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Okay, Louis' inappropriate urination is stress-related
We had Louis happily using all our cat boxes, and not peeing on doors.
My son's girlfriend has come to live with us, and he made one spray on the original site (front closet door), but otherwise calmed down. Then my mother-in-law came to visit, and we went from a 3-person household (me, my wife and my son) to a 5-person household in a week. On top of it, I discovered that our neighbor's cat is not spayed (visited her outside and saw visible in-heat bleeding) AND there's a new cat in the neighborhood roaming through our front yard. As a kicker, we moved furniture and repainted two rooms in our house. This was obviously too much for Mr Skittery Bengal. Front closet door: SPLASH, den door: SPLASH, upstairs door: SPLASH, kitchen floor: GUSH GUSH SPLASH.. KABOOM!! I seriously entertained, for the first time, fitting him for stud pants.. We cleaned all the sites (using an enzyme cleaner and "Anti-Icky-Poo" - an incredible product), my mother in law left, the paint dried, and it's been way too hot to avoid the AC with open windows. One week and counting, and he's not marked a single site. Of course, being unable to question the offender, all us armchair cat behavioralists are left with is circumstantial evidence, but this seems pretty compelling. The cystitis is still a possibility here, being stress related. I'm thinking of taking Megan's advice and giving Louis Glucosamine Chondroitin. At least I'm pretty sure we can plan that when there are big changes, he's gonna want to mark the whole damn house again. I wish there was a really, really nice kennel we could send him to if we need to do more redecorating, or need to leave for a few days. Nonetheless, though I'm swayed away from supporting purebred breeders after chatting in this group, Louis is the most amazing and curious little kitty I've ever lived with. He is totally worth the effort here. If we hadn't bought him, there's no telling what rich peeps would be getting ready to eject their trophy-cat to a shelter. BLink |
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"Brian Link" wrote in message ... (visited her outside and saw visible in-heat bleeding) Cats don't bleed when they're in heat. The cat needs to be seen by a vet. |
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Brian Link wrote: Nonetheless, though I'm swayed away from supporting purebred breeders after chatting in this group, Louis is the most amazing and curious little kitty I've ever lived with. He is totally worth the effort here. If we hadn't bought him, there's no telling what rich peeps would be getting ready to eject their trophy-cat to a shelter. BLink Most owners would call him neurotic and turn him either outside or to a shelter. That's what really makes me worry about the current popularity of the Bengal. Breeders cranking more and more of them out, and they really aren't right for everyone, but they get them anyway because they are the current Trendy Cat. Sherry |
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"Brian Link" wrote in message ... We had Louis happily using all our cat boxes, and not peeing on doors. We cleaned all the sites (using an enzyme cleaner and "Anti-Icky-Poo" - an incredible product), my mother in law left, the paint dried, and it's been way too hot to avoid the AC with open windows. One week and counting, and he's not marked a single site. Of course, being unable to question the offender, all us armchair cat behavioralists are left with is circumstantial evidence, but this seems pretty compelling. The cystitis is still a possibility here, being stress related. I'm thinking of taking Megan's advice and giving Louis Glucosamine Chondroitin. At least I'm pretty sure we can plan that when there are big changes, he's gonna want to mark the whole damn house again. The GAG supplement is a good idea. I can't remember if you said you tried Feliway but I would have a permanent plug- in where he spends most of his time or near his bed and use the Feliway spray on the doors etc a day or so you start any decorating or have visitors. This is a good link about FLUTD and FIC http://www.fabcats.org/flutd.html Alison |
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On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:53:49 +0100, "Alison"
wrote: "Brian Link" wrote in message .. . We had Louis happily using all our cat boxes, and not peeing on doors. We cleaned all the sites (using an enzyme cleaner and "Anti-Icky-Poo" - an incredible product), my mother in law left, the paint dried, and it's been way too hot to avoid the AC with open windows. One week and counting, and he's not marked a single site. Of course, being unable to question the offender, all us armchair cat behavioralists are left with is circumstantial evidence, but this seems pretty compelling. The cystitis is still a possibility here, being stress related. I'm thinking of taking Megan's advice and giving Louis Glucosamine Chondroitin. At least I'm pretty sure we can plan that when there are big changes, he's gonna want to mark the whole damn house again. The GAG supplement is a good idea. I can't remember if you said you tried Feliway but I would have a permanent plug- in where he spends most of his time or near his bed and use the Feliway spray on the doors etc a day or so you start any decorating or have visitors. This is a good link about FLUTD and FIC http://www.fabcats.org/flutd.html Alison Thanks for the info. The Feliway diffusers have seemed to help (he's down to only two areas of the six he's marked in the past). They're so damn expensive, it would be nice to find a simple behavioral fix. We'll give the Chondroitin a try - though if you read below you'll find the next reason we have to worry about little Louis. (As an aside, Bengals are wonderful cats and very satisfying - but by god they're not moggies - be prepared for major upkeep). BLink |
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You can get feliway refills for around $14.00 online. They usually last a
month + so that isn't really all that expensive. I plugged ours back in to keep the resident cats chilled out with the flow of foster kittens in and out of here over the summer and all seem to be happy campers. W "Brian Link" wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:53:49 +0100, "Alison" wrote: "Brian Link" wrote in message . .. We had Louis happily using all our cat boxes, and not peeing on doors. We cleaned all the sites (using an enzyme cleaner and "Anti-Icky-Poo" - an incredible product), my mother in law left, the paint dried, and it's been way too hot to avoid the AC with open windows. One week and counting, and he's not marked a single site. Of course, being unable to question the offender, all us armchair cat behavioralists are left with is circumstantial evidence, but this seems pretty compelling. The cystitis is still a possibility here, being stress related. I'm thinking of taking Megan's advice and giving Louis Glucosamine Chondroitin. At least I'm pretty sure we can plan that when there are big changes, he's gonna want to mark the whole damn house again. The GAG supplement is a good idea. I can't remember if you said you tried Feliway but I would have a permanent plug- in where he spends most of his time or near his bed and use the Feliway spray on the doors etc a day or so you start any decorating or have visitors. This is a good link about FLUTD and FIC http://www.fabcats.org/flutd.html Alison Thanks for the info. The Feliway diffusers have seemed to help (he's down to only two areas of the six he's marked in the past). They're so damn expensive, it would be nice to find a simple behavioral fix. We'll give the Chondroitin a try - though if you read below you'll find the next reason we have to worry about little Louis. (As an aside, Bengals are wonderful cats and very satisfying - but by god they're not moggies - be prepared for major upkeep). BLink |
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