bshepherd
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Make sure the vet checks him for dental issues. This can also be a cause. We had one and she had to have a tooth extraction, fixed her issue.
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I get the same stuff for Shasta, and she cant quit grazing on it. Speaking of water, ive been doing the same for Shasta but only about 3 times a day. Mostly the extra water change is when she somehow gets some loose hair in it while drinking.
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We have a Persian male, and when we had him declawed (he is 100 percent an inside cat) he became very selective about his litter. We found out that when they are declawed, they are more reluctant to scratch at their litter to cover up their mess, and if the litter is too coarse, they won't use it because it's uncomfortable to their feet. <sigh> Makes you wonder who's in charge of the asylum around here.
FWIW: Cal-houn the Maine-Coon. I like it!
Pets are like children. If they think they are being abandoned they will act out. Your change of schedule has Calhoun totally freaked, especially if you had been coming home nightly since he was a kitten and now he is left alone for days at a time (except for the few minutes the neighbor spends with him).
Hopefully your schedule will change back to "normal" and he will stop being afraid that you have left him. In the mean time, buy him tuna, brush him, make over him like crazy when you are home.
Just don't punish him (like some here who are unaware of the unique human/feline bond). It's not his fault.
Hopefully your schedule will change back to "normal" and he will stop being afraid that you have left him. In the mean time, buy him tuna, brush him, make over him like crazy when you are home.
Just don't punish him (like some here who are unaware of the unique human/feline bond). It's not his fault.
I feel ya, Jay. It's not a Maine Coon, but I've got one like that too. A major effort getting him into the carrier and he starts crying before I put him in the truck.
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jaykellogg
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It has been three days since he had his last "accident". I am hopeful he is getting back to normal.
BTW, he gets so stressed in the car carrier he often defecates in there.
Yes, the calming spray is also for dogs.
BTW, he gets so stressed in the car carrier he often defecates in there.
Yes, the calming spray is also for dogs.
Cats will continue to urinate in areas where they smell their urine. Removing the urine smell can be difficult. You have to use special chemicals made just for cat urine odor removal. Many times it involves pulling up a section of soiled carpet to treat the padding and subfloor as well. The odor really has to be 110% gone completely and then the repeat urination will stop as long as there aren't other aggravating issues.
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jaykellogg
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This is what the vet told me. I also bought some urine odor eliminator.
I had an older cat (17) who passed away 2 years ago. In addition to not eating and being able to keep food down, he had taken up the habit of peeing in a floor register. The first time we turned on the furnace, it was, well, it was at that point we decided it was time for him to be put to sleep. (RIP Mischief).
I not only replaced the carpet but I replaced the register and a 4 foot section of duct and painted the subfloor with Kilz.
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Ours has done this since he was 2 1/2 years old (when we got him). In our case, it's not senility, it's greed and neediness. If you go out to get the mail, or go to the garage for a screwdriver, he will greet you at the door like you've been gone two weeks, demanding the attention he believes he deserves, and maybe some more food because you were so inattentive as to leave for 45 seconds.
UncaGrunny
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Don't know why, but those words made me think of this picture:
Sorry, but just the way my mind works.
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Peter M. Eick
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One of my cats took to peeing on the carpet so bad we ripped the carpet out of the house. $16,000 later with all new hardwood floors we seem to have solved the problem.
I feel for you but I have no solution to offer other then fix the damage.
I feel for you but I have no solution to offer other then fix the damage.
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jaykellogg
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Calhoun is about 10. He was three when I rescued him from the animal shelter. So far he is behaving himself. It is just he and I in the house.
When he pee'd on the couch it was just a small amount (each time), he didn't flood it.
When he pee'd on the couch it was just a small amount (each time), he didn't flood it.
ozo
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We have a Persian male, and when we had him declawed (he is 100 percent an inside cat) he became very selective about his litter. We found out that when they are declawed, they are more reluctant to scratch at their litter to cover up their mess, and if the litter is too coarse, they won't use it because it's uncomfortable to their feet. <sigh> Makes you wonder who's in charge of the asylum around here.
FWIW: Cal-houn the Maine-Coon. I like it!
I hope someone puts you under anesthesia, and when you wake......all your fingernails and toenails are gone......or worse.
ozo
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"I had an older cat (17) who passed away 2 years ago. In addition to not eating and being able to keep food down, he had taken up the habit of peeing in a floor register. The first time we turned on the furnace, it was, well, it was at that point we decided it was time for him to be put to sleep. (RIP Mischief)."
When my Mother got older, and was living with us....geez, what an extra burden....no privacy. When she started peeing her pants, we decided to drop her off at the dump and let her live like the animal she acted like. NO ROOM for that **** in our well tailored, clean home. She had many years to think about how she should act around others........and peeing yourself, not immediately bathing, is completely not acceptable. If I could have found a way to put her to sleep, and legally, I would not have dumped her at the dump. This **** is just not acceptable. GEEZ....onions aren't even welcome in my home !
When my Mother got older, and was living with us....geez, what an extra burden....no privacy. When she started peeing her pants, we decided to drop her off at the dump and let her live like the animal she acted like. NO ROOM for that **** in our well tailored, clean home. She had many years to think about how she should act around others........and peeing yourself, not immediately bathing, is completely not acceptable. If I could have found a way to put her to sleep, and legally, I would not have dumped her at the dump. This **** is just not acceptable. GEEZ....onions aren't even welcome in my home !
