Standing in Line at Petsmart
I was behind a woman who had a bag of "Cat Attract" litter. (this is
litter that's supposed to actually attract cats. It's used also for training kittens to use the litterbox.) She also had two Feliway diffusers, a gallon of Nature's Miracle, a blacklight, and a new litterbox. It wasn't hard to guess....she must have a cat who is wee-wee-ing inappropriately. It obviously isn't for lack of trying--her total was nearly $200 including some cat food. I felt kind of sorry for that kind of desperation. I wanted to strike up a conversation and ask if she'd had the cat tested for UTI, but figured she might not appreciate that. (Which is weird that I can strike up a conversation with all you folks, but not someone standing next to me (???? ) Anyway, whoever she is, I hope on some cat-level, the offender gets a jolt of realization and gets a clue what a sweet deal he's got going, with an owner who's going to those extremes to remedy the problem. It just made me think about how many cats get relinquished for this reason. I'd guess it's definitely in the top 3 reasons that people turn pets over to shelters. We've always been so lucky that the resident 5 have impeccable bathroom habits. Except for Yoda, but he consistently confines his indiscretions to towels lying on the bathroom floor. Sherry |
Standing in Line at Petsmart
If you ever see someone making those purchases again speak up. Many people
conclude they have a behavioral problem or the cat is spraying because they've heard of those things but might not be aware of the variety of urinary tract problems there could be and in some cases how easy it is to remedy (change of food for example). The offender isn't off the hook yet and still could end up minus his/her happy home if the $200+ doesn't solve the problem. Wendy "Sherry" wrote in message oups.com... I was behind a woman who had a bag of "Cat Attract" litter. (this is litter that's supposed to actually attract cats. It's used also for training kittens to use the litterbox.) She also had two Feliway diffusers, a gallon of Nature's Miracle, a blacklight, and a new litterbox. It wasn't hard to guess....she must have a cat who is wee-wee-ing inappropriately. It obviously isn't for lack of trying--her total was nearly $200 including some cat food. I felt kind of sorry for that kind of desperation. I wanted to strike up a conversation and ask if she'd had the cat tested for UTI, but figured she might not appreciate that. (Which is weird that I can strike up a conversation with all you folks, but not someone standing next to me (???? ) Anyway, whoever she is, I hope on some cat-level, the offender gets a jolt of realization and gets a clue what a sweet deal he's got going, with an owner who's going to those extremes to remedy the problem. It just made me think about how many cats get relinquished for this reason. I'd guess it's definitely in the top 3 reasons that people turn pets over to shelters. We've always been so lucky that the resident 5 have impeccable bathroom habits. Except for Yoda, but he consistently confines his indiscretions to towels lying on the bathroom floor. Sherry |
Standing in Line at Petsmart
"Sherry" wrote in message oups.com... I was behind a woman who had a bag of "Cat Attract" litter. (this is litter that's supposed to actually attract cats. It's used also for training kittens to use the litterbox.) She also had two Feliway diffusers, a gallon of Nature's Miracle, a blacklight, and a new litterbox. It wasn't hard to guess....she must have a cat who is wee-wee-ing inappropriately. It obviously isn't for lack of trying--her total was nearly $200 including some cat food. I felt kind of sorry for that kind of desperation. I wanted to strike up a conversation and ask if she'd had the cat tested for UTI, but figured she might not appreciate that. (Which is weird that I can strike up a conversation with all you folks, but not someone standing next to me (???? ) ----------- I don't like to assume, but this woman was informed and knowledgable about Feliway, cat lights, Nature's Miracle, etc. I would suspect she has probably already been to the vet and a UTI has been ruled out. Best regards, ---Cindy S. |
Standing in Line at Petsmart
On Jul 27, 10:32 am, "Wendy" wrote:
If you ever see someone making those purchases again speak up. Many people conclude they have a behavioral problem or the cat is spraying because they've heard of those things but might not be aware of the variety of urinary tract problems there could be and in some cases how easy it is to remedy (change of food for example). The offender isn't off the hook yet and still could end up minus his/her happy home if the $200+ doesn't solve the problem. Wendy I wouldn't make that assumption of a total stranger. It would be just as easy to assume, like cindy, that this is a fairly knowledgeable cat owner who obviously is putting forth much effort on the problem. I'd even go as far to assume that a veterinarian is probably where she got the recommendations for the products she was buying. But who knows? I just thought it was curious how *obvious* her problem was, given the specific assortment of purchases. I've got enough to worry about at home without worrying about total strangers ... :-) Sherry |
Standing in Line at Petsmart
"cindys" wrote in message ... "Sherry" wrote in message oups.com... I was behind a woman who had a bag of "Cat Attract" litter. (this is litter that's supposed to actually attract cats. It's used also for training kittens to use the litterbox.) She also had two Feliway diffusers, a gallon of Nature's Miracle, a blacklight, and a new litterbox. It wasn't hard to guess....she must have a cat who is wee-wee-ing inappropriately. It obviously isn't for lack of trying--her total was nearly $200 including some cat food. I felt kind of sorry for that kind of desperation. I wanted to strike up a conversation and ask if she'd had the cat tested for UTI, but figured she might not appreciate that. (Which is weird that I can strike up a conversation with all you folks, but not someone standing next to me (???? ) ----------- I don't like to assume, but this woman was informed and knowledgable about Feliway, cat lights, Nature's Miracle, etc. I would suspect she has probably already been to the vet and a UTI has been ruled out. Best regards, ---Cindy S. Or did a web search for cat peeing and hasn't even talked to the vet about the problem yet. I don't assume either way any more, I ask. Many people think that just because they recently took the cat to the vet for the usual check-up that it can't be a medical problem. W |
Standing in Line at Petsmart
Sherry wrote:
On Jul 27, 10:32 am, "Wendy" wrote: If you ever see someone making those purchases again speak up. Many people conclude they have a behavioral problem or the cat is spraying because they've heard of those things but might not be aware of the variety of urinary tract problems there could be and in some cases how easy it is to remedy (change of food for example). The offender isn't off the hook yet and still could end up minus his/her happy home if the $200+ doesn't solve the problem. Wendy I wouldn't make that assumption of a total stranger. It would be just as easy to assume, like cindy, that this is a fairly knowledgeable cat owner who obviously is putting forth much effort on the problem. I'd even go as far to assume that a veterinarian is probably where she got the recommendations for the products she was buying. But who knows? I just thought it was curious how *obvious* her problem was, given the specific assortment of purchases. I've got enough to worry about at home without worrying about total strangers ... :-) Sherry LOL - that could have been me not too long ago... we had added a new male cat to the mix here and despite both everykitty in the house being fixed and staged intros, both male cats took to peeing in inappropriate places. The house is now divided and everyone is back to doing what they should...the rest of us just have to remember to keep doors shut and put up with the yowling from whichever of the two boys wants to be on the other side at any given moment. :-) Neither lost their home - and we've since rescued another kitten (female) so we are at 4. The earliest resident male gets along well with the 2 female cats and the dog - the other male lives with me in the master suite. :-) Laurie |
Standing in Line at Petsmart
I have a male cat that sprayed everywhere even though he is neutered.
As soon as I took a stray male kitten in he stopped. Hasn't done it since. |
Standing in Line at Petsmart
What purchases?!?! It is nice when people at least include the original post so others know what is being talked about. If you ever see someone making those purchases again speak up. Many people conclude they have a behavioral problem or the cat is |
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