****ty Kitty Update

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.

I tried everything you can think of to change this behavior.

We had to go away for nearly two weeks. I paid $110 for him to have
three visits a day. I confined him to a small room with his litter box
and closed off the bathroom he always evacuates his bowels in. (Can I
please say "****" now?) I got four urgent phone calls about his bowel
movements, but not because he had gone where he wasn't supposed to, but
because he had spraying diarhea. (I came back and washed the crap off
of the walls when I got home. He is such an incredibly disgusting foul
cat!)

Today we attempted to let him have free run of the house again. It's
too hard keeping him away from that bathroom, it's the main downstairs
powder-room and I have little kids and clients who use it and don't pay
attention to the sign I put on it saying "Please close door tightly."
As a precaution I bought some citris oil spray (I heard cats don't like
it) and sprayed it all around that room.

He went in there and peed in the little corner litterbox I left in there
just in case.

Then he **** on the floor.

I've now spent $300 on this animal and he ****s on my floor every single
day he can.

Oh, and yesterday he peed on the upstairs bathroom floor.

Tell me one reason why I ought not to bring him back to the shelter?

Dally

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Dally
artfully composed this message within
on 07 Jul 2004:

Tell me one reason why I ought not to bring him back to the
shelter?

Because, Dally, he will be put to death. If you can live with that,
it certainly is your choice, I guess. In these two months, your
household is probably way too hostile for him now. No offense meant,
because I'm not so sure how I'd react; I've never had a cat with
incontenence problems yet.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Dally
artfully composed this message within
on 07 Jul 2004:

Tell me one reason why I ought not to bring him back to the
shelter?

Because, Dally, he will be put to death. If you can live with that,
it certainly is your choice, I guess. In these two months, your
household is probably way too hostile for him now. No offense meant,
because I'm not so sure how I'd react; I've never had a cat with
incontenence problems yet.

--
Cheryl

"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.

I tried everything you can think of to change this behavior.

We had to go away for nearly two weeks. I paid $110 for him to have
three visits a day. I confined him to a small room with his litter box
and closed off the bathroom he always evacuates his bowels in. (Can I
please say "****" now?) I got four urgent phone calls about his bowel
movements, but not because he had gone where he wasn't supposed to, but
because he had spraying diarhea. (I came back and washed the crap off
of the walls when I got home. He is such an incredibly disgusting foul
cat!)

He may have been stressed about the confinement and everyone being gone.


Today we attempted to let him have free run of the house again. It's
too hard keeping him away from that bathroom, it's the main downstairs
powder-room and I have little kids and clients who use it and don't pay
attention to the sign I put on it saying "Please close door tightly."
As a precaution I bought some citris oil spray (I heard cats don't like
it) and sprayed it all around that room.

He went in there and peed in the little corner litterbox I left in there
just in case.

Then he **** on the floor.

I've now spent $300 on this animal and he ****s on my floor every single
day he can.

Oh, and yesterday he peed on the upstairs bathroom floor.

Tell me one reason why I ought not to bring him back to the shelter?

Dally


If you got him from a no-kill shelter, which I think you said you did, then
return him. There's obviously something going on that is beyond your
capabilities to deal with. Just curious, where are you?



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

"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.

I tried everything you can think of to change this behavior.

We had to go away for nearly two weeks. I paid $110 for him to have
three visits a day. I confined him to a small room with his litter box
and closed off the bathroom he always evacuates his bowels in. (Can I
please say "****" now?) I got four urgent phone calls about his bowel
movements, but not because he had gone where he wasn't supposed to, but
because he had spraying diarhea. (I came back and washed the crap off
of the walls when I got home. He is such an incredibly disgusting foul
cat!)

He may have been stressed about the confinement and everyone being gone.


Today we attempted to let him have free run of the house again. It's
too hard keeping him away from that bathroom, it's the main downstairs
powder-room and I have little kids and clients who use it and don't pay
attention to the sign I put on it saying "Please close door tightly."
As a precaution I bought some citris oil spray (I heard cats don't like
it) and sprayed it all around that room.

He went in there and peed in the little corner litterbox I left in there
just in case.

Then he **** on the floor.

I've now spent $300 on this animal and he ****s on my floor every single
day he can.

Oh, and yesterday he peed on the upstairs bathroom floor.

Tell me one reason why I ought not to bring him back to the shelter?

Dally


If you got him from a no-kill shelter, which I think you said you did, then
return him. There's obviously something going on that is beyond your
capabilities to deal with. Just curious, where are you?



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

Dally,
Could you please send me a valid email addy I could send info to?
Thanks.


Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

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splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

Dally,
Could you please send me a valid email addy I could send info to?
Thanks.


Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

Tell me one reason why I ought not to bring him back to the shelter?

A had a cat who would not poo in the litter box but he'd sometimes pee in
there. Turned out his sensitive persian paws were allergic to the litter I was
using. I changed it to an unscented type and he never missed again. I had to
put extra litter boxes around the house with the new litter. Then I had to
clean with enzymatic cleaner all the places he'd soil. I also put upside down
carpet runners on those spots. It took some patience but he was okay. He also
had colitis and would get diarrhea if he was upset or ate anything other than
chicken and rice food that I made for him.

Tell me one reason why I ought not to bring him back to the shelter?

A had a cat who would not poo in the litter box but he'd sometimes pee in
there. Turned out his sensitive persian paws were allergic to the litter I was
using. I changed it to an unscented type and he never missed again. I had to
put extra litter boxes around the house with the new litter. Then I had to
clean with enzymatic cleaner all the places he'd soil. I also put upside down
carpet runners on those spots. It took some patience but he was okay. He also
had colitis and would get diarrhea if he was upset or ate anything other than
chicken and rice food that I made for him.

KellyH wrote:

If you got him from a no-kill shelter, which I think you said you
did, then
return him. There's obviously something going on that is beyond your
capabilities to deal with. Just curious, where are you?

We're in Western MA. The shelter said they'd take him back and "give me
a credit towards a different cat." As if I want another cat.

Cat ****, cat ****, cat dashing out the doors (he's an indoor cat,
dammit) and having to be chased... I've spent uncounted amounts of money
on trying different kitty litters, I've gotten him neutered and gotten
all his shots, I've bought food and toys and litter boxes (he has three)
and spend significant amounts of every day cleaning up after him. (He
also throws up about once a week but I recall our former cat doing that,
too.)

And was does this cat give us in return?

My husband says we should keep him because the kids and dog are attached
to him. He says, (and I'll quote) "I don't mind cleaning up cat ****."
Please note that in two months he's cleaned it up three times. I've
done about 40 times. Plus I clean all three litter boxes and wipe the
diarhea off the walls and clean up the puke.

My daughter is the primary cat lover in the family (I would have said I
liked cats, too, before this one) and she's out of town for the week. I
hate to return him without giving her a chance to plead for his life.

Someone else said it earlier: there's a cat out there who's going to be
put to death that deserves it a lot less than this one. But at this
point I'd have to be talked into even getting another cat ever again.
(This was my third cat and the only one that's ever made me feel this way.)

He's meowing loudly in the laundry-room right now. I feel like I've got
an autistic foster child in the house.

Dally