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"jimmy the LD" wrote in message ... Am I to understand that you have not taken him to the vet?? No: You are to understand that Rutherford has been to the vet, and he checks out. I have tried EVERY suggestion I have been given (with the exception of the Prozac) and nothing has worked. I am considering the cat box thing, but I wonder if he's going to think that since I moved the toilet from where it is currently located (in the master bathroom shower) to the living room that it's perfectly okay to continue to **** where he likes - especially since I will have catered to him by making it easier to go on the carpet by moving the box. JImmy I would give it a try. If nothing else it will give you some clues as to what the problem is. If he shuns the box for the carpet when it is right there where he has been going then I'd look to the type of litter you are using and have his paws checked to make sure they are healed properly from the de-claw. My niece adopted an already de-clawed cat and he was fine with the litter box for a while. Then suddenly he started peeing in her son's room on the carpeting. It turns out he was having problems with his paw (bone chips or infection I don't remember which) and needed more surgery. OTOH if he uses the box when it is in his favorite spot you can leave it there for a while until he gets used to using a litter box exclusively again and then gradually try moving it to a spot you prefer more. Once you have him reliably using a box in any location you can decide what to do with the carpet/padding to totally eliminate the odor so he won't be as likely to go right back to that spot when/if you start moving the box. I'm not sure if you've tried covering his box (if open) or taking the cover off (if covered) to see if he has a preference. W |
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"jimmy the LD" wrote in message ... Am I to understand that you have not taken him to the vet?? No: You are to understand that Rutherford has been to the vet, and he checks out. I have tried EVERY suggestion I have been given (with the exception of the Prozac) and nothing has worked. I am considering the cat box thing, but I wonder if he's going to think that since I moved the toilet from where it is currently located (in the master bathroom shower) to the living room that it's perfectly okay to continue to **** where he likes - especially since I will have catered to him by making it easier to go on the carpet by moving the box. Forgive the pun, but this is not a ****ing contest. It isn't "Rutherford will win or Jimmy will win." Move the box and see what happens. I think he has either an undiagnosed medical problem or a behavioral problem caused by something else you are doing. Cats that do this either have medical issues OR they are trying to tell you something is making them very uncomfortable. There is no mystery to it, and there is no "being an asshole" about it. Cats don't think like people. |
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"jimmy the LD" wrote in message ... Am I to understand that you have not taken him to the vet?? No: You are to understand that Rutherford has been to the vet, and he checks out. I have tried EVERY suggestion I have been given (with the exception of the Prozac) and nothing has worked. I am considering the cat box thing, but I wonder if he's going to think that since I moved the toilet from where it is currently located (in the master bathroom shower) to the living room that it's perfectly okay to continue to **** where he likes - especially since I will have catered to him by making it easier to go on the carpet by moving the box. Forgive the pun, but this is not a ****ing contest. It isn't "Rutherford will win or Jimmy will win." Move the box and see what happens. I think he has either an undiagnosed medical problem or a behavioral problem caused by something else you are doing. Cats that do this either have medical issues OR they are trying to tell you something is making them very uncomfortable. There is no mystery to it, and there is no "being an asshole" about it. Cats don't think like people. |
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"Karen" wrote in message ... I'm sorry, but that sounds like illness to me. Desparate illness at that. I would bet anything he is ill. I agree. The only time I ever saw this kind of overt urinating was a cat I took care of while his owner was away. He began peeing on wooden furniture in rooms with wood floors, right in front of me and right in front of his owner. I don't know if he ever took him to the vet, but several weeks later he found the cat dead in his storage shed, no visible injuries. |
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"Karen" wrote in message ... I'm sorry, but that sounds like illness to me. Desparate illness at that. I would bet anything he is ill. I agree. The only time I ever saw this kind of overt urinating was a cat I took care of while his owner was away. He began peeing on wooden furniture in rooms with wood floors, right in front of me and right in front of his owner. I don't know if he ever took him to the vet, but several weeks later he found the cat dead in his storage shed, no visible injuries. |
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"jimmy the LD" wrote in message ... My current vet didn't perform the declawing surgery. I stated this several times before. We got Rutherford as a stray, and he had been neutered and declawed. Next? Get the vet to examine his paws. Get a better vet. THERE IS SOMETHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THIS CAT. |
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"jimmy the LD" wrote in message ... My current vet didn't perform the declawing surgery. I stated this several times before. We got Rutherford as a stray, and he had been neutered and declawed. Next? Get the vet to examine his paws. Get a better vet. THERE IS SOMETHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THIS CAT. |
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"jimmy the LD" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... | To add insult to injury, I woke up this morning, let Rutherford out of the | bedroom to feed him, and discovered that he had ****ed all over and in his | water dish that I had placed on his favorite non-litterbox spot. | | NOW he's just being an asshole. | Come ON, Rutherford. | | Have you all used up your suggestions? | | Jimmy | Yes! - Either you treat him very badly, - or this cat has a serious problem! I presume it's #2, so you need: - a lot of creativity and imagination to figure it out (it could well be a natural problem like that your carpet 'stinks') - a vet - a cat behaviourist. Well, to conclude: Your problem is not easy to solve - and - I feel and sympathise with you! Carola |
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"jimmy the LD" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... | To add insult to injury, I woke up this morning, let Rutherford out of the | bedroom to feed him, and discovered that he had ****ed all over and in his | water dish that I had placed on his favorite non-litterbox spot. | | NOW he's just being an asshole. | Come ON, Rutherford. | | Have you all used up your suggestions? | | Jimmy | Yes! - Either you treat him very badly, - or this cat has a serious problem! I presume it's #2, so you need: - a lot of creativity and imagination to figure it out (it could well be a natural problem like that your carpet 'stinks') - a vet - a cat behaviourist. Well, to conclude: Your problem is not easy to solve - and - I feel and sympathise with you! Carola |
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"jimmy the LD" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... | My current vet didn't perform the declawing surgery. | I stated this several times before. | | We got Rutherford as a stray, and he had been neutered and declawed. | | Next? Right, I take up the challenge, not without telling you though that I feel for you and your cat. Last desperate attempt, if everything so far has not worked: I'd give up the carpet for the sake of the cat - and pray for wisdom (not joking). Something is not right here, but I can't see what. Keep trying, please. Have you checked if there's blood in the urine yet (reddish colour)? A friend just stated this week that kidney failure is the most common cause for death with domestic cats. Good luck. Carola |
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