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male cat loves plastic...
Help! I have a 12yo neutered male, adopted in August 2006, declawed in
front (not by me)-- and he loves marking on plastic, or peeing in it. (plastic dust pan, for example). He has been to the vet to rule out medical problems, but is there anything I can do? He had also marked on throw pillows and I have gone through so much Nature's Miracle and the like-- I am going crazy! He was picked up as a stray by a vet, but was apparently owned by someone as he was declawed, but he was a stray for a while I guess after that. I am going crazy here- any ideas??? Kim p.s. he never does it in front of me- I discover it when it is too late. |
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On Jul 8, 3:11?pm, Kimkat wrote:
Help! I have a 12yo neutered male, adopted in August 2006, declawed in front (not by me)-- and he loves marking on plastic, or peeing in it. (plastic dust pan, for example). He has been to the vet to rule out medical problems, but is there anything I can do? He had also marked on throw pillows and I have gone through so much Nature's Miracle and the like-- I am going crazy! He was picked up as a stray by a vet, but was apparently owned by someone as he was declawed, but he was a stray for a while I guess after that. First, hats off to to for adopting this senior kitty! I would first buy some Feliway diffusers and place them around your house. Feliway mimics a feline pheromone and is supposed to be helpful for marking. (Don't buy from your vet--look online or in a pet store, much cheaper). Second, I would hide all plastic-related items and throw pillows so there's no temptation for him to pee. How many litterboxes do you have? I'd try at least two, perhaps three in different locations. It's possible he might like to use separate boxes for urinating. Also, are you using an unscented litter? Some cats don't like the scented kind. Good luck. I'm sure it's frustrating for you (and him)! Let us know what happens, Rene |
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Kimkat wrote: p.s. he never does it in front of me- I discover it when it is too late. He's smart, he knows it's not right He just can't resist If Im reading right, you've just got him recently I think this is his way of cristening his home maybe he will finally stop OR you will get used to the smell and not realize he is still doing it. Im always scared my house or clothes smells catty and I don't know it. Lot's of people are allergic to cats, sometimes one will sleep on my coat, then when someone gets in the car with me, their eyes swell up red and watery. lol. but I never tell them I got cat all over my coat. the joy of catting |
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On 8 Jul, 21:11, Kimkat wrote:
Help! I have a 12yo neutered male, adopted in August 2006, declawed in front (not by me)-- and he loves marking on plastic, or peeing in it. (plastic dust pan, for example). He has been to the vet to rule out medical problems, but is there anything I can do? He had also marked on throw pillows and I have gone through so much Nature's Miracle and the like-- I am going crazy! He was picked up as a stray by a vet, but was apparently owned by someone as he was declawed, but he was a stray for a while I guess after that. I am going crazy here- any ideas??? Kim p.s. he never does it in front of me- I discover it when it is too late. You need to try & buy some Urine off or any other similar removal fluid. It works by breaking down the scent of any prior markings in any place that keeps attracting him back to the same spot. Here is a link to the product- It is one of many available, & works on the principal that if the cat can't smell it, it won't refresh the odour again, which is what he appears to be doing. http://www.urine-off.com/applications2.aspx http://www.odordestroyer.com/Merchan...gory_Code=Cats Unfortunately, late neuters have already reached sexual maturity, which is probably why your cat is marking. Marking is a scent that the tom cat leaves so that every cat who passes it, will know that this is your cats territory. The advice about throwing away all of the plastic that he marks is good advice, however if he is doing it on the your 3 piece suite, that is not so easy to throw out & buy another one instead. This is where this product comes into play. It breaks down the scent entirely, so that he doesn't feel the need to re mark it again. I would imagine that he is doing it because he can smell a prior cat where he is marking. Did you have a cat prior to this one @ all? My guess is that he is remarking. If this is the case, you are going to have to buy a repellent & spray it in the very places where he chooses to spray. If you combine this with a feliway diffuser, hopefully it should stop him marking, or even feeling the need to mark... Good Luck and plenty of patience. ( my late neutered toms did the same thing, but this strategy worked for us. it is worth a go @ least.) Sheelagh |
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On Jul 9, 8:52 am, sheelagh wrote:
