Yeah, killing it is definitely the best thing for it.
Could you let a pet you love go due to behavioral problems?
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Posts: 161 (06/24/2009 8:51 PM) |
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Samantha James |
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Posts: 14244 (06/24/2009 8:55 PM) |
IHeartLidyPoo wrote:What were the other options? |
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Jess116005 |
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Posts: 21546 (06/24/2009 8:55 PM) |
I haven't read this whole post, but have you tried FeliWay? It's a spray that releases a smell that calms cats and makes them more at ease. I believe
it also makes the cat smell the place and realize it's already his territory and not need to pee there.
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kariya the dog |
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Posts: 8837 (06/24/2009 8:55 PM) |
I feel that way with my cat. She's 14 and I've had her since she was 2.
I clean a poop stain on the carpet, she just creates 5 more. I know she can't help that she has runny poop. It just comes with the age. I've had tests done and there's nothing wrong with her other than a small kidney problem. She's just being a complete and utter bitch. I have diarrhea pills but I can't continue to give them to her for the rest of her life. The vet will only give me like 4 at a time anyways. I have FOUR litter boxes and she'll pee in them (sometimes....) but I cannot get her to poop in them for the life of me. So it's not like she doesn't know where the stupid things are because she uses them. She in fact poops right next to them most of the time. And it's not even a clean issue. I can clean the stupid thing but she'll just do it right next to it. She's just being a complete and utter bitch and I love her to death but I am so sick of cleaning up poop stains. She just created 3 more because she just squatted and poop right in fucking front of me and I tried to throw her in the litter box and it just dripped along the way. She's always been a cat to never use the litter box in the first place but it's just getting worse, especially now that there's runny poop involved. I know I'm not going to give her away because I know she doesn't have that long left I just feel so frustrated and helpless because I'll finally get down and scrub everything out and within hours she's done it again. My parents gave me a spot bot for Christmas which works wonders but it's such a pain in the ass to fill it up, scrub the spot, empty it and let it dry on a constant basis. It's just an ever losing battle. Again, I love her but this is one thing that I will not miss when she's gone. |
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Posts: 3970 (06/24/2009 8:56 PM) |
And try Rescue Remedy, I'm not sure if that's been in here yet or not.
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IHeartLidyPoo |
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Posts: 163 (06/24/2009 8:56 PM) |
Samantha James wrote:...Not killing it? In other news, Ms. James, you might have moved up the ranks to Official Dumbass of JJB today. Nice job! |
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Posts: 25419 (06/24/2009 9:00 PM) JJBer of the Year '06
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Thank you SO much for all of the helpful tips. Please know that I plan on following up on just about all of them (especially the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda
cleaner!).
Redlamp, thank you for talking about your situation, knowing that JJB would take it and villainize you unfairly. I understand why you had to do what you had to do because I am completely in the same situation. I definitely plan on taking Lilly (my pee cat  ) with me when I move, and I hope that since she won't be able to smell any pee spots, she won't
start. And as mean as this sounds, if I DO have to leave for more than 2 or 3 days, I plan on keeping both of them in my bathroom, so if they do have anxiety
and pee, it won't be on the brand new carpet.
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kariya the dog |
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Posts: 8838 (06/24/2009 9:04 PM) |
Glory Glory Hallelujah wrote:I didn't think my cat would pee either when I moved. It took her about a month but she started right back up where she left off. I do have one bit of advice. Natures Miracle. It can be found in pet stores. I just the orange one especially for cats. It really does help break up stains and it really will get rid of a pee smell. It might take a few doses (spray it, let it dry, spray it again, etc) but it does work. It won't necessarily stop her from peeing there but it'll get rid of the smell. I also use washable rugs. The pee might soak through a little bit but it'll stop the vast majority of it and it's easy to throw in the wash. |
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Posts: 5259 (06/24/2009 9:06 PM) |
IHeartLidyPoo wrote:You make it sound so simple, but please, tell us what an owner is supposed to do when all other options fail? Again, you can't just give a destructive animal away without informing its new owners about its habits. That will generally result in an animal that gets abused or abandoned or passed from pissed-off, unsuspecting owner to pissed off, unsuspecting owner, none of which make for a good life for the animal, obviously. And no one in their right mind would willingly take an indoor cat that pisses EVERYWHERE, unless they are a rescuer or an actual rescue agency. And those can be really hard to find, because spots fill up quickly. So what, exactly, should the owner do, when their home starts stinking of ammonia so badly that everything in there, including them, smells? And that is exactly what happens when situations like this go on indefinitely. |
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Glory Glory Hallelujah |
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Posts: 25420 (06/24/2009 9:10 PM) JJBer of the Year '06
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I didn't think my cat would pee either when I moved. It took her about a month but she started right back up where she left off. 
