I’m afraid Little Black Morgan has jumped the shark.
LBM, how about you do this? Let this topic drop, take the cat to the vet and figure out what’s going on with him.
When your little bundle of joy is a year old, come back here and read this thread. You’ll be shocked at how immature, selfish and self absorbed you sound, and we will all laugh along with you and commiserate about all the stupid things we did and said when we were young, too.
And be careful with what you put out there on the internet. It will come back to bite you in the ass when you least expect it.
She’s been busy updating her blog at how F***** up we are for suggesting meds for her kitty. She, who came and vented on the forum asking for advice on how to help her not kill the cat, is posting on her blog about how screwed in the head we are for giving her good suggestions.
Klassy.
Funny, I’ve successfully treated several client cats for inappropriate elimination with Prozac. It’s been a wonder drug. And it’s on the $4 wal-mart list. It’s arguably part of the current standard of care on the veterinary side.
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Funny, I’ve successfully treated several client cats for inappropriate elimination with Prozac. It’s been a wonder drug. And it’s on the $4 wal-mart list. It’s arguably part of the current standard of care on the veterinary side.[/QUOTE]
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She comes here asking for suggestions and will try feliway but GOD FORBID you suggest a medication that has proven to eliminate the very problem she is having?! WTF?!
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You aren’t going to have a miscarriage because you cleaned the cat box. You have almost certainly been exposed to toxoplasmosis in the past, and if you want to be sure you can request a simple blood test at your first prenatal visit.[/QUOTE]
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When I was pregnant, my now-DH agreed to clean the catbox just in case, but I was totally prepared to have both the cat and myself tested if he was unwilling to do so. At the time, I did a lot of reading up on the issue to make sure I knew what sort of precautions to take to allow me to care for my cat properly while minimizing risk to my son. It’s great if your DH is willing to clean the catbox, but doing it yourself is certainly a plausible option as long as you’re careful.
Even though this thread turned into a train wreck, I’m glad I read it. I have a de-clawed cat that we rescued (someone dumped him and he was getting beaten up and his paws were bloody from trying to get away from the predators), and he pees on anything soft. First week he was here he peed on ME when I was in taking a nap in the room we had him separated in (waiting for FIV tests to come back on him before introducing him to the “herd”). He’s peed on beds (thank goodness I had waterproof mattress covers on all), the couch (had to toss and get new ones that we cover unless company is here), the dog beds, piles of clothes etc.
My chihuahua also pees on the dog beds, and the best thing I have found is to buy the Martha Stewart beds from Petsmart - they are machine washable. You just throw the whole thing in there and it does not lose shape or change in any way - they are GREAT! I also have some with the garbage bags under the covers, but that is a PITA.
That said, I think some cats would be best in a no other pets household. I had to put one of my cats back outside because she was so darned unhappy in the house with the other animals. She also was peeing on the rugs and couch and I think started the problem with the de-clawed kitty. It is no fun to have to close off the guest rooms (to keep those beds and rugs clean), and to take up rugs in all rooms as well as having to cover the furniture. I have thought many, many times of rehoming, but who would take him? I did try the Prozac and will have to see if I can get the ear gel - was giving pills which was difficult. I do believe it is anxiety-based.
I think rehoming would be best for this kitty and for LBM.
Even though this thread turned into a train wreck, I’m glad I read it. I have a de-clawed cat that we rescued (someone dumped him and he was getting beaten up and his paws were bloody from trying to get away from the predators), and he pees on anything soft. First week he was here he peed on ME when I was in taking a nap in the room we had him separated in (waiting for FIV tests to come back on him before introducing him to the “herd”). He’s peed on beds (thank goodness I had waterproof mattress covers on all), the couch (had to toss and get new ones that we cover unless company is here), the dog beds, piles of clothes etc.
My chihuahua also pees on the dog beds, and the best thing I have found is to buy the Martha Stewart beds from Petsmart - they are machine washable. You just throw the whole thing in there and it does not lose shape or change in any way - they are GREAT! I also have some with the garbage bags under the covers, but that is a PITA.
That said, I think some cats would be best in a no other pets household. I had to put one of my cats back outside because she was so darned unhappy in the house with the other animals. She also was peeing on the rugs and couch and I think started the problem with the de-clawed kitty. It is no fun to have to close off the guest rooms (to keep those beds and rugs clean), and to take up rugs in all rooms as well as having to cover the furniture. I have thought many, many times of rehoming, but who would take him? I did try the Prozac and will have to see if I can get the ear gel - was giving pills which was difficult. I do believe it is anxiety-based.
I think rehoming would be best for this kitty and for LBM.
On the 16th you posted the cat had an appointment for “next Friday” (presumably the 23rd). Did the vet find anything?
Our cat started this when he had crystals in the urine (ouch). Seems worth asking about the prozac folks are mentioning here. A hell of a lot cheaper than the special uninary health food my cat is on now!
