Rutherford, at it again!

"jimmy the LD" wrote in message
...
Am I to understand that you have not taken him
to the vet??


No:
You are to understand that Rutherford has been to the vet, and he checks
out.
I have tried EVERY suggestion I have been given (with the exception of the
Prozac) and nothing has worked.

I am considering the cat box thing, but I wonder if he's going to think
that
since I moved the toilet from where it is currently located (in the master
bathroom shower) to the living room that it's perfectly okay to continue
to
**** where he likes - especially since I will have catered to him by
making
it easier to go on the carpet by moving the box.


Forgive the pun, but this is not a ****ing contest. It isn't "Rutherford
will win or Jimmy will win." Move the box and see what happens.
I think he has either an undiagnosed medical problem or
a behavioral problem caused by something else you are
doing. Cats that do this either have medical issues OR
they are trying to tell you something is making them
very uncomfortable. There is no mystery to it, and
there is no "being an asshole" about it. Cats don't think
like people.

"Karen" wrote in message
...
I'm sorry, but that sounds like illness to me. Desparate illness at that.
I
would bet anything he is ill.


I agree. The only time I ever saw this kind of
overt urinating was a cat I took care of while his
owner was away. He began peeing on wooden
furniture in rooms with wood floors, right in front
of me and right in front of his owner. I don't know
if he ever took him to the vet, but several weeks later
he found the cat dead in his storage shed, no visible
injuries.

"Karen" wrote in message
...
I'm sorry, but that sounds like illness to me. Desparate illness at that.
I
would bet anything he is ill.


I agree. The only time I ever saw this kind of
overt urinating was a cat I took care of while his
owner was away. He began peeing on wooden
furniture in rooms with wood floors, right in front
of me and right in front of his owner. I don't know
if he ever took him to the vet, but several weeks later
he found the cat dead in his storage shed, no visible
injuries.

"jimmy the LD" wrote in message
...
My current vet didn't perform the declawing surgery.
I stated this several times before.

We got Rutherford as a stray, and he had been neutered and declawed.

Next?


Get the vet to examine his paws. Get a better vet. THERE IS SOMETHING
PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THIS CAT.

"jimmy the LD" wrote in message
...
My current vet didn't perform the declawing surgery.
I stated this several times before.

We got Rutherford as a stray, and he had been neutered and declawed.

Next?


Get the vet to examine his paws. Get a better vet. THERE IS SOMETHING
PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THIS CAT.

"jimmy the LD" schrieb im
Newsbeitrag ...
| To add insult to injury, I woke up this morning, let Rutherford out of the
| bedroom to feed him, and discovered that he had ****ed all over and in his
| water dish that I had placed on his favorite non-litterbox spot.
|
| NOW he's just being an asshole.
| Come ON, Rutherford.
|
| Have you all used up your suggestions?
|
| Jimmy
|

Yes!
- Either you treat him very badly,
- or this cat has a serious problem!

I presume it's #2, so you need:
- a lot of creativity and imagination to figure it out
(it could well be a natural problem like that your carpet 'stinks')
- a vet
- a cat behaviourist.

Well, to conclude:
Your problem is not easy to solve - and - I feel and sympathise with you!

Carola

"jimmy the LD" schrieb im
Newsbeitrag ...
| To add insult to injury, I woke up this morning, let Rutherford out of the
| bedroom to feed him, and discovered that he had ****ed all over and in his
| water dish that I had placed on his favorite non-litterbox spot.
|
| NOW he's just being an asshole.
| Come ON, Rutherford.
|
| Have you all used up your suggestions?
|
| Jimmy
|

Yes!
- Either you treat him very badly,
- or this cat has a serious problem!

I presume it's #2, so you need:
- a lot of creativity and imagination to figure it out
(it could well be a natural problem like that your carpet 'stinks')
- a vet
- a cat behaviourist.

Well, to conclude:
Your problem is not easy to solve - and - I feel and sympathise with you!

Carola

"jimmy the LD" schrieb im
Newsbeitrag ...
| My current vet didn't perform the declawing surgery.
| I stated this several times before.
|
| We got Rutherford as a stray, and he had been neutered and declawed.
|
| Next?

Right, I take up the challenge, not without telling you though that I feel
for you and your cat.
Last desperate attempt, if everything so far has not worked:
I'd give up the carpet for the sake of the cat - and pray for wisdom (not
joking).
Something is not right here, but I can't see what. Keep trying, please.
Have you checked if there's blood in the urine yet (reddish colour)?
A friend just stated this week that kidney failure is the most common cause
for death with domestic cats.

Good luck.

Carola

"jimmy the LD" schrieb im
Newsbeitrag ...
| My current vet didn't perform the declawing surgery.
| I stated this several times before.
|
| We got Rutherford as a stray, and he had been neutered and declawed.
|
| Next?

Right, I take up the challenge, not without telling you though that I feel
for you and your cat.
Last desperate attempt, if everything so far has not worked:
I'd give up the carpet for the sake of the cat - and pray for wisdom (not
joking).
Something is not right here, but I can't see what. Keep trying, please.
Have you checked if there's blood in the urine yet (reddish colour)?
A friend just stated this week that kidney failure is the most common cause
for death with domestic cats.

Good luck.

Carola

"jimmy the LD" wrote in message ...
To add insult to injury, I woke up this morning, let Rutherford out of the
bedroom to feed him, and discovered that he had ****ed all over and in his
water dish that I had placed on his favorite non-litterbox spot.

NOW he's just being an asshole.
Come ON, Rutherford.

Have you all used up your suggestions?

Jimmy





"jimmy the LD" wrote in message
...
Hi All:
Another update on Rutherford the Brave, the floor-****ing and
wall-spraying
cat...

Last night I caught him squatting RIGHT after I cleaned the litter box
(about two hours after) in the 4 foot area that he has destroyed in our
living room with his urine. I feel that he MUST have known he was in the
wrong here, because I had to chase him around for about 15 minutes before
I
caught him to toss his naughty little ass into the bathroom with food and
water and his litterbox for the night.

I placed his food (dry bowl), his breakfast (canned food) and his water
DIRECTLY on the "stink zone" as we like to call it. He hasn't touched it
yet, but I am worried about him now finding another place to ****. I
can't
deal with much more of this, and if he finds another place to urinate in
the
house, I'm gonna flip.

I'll be making a doctor's appointment in a few days to see if we can get a
medical opinion. the only problem I have with the vet the last time (and
first time) we took him in was that she didn't have any real answers - she
just kept pushing her favorite flea and worm meds.

Frustrated and sick of smelling the pee,
Jimmy

--
"...that simple light may rise out of complex darkness."
and don't forget to run like an antelope.

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This is a funny cat. It seems you have a couple of choices. Put the
litterbox on the **** spot, put a big piece of furniture on the ****
spot, or electricute the **** spot. (kidding, kidding...)

I suggest the litter box.

You could of course, buy another house...


Bluesman