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callover007 New Member  Posts: 1 |
posted 09-02-2003 09:44 AM
  
I have a male cat 11 yrs old. Only cat. He recently ,one week, has started "pooping" on my rug and on my bed, GRRRRR!!!. I'm getting fed up with this, everyday for a week in these same two places, one or the other. He know's it's wrong because he run's away when I go near there. I rub his nose in it6 to let him know and swat him with paper or flyswatter. I am thinking about dropping him in a field but not sure if I want the cyotes to get him, though I'm uncertain. I've had him since 1 wk old and don't want to get rid of him but I'm gonna hurt him if he don't stop. There is no food change, no litter change and I keep clean box, no body in house, no food change, nada. What can I do beside shoot him?? He will thank you for an answer!! IP: Logged |
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lucidity03 Member  Posts: 71 |
posted 09-02-2003 11:23 AM
Please go to the vet. When a cat does something like that (and there's no change in food/litter... etc...) - he's probably trying to tell you that something's wrong with him. If you've had him for 11 years, I think he already gets the point that he shouldn't be doing that... but he's probably trying to tell you that something's wrong. I really hope you're kidding about dropping the cat in a field, shooting it... etc.
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Cat Member Posts: 54 |
posted 09-03-2003 04:23 AM
That was an awful post. You sound more upset about some poop than concerned about an animal that has given you companionship for the last 11 years. Bowel movements in places other than the litter box can be a bit of an annoyance but there is no need to go into graphic details of how you plan on disposing of your pet. First of all, you should never rub an animals nose in their waste. That doesn't do a thing except upset the animal. Especially if it has happened a while after the incident. Secondly, a change in an animals behavoiur is an indication of something is wrong. Take your friend to a vet immediately. Otherwise find him a good home if you you don't have the patience to find a solution to the problem. IP: Logged |
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Mac Member Posts: 24 |
posted 09-03-2003 06:35 PM
Hey take a deep breath Callover your companion is trying to tell you something and yeah I know how upsetting it can be to have poop and or pee on the rug and or bed but it is not a reason to shoot or drop off your cat because of this. I agree with the other post take your cat to the Vet and if you can't afford to do this please drop him off at the animal shelter. A cat that has been with you for eleven years it seems to me I would try everything in my power to find out what is wrong with him like your doing here which I give you credit but wanting to shoot or drop him off in a field I wouldn't consider that a wise and caring choice. Keep us posted and remember cats have a wierd way sometimes in trying to tell us something which your cat is trying with you. Mac IP: Logged |
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betsy_good Member Posts: 12 |
posted 09-04-2003 11:41 AM
Oh, for crying out loud. Seriously. You have a lot of nerve getting on a site like this and speaking as you do of disposing of your animal. I know full well what it is like to have an animal do the things you're so angry about - except my cat PEED on my bed in the sheets, hardly something you can just wipe up. Get over it, or take the cat to a shelter - the cat may be better off there anyway. I am not a screaming self-rightous sort, but your post is one of the most unabashedly ignorant I've seen. Poor cat. IP: Logged |
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Sparkycat Member Posts: 22 |
posted 09-04-2003 02:27 PM
I just lost my 11 year old cat and would give anything to have him back. I would put up with a little poop around the house to have him back here with me. After 11 years, he started to pee on the rug here and there. I knew that it wasn't like him to do that and that something was wrong. Your cat is telling you something. Please have him checked out by a vet. IP: Logged |
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Jadie Member Posts: 16 |
posted 09-04-2003 09:24 PM
I agree with you Sparkycat, I would give anything to have my babies back again. I had 17 and 18 year old cats, they were mother and daughter... and I had to have them both put to sleep this year, one in January and the other in April... it was one of the hardest things I've ever done. My 18yr old cat started having the same problems - pooping all over the carpet. There was nothing I could do to stop her, I just knew at her age that she couldn't help it, so I certainly wasn't going to get mad or yell about it. I just grew used to having to shampoo my carpets on a regular basis. So hang in there Callover, and PLEASE take your cat to a vet, it sounds like age is kicking in and it needs medical treatment IMMEDIATELY. IP: Logged |
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Jamiya Member Posts: 49 |
posted 09-05-2003 12:09 PM
In the case of age, would more litter boxes placed in various locations around the house help?
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charmedagain Member Posts: 77 |
posted 09-05-2003 12:52 PM
first off threatening to hurt an animal you shouldnt have one as that is no way to treat a friend thats been there 11 years yes you might think oh its only a cat but animals have feelings to unlike humans they cant tell us when there is something wrongsome old male cats actually suffer from memory loss and revert to being a kitten again and kittens do things like that its like someone getting old and cant control there bowels i wouldnt dream of doing away with one of my animals just for that its like saying that when toilet training a child if they keep missing you would kill or dump them in a field if you cant afford to visit a vet i would agree with the other posts and give him to an animal shelter and stop being so pompous about it accidents do happen especially with young and old animals IP: Logged |
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Indy Member Posts: 31 |
posted 09-06-2003 07:42 PM
woahh... calm down! your friend is ore than likely trying to bring your attention to something that's happening with him. cats don't respond to training like dogs would, swatting hi amy ake it worse. get some enzyatic cleaner from a pet store to take care of the stain. he will continue to go there until the scent has been completely removed and take him in for a vet visit. IP: Logged |
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