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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Saw at Work on February 28, 2003, 12:11:53 PM
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About a year and a half ago, a neighbour had a few kittens. I knew they were going to the pound if he hadn't found a place for them. I decided to save one ... took him home, called him "Idjit" we were set to live a happy life together.
He occasionaly peed here or there, pretty stinky, but I had expected as much (it's a male)... no biggie.
For the last four days he has started p*ssing everywhere, from my bed, the sofa, my clothes... everything.
I never had a cat before this one, so i don't have a clue on what to do. Except that if he keeps doing this, he's leaving, with my footmark tattoed on his arse, or you have another solution.
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Neuter him!
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Personally, I like the stir-fry solution.
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Bout a year old?
Was he fixed? Is he just marking or not doing ANYTHING in the litterbox?
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Get him "fixed". He's marking his territory. He probably won't do that after being fixed. Both of our male cats were fixed and they never even once peed anywhere but the cat box.
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get him to a vet. he may have a bladder/urinary infection.
in the mean time, move the litter box into the bathroom, and confine him.
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Neutering him will cure the spraying...if it does not, catch him in the act with a squirt gun, a few times with a squirt gun will cure him...your other option is posted in a pic below :D
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Originally posted by 715
Get him "fixed". He's marking his territory. He probably won't do that after being fixed. Both of our male cats were fixed and they never even once peed anywhere but the cat box.
That's my thought too. I have 2 cats, males. One is a year old, other is 2. Both fixed at 6 weeks, never had this problem
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maybe he's having bladder problems, and can't hold his pee properly.
I would suggest having him checked out.
If your cat every suddenly starts behaving different or extreme and you don't know why, make sure their health isn't the problem.
difference between spraying and pissing is that cats spray standing up while jerking their tail around.
cats squat while pissing.
also make sure his litter is very clean, clean it once a day even if it doesn't look very used...in fact if the vet says he's okay, start putting litter boxes strategically where he seems to be going.
One thing i can say is don't rub his nose in it, nothing is ever gained by rubbing an animals nose in it's own urine or feces.
main reasons I can think for this behavior is , no bladder control (health problem), territorial behavior (some animal in the area looking in your windows) or dirty litter box.
we've had this problem at my house and now there are litter boxes strategically placed in most rooms and doors to rooms that we aren't in are shut when we're not in them so they can't go in there. So far it's working really well.
If in the final case you need to get rid of him, please don't just kick his bellybutton out the door, give him to the vet or an adoption facility.
If you kick him out he'll probably get mangled by a dog, a car, another human or starve, or a combination of those things.
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serve with a nice merlot:p
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If he is prone to having bladder problems, avoid feeding him tuna... tuna has some mineral (or whatever) that is a big contributor to FUS (feline urinary syndrome).
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All of this is good advice..Fix him as soon as possible, but make sure there qualified to do it, also it could be an infection, but if he is looking around twitching his tail, thats spraying and that can usaly be fixed by fixing him, pun intended I guess.
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I'll be right over to mark MY territory!
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Originally posted by gofaster
I'll be right over to mark MY territory!
No squatters! ;)
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Yep right to the vet. He needs antibiotics for bladder infection and/or neutering.
If that fails, then next time you catch him doing it, drop trou and piss all over him. That'll learn him.
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Fixing a cat does not prevent them from spraying. Especially if it learned to spray before being fixed.
You should definately have the cat fixed anyways (if its not already). That is simply a given. They'll fight less, they'll roam less and tend to be generally less obnoxious.
As for the peeing... everyone else has pretty much covered it. If its him actually peeing, then there's a problem with him and you should get him to the vets. If he's backing up to things and peeing backwards while twitching his tail, you need to seek proffessional kitty training help... cuase its going to be a long fight.
MiniD
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If you have a Korean resteraunt nearby,they could most likely solve your problem.....
But seriously,it sounds like a urinary tract infection.Have a vet check it out.
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insert the offending cat in microwave. Set microwave on high for 8 minutes. Press Start, prepare a squeegee and several cleaning rags. Allow 8 minutes to pass, clean microwave.. problem solved.
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Originally posted by Mini D
Fixing a cat does not prevent them from spraying
MiniD
It did with my only male cat.
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It can keep them from doing it, but it's not a given.
SOB
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If you get them neutered before they begin to spray they most likely never will.
If you get them done right after they start spraying , it may work.
If they have been spraying for years, it's become a habit and neutering most likely won't fix that.
FWIW it sounds to me like he's pissing on stuff and not spraying (spraying usually is on vertical surfaces that they back up to)
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Neutering to fix spraying depends on the cat. Some continue to spray after, but most settle down and don't care about it anymore. Fortunately, my male never sprayed, but was a holy terror before he was neutered. He mellowed a little, but didn't settle down for a few years. Now, even without nuts, he tries to mount the female (also fixed) at least once a day. Poor guy gets so frustrated because he can't get things working right. ;)
Take cat to vet. Vet will screen cat before neutering. If nothing's wrong, cat gets neutered. If something's wrong, they'll get the cat back on the right track, then cut his balls out. :)
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Grab some beer, drink... wait for the lil bastage come back and show him some realy sprayin!
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
It did with my only male cat.
He may not have sprayed after being fixed, but being fixed did not prevent him from spraying. Male cats are perfectly capable of spraying after neutering. There is definately more to it than just being fixed.
Cats can learn the behavior from other cats. If you have an outdoors cat in a neighborhood with many cats, you are more likely to have a cat that sprays. We even had a female cat that would try to spray as a learned behavior. She just didn't pack the equipment to pull it off. But she'd back up to something and start the old tail a twitching.
Neutering serves one purpose with cats, it keeps them from getting other cats pregnant. It would be nice if it were a cure all for everything, but its not.
MiniD
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Lol :D
Thanks for the replies guys (lots of stuff I didn't know), I came back home last night at 1AM, did some cleaning till 3 (not a habit of mine to do this at night).
I didn't want him fixed (that 'cutting balls' thing still makes me twitch when I think about it) but it looks like I have no other choice. I'm taking an apointment today.
I haven't been able to spot if he's peeing or spraying, he seems to be doing it "under cover".
Mr "Ungratefull Critter" is for the moment staying put a good 50yds away from me...
PS: My new email is smellsofcatpee@mail.com ;)
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My advice:
1) get a dog!
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This cat is telling you that you need to clean your house! He thinks pee smells better then your house!!
:)
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Originally posted by Raubvogel
My advice:
1) get a dog!
It took 26 replies to state the real solution!
eskimo
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You should have had him fixed at about 3 months or so. I did that to mine (sorry Boom) and he's never sprayed. He goes through the motions, but he doesn't squirt. That being said, getting them fixed won't stop them from spraying. My ex-roommates cat didn't spray for 10 years. Until I moved in with my cat, then he started marking terratory.
I think it's too late now, you're going to have to deal with it....
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There is a .22 caliber solution to all pet problems.
(http://www.wasa.shh.fi/~ppada/glock/images/bullet.jpg)
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Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
There is a .22 caliber solution to all pet problems.
(http://www.wasa.shh.fi/~ppada/glock/images/bullet.jpg)
Those aren't .22 bullets. 9mm most likely, possibly .32 (though I don't think glock has a .32).
If you're going to tease and post pics... you'd better get you're fricking facts straight.
MiniD
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LOL!
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9mm