Last week I took my cat to the vet because he started to pee outside the box, and was going into the box every few minutes to go. I picked up him as a stray about a year ago and he never did this before. What happened last week was atypical for him. So I called the vet and was told to get him in there ASAP. So thirty minutes before they close, and instead of leaving for home for Christmas I sat in the vets office. Come to find out the little bugger has a UTI. Afterwards, it clicked that my poor boy was trying to tell me for a while that something was wrong. He had taken to peeing down the tub drain and I thought he was just doing it to be a brat and demand attention. He’s very demanding and gets annoyed if things are not done his way right away. But, the vet said that was probably caused by this infection, which made me feel like a terrible and inattentive owner. 
But now I have two kinds of medicines and we’re going back in two weeks to see if the UTI is gone, and if the crystals they found in his urinalysis caused the infection or if the crystals caused the UTI. If he has crystals, he gets a new diet (he’ll be excited about that-- he currently is on a diet and only eats low-cal food and is none to pleased).
My cat is also on an anti-anxiety medication that he takes daily. He likes to play a little too aggressively with my other cats. The doctor thinks it’s stress related, and he coped with the stress by constantly eating (hence the diet). A monthly supply of his anti-anxiety medication is $12, and it’s worth every penny considering the peace in the house.
It was worth it for me to see if there was a medical reason for the inappropriate peeing. I figured the cost of replacing and/or cleaning carpet was a small drop in the bucket comparatively. And if your guy needs anti-anxiety meds it’s not expensive, and my vet at least will just call in refills without seeing the cat each time. They know my Beau is “spechul.”
Hi, Everyone,
I don’t mean to dredge up bad memories, but I am having a similar problem to the OP. First, let me assure you that I have NO intention of whacking any of my cats!! I do not believe in corporal punishment for any animal, including humans.
I just started the third dog bed cover soaking in less than 36 hours. So I started a Google search for solutions and came across this forum. Y’all seemed to have some good suggestions–far more than any other site I’ve found.
So. Here goes. I have five cat litter boxes filled with unscented clumping litter. None have hoods. They are in various places in the house, with four downstairs and one upstairs. Upstairs is not a problem. Downstairs is.
My husband and I spent a year in Germany this past year–we returned December 31, 2016–and we had what we THOUGHT was a good pet- and house-sitter. Turned out we were very, very wrong. Long story short, we returned to a wall of urine reek so strong it almost knocked us over. The TWO litter boxes left to our three cats were six inches deep in urine mush; there was a half-inch layer of “fresh” litter on top that was over 50% feces. The cats had urinated in many, many places throughout the house. I have been searching and searching and spraying and spraying with Unique, which seems to do an excellent job of removing the urine odor. It’s a blend of enzymes and microbes that literally eat the organics in the urine. (I highly recommend Unique for dogs that have been skunked!!)
However, we are still dealing with the aftermath of our overseas stay in the cats’ behavior. ALL the cats are still peeing in inappropriate places–including the dog’s bed. I know it isn’t just one because I have seen each of them doing it at different times, though they usually try to do it when I’m not watching, of course!
One suggestion I read in this thread was to get a black light; I will do that.
We brought back the “extra” litter boxes. As I said, no hoods and scent-free litter.
We have Feliway atomizers in every room.
We took all the cats to the vet very shortly after we returned from overseas; no one has a UTI.
I’m hesitant to use Prozac except as a last resort–but I’m almost at that “last resort” place. I look around right now at one cat snoozing in the bay window, another sleeping on top of a pillow, and the third napping under the table, all tucked up . . . . I really hate to drug them.
As this thread hasn’t been active for awhile, I’m hoping that perhaps people have some new ideas for resolving this kind of problem.
Thanks in advance!
Sorry for the duplicate post; I tried to delete it but was unsuccessful.
You’d be far better served by creating a new thread instead of dredging up this five year old one.
It sounds like your cats have been UN litter trained. That may never be recoverable, but the first thing I would do would be to crate each individually in a large dog crate, with a litter pan, a bed and their food dishes. If they are consistent about using the box in their crates over several weeks, gradually give them a larger area.
What you have going on doesn’t sound at all like an anxiety issue but a training issue.
Thank you for the suggestions, Simkie; I will post a new thread.
I’m really hesitant to crate them. One of them was IN a cage when we returned. She was terrified to come out, and it took us three days to get her out–which we finally did by force. Then she hid in the darkest place she could find. It took several weeks before she would sit on top of a table rather than hide under the table; she has only recently begun lying near us and talking to us. I really hate to crate her up again.
However, you may be absolutely correct that they’ve been UNlitter trained . . .
Just an aside about inappropriate urination… While I agree that for the majority of cases, it may well be medical in nature, but not always. My folks had a cat who, every time a guest would sleep in the guest bed, the cat would go in and pee on that bed. And this would ONLY happen on the guest bed, and ONLY immediately post-guest-- didn’t matter if it was once every 3 months; if he could gain access to the guest room right after someone was there, he’d do it.
The cat didn’t urinate ANYWHERE else except the guest bed, and his litter boxes. He ruined 2 mattresses before my mom ended up putting a waterproof mattress cover on the 3rd mattress, which made for a rather unattractive (loud and “crunchy”) sleeping experience. (Yes, the obvious answer was keeping the door shut, which they did, but mistakes happen and doors do not always get left closed as instructed.)
It was just that cat’s “thing” I guess. He was a neutered male, never gave them any problems except this; I guess it was just his way of marking his territory. But still, gross.
