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http://www.ourdogs.chilly-hippo.co.uk/ Thank you. Very helpful. This is really retraining the cat to use the litter tray rather than teach him not to pee in another room. Show him the behaviour you want rather than the behaviour you don't want . If you catch him in the act of pee, place him gently in the litter tray. Can you tell I am a novice when it comes to pet training? =) I would have never figured that out had you not told me. Question... What would you recommend I do if I don't catch him in the act? You have another cat I believe, this puts great pressure on him too. Can you give me more details about your other cat? What are your cats names? The troublesome one is named Brody...M. He is almost 5 months old. The other one is named Texie...F. She is almost 8 weeks old. The story with her is that her Mommy died during labor and this woman I know was taking care of four kittens 24/7... not to mention her two small children. She really needed help with them so she asked me if I could take care of one. I got her at just under 4 weeks old. My husband and I were already considering getting a cat for Brody since he demands so much attention... so we decided to help the poor little kitten out. She's our little "free kitten" from heaven. At four weeks old she never had an "accident" outside of the box...not to mention she is the sweetest thing in the world and thinks we are her parents. We knew Brody & Tex wouldn't be able to play for about a month. Texie basically slept, ate, and went to the restroom for the first two weeks we had her. It was kinda tough during feeding time for Brody because Tex needed to be bottle-fed. He wanted to know what was going on... and was jealous of the attention. So I just made up another bottle for him and dropped milk onto his tongue. Problem solved. He got soo happy after milk. =) Anyways... for the past two weeks I have been weaning Tex of the bottle. She's now drinking out of a small bowl. For the past two weeks Tex has also been entertaining Brody. The have a blast together and play games all day long. They seem to get along great. In fact, Brody seems to be a much happier cat since Tex has came into our lives. He has only had one major "accident" since we got her. In the previous weeks before we got her there were major "accidents" almost every day. Nonetheless... Would you still say that she adds more stress to his life? What goes on in the interior can often times be much different that what goes on in the exterior. =) |
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Alison stated unanimously: You wrote * At this point he was in kitty "time-out". We locked him in the guest bathroom for a day with his litter box and food/h20... hoping he would get the point not to pee.* This is really retraining the cat to use the litter tray rather than teach him not to pee in another room. Show him the behaviour you want rather than the behaviour you don't want . If you catch him in the act of pee, place him gently in the litter tray . snip Alison While this is much easier for a man to demonstrate, do you think a woman really should go over to the cat's litter box, squat down, and urinate in the litter box with the cat observing? |
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Have you tried having this cat tested for UTI?
-- Cat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com wrote in message oups.com... My cat is bonkers!!! All my husband and I have ever done was try to love him and give him tons of attention. I don't work, so I am at home and play with him all day. His litter box is always clean... he always has fresh food and water... and we give him kitty snacks all the time. He is so spoiled! We treat him better than we treat people! When we got him as a kitten he was very scared of people... and anything that moved or made noise. We had to keep him in master bathroom... and then gradually move him into our bedroom... and then into the living room... and so on. We did this to make him feel more comfortable with his new surroundings. This process took much longer than it does for most cats. He spent a week and a half in the bathroom before he felt comfortable enough to go into our bedroom! He is horrified of being picked up and doesn't like being touched much. The only kind of human interaction he really loves is getting played with. When we reach out to pet his back he squats down as low as he can to avoid touching us and runs away. As he got older he began to pee on our papa-san, which is round couch/chair that we hang out on in the office. At first we thought he might be confused since his litter box is round... not the case. We eventually got so fed up of lifting that heavy cushion and cleaning it every few days that we took it out of the office (where his litter box is located). At this point he was in kitty "time-out". We locked him in the guest bathroom for a day with his litter box and food/h20... hoping he would get the point not to pee. Unfortunately, he didn't take his punishment too well. Instead of peeing on the papa-san... he went pee on the foot of our bed... while we were sleeping in it!!! Once again... he went to kitty "time out". Our mattress in brand-new and costs a ton of money... it's a tempurpedic bed and doesn't allow for easy cleaning either. My husband lost it when the cat went pee on the bed. He wanted to give it away because he was so sick of cleaning cat pee all the time. I suggested that we try and work things out with him by getting another cat to occupy him time with. We did so, and he seemed to be enjoying the new friend. Since getting him a friend, we got him neutered, at 5 months of age. Things were going great... until recently. We have been catching him going pee in the sinks (which was happening before the new cat)... and two days ago he went poop in the corner of the bathroom. Once again... he was sent to kitty "time out" overnight. He was well behaved yesterday when he got out of "time out"... but my husband and I thought it would be a good idea if he slept outside of our room last night... in fear of what he might do when we are sleeping. Sure enough this morning when I let him in the room... he went pee on the foot of the bed. To be honest, I've had just about enough of the games this cat is playing with us. My husband wants him gone. I just don't want to let him go without knowing that this problem is irreversible. PLEASE HELP!!! P.S. This morning when I caught him peeing on the bed I picked him up and took him to "time out" ... AGAIN... when doing so I didn't realize that he was still peeing!!! The pee went all over my feet, legs, and body... more importantly... my nice couches... and all over about twenty feet of carpet!!! ... Not to mention all over the guest bathroom! What should I do to clean this mess? I cleaned the bathroom with pine-sol and Nature's Miracle. I sprayed Nature's Miracle all over the couches and on the floors. However, the other cat can still smell the pee. She gets that weird face cats make when they smell pee and stuff. What can I do to help this??? I'm at this cat's mercy!!! PLEASE HELP!!! |
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A vet that recommends a declaw is not a vet I'd do business with.
-- Cat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com wrote in message oups.com... The weird thing is that he does USE the litter box. He just seems to get moody for one reason or another sometimes. I feel like he is attacking my personal space on purpose. He knows what he is doing is bad because he runs away afterwards. ??? It just seems like he is trying to get my attention... ??? Yes. A vet recommended it. When I brought him in as a kitten he said "Oh. A Bengal?" ... "Have you thought of having him declawed?" ... "Because most people can't handle that breed of cat... and those who do usually get them declawed to save their furniture and their skin." I asked about the side effects, like I would ask for myself... and he said there were no side effects. In fact, he said that his two cats were declawed... and members of his staff who were cat owners had their cats declawed as well. I swear... or else I would have never done it. I feel horrible. I'm going to make an appointment at another vet to check out the kitty paws. I really hope he was not "butchered" or something. I feel so bad. I hope he is not in pain. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. What are the side effects of a bad declaw? ... Or a declaw in general? |
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