On 8 Jul, 21:11, Kimkat wrote: Help! I have a 12yo neutered male, adopted in August 2006, declawed in front (not by me)-- and he loves marking on plastic, or peeing in it. (plastic dust pan, for example). He has been to the vet to rule out medical problems, but is there anything I can do? He had also marked on throw pillows and I have gone through so much Nature's Miracle and the like-- I am going crazy! He was picked up as a stray by a vet, but was apparently owned by someone as he was declawed, but he was a stray for a while I guess after that. I am going crazy here- any ideas??? Thank you to everyone who has replied! Yes, I had a cat before him, but she died (17) a few months into his stewardship here- he was actually upset about it and sat near her when it was obvious she was in distress. They had a love-hate relationship... i am going to try the Feliway (found a lot on ebay) and will get the "Urine Off" that I had just seen at Bed Bath and Beyond store locally. -- what you have said makes sense, he is remarking what I am trying to undo. I made things "cat free zones"- he even ailed the plastic cover on a flat of water bottle that we brought home from the grocery store. That Feliway sounds like aromatherapy for cats!! He sits at the back screen door a lot and "patrols"- there is one cat that he HATES that just started coming around. We get other cats but he does not seem to care, even raccoons do not bug him (well some are bigger than him and he is 20 lbs.!). I'll keep you all posted and thanks again! Kim |
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Kimkat wrote: On Jul 9, 8:52 am, sheelagh wrote: On 8 Jul, 21:11, Kimkat wrote: Help! I have a 12yo neutered male, adopted in August 2006, declawed in front (not by me)-- and he loves marking on plastic, or peeing in it. (plastic dust pan, for example). He has been to the vet to rule out medical problems, but is there anything I can do? He had also marked on throw pillows and I have gone through so much Nature's Miracle and the like-- I am going crazy! He was picked up as a stray by a vet, but was apparently owned by someone as he was declawed, but he was a stray for a while I guess after that. I am going crazy here- any ideas??? Thank you to everyone who has replied! Yes, I had a cat before him, but she died (17) a few months into his stewardship here- he was actually upset about it and sat near her when it was obvious she was in distress. They had a love-hate relationship... i am going to try the Feliway (found a lot on ebay) and will get the "Urine Off" that I had just seen at Bed Bath and Beyond store locally. -- what you have said makes sense, he is remarking what I am trying to undo. I made things "cat free zones"- he even ailed the plastic cover on a flat of water bottle that we brought home from the grocery store. That Feliway sounds like aromatherapy for cats!! He sits at the back screen door a lot and "patrols"- there is one cat that he HATES that just started coming around. We get other cats but he does not seem to care, even raccoons do not bug him (well some are bigger than him and he is 20 lbs.!). I'll keep you all posted and thanks again! Kim am I shining? is my forehead shining? |
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sheelagh wrote: On 8 Jul, 21:11, Kimkat wrote: Help! I have a 12yo neutered male, adopted in August 2006, declawed in front (not by me)-- and he loves marking on plastic, or peeing in it. (plastic dust pan, for example). He has been to the vet to rule out medical problems, but is there anything I can do? He had also marked on throw pillows and I have gone through so much Nature's Miracle and the like-- I am going crazy! He was picked up as a stray by a vet, but was apparently owned by someone as he was declawed, but he was a stray for a while I guess after that. I am going crazy here- any ideas??? Kim p.s. he never does it in front of me- I discover it when it is too late. You need to try & buy some Urine off or any other similar removal fluid. It works by breaking down the scent of any prior markings in any place that keeps attracting him back to the same spot. Here is a link to the product- It is one of many available, & works on the principal that if the cat can't smell it, it won't refresh the odour again, which is what he appears to be doing. http://www.urine-off.com/applications2.aspx http://www.odordestroyer.com/Merchan...gory_Code=Cats Unfortunately, late neuters have already reached sexual maturity, which is probably why your cat is marking. Marking is a scent that the tom cat leaves so that every cat who passes it, will know that this is your cats territory. The advice about throwing away all of the plastic that he marks is good advice, however if he is doing it on the your 3 piece suite, that is not so easy to throw out & buy another one instead. This is where this product comes into play. It breaks down the scent entirely, so that he doesn't feel the need to re mark it again. I would imagine that he is doing it because he can smell a prior cat where he is marking. Did you have a cat prior to this one @ all? My guess is that he is remarking. If this is the case, you are going to have to buy a repellent & spray it in the very places where he chooses to spray. If you combine this with a feliway diffuser, hopefully it should stop him marking, or even feeling the need to mark... Good Luck and plenty of patience. ( my late neutered toms did the same thing, but this strategy worked for us. it is worth a go @ least.) Sheelagh poor white trash, back stabbin' - cat licking - case |
