HELP!!! My 2 year old is ruining an expensive leather couch

She pees on it constantly. I have cleaned the leather, used a citrus
based cleaner to drive the cats away (We have a 3 cat household) and
done various other things including pherenomes...no good!

Scooter did not do this before we bought the couch. She will not pee
any where else...aka other furniture, and I see her use a litter box
(we have 3) all the time

WHY IS SHE DOING THIS?

My wife wants me to get a CatScram and see if that works. If it does
not, then I will have no option left (since we dont want a $3,000
dollar litter box) then to take her to a no-kill shelter... and I
kinda love the little brat.

She is spayed, but this started before she got spayed. The other 2
cats ignore the couch, other then to sleep on it. She is the middle
cat in the household, and gets along well with the other 2. She is
also the only female in the house. Gizmo is our oldest, and Tiger has
only been in the house a few months (AFTER Scooter started the peeing
on the couch)

Any suggestions will be welcome. You may e-mail me if you wish

Thanks


Coyote Jack

In article ,
Coyote Jack wrote:

She pees on it constantly. I have cleaned the leather, used a citrus
based cleaner to drive the cats away (We have a 3 cat household) and
done various other things including pherenomes...no good!

Scooter did not do this before we bought the couch. She will not pee
any where else...aka other furniture, and I see her use a litter box
(we have 3) all the time

WHY IS SHE DOING THIS?

My wife wants me to get a CatScram and see if that works. If it does
not, then I will have no option left (since we dont want a $3,000
dollar litter box) then to take her to a no-kill shelter...

This is disgusting.

and I
kinda love the little brat.

Not even "kinda" apparently.

She is spayed, but this started before she got spayed. The other 2
cats ignore the couch, other then to sleep on it. She is the middle
cat in the household, and gets along well with the other 2. She is
also the only female in the house. Gizmo is our oldest, and Tiger has
only been in the house a few months (AFTER Scooter started the peeing
on the couch)

Any suggestions will be welcome.

Get rid of the couch. What were you thinking of, getting an expensive
couch when you have 3 cats?

Priscilla

--
"It is very, very dangerous to treat any human, lowest
of the low even, with contempt and arrogant whatever.
The Lord takes this kind of treatment very, very personal."
- QBaal in newsgroup alt.religion.christian.episcopal

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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Get rid of the couch. What were you thinking of, getting an expensive
couch when you have 3 cats?

Well, in truth, the two *can* be compatible. But in his case, esp. if it's
behavioral (Vs. physical), maybe not.

Cathy

From: "Cathy Friedmann"

Priscilla Ballou"

Get rid of the couch. What were you thinking of, getting an expensive
couch when you have 3 cats?

Well, in truth, the two *can* be compatible. But in his case, esp. if it's
behavioral (Vs. physical), maybe not.

I have a leather couch and my cats never bother it. I can't help but wonder if
the OP's couch has something it's been treated with that is attracting the cat.
To the OP, I am assuming you have taken the cat to the vet for a complete
physical exam already. If you haven't, I recommend that you do. In the
meantime, buy a cover for the couch and use it. Also, you will need to clean
the couch with an enzymatic cleaner.

Lauren
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Gee........I have an expensive leather couch with 3 cats and 2 dogs in the
house and have no problems with any of my pets peeing anywhere but in their
litter boxes or in the yard.

The cat needs to go to the vet to rule out any physical problems and you
need to clean the couch with an enzyme cleaner to completely obliterate the
cat odor so the cat can't smell it anymore.

You also might want to try adding more litter boxes to your household and
take to cleaning them twice daily. I use scoopable litter and scoop morning
and night because if I don't my oldest cat lets me a surprise right beside
the litter box and my Siamese mix will squall her head off if the box is
dirty and she wants to go.

Cats by nature are clean freaks and some just will not use a dirty litter
box!

Celeste



"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Coyote Jack wrote:

She pees on it constantly. I have cleaned the leather, used a citrus
based cleaner to drive the cats away (We have a 3 cat household) and
done various other things including pherenomes...no good!

Scooter did not do this before we bought the couch. She will not pee
any where else...aka other furniture, and I see her use a litter box
(we have 3) all the time

WHY IS SHE DOING THIS?

My wife wants me to get a CatScram and see if that works. If it does
not, then I will have no option left (since we dont want a $3,000
dollar litter box) then to take her to a no-kill shelter...

This is disgusting.

and I
kinda love the little brat.

Not even "kinda" apparently.

She is spayed, but this started before she got spayed. The other 2
cats ignore the couch, other then to sleep on it. She is the middle
cat in the household, and gets along well with the other 2. She is
also the only female in the house. Gizmo is our oldest, and Tiger has
only been in the house a few months (AFTER Scooter started the peeing
on the couch)

Any suggestions will be welcome.

Get rid of the couch. What were you thinking of, getting an expensive
couch when you have 3 cats?

Priscilla

--
"It is very, very dangerous to treat any human, lowest
of the low even, with contempt and arrogant whatever.
The Lord takes this kind of treatment very, very personal."
- QBaal in newsgroup alt.religion.christian.episcopal

"Coyote Jack" wrote in message
...
She pees on it constantly. I have cleaned the leather, used a citrus
based cleaner to drive the cats away (We have a 3 cat household) and
done various other things including pherenomes...no good!

Scooter did not do this before we bought the couch. She will not pee
any where else...aka other furniture, and I see her use a litter box
(we have 3) all the time

WHY IS SHE DOING THIS?

