Rutherford, at it again!

"jimmy the LD" schrieb im
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| My current vet didn't perform the declawing surgery.
| I stated this several times before.
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| 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

"jimmy the LD" wrote in message ...
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





"jimmy the LD" wrote in message
...
Hi All:
Another update on Rutherford the Brave, the floor-****ing and
wall-spraying
cat...

Last night I caught him squatting RIGHT after I cleaned the litter box
(about two hours after) in the 4 foot area that he has destroyed in our
living room with his urine. I feel that he MUST have known he was in the
wrong here, because I had to chase him around for about 15 minutes before
I
caught him to toss his naughty little ass into the bathroom with food and
water and his litterbox for the night.

I placed his food (dry bowl), his breakfast (canned food) and his water
DIRECTLY on the "stink zone" as we like to call it. He hasn't touched it
yet, but I am worried about him now finding another place to ****. I
can't
deal with much more of this, and if he finds another place to urinate in
the
house, I'm gonna flip.

I'll be making a doctor's appointment in a few days to see if we can get a
medical opinion. the only problem I have with the vet the last time (and
first time) we took him in was that she didn't have any real answers - she
just kept pushing her favorite flea and worm meds.

Frustrated and sick of smelling the pee,
Jimmy

--
"...that simple light may rise out of complex darkness."
and don't forget to run like an antelope.

http://www.jimhutchison.com
http://music.jimhutchison.com




This is a funny cat. It seems you have a couple of choices. Put the
litterbox on the **** spot, put a big piece of furniture on the ****
spot, or electricute the **** spot. (kidding, kidding...)

I suggest the litter box.

You could of course, buy another house...


Bluesman

"jimmy the LD" wrote in message ...
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





"jimmy the LD" wrote in message
...
Hi All:
Another update on Rutherford the Brave, the floor-****ing and
wall-spraying
cat...

Last night I caught him squatting RIGHT after I cleaned the litter box
(about two hours after) in the 4 foot area that he has destroyed in our
living room with his urine. I feel that he MUST have known he was in the
wrong here, because I had to chase him around for about 15 minutes before
I
caught him to toss his naughty little ass into the bathroom with food and
water and his litterbox for the night.

I placed his food (dry bowl), his breakfast (canned food) and his water
DIRECTLY on the "stink zone" as we like to call it. He hasn't touched it
yet, but I am worried about him now finding another place to ****. I
can't
deal with much more of this, and if he finds another place to urinate in
the
house, I'm gonna flip.

I'll be making a doctor's appointment in a few days to see if we can get a
medical opinion. the only problem I have with the vet the last time (and
first time) we took him in was that she didn't have any real answers - she
just kept pushing her favorite flea and worm meds.

Frustrated and sick of smelling the pee,
Jimmy

--
"...that simple light may rise out of complex darkness."
and don't forget to run like an antelope.

http://www.jimhutchison.com
http://music.jimhutchison.com




This is a funny cat. It seems you have a couple of choices. Put the
litterbox on the **** spot, put a big piece of furniture on the ****
spot, or electricute the **** spot. (kidding, kidding...)

I suggest the litter box.

You could of course, buy another house...


Bluesman

Have you considered getting the gel pearls type of cat litter? My cat
had a paw pad infection and the vet said it was because of the
clumping cat litter. In fact, when I stepped on it, it cut my foot
too. (My cat gets her litter all over the place).

Anyway, I bought this new type of litter and it seems to be kind to
her paws.

~Melanie

Have you considered getting the gel pearls type of cat litter? My cat
had a paw pad infection and the vet said it was because of the
clumping cat litter. In fact, when I stepped on it, it cut my foot
too. (My cat gets her litter all over the place).

Anyway, I bought this new type of litter and it seems to be kind to
her paws.

~Melanie

jimmy the LD wrote:
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 didn't see this thread before I answered your POLL thread. It does
sound like his declawed paws could be an issue.

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

jimmy the LD wrote:
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 didn't see this thread before I answered your POLL thread. It does
sound like his declawed paws could be an issue.

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

Mary wrote:
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.

This reminded me of a funny incident when I was a child. My
grandmother came for a visit for the weekend, and every time Taffy
came near her, she glared at him, and said, "I don't like cats."
That evening, she unpacked her small zippered suitcase, and put the
empty suitcase, with the zipper flap open, on the floor in front of
the dresser. Taffy strolled in, squatted in the suitcase while
staring at my grandmother, and peed.

That was the only time Taffy *ever* peed outside the litterbox
his whole life, and I'm pretty sure he was being an asshole,
in retaliation.

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

Mary wrote:
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.

This reminded me of a funny incident when I was a child. My
grandmother came for a visit for the weekend, and every time Taffy
came near her, she glared at him, and said, "I don't like cats."
That evening, she unpacked her small zippered suitcase, and put the
empty suitcase, with the zipper flap open, on the floor in front of
the dresser. Taffy strolled in, squatted in the suitcase while
staring at my grandmother, and peed.

That was the only time Taffy *ever* peed outside the litterbox
his whole life, and I'm pretty sure he was being an asshole,
in retaliation.

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

"jamie" wrote in message
...
Mary wrote:
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.

This reminded me of a funny incident when I was a child. My
grandmother came for a visit for the weekend, and every time Taffy
came near her, she glared at him, and said, "I don't like cats."

With all due respect to grandmother, who was the asshole first?


That evening, she unpacked her small zippered suitcase, and put the
empty suitcase, with the zipper flap open, on the floor in front of
the dresser. Taffy strolled in, squatted in the suitcase while
staring at my grandmother, and peed.

That was the only time Taffy *ever* peed outside the litterbox
his whole life, and I'm pretty sure he was being an asshole,
in retaliation.

--

I do agree that they send messages with inappropriate
elimination. But I don't think Jimmy's cat is all determined
to pee whereever he wants. There is a problem, and speaking
of assholes, it started with the assholes who declawed
Rutherford then gave him up.