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sheelagh wrote: On 8 Jul, 21:11, Kimkat wrote: Help! I have a 12yo neutered male, adopted in August 2006, declawed in front (not by me)-- and he loves marking on plastic, or peeing in it. (plastic dust pan, for example). He has been to the vet to rule out medical problems, but is there anything I can do? He had also marked on throw pillows and I have gone through so much Nature's Miracle and the like-- I am going crazy! He was picked up as a stray by a vet, but was apparently owned by someone as he was declawed, but he was a stray for a while I guess after that. I am going crazy here- any ideas??? Kim p.s. he never does it in front of me- I discover it when it is too late. You need to try & buy some Urine off or any other similar removal fluid. It works by breaking down the scent of any prior markings in any place that keeps attracting him back to the same spot. Here is a link to the product- It is one of many available, & works on the principal that if the cat can't smell it, it won't refresh the odour again, which is what he appears to be doing. http://www.urine-off.com/applications2.aspx http://www.odordestroyer.com/Merchan...gory_Code=Cats Unfortunately, late neuters have already reached sexual maturity, which is probably why your cat is marking. Marking is a scent that the tom cat leaves so that every cat who passes it, will know that this is your cats territory. The advice about throwing away all of the plastic that he marks is good advice, however if he is doing it on the your 3 piece suite, that is not so easy to throw out & buy another one instead. This is where this product comes into play. It breaks down the scent entirely, so that he doesn't feel the need to re mark it again. I would imagine that he is doing it because he can smell a prior cat where he is marking. Did you have a cat prior to this one @ all? My guess is that he is remarking. If this is the case, you are going to have to buy a repellent & spray it in the very places where he chooses to spray. If you combine this with a feliway diffuser, hopefully it should stop him marking, or even feeling the need to mark... Good Luck and plenty of patience. ( my late neutered toms did the same thing, but this strategy worked for us. it is worth a go @ least.) Sheelagh Im just teasing. yes, im mad at you. I believed in you. You know I ain't done nothing to you. You don't have to be this way is all Im saying, I don't know what made you feel this way, unless in my oddness, you felt somehow you was the brunt of some joke, but you couldn't tell because it was poorly written, but I've always taken up for you. I got mad if anyone gave you crap, ok, thing is, I can live without your smiles, that's fine, but.. it's weird how you just turned on me. OUt of nowhere.. I am passive aggressive, you must have had some crap in your crawl that either you was too chicken to say, or I didn't give you room to say it. but... WELCOME TO HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR fly away now my little snake! bite many! off off off you go throwing stuff at it ....I raised a damn snake... what did I want.. I told her to be clever! she got me i'ts the story of my life, give them too much knowledge and too much money happens most of the time NO I never sent sheelagh money, it's a reference to hiring tradesmen then paying them too much. instill too much, and they go get their own license. |
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On 9 Jul, 16:18, Kimkat wrote:
On Jul 9, 8:52 am, sheelagh wrote: On 8 Jul, 21:11, Kimkat wrote: Help! I have a 12yo neutered male, adopted in August 2006, declawed in front (not by me)-- and he loves marking on plastic, or peeing in it. (plastic dust pan, for example). He has been to the vet to rule out medical problems, but is there anything I can do? He had also marked on throw pillows and I have gone through so much Nature's Miracle and the like-- I am going crazy! He was picked up as a stray by a vet, but was apparently owned by someone as he was declawed, but he was a stray for a while I guess after that. I am going crazy here- any ideas??? Thank you to everyone who has replied! Yes, I had a cat before him, but she died (17) a few months into his stewardship here- he was actually upset about it and sat near her when it was obvious she was in distress. They had a love-hate relationship... i am going to try the Feliway (found a lot on ebay) and will get the "Urine Off" that I had just seen at Bed Bath and Beyond store locally. -- what you have said makes sense, he is remarking what I am trying to undo. I made things "cat free zones"- he even ailed the plastic cover on a flat of water bottle that we brought home from the grocery store. That Feliway sounds like aromatherapy for cats!! He sits at the back screen door a lot and "patrols"- there is one cat that he HATES that just started coming around. We get other cats but he does not seem to care, even raccoons do not bug him (well some are bigger than him and he is 20 lbs.!). I'll keep you all posted and thanks again! Kim Thank you. I would appreciate that very much indeed. Best of luck;o) Sheelagh |
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poor white trash, back stabbin' - cat licking - case Will you please leave me alone? Not only are you being racist, derogatory, deformation of character & inflammatory, You are really ****ing me off. Don't say that I didn't warn you. Leave me be, & you will never have to speak to me again. Simple really. Leave me alone. |
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