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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2005He's here...
and meowing up a storm. I had Finn hollering in the car and then Alexander (non fur baby) screaming once we got home. Finn reeeaaaalllly needs to be neutered...I'd do it myself, if I could. He already sprayed in the utility room, I found out where and removed said item. He really loves attention and is quite forceful about asking for it :) Tonight is his first vet appointment and the neutering will be set up for next week. Gawsh...it stinks! > and meowing up a storm. I had Finn hollering in the car and then > Alexander [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Tonight is his first vet appointment and the neutering will be set up for > next week. Gawsh...it stinks! Hang on in there! Maybe it's just his delightful way of laying claim to his new home :-) Seriously, he's bound to be disorientated and upset for a while and spraying can be a manifestation of that and him claiming new territory. You could try putting a tablespoon of white vinegar in a pint of warm water and scrubbing the spot with it. It's quite a good deodoriser for urine. I used it a few times on the carpet when my dogs got very old and sometimes had accidents. I haven't had any trouble (up to now) with either of my cats spraying inside (lucky me.) Tweed > > and meowing up a storm. I had Finn hollering in the car and then > > Alexander [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Tweed Oh, thank you, I didn't know a good remedy. I have to buy some vinegar next time I am at the store. I think he is pretty upset...what a couple of weeks for him...out and free, then found, a vet examination, collar, cage, then a car ride...I'd be disoriented too. Are there any other tips out there for acclimating cats? I figured I would keep him in a separate room for several hours... >> > and meowing up a storm. I had Finn hollering in the car and then >> > Alexander [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > would > keep him in a separate room for several hours... If he is the only cat you have, I don't see any need to do this for long. This is what I would do if he were the only cat and no dogs. I would show him his litter box and maybe take hold of his paw, if he would let me, and dig in the new litter for a moment with his paw. Then I'd show him where his food and water was and let him explore the house with all inside doors open. Or at least all the doors open where you want him to go. I wouldn't try and pet him until the next day, until he gets himself sorted out. It must be very scary for him right now. Just my 2c worth. 2 pence here ;-) Tweed > and meowing up a storm. I had Finn hollering in the car and then Alexander Awwww... a talker! :) > (non fur baby) screaming once we got home. Finn reeeaaaalllly needs to be > neutered...I'd do it myself, if I could. He already sprayed in the utility > room, I found out where and removed said item. He really loves attention Be sure to buy some enzymatic cleaner to get rid of the stain/smell. Remember, just because you can't smell it, doesn't mean it's not there. > and is quite forceful about asking for it :) Good boy!  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Be sure to buy some enzymatic cleaner to get rid of the stain/smell. > Remember, just because you can't smell it, doesn't mean it's not there. We've had very good luck with Nature's Miracle. SM >>Be sure to buy some enzymatic cleaner to get rid of the stain/smell. >>Remember, just because you can't smell it, doesn't mean it's not there. > > We've had very good luck with Nature's Miracle. So have I! (I once thought I'd have to sell my car to get rid of the smell, when a cat I was transporting for the big snip proved to be incontinent when stressed, and it leaked out of the carrier and soaked into the upholstery.) > and meowing up a storm. I had Finn hollering in the car and then Alexander > (non fur baby) screaming once we got home. Finn reeeaaaalllly needs to be [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Tonight is his first vet appointment and the neutering will be set up for > next week. Gawsh...it stinks! Yeah, there's nothing quite like "Eau d'Intact Tomcat"! (However attractive it may be to females of his species.) When you have a new cat, it is good to give them a safe refuge, some peace and quiet and not too much sensory input right away. Even if there aren't other cats in the household, let them get used to one room in your house at first rather than the whole thing at once. Give them food, water and a litterbox, a quiet visit now and then, but let them explore and settle in at their own pace. Finn could be smelling Willow--his nose is a lot more sensitive than your own, and I'm sure he can tell another cat has recently lived in his new home. He might be spraying his new territory to show this Scary Invisible Cat who he can smell, but not see or hear, that he's a cat to be reckoned with. You have my sympathy regarding the smell. Pee from unneutered males is weapon-quality stuff. I swear by Nature's Miracle for getting ride of cat pee smell. More than one application may be necessary, but it does work. Melissa > When you have a new cat, it is good to give them a safe refuge, some > peace and quiet and not too much sensory input right away. Even if [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Melissa Its a mighty weapon all right! Phew! I tried to clean as much as possible, but I figured that Willow's scent had permeated the house. I knew he was going to spray, I just knew it :)) But I also figured on the territory stuff, and that he would be marking the house as his own. Honestly, I never knew that that icky scent was tomcat pee. I had smelled it before in people's garages, but just didn't know what it was. Now I do. I'm getting some of that Nature's Miracle *tonight*. I was also thinking about getting some Feliway to relax him. Have any of you all used that? He is hanging in the utility room which is warm and comfy with some blankets, dish of water, food, litterbox (its Willow's old one, should I have gotten a new one?), tons of stuff to explore, different heights. Finn seems to be fine in there. When I go in to chat, he looks at me, and meows and comes over for kisses and pets. When I was sitting in there, he came sat on my lap, leaned against me, put his head on my shoulder and had that cat smile :) He is one big cat folks. He is built like a tank and feels like one when he headbutts me :) I'm enjoying his felineness...stinky pee nowithstanding :) >> When you have a new cat, it is good to give them a safe refuge, some >> peace and quiet and not too much sensory input right away. Even if [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > He is one big cat folks. He is built like a tank and feels like one when he > headbutts me :) I'm enjoying his felineness...stinky pee nowithstanding :) Yeah, I was thinking Feliway might help in the transition. I'm sure neutering will too. I thin, maybe it was Too Much Space all at once. You will have to take a picture in relation to something so we can see how big he is! >>> When you have a new cat, it is good to give them a safe refuge, some >>> peace and quiet and not too much sensory input right away. Even if [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > You will have to take a picture in relation to something so we can see > how big he is! Just remember, after neautering it will take a couple of weeks for the testosterone to leave his system, so you won't see a difference straight away. Finn is going to be a wonderful companion, I'm looking forward to lots of stories and pictures. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Just remember, after neautering it will take a couple of weeks for the > testosterone to leave his system, so you won't see a difference straight > away. Finn is going to be a wonderful companion, I'm looking forward to lots > of stories and pictures. > -- right, that is what I read and the doctor said. I am getting my newly reupholstered couch and chairs back today...I'm spraying those with Feliway pronto. However, Finn won't have the total (unsupervised) run of the house until after his surgery. |
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