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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2004cat urinating outside the litter box..
Hi all, I have a 17-year old cat who has recently become hyperthyroid. For the last 2 years or so, she exclusively urinates outside the litter box. She uses her box for feces no problem. I've tried a new box, moving the box away from other boxes, changing litters,etc...all to no avail. If I treat the area she urinates in to get rid of the smell, (and it never really goes away), then she just moves and urinates in an untreated area. Any thoughts? I've had to rip up carpet in multiple rooms and my whole house stinks like cat pee. I'm at my wit's end on this. thanks for any suggestions, HBG circa 16 Jun 2004 12:22:58 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, HBG (hbgrygier@ctt-texas.net) said, > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > carpet in multiple rooms and my whole house stinks like cat pee. I'm > at my wit's end on this. I'm assuming that the veterinarian has ruled out any medical cause for this? Did the inappropriate urination start before or after the hyper-t? Laura  SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde This is a tough one. I've had to make the decision to put down cats three times in the past. One at age 18, one at 17, and one at 15. Get a recommendation from your vet, and take his recommendation. My decisions were black and white because the animals were in considerable pain. It still hurt like hell, and to this day even though I believe that it was time to end the pain, my eyes water up when I think about it.(like now for example.) Our pets rely on us for everything, and that includes when to make the toughest decision of all. circa Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:25:05 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Goat Roper (xxxxx@sssss.fffff) said, > This is a tough one. I've had to make the decision to put down cats three > times in the past. One at age 18, one at 17, and one at 15. Get a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Our pets rely on us for everything, and that includes when to make the > toughest decision of all. Whoa, hold up a second! Where did the OP indicate that the cat is suffering in any way? Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde OH crap!, I posted this to the wrong posting. I think I am the one that is beginning to suffer. PLEASE ignore my trip into deminsia, and it's spelling as well. circa Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:31:51 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Goat Roper (xxxxx@sssss.fffff) said, > OH crap!, I posted this to the wrong posting. I think I am the one that is > beginning to suffer. > > PLEASE ignore my trip into deminsia, and it's spelling as well. Well, at least I don't think you're one heckuva callous character now. ;-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde If you have ruled out medical reasons why she's going outside the box, do what I did, designate an area that is "ok" for her to do it, and buy puppy training pads, put those down to absorb the urine, and deal. My elder cat is diabetic, and despite numerous attempts and trips to the vet, she prefers to pee next to the box. so we accommodate her. > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > thanks for any suggestions, > HBG >If you have ruled out medical reasons why she's going outside the box, do >what I did, designate an area that is "ok" for her to do it, and buy puppy [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> thanks for any suggestions, >> HBG Been there, and doing that for at least 10 years. IMO there's nothing wrong with accommodating a cat like you're suggesting--everybody's happy, and I'm grateful he doesn't just whiz on the carpet. But you know, I never considered, never even thought of puppy pads. We have a drawer in the bathroom full of old worn-out "Yoda's pee towels". I just put a new one down & wash the old one every day. Sherry In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Jun 2004: > We have a drawer in the bathroom full of old > worn-out "Yoda's pee towels". I just put a new one down & wash > the old one every day. :) That's still accommodating him, and loads cheaper. lol SignatureCheryl >> We have a drawer in the bathroom full of old >> worn-out "Yoda's pee towels". I just put a new one down & wash >> the old one every day. > >:) That's still accommodating him, and loads cheaper. lol Doggone that cat. He started this at about 9 months old. It was before I had him neutered. We took him to the vet, no problems. Had him neutered, he didn't stop. He'd whiz on any towel left in the floor. The sensible solution would be to NOT ever leave towels lying around. But then he'd just whiz on the bathroom rug. He doesn't have a thing wrong with him. He just *likes* to pee on towels. He's been doing it for more than a decade now. Like I said, he's never peed on the carpet in his life, and at least that's a good thing. Sherry In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Jun 2004: > Doggone that cat. He started this at about 9 months old. It was > before I had him neutered. We took him to the vet, no problems. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Like I said, he's never peed on the carpet in his life, and at > least that's a good thing. I think that you're doing what you can, and (using the word again) accomodating him and keeping things from getting out of hand. If you were to take away the towels that he basically has created a habit out of using, you'd be miserable trying to re-train him. If the towels are the only thing he pees on, rather than squatting everywhere around the house, I'd do what you're doing. Seems gross and people without cats wouldn't understand but you're not trying to impress anyone. Only giving a wonderful companion a good life for the time he is with you. I know you love him. If you had a child who couldn't become "potty trained" and you had to clean up after them all the time, keep spare sheets ready every night, and getting angry doesn't help the situation *at all*, you'd do it. I'd do it. :) SignatureCheryl >I think that you're doing what you can, and (using the word again) >accomodating him and keeping things from getting out of hand. If [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >getting angry doesn't help the situation *at all*, you'd do it. >I'd do it. :) Of course, and after 11 years or so, it's routine. The silver lining is, nobody leaves their towels, robes, clothes, anything in the bathroom floor. Nobody. Ever. Sherry circa 19 Jun 2004 01:17:33 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Sherry (sriddles@aol.comkitty) said, > Of course, and after 11 years or so, it's routine. The silver lining is, nobody > leaves their towels, robes, clothes, anything in the bathroom floor. Nobody. > Ever. Well, not twice, anyway. ;-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >> I think that you're doing what you can, and (using the word again) >> accomodating him and keeping things from getting out of hand. If [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Sherry And just you *try* accomplishing that in any other household! Sometimes I just can't believe how dense the ....er.... male populace of a household can be about that. |
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