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Upset cat
Hi All-
I have been lurking for a while and decided to post finally. I have a three cat household. Bella(my first, and the oldest), widget (middle cat), and cargo(youngest). Bella and cargo despise each other. They often get into tiffs where bella ends up trapped on top of the fridgerator and refuses to come down. When she does come down, if cargo even looks at her, she hisses and runs away. Well...just recently Bella has started pooping on my kitchen counter, she urinates in the box, i am guessing. I find it nowhere else. And she does not do this everytime she has to poop, or see it seems. When she does this, the stool is very loose and not a normal stool. Could there be something wrong? is she stressed by the fighting? what should i do?? Also, i will be making a house move this thursday, what can i do to make sure she doesnt get more stressed with having to deal with a new home? TIA, M |
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recently Bella has started pooping on my kitchen counter, she urinates in the box, i am guessing. I find it nowhere else. And she does not do this everytime she has to poop, or see it seems. When she does this, the stool is very loose and not a normal stool. Could there be something wrong? is she stressed by the fighting? I'm certainly not an expert on behavior, but it sounds to me like Bella might be afraid of the other cat jumping her while she's in the box.(and vulnerable to an attack!) Maybe it's happened before. I'd separate the cats, and give each his own box, especially when you're away and try to bring the stress level down for her and see what happens. Good luck. Sherry |
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recently Bella has started pooping on my kitchen counter, she urinates in the box, i am guessing. I find it nowhere else. And she does not do this everytime she has to poop, or see it seems. When she does this, the stool is very loose and not a normal stool. Could there be something wrong? is she stressed by the fighting? I'm certainly not an expert on behavior, but it sounds to me like Bella might be afraid of the other cat jumping her while she's in the box.(and vulnerable to an attack!) Maybe it's happened before. I'd separate the cats, and give each his own box, especially when you're away and try to bring the stress level down for her and see what happens. Good luck. Sherry |
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itty wrote on 1/12/04 9:23 AM: Well...just recently Bella has started pooping on my kitchen counter, she urinates in the box, i am guessing. I find it nowhere else. And she does not do this everytime she has to poop, or see it seems. When she does this, the stool is very loose and not a normal stool. Could there be something wrong? is she stressed by the fighting? I'm certainly not an expert on behavior, but it sounds to me like Bella might be afraid of the other cat jumping her while she's in the box.(and vulnerable to an attack!) Maybe it's happened before. I'd separate the cats, and give each his own box, especially when you're away and try to bring the stress level down for her and see what happens. Good luck. Sherry I agree. Especially for a while, don't let them be together while you are gone. Also, I have really seen an improvement using Feliway diffusers in mine. They are not angels, but they do much better together if we have Feliway on hand. I would also distract them *immediately* when you are there and tension starts. Try a toy or yummy food. Be consistent and go *everytime* with something to distract them. This *will* pay off, even if it takes some time. Karen |
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