MissFormosa
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2009
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- Joined
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Ugh! Our cat litter situation is driving me nuts! We have a four cats and I'm pulling out my hair over this. I could kill my husband.
One of my husband's cats (Loki) is 11 years old and refuses to use the litter box unless he has his very own pristine box - at least this is the theory that my husband came up with. I think my husband was too lazy on the litter training when he first rescued Loki. Anyways, so this pristine box thing is not possible. Where there is a box, someone will use it. He pees and poops right in front of the boxes. So if someone else tries to use it, they get pee paws. And not to mention when he pees on the floor, he gets it all over his paws.
Three years ago when I started living with my husband in his shared apartment, Loki used to sometimes use the litter box and sometimes he would do his business in the bathtub. We were moved to our own apartment, I forbade the business in the tub and hence, the business on the floor. But it was occasional. So I thought it was because Loki wants a perfect box.
Well, now, he doesn't use the box at all. You can imagine my absolute horror at this, because I am a very clean person and I am too embarrassed to have anyone over because of the smell. I am so sad and angry. I feel like we have pee all over the house. I mop the floors and have covered all the furniture. It's not fair that I do all this extra work, especially since I just had a hysterectomy to remove cancer. So I am dealing with the stress of losing my female parts at 32 years old, at having cancer, raising two kids - one a toddler, working full time as an office slave, not to mention living in NYC is stressful to begin with, and I can't deal with much more. We have pretty much split the pet situation - I do the pigs and he does the cats. But I am ending up almost doing both. And not to mention the health hazards! Oh! I could just die I am so frustrated.
We have put various things in front of the boxes (like puppy pads) but then he goes and pees right to the edge of it on the floor. We had him checked and the vet said there is nothing wrong with his urinary system and that it was most likely behavioral. So we tried the various training sprays and whatnot. We even put him in a separate room with a clean pan while we are out and same thing. It's awful. Nothing works. I am at the end of my patience.
Anyone have any ideas?? I'm out of them. I'm ready to go buy some x-tra small doggie diapers.
One of my husband's cats (Loki) is 11 years old and refuses to use the litter box unless he has his very own pristine box - at least this is the theory that my husband came up with. I think my husband was too lazy on the litter training when he first rescued Loki. Anyways, so this pristine box thing is not possible. Where there is a box, someone will use it. He pees and poops right in front of the boxes. So if someone else tries to use it, they get pee paws. And not to mention when he pees on the floor, he gets it all over his paws.
Three years ago when I started living with my husband in his shared apartment, Loki used to sometimes use the litter box and sometimes he would do his business in the bathtub. We were moved to our own apartment, I forbade the business in the tub and hence, the business on the floor. But it was occasional. So I thought it was because Loki wants a perfect box.
Well, now, he doesn't use the box at all. You can imagine my absolute horror at this, because I am a very clean person and I am too embarrassed to have anyone over because of the smell. I am so sad and angry. I feel like we have pee all over the house. I mop the floors and have covered all the furniture. It's not fair that I do all this extra work, especially since I just had a hysterectomy to remove cancer. So I am dealing with the stress of losing my female parts at 32 years old, at having cancer, raising two kids - one a toddler, working full time as an office slave, not to mention living in NYC is stressful to begin with, and I can't deal with much more. We have pretty much split the pet situation - I do the pigs and he does the cats. But I am ending up almost doing both. And not to mention the health hazards! Oh! I could just die I am so frustrated.
We have put various things in front of the boxes (like puppy pads) but then he goes and pees right to the edge of it on the floor. We had him checked and the vet said there is nothing wrong with his urinary system and that it was most likely behavioral. So we tried the various training sprays and whatnot. We even put him in a separate room with a clean pan while we are out and same thing. It's awful. Nothing works. I am at the end of my patience.
Anyone have any ideas?? I'm out of them. I'm ready to go buy some x-tra small doggie diapers.