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Remember my cat problem?

bella_again — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 04:29:23 GMT

Well I re -decorated my room, stunning... 4 layers of paint(floor) and two clear coats so about 6 in all, new carpets new everything. A week or so into my new room and guess what the lil bu**er does? Pees and poops in exactly the same place. By now I am thinking this cat better be sick or else its going outside permanently (not that I could do it really). So off to the vets and nearly 300 later she's depressed and suffering anxiety. Came home with pills, anti anxiety collar and anything else we thought might help.... The vet tells me she has a good memory... I feel comforted NOT lol

I have a feeling she will be living a lot of her life in an enclosure with limited time inside, she done thousands of dollars damage... still its not her fault... Oh and did I say I now need new carpet *sigh*

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gleee58 — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 04:51:16 GMT

can you put something over the spot so she can't do it there?

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bella_again — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 05:08:13 GMT

I've tried everything, totally lost it seems there are other places round the house as well 😞 I'll see how she goes on the anti anxiety drugs. I've had her 11 years, so I guess this is just another stage in the journey. She is also aggressive toward other cats 😞

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lionrose.7 — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 06:32:40 GMT

Try puting a litter tray where she likes to go.

Try just a light rub of Cinnimon oil on the place she peeing, some times that will work

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bella_again — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 07:17:07 GMT

Hi Lion thanks for the suggestion, at the moment I have locked her out of the bedroom. I don't get it she wasn't in there for 3 months sigh. I can't abide a litter tray where I get out of bed, there is not enough room. I'd step in it. Bed can't be moved as the room is smallish. I have placed another litter tray and feeding area out though but not in that place. So now she has two areas to choose from. I have 4 cats 4 litter trays and 2 feeding areas.

Once I get the cat enclosure finished there will be another tray maybe two and another feeding area. I'm thinking of putting her there during the times the behaviour is worse with a heated bed. She would still come in for cuddles and pats but at night provided we can keep it warm enough it is another option. This is when the behaviour is worse its a hard one we love piddle and all lol!!

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lionrose.7 — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 08:20:00 GMT

It Is hard Bella if you have a cat like that.

How old is she ?? if she is young there is still a chance she will get out of that habit.

Some times if there is a Tom cat hanging around out side it will upset a nervous she cat.

You love them then they pee in your bedroom.

I have always had cats from kittens and have trained them to a litter tray by scratching their feet in it.

All the cats I have had have gone out side and been in side for the night.

Cat I have now has a litter tray in the bathroom that she only wee's in at night.

I see you have other cats, she could be marking her territory to keep the other cats away from that area

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bella_again — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:11:51 GMT

Hi Lion she is 11 years old, knows how to use the litter tray but is a very anxious girl. I've tried a lot with her over the years. I did cat rescue for a while but she didn't cope too well so I stopped. I have two younger cats who are 2 and another older girl who is 15.

I think its anxiety I have the pheromone calming collar on her and she will be on anti depressants for about a month I'll try to work with her during that time to break the habit. The thing is with her any change no matter how small sets her off. I tried to clean my carpet but its a throw out job 😞 But at the end of the day she is worth far more than anything I own. It just gets harder to replace as my income becomes less.

I am hoping having a cat enclosure will help her as well.

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happyroo_bunji — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:56:03 GMT

Rugs lots and lots of rugs

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electric*mayhem*band — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:15:01 GMT

Forget the new carpet, and let the cat have a free reign. The world is going to end in September.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/592987/End-of-the-world-asteroid-Blood-Moon-September-apocalypse-armageddon-comet-meteor

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lionrose.7 — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:44:14 GMT

Bella White vinegar also helps get rid of the pee smell, good luck

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bella_again — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 01:57:46 GMT

Nope nothing works it stinks but thank you anyway Lion 🙂 I have cut off the bad part, and given the clean part to the dog for his bed. But I am going to buy a black light and try some urine off when it happens in the future. Has anyone tried this before or had sucess with another brand?

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esseco46 — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 02:13:12 GMT

Hi bella-again,

We had a cat that just peed literally everywhere even though she was tray trained. We had to persevere with the Urine Off (we found it really good) for months but eventually after ripping up the carpet, cleaning thoroughly, repainting the room and the floor before laying down carpet tiles, eventually, did I say after months, stopped her from peeing on the walls and floor.

The black light will help you immensley but perserverence is very important. Cami was so stressed she used to almost live on my shoulder and would not tolerate visitors to the house. She is not tolerant of our other cat because when Eddie comes inside she hisses at her every time. Cami does not go outside, she is too timid.

I bought a packet of catnip and spread it light on the carpet and let her eat it and roll in it. We found that helped her. When she gets 'upset' we just throw the catnip parcel I made at her and she calms down really quickly.

Another thing we did was to put small bowls of water and food down where she peed, after we had cleaned the area, and found that after a while, she stopped going to that spot.

Good luck with your fur baby, it is worth it in the long run.

Gentle pats and belly tickles to your cat.

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bella_again — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:06:49 GMT

Thanks Esseco We did all of that but we can not repaint every room in the house. It is a nightmare, as we speak she has now pooped and wee ed in the lounge. We have no idea what to do, the room we did repaint with layers of paint and vanish made no difference what so ever... I can't make her an outside cat as there is a highway out the front of my house but I can't keep living like this 😞

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lionrose.7 — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:35:57 GMT

My cat rolled in Catnip then ran over and bit me on the ankle, no more catnip for her.

Bella you need the Cat man Jason Galaxy

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happyroo_bunji — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 04:54:23 GMT

As awful as it sounds maybe its time for puddy to go over the rainbow bridge?

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bella_again — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 07:49:46 GMT

I hear you happyroo but my girls wouldn't cope with that idea. I'm wondering if she could be suffering early dementia, I mean she sits and stares at the wall all day, she loves people but seems to have lost her marbles. Except at 11 that is too young. OH is putting up an outside enclosure, she will live out the back of the house and come in for cuddles.

We will watch her closely to see if she deteriorates and what happens with her behaviour.

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gleee58 — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:37:17 GMT

Did the vet check her for a urinary tract infection? If cats even get things like that but a uti certainly causes weird behaviour in people.

Speaking of cats.... look at the ingenius bunks I found on facebook

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bella_again — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:56:22 GMT

Yes Glee she had blood tests for everything under the sun!!

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bella_again — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:57:42 GMT

Love the cats lol!!! 🙂 If only it was that easy!

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gleee58 — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:58:10 GMT

how frustrating for you all.