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rinkrat33
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From:flint michigan usa
Registered: Dec 2003

posted 12-06-2003 11:20 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for rinkrat33     Edit/Delete Message
I am one frustrated cat owner right now. I have had my cat for 7 years. We have 2 children ages 2-3. For the last couple of years our cat has intermintantly been going outside of her litter box on piles of laundry and clothing. She is medically fine. Her litter box is kept in excellent condition. The last month or so has been horrible. We have made a conscious effort to keep laundry off of the floor. I had a pair of jeans on my bedroom floor and she urinated on them. She had only went on clothing on the cement floor in our basement before but now she went on my jeans on the carpet. Is she doing this out of spite for something? I fear if I can't resolve this I will be forced to give her away or take her to the shelter. I have heard this might be behaviorial, but what I really need is a solution and fast. Hope someone can help , and so does my cat.

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tuttifrutti
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From:Dallas, Texas
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posted 12-06-2003 11:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for tuttifrutti     Edit/Delete Message
She may be doing it for attention, since most likely she gets less attention than she did a few years ago when there were no kids. Just a thought.
Sarah

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micu
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posted 12-06-2003 01:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for micu     Edit/Delete Message
It sounds to me more like a behavioural problem; I do not know how you will have to deal with it, but I am sure will have to start with eliminating the source in the environment that is triggering her behaviour (laundry on floor)+ making sure she can see her litter when she wants to go. Hope you will succeed!

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Caitlyn
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From:Hull, UK
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posted 12-06-2003 03:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Caitlyn     Edit/Delete Message
there are two things you need to do. One is re-train her to the litterbox. This won't be an easy task as you have let the problem go on so long but here's how you do it.
Confine her to a small area, bathrooms are great for this, put her bed in there, her food and her litter tray. Make sure they are all as far spaced a part as you can get them. Keep her confined, if she urinates outside the box on the floor get some newspaper wipe it up and put it in her box. If you want to let her out to play with her then do so but make sure she goes back into confinement before she goes to the toilet. If she urinates while you have her out wipe up the urine place the newpaper in her tray and then put her in it and confine her. It sounds cruel I know but you won't win unless you are strict. It can be a battle of the wills. Once she has started to use her tray again let her out when you are around but at night or when you are at work put her back into confinement.

The second thing you need to do, which can conflict a bit with confinement and may mean you or your children spend alot of time in the bathroom, play with herm fuss her, giver her lots and lots of your time. She may well be insecure and feel ignored.

The other things you can look at is, are there any cats that are upsetting her, ie making her territorial, are there any barking dogs other loud noises that started around the time of the wetting? It is hard because it has been going on such along time but there is usually a 'trigger' for this behaviour. You can also try feliway, its not cheap but it does work. It is a 'happy' pheremone for cats and helps their mood and to make them feel secure.

I am afraid there is no quick fix and the likelihood of getting her totally out of this habit after two years is not great but there is certainly the chance, with a lot of time and hard work, that you can get her to be much much better.

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fleafly
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From:sheridan, wy
Registered: Aug 2003

posted 12-06-2003 03:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for fleafly     Edit/Delete Message
I put this reply on your other post about the same topic:

My cats will pee on clothes or piles of towels and stuff that I leave lying around. They don't pee on the floor just on things I leave lying around. I think they are telling me they don't like the mess. I don't leave stuff on the floor anymore. My house is cleaner and my cats don't pee. Can you not leave the piles down, maybe try putting them in a hamper with a lid on it.


I just wanted to add: have you taken her to the vet? Cats will pee outside of their box b/c of urinary tract infections and other medical problems. You should probably start with a vet visit to rule out any medical problems. Urinary tract infections are very common and pretty easy to fix.

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nern

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From:NY, USA
Registered: Oct 2002

posted 12-06-2003 06:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for nern     Edit/Delete Message
If you've already had health problems ruled out I would maybe try one of those Comfort Zone plug-ins with feliway....if its territorial marking the plug-in may help.
Good luck.

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nern

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posted 12-06-2003 06:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for nern     Edit/Delete Message
Here are some links that you may find helpful: http://www.hsus.org/ace/13147 http://www.ivis.org/advances/Behavior_Houpt/seksel/chapter_frm.asp?LA=1

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emmit
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From:Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
Registered: Nov 2003

posted 12-07-2003 03:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for emmit     Edit/Delete Message
I don't no what could help you, but i hope you don't have to give her away after 7 years. i hope that things will work out for you, it must be heart breaking.

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