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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2008The Phantom revealed - purrs
Tonight over dinner we finally caught The Phantom Pisser. Last night the Phantom pissed on Dylan's shoes. We scrubbed the spot very well with cleaner and febreze, and Dylan put his shoes in the closet after washing the soles (thankfully the Phantom only wet the soles, not inside the shoes). As I put chow mein in my mouth tonight I saw a Nox over on the shoes, and then I realized she wasn't sitting pretty, she was in a squat. So I called to Dylan to turn around...yes, a puddle of pee right where there had been pee last night. We took Nox to the vet last month. We KNOW she doesn't have any health problems. So while we dont' need to worry about our other 3 having health problems, it's frustrating that Nox is in perfect health and still peeing inappropriately...when there's a clean litter box less than 5 human steps away. We cleaned the area again. Most of the time the Phantom hits things in the hallway/entryway, so we have cleaned away ALL shoes (into closets), ALL Bags (hanging on hooks), All recycling (kept in kitchen until we carry it out), and all stray coats and mitts. THe floor is barren. Then we put food bowls on the place where the PHantom tends to piss. We hope if we remove all targets, and put food there, Nox wont' be inclined to piss the middle of the floor. Please can we have purrs that this will be the end of the Phantom Pisser? I just don't know what to do with a cat that won't stop peeing where she shouldn't (And we have feliway, 4 clean litterboxes, and no reason for her to do this!) --Fil I feel your pain, and live it from time to time, Lee > Tonight over dinner we finally caught The Phantom Pisser. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > --Fil > Tonight over dinner we finally caught The Phantom Pisser. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > --Fil Perhaps she wants a new name -- can you blame her? > Please can we have purrs that this will be the end of the Phantom > Pisser? I just don't know what to do with a cat that won't stop > peeing where she shouldn't (And we have feliway, 4 clean litterboxes, > and no reason for her to do this!) Dot, an ex-phantom pisser (and pooper) is sending purrs. What worked for her was a combination of empty litter boxes and aluminum foil. If you want to try basically what I tried, put an attractive pee target such as one of Dylan's best shoes :) in an empty litter box, and place it in a good pee spot. Cover other pee spots with aluminum foil, and see if this starts steering her towards the box. After visiting Tak's house and seeing the aluminum foil in action I put it down around the Aggie's litter box as she peeped beside the box but not in it frequently. Go figure. Works like a charm!  SignatureCharleen Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro The Spirit of Mr. Pumpkin St. Cloud, Florida USA On Feb 11, 8:49 pm, Enfilade <decepticoncomm...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Please can we have purrs that this will be the end of the Phantom > Pisser? I just don't know what to do with a cat that won't stop > peeing where she shouldn't (And we have feliway, 4 clean litterboxes, > and no reason for her to do this!) Dot, an ex-phantom pisser (and pooper) is sending purrs. What worked for her was a combination of empty litter boxes and aluminum foil. If you want to try basically what I tried, put an attractive pee target such as one of Dylan's best shoes :) in an empty litter box, and place it in a good pee spot. Cover other pee spots with aluminum foil, and see if this starts steering her towards the box. Nocturne had a complete urinalysis at the vet because we suspected her of being the Phantom last month...we just didnt' have proof. So unless she's got something that even a complete urinalysis didn't pick up, it's not medical. Thank you for the tip about the aluminum foil. I'll give that a try. --Fil > After visiting Tak's house and seeing the aluminum foil in action I put it > down around the Aggie's litter box as she peeped beside the box but not in > it frequently. Go figure. Works like a charm! > -- > After visiting Tak's house and seeing the aluminum foil in action I put it > down around the Aggie's litter box as she peeped beside the box but not in > it frequently. Go figure. Works like a charm! I didn't realize that I was part of a trend. :) I actually don't have aluminum foil in those areas anymore. I tried taking some of it away, and found that she still occasionally peed when I did, so put it back, then tried taking it away again. Haven't had any accidents in almost half a year now, so it doesn't necessarily even have to be a permanent thing. > Please can we have purrs that this will be the end of the Phantom > Pisser? I just don't know what to do with a cat that won't stop > peeing where she shouldn't (And we have feliway, 4 clean litterboxes, > and no reason for her to do this!) many purrs on the way for nocturne to stop whatever vengeful trip she is on. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > Tonight over dinner we finally caught The Phantom Pisser. > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > We cleaned the area again. ... ... Then we put food bowls on the place where the PHantom tends > to piss. We hope if we remove all targets, and put food there, Nox > wont' be inclined to piss the middle of the floor. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > --Fil Hmmm, piss here, get food. Smart cat. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Seriously, I hope she decides to stop. This behavior must be driving you nuts. Annie > Tonight over dinner we finally caught The Phantom Pisser. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > --Fil Oh, ick, I feel for you. In my old house on Maui we had a stray cat that would come in during the night, eat my cats' food and pee on the kitchen counter. Because of that, my cat Moire' started peeing on the stray cat's pee. A territorial thing, I guess? Anyway, that smell never goes away. Why Nox is doing this in her own home is kind of odd. Major purrs she stops this behavior quickly! kili > Tonight over dinner we finally caught The Phantom Pisser. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > --Fil Purrs on the way. I can understand how frustrating it is for you. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Tonight over dinner we finally caught The Phantom Pisser. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > --Fil Through the years I had occasionally a cat urinating in the wrong spot. I then put a litterbox for a few days in that spot to make my point clear. It worked every time. Are your cats allowed to go out and is Nox maybe only pissed because its winter outside and not nice to pee there then? Bettina Fil, even though she was just seen by the vet, urinary tract infections can arise suddenly (I know, I've suffered with them my whole life). It could even be something else that he didn't / didn't think to check for (such as interstitial cystitis). If it were me I think I'd take her in just to be sure she doesn't have any pain when urinating that she's associating with the litter box. SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > Tonight over dinner we finally caught The Phantom Pisser. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > --Fil |
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