****ty Kitty Update

But plastic wrap isn't a long-term solution, it's just part of the
aversion treatment to get him to not enjoy that corner anymore. I
haven't been able to catch him in the act so I've got to do passive things.

Dally

Gawd! I can't believe this! You're actually contemplating *heating* the
bathroom floor as part of your "aversion therapy", right? Your also making it
smell unpleasant for him in there, right? You say you've made the texture
unpleasant too, right?
IMO, you're in a power struggle with a cat, and you're going to lose.
Quit while you're ahead. Right now, all you've got to do is keep the door shut
and all's well. You screw with this cat much longer and he's going to just
start peeing *and* pooping all over the house. THEN what are you going to do?
STORE the GD historically-significant door and get one that works. Or spend
whatever it takes to get a professional to *make* it work. This is
unbelievable.

Sherry

"Dally" wrote in message
...

Other things I've got to explore are changes to his diet, further
investigation of possible medical causes, seeing if he outgrows it,
seeing if changing his routine helps, and, then, after all this, seeing
if I'm willing to reconcile myself to living in a house with a cat who I
know is just seeking a way into the bathroom to poop on the floor.

I think I've exhausted this group. I know I'm exhausted by this topic.
I'll talk with Megan and report back in a few weeks.

Dally


Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see why you can't try the automatic
door closer in combination with sanding or fixing the door somehow so it's
not warped. If that doesn't keep the door shut, I would buy a standard door
for the powder room and use the door closer closer on it, and maybe showcase
that old powder room door as a piece of art. Hang it on a wall or
something, that would look neat.

If none of these work, I emailed the other volunteers and those in charge of
intaking cats, and there's a place for Odin at our shelter if it's needed.
There are at least 10 people willing to foster him, and the kitten room will
welcome him, too.


--
-Kelly
kelly at farringtons dot net
Check out www.snittens.com

"Dally" wrote in message
...

Other things I've got to explore are changes to his diet, further
investigation of possible medical causes, seeing if he outgrows it,
seeing if changing his routine helps, and, then, after all this, seeing
if I'm willing to reconcile myself to living in a house with a cat who I
know is just seeking a way into the bathroom to poop on the floor.

I think I've exhausted this group. I know I'm exhausted by this topic.
I'll talk with Megan and report back in a few weeks.

Dally


Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see why you can't try the automatic
door closer in combination with sanding or fixing the door somehow so it's
not warped. If that doesn't keep the door shut, I would buy a standard door
for the powder room and use the door closer closer on it, and maybe showcase
that old powder room door as a piece of art. Hang it on a wall or
something, that would look neat.

If none of these work, I emailed the other volunteers and those in charge of
intaking cats, and there's a place for Odin at our shelter if it's needed.
There are at least 10 people willing to foster him, and the kitten room will
welcome him, too.


--
-Kelly
kelly at farringtons dot net
Check out www.snittens.com

"Sherry " wrote in message
...
But plastic wrap isn't a long-term solution, it's just part of the
aversion treatment to get him to not enjoy that corner anymore. I
haven't been able to catch him in the act so I've got to do passive
things.

Dally

Gawd! I can't believe this! You're actually contemplating *heating* the
bathroom floor as part of your "aversion therapy", right? Your also making
it
smell unpleasant for him in there, right? You say you've made the texture
unpleasant too, right?
IMO, you're in a power struggle with a cat, and you're going to lose.
Quit while you're ahead. Right now, all you've got to do is keep the door
shut
and all's well. You screw with this cat much longer and he's going to just
start peeing *and* pooping all over the house. THEN what are you going to
do?
STORE the GD historically-significant door and get one that works. Or
spend
whatever it takes to get a professional to *make* it work. This is
unbelievable.

Sherry

Yeah. I can't believe this person is having a personality conflict with a
CAT.

"Sherry " wrote in message
...
But plastic wrap isn't a long-term solution, it's just part of the
aversion treatment to get him to not enjoy that corner anymore. I
haven't been able to catch him in the act so I've got to do passive
things.

Dally

Gawd! I can't believe this! You're actually contemplating *heating* the
bathroom floor as part of your "aversion therapy", right? Your also making
it
smell unpleasant for him in there, right? You say you've made the texture
unpleasant too, right?
IMO, you're in a power struggle with a cat, and you're going to lose.
Quit while you're ahead. Right now, all you've got to do is keep the door
shut
and all's well. You screw with this cat much longer and he's going to just
start peeing *and* pooping all over the house. THEN what are you going to
do?
STORE the GD historically-significant door and get one that works. Or
spend
whatever it takes to get a professional to *make* it work. This is
unbelievable.

Sherry

Yeah. I can't believe this person is having a personality conflict with a
CAT.

Yeah. I can't believe this person is having a personality conflict with a
CAT.


Well, yeah. And there's a definite personality conflict between her and me.
Maybe I'm the one who is wrong but IMO pet ownership is all about compromises.
I make compromises all the time. Remember Yoda, who prefers to pee on a towel
in the bathroom floor. I didn't over-analyze him or electrically-charge all the
towels in the house or anything. I had little kids too and I couldn't seem to
make them not throw them on the floor. So I put a towel down for him. TWELVE
YEARS later I still do it. It's no biggie. I strongly feel if I *hadn't*, he
would have graduated to other soft places like carpet.
I'm not saying this to illustrate that Dally should tolerate poop in the floor
and happily clean it up. She shouldn't. But she's got a golden opportunity for
compromise. I think she should take it before the problem escalates.

Sherry

Yeah. I can't believe this person is having a personality conflict with a
CAT.


Well, yeah. And there's a definite personality conflict between her and me.
Maybe I'm the one who is wrong but IMO pet ownership is all about compromises.
I make compromises all the time. Remember Yoda, who prefers to pee on a towel
in the bathroom floor. I didn't over-analyze him or electrically-charge all the
towels in the house or anything. I had little kids too and I couldn't seem to
make them not throw them on the floor. So I put a towel down for him. TWELVE
YEARS later I still do it. It's no biggie. I strongly feel if I *hadn't*, he
would have graduated to other soft places like carpet.
I'm not saying this to illustrate that Dally should tolerate poop in the floor
and happily clean it up. She shouldn't. But she's got a golden opportunity for
compromise. I think she should take it before the problem escalates.

Sherry

Dally wrote in message

Odin, my six month old cat, had been doing bowel movements on the tile
floor in my bathroom every day since the day I got him from a shelter
when he was 4 months old.

One question I forgot to ask, but this cat isn't declawed, is he?

Lauren
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Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

Dally wrote in message

Odin, my six month old cat, had been doing bowel movements on the tile
floor in my bathroom every day since the day I got him from a shelter
when he was 4 months old.

One question I forgot to ask, but this cat isn't declawed, is he?

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

om: Dally

The part you're not picking up on, the part I'm not really expanding on
(partly because it hurts) is that everyone here really likes this cat.
I don't resent the cat, I resent having to live with **** on my floor.
I don't kick the cat or yell at him, for example. I don't even pick him
up and throw him in the laundry-room when I see him watching me clean up
his ****. I just wonder what he's thinking, what I can do, what's the
payoff for him.


Contrary to what some might believe, IMO cats are not creatures that do things
on purpose to upset people. There's a reason your cat is doing what he's
doing. I can't help wonder if he's stressed from his living situation. You
say you have clients there, plus you also said you have children and a dog.
Some cats just do better in a quieter environment.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm