carpet cleaners, the tin foil, and all of the other suggestions without any success, then re-evaluate at that point. I hope it works out. I know you're attached, and I know you want to solve this problem, but it probably won't happen over night. Oh, and about carpet cleaning - Niles (obviously) had kidney problems, so I had pee issues in a rented apartment with him. It was DISGUSTING when I was moving out. I rented one of those steam cleaners from the grocery store, and afterwards, you couldn't even tell that I had an animal in the room... unless you turned on the black light. But really, unless someone's throwing a rave in your apartment, they won't know! I was amazed at how much I got out. It looked like brand new carpet. |
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kariya the dog |
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Posts: 8842 (06/24/2009 11:14 PM) |
oliverbandit wrote:Is that like a newspaper type litter? I changed litter types once thinking that was the problem with mine. Neither of my cats would touch the newspaper litter. |
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Posts: 5264 (06/24/2009 11:18 PM) |
Shut Your Hole wrote: I do agree that vinegar does help with the smell. After you let it dry, sprinkle baking soda on the area, too, and let it sit for a while, then vacuum it up. You have to make sure the carpet is completely dry, though, because it will cake up otherwise. It helps with the smell, to a certain extent. But, I will say that if the peeing issue is really severe, the vinegar won't help tremendously. Eventually, your apartment just starts to smell like a mixture of cat piss and vinegar. Believe me, I know from personal experience. At my old apartment, once we figured out what the cats were doing, we did the vinegar and baking soda thing, then laid down spread-out garbage bags and covered them with pee pads and put the litter boxes on top of them. Unfortunately, my roomie's cat would totally disregard the litter box, scratch up the pee pad and garbage bag, and piss on the carpet. She had piss spots in all the carpeted rooms (my roomie's bedroom closet smelled HORRIBLE), so we couldn't just close her in a room while we let one spot dry because she'd make another spot, and we couldn't keep her locked in the bathroom (the only uncarpeted room that we could close off) for the rest of her life. I don't know what my roommate did with her after I escaped that hell-hole, but I know she doesn't have her anymore. Until I moved out, I honestly did not realize just how bad that apartment smelled, between the cat piss, the vinegar, and the many different candles and air fresheners that my roommate used to try and cover the smell of the cat piss and the vinegar. Amazingly, I stopped having asthma issues when I moved out, too. |
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Posts: 7582 (06/24/2009 11:18 PM) |
^Yeah it reminds me of newspaper. I still say Glo at least tries it. The thing has been like a godsend for me.
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kariya the dog |
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Posts: 8843 (06/24/2009 11:19 PM) |
fluffyjenn wrote:I luck out on my end. I pretty sure every apartment here gets new carpet after the person moves out. I've never seen one not get it whether they had pets or not but I definitely know if the owner had pets, they get new carpet. I think all places should do that. It's more sanitary in my opinion. |
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Posts: 7034 (06/24/2009 11:21 PM) |
kariya the dog wrote:I agree. I refuse to rent a place with carpet again. |
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Posts: 8844 (06/24/2009 11:25 PM) |
oliverbandit wrote:I'll definitely look into that too. I'll try anything at this point. lol. I just scrubbed 2 of the 4 litter boxes I had and put brand spanking new litter in them (I need more litter for the other two.). I will throw a fit if I come home tomorrow to poop somewhere. And I'm *so* putting foil out in some places. |
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Posts: 7583 (06/24/2009 11:30 PM) |
kariya the dog wrote:Just be sure to change it more often then the regular litter or your cat will continue to poop outside the box. Good luck! |
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Glory Glory Hallelujah |
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Posts: 25423 (06/24/2009 11:31 PM) JJBer of the Year '06
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You guys have revived my hope. Seriously, thank you to the many helpful people in this thread.
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