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IHeartLidyPoo |
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Posts: 166 (06/24/2009 9:12 PM) |
ldl5112 wrote:If an animal is having behavioral problems, it's the fault of the owner -- not the animal. I didn't suggest giving it away, but there are PLENTY of trainers who specialize in issues just like that. |
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kariya the dog |
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Posts: 8839 (06/24/2009 9:15 PM) |
Glory Glory Hallelujah wrote:But remember! My cats just a bitch!
I'm seriously looking into this right now. http://www.petsmart.com/p...ex.jsp?productId=2751734 I can't find the stuff someone here posted but it's basically the same thing just in litter form. Maybe me and you should try it out. lol. |
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Posts: 3220 (06/24/2009 9:18 PM) |
kariya the dog wrote:I've used the kitten formula to help "train" some kittens that couldn't figure out the litter box. It really does work. And even tho they said the kitten formula wouldn't work for adults, it got the cat pooping in the the tub to use the box. |
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Posts: 25421 (06/24/2009 9:20 PM) JJBer of the Year '06
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IHeartLidyPoo wrote:That's bullshit. I don't beat her or mistreat her. I feed her, love her, make sure her surroundings are ideal. WTF.
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Posts: 11329 (06/24/2009 9:23 PM) |
we had to give a dog up years ago because she was nipping at the neighbors. we hired a trainer but then she nipped the trainer so she suggested we put her in a
"home for dogs" where they rehabilitate aggressive animals. 9m later they found a home for her where the husband and wife had rescued other previous
aggressive animals.
i'm sorry you're going through this glo, you sound really distraught, i hope you find some inexpensive alternatives from the vet. |
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Posts: 5261 (06/24/2009 9:30 PM) |
IHeartLidyPoo wrote:And what happens if the owner tried training and it didn't work? Or if the owner couldn't afford them? Again, it's so easy to say, "Oh, this is all the owner's fault. Just fix it, it'll get better." That's a hell of a lot easier said than done, in a lot of cases. Sometimes, you can have a perfect owner and a cat that's trained perfectly, has no health issues, has spotless surroundings, and it still has issues that won't go away. Is an owner supposed to live in misery for the rest of the animal's life, sacrificing their own happiness, their home and belongings, possibly their credit rating if they get evicted because of their problem animal, and even their health (since they are living in what amounts to a giant litterbox)? I'm sorry, but no, not for a cat. I love cats, I'm a cat person. I'll do anything to try and fix the problem, to try and find a rescue person/org, but there is a line. |
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IHeartLidyPoo |
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Posts: 171 (06/24/2009 9:34 PM) |
ldl5112 wrote:You just stated that if an owner can't afford to train her pet, that is a valid excuse to put it down. Wow. If the cat was trained before and is suddenly pissing all over the place, there's CLEARLY a deeper problem. There's no excuse to putting an animal down besides if the animal is deeply, deeply ill or has hurt someone. |
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Posts: 5262 (06/24/2009 9:41 PM) |
IHeartLidyPoo wrote:Obviously, as was stated before, euthanasia is not the first step. As I said before, all possible steps should be taken to try and fix the situation before resorting to euthanization. But eventually, there comes a point where euthanasia is the most humane solution left, if rescue groups or individuals can't be found. Better a shorter, happy life than a long, painful life being abused or passed around from angry owner to angry owner. |
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Posts: 14254 (06/24/2009 9:43 PM) |
IHeartLidyPoo wrote: Throw yourself down a flight of stairs, biiiiiiiiiitch.  
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Posts: 175 (06/24/2009 9:45 PM) |
Samantha James, YOU need to be put down. Immediately.
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