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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2006Telling tales
Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be bothered to go outside to wee, and will often try and wee behind the woodburner if I don't encourage her to go outside. Boyfie alerted me to this tonight.. "Look, look.. she's gone behind the woodburner to wee" I banged the stove with a stick to get her out and insisted she went outside which she did and came in 5 mins later very relieved. I'm not annoyed with her. I think she is so old she forgets where toileting is appropriate sometimes. She does great, if, as the vet says, she's around 20 years old now if she was 18 two years ago.. My own guess would be 16/17, but who knows how old Kitty Farmcat is, as we will never know for sure and she certainly won't tell! Tweed > Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be > bothered to go outside to wee, and will often try and wee behind the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tweed Is it possible to put a little tray back there for the old girl? >> Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be >> bothered to go outside to wee, and will often try and wee behind the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Is it possible to put a little tray back there for the old girl? I wish! There is only about a 6 inch gap either side no way to get a tray in. I would if I could. I'm surprised she can worm herself in there. She actually knows she shouldn't do it as when she has she flies outside immediately. Tweed PS. She does *not* have a UTI, she has become very lazy in her old age, that's all it is. >>> Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be >>> bothered to go outside to wee, and will often try and wee behind the [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > PS. She does *not* have a UTI, she has become very lazy in her old age, > that's all it is. No, it is like that when they get to that age. Can't really blame her too much. Sometimes I feel old at 40, let alone the 93 or so she is in hoomin years. > Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be bothered > to go outside to wee, and will often try and wee behind the woodburner if I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tweed I believe that as cats age, they do get a little bit of the equivalent of human alzheimer's-type symptoms. Cherokee was 17. Sometimes he would do something *very* out of character, something he knew better. I'd walk in and he'd be sleeping on the table. Then he'd act very shocked and would seem to suddenly realize he was sleeping on the table, and jump down. He *never* got on the table till he got old. He did start to wee in odd places, but that was at the very last when his kidneys started to fail. Sherry >> Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be >> bothered to go outside to wee, and will often try and wee behind the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Sherry It happens with elderly dogs, too. When my dog Sampson (RB) started exhibiting some unusual behavior such as growling and snapping at me, I discussed it with his vet. She said it's "doggie dementia" and the simple fact was if I came up on him quickly he didn't immediately know who I was so he treated me like he would a stranger and also wee in innappropriate places. Towards the very end, he walked behind an open door and was between the door and the wall. He was crying because he couldn't figure out how to get back out. There are medications for this for dogs; probably for cats, too, just to get them back to more normal behavior. Jill >>> Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be >>> bothered to go outside to wee, and will often try and wee behind the [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Jill You usually learn when they need to go outside as well. At least as long as they stay fairly regular. Jo >Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be bothered >to go outside to wee, and will often try and wee behind the woodburner if I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Tweed Your two are really amazing. Kitty FC is a phenomenon in herself, and Boyfie seems to keep an eye on her. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War >> Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be >> bothered to go outside to wee, and will often try and wee behind the [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War I think Boyfie keeps Kitty FC in good shape and has been very good for her. >>Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be >>bothered [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Your two are really amazing. Kitty FC is a phenomenon in herself, and > Boyfie seems to keep an eye on her. ;) LOL! Yes, I suppose Kitty is some sort of phenomenon, she is extremely, uh, feisty. I'm very proud of her actually. She managed to get herself enough food to eat to survive for years outside, from begging and catching her own. She only weighs 4lbs so that must have hampered her, but she still did it. Before I realised her owners had moved away without her (I saw her in the garden and assumed she was owned and was passing through) my neighbours (who apparently knew her and realised) were already feeding her leftover dinner, which explains her liking for mashed potato, brussels sprouts, cabbage and carrots. Tweed > which explains her liking for mashed potato, brussels sprouts, cabbage and > carrots. > > Tweed I'll bet her err... bottom burps.... are lethal ;-) >> which explains her liking for mashed potato, brussels sprouts, cabbage >> and carrots. >> >> Tweed > > I'll bet her err... bottom burps.... are lethal ;-) Actually, no, she must have the digestive system of a horse, AFAIK she has never had wind and neither has Boyfie. Unlike an RB dog Trim who had to be fed charcoal biscuits to prevent death by evil miasma.. Tweed >>> which explains her liking for mashed potato, brussels sprouts, cabbage >>> and carrots. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Tweed Addition to grocery list. Charcoal biscuits for Kayla! Jo > Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be > bothered to go outside to wee, and will often try and wee behind the > woodburner if I don't encourage her to go outside... [snip] > I'm not annoyed with her. I think she is so old she forgets where > toileting is appropriate sometimes. Would you consider getting her a litter box? (Actually, I think we've discussed this already, but I don't remember what you said - it's fallen into the abyss I used to refer to as "my memory". :)) > who knows how old Kitty Farmcat is, as we > will never know for sure and she certainly won't tell! Licky says: I no, and I not tellin' either! <snicker> Joyce aw, the sweet old lady. Give her extra skritches and hugs from us. Lily & her mama  SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Kitty is very norty, she is getting so old that she often can't be > bothered to go outside to wee, and will often try and wee behind the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tweed If you can't fit a litter box in there, how about using a disposable diaper that you can lay flat? (In Japan we have things called "pet sheets" that are absorbent like diapers but are flat and fit in trays-- people use them mostly for house dogs, but you might be able to adapt a similar idea.) Cantate > If you can't fit a litter box in there, how about using a disposable > diaper that you can lay flat? (In Japan we have things called "pet > sheets" that are absorbent like diapers but are flat and fit in trays-- > people use them mostly for house dogs, but you might be able to adapt a > similar idea.) > Cantate I don't know of anything similar here. The bottom line is: Kitty is not allowed to wee behind the woodburner, it is very difficult for me to clean behind there, there are just a few inches each side. I would worry anyway, even if I got something like you describe, doesn't that seem to give her permission to pee on fabric? She does mostly raise herself to go outside to toilet, it's just when she looks outside and sees it's raining (which it's been doing here for ten days) Then she thinks a quick wee behind the woodburner would be easier. I don't blame her, but Boyfie split on her ;-) He was horrified. Look, look, Kitty has weed behind the woodburner! Sometimes he is too complacent. Tweed >> If you can't fit a litter box in there, how about using a disposable >> diaper that you can lay flat? (In Japan we have things called "pet [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Tweed Boyfie split on her, LOL, I don't think I've heard that expression since I was at school, and that was a _very_ long time ago. :-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> If you can't fit a litter box in there, how about using a disposable >> diaper that you can lay flat? (In Japan we have things called "pet [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >I would worry anyway, even if I got something like you describe, doesn't >that seem to give her permission to pee on fabric? You probably wouldn't want to put a litter box behind the woodburner, anyway, as you wouldn't be able to keep a litter box there during heating season. The heat would soon make the entire house smell of cat pee. SignatureJohn F. 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