I don't know, but... have you had her checked by the vet for a UTI, just in
case it's not behavioral? Cats who have UTI's use the litter box much of
the time, but then pee on what they feel is comfortable at other times.

My wife wants me to get a CatScram and see if that works. If it does
not, then I will have no option left (since we dont want a $3,000
dollar litter box) then to take her to a no-kill shelter... and I
kinda love the little brat.

I certainly hope it doens't come to that.

Cathy


She is spayed, but this started before she got spayed. The other 2
cats ignore the couch, other then to sleep on it. She is the middle
cat in the household, and gets along well with the other 2. She is
also the only female in the house. Gizmo is our oldest, and Tiger has
only been in the house a few months (AFTER Scooter started the peeing
on the couch)

Any suggestions will be welcome. You may e-mail me if you wish

Thanks


Coyote Jack

On 2004-12-27, Coyote Jack penned:

My wife wants me to get a CatScram and see if that works. If it does not,
then I will have no option left (since we dont want a $3,000 dollar litter
box) then to take her to a no-kill shelter... and I kinda love the little
brat.

No, you have lots of options, including the decision that living things take
priority over inanimate objects and that pet responsibility is more than just
a nifty phrase.

That being said, I do think there are options. Have you tried a feliway
diffuser near the couch? Have you tried double-sided tape so that she will
dislike the feeling of stepping on the couch? Have you tried maybe putting a
scratching post nearby to distract her? What about, as a last resort, keeping
the cat away from the room with the couch?

Personally, while I love leather couches, I won't have one while I have a cat.
My cat is used to jumping up on the back of our couches, and just a few
clawmarks would be too upsetting, so I'll forego the pleasure.

--
monique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey^H^H^H^Hblue-cream DLH
with an attitude!

If it were one of your children peeing in bed every night , would you
get rid of it. It makes me sick to think that you would even consider
getting rid of your cat. A pet should be a lifetime responsibilty for
every pet owner, but unfortunately this is not the case. People get
rid of the pet in old age, and get a kitten. They get rid of a pet when
the pet gets sick. And MY personal favorite excuse, someone in the
household is allergic. I say that person should take medication, or
move to a cat free household, and let the cat stay.

On 2004-12-29, Toni&Nate penned:
If it were one of your children peeing in bed every night , would you get
rid of it. It makes me sick to think that you would even consider getting
rid of your cat. A pet should be a lifetime responsibilty for every pet
owner, but unfortunately this is not the case. People get rid of the pet
in old age, and get a kitten. They get rid of a pet when the pet gets sick.
And MY personal favorite excuse, someone in the household is allergic. I
say that person should take medication, or move to a cat free household, and
let the cat stay.

Well, here we reach a sensitive topic. I happen to know that someone on the
cat NGs has a 4yo who's being made miserable by allergies. This sort of
constant trauma can cause life-long health issues. And I had to give up a cat
I'd just gotten, Eros, because my cat hated him and my husband was allergic.

It's easy to say "take medication" and wave away the consequences of being on
drugs all of your life. My husband *has* tried those medications, and they
make him fall asleep constantly. His quality of life on meds is awful. Off
of meds, for the entire month Eros was in our house, my husband was ill, slept
poorly, and eventually had to go to the hospital. Were they all directly
attributable to allergies? I don't know. But you know, I love my husband,
and as much as I love Eros, I also know that Eros is an adorable, wonderful
cat who will adjust easily to any home. It tears me up to leave him at a
(carefully chosen) shelter. But the marriage vows come first.

On the other hand, I had my cat Oscar before I ever married Eric, and I made
it clear to him that if they couldn't get along, I wouldn't stay with Eric.
I'd made a commitment to her. Now I've made a commitment to Eric, too, and
unfortunately neither Oscar nor Eric could tolerate Eros, for different
reasons.

Prioritizing furniture over cats is pretty lame, but so is the suggestion that
for every allergy situation, the solution is to keep the cat. Or to get rid
of the person. I can only theorize that you've never cared deeply for a
human.

--
monique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey^H^H^H^Hblue-cream DLH
with an attitude!

"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
...
On 2004-12-29, Toni&Nate penned:
If it were one of your children peeing in bed every night , would you
get
rid of it. It makes me sick to think that you would even consider
getting
rid of your cat. A pet should be a lifetime responsibilty for every pet
owner, but unfortunately this is not the case. People get rid of the
pet
in old age, and get a kitten. They get rid of a pet when the pet gets
sick.
And MY personal favorite excuse, someone in the household is allergic.
I
say that person should take medication, or move to a cat free household,
and
let the cat stay.

Well, here we reach a sensitive topic. I happen to know that someone on
the
cat NGs has a 4yo who's being made miserable by allergies. This sort of
constant trauma can cause life-long health issues. And I had to give up a
cat
I'd just gotten, Eros, because my cat hated him and my husband was
allergic.

It's easy to say "take medication" and wave away the consequences of being
on
drugs all of your life. My husband *has* tried those medications, and
they
make him fall asleep constantly. His quality of life on meds is awful.
Off
of meds, for the entire month Eros was in our house, my husband was ill,
slept
poorly, and eventually had to go to the hospital. Were they all directly
attributable to allergies? I don't know. But you know, I love my
husband,
and as much as I love Eros, I also know that Eros is an adorable,
wonderful
cat who will adjust easily to any home. It tears me up to leave him at a
(carefully chosen) shelter. But the marriage vows come first.


And you have cats now?