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appropriate response to urinating problem - 4/4/2008 2:19:25 PM
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mainiac
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I have a friend with an elderly cat who he has been very attached to. That cat has just started urinating outside the box in a damaging way. My friend has decided, based on that one incident, to get rid of his cat.
This cat has also been occasionally defecating outside the box as well for some time, but that has been manageable. The urinating episode however was much more serious in terms of damage. This is a very painful subject for him, and I really sympathize, because I had a similar experience with a cat a couple of years ago.
The reason I'm writing is I want to know: what is the appropriate response?
All I have to go on is my own experience and I'd never lived with any other animal before that one. I did not talk with any other cat owners, except for a close friend who has made a habit of saving troubled cats. So I know what she would say: do whatever you can to save the cat's life. I remember spending several months and lots of tears and effort with my cat over this issue. But no matter what I tried the cat still sprayed on furniture, on clothing on carpets, etc. Eventually I had no choice but to find another home for it, and that worked out. But it was a really, really tough time for me, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Meanwhile, my friend is talking like it's a done deal already, not after months and months but after just one incident. The cat has sprayed, and that's that. He's done. There's no one else at his home while he's at work to monitor this, and he says he doesn't have the time or energy to deal with it. Done.
What I want to know is --what's a reasonable and appropriate response? Is his snap decision common for this problem, or do people usually go through the long months I went through of trying to find a solution?
I can imagine you people saying there isn't any standard "right" way, that everyone has to make these decisions for themselves. I'm just trying to find out --is he being *unreasonably* quick to get rid of a cat that he does dearly love?
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RE: appropriate response to urinating problem - 4/5/2008 11:35:39 PM
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I think he is being unreasonable. Why would you have the cat as your pet for many years, just because it is behaving perfectly? Then when it does something undesirable, get rid of it? That is inhumane. If it is elderly, chances are it may be sick. He needs to take it to the vet and have a urinalysis and bloodwork done. I guess I just genuinely love animals, I put up with a lot of messes with my pets. If something seems wrong, I take them to the vet!!!
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RE: appropriate response to urinating problem - 5/3/2008 11:49:37 AM
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Lassie
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The man certainly isn't an animal lover. He should take the cat to the vet first. But maybe the cat would get more love and attention if it were owned by someone else. If the cat is getting older it will require more loving care. I have no sympathy for him, only for his cat.
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RE: appropriate response to urinating problem - 5/5/2008 5:52:31 PM
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I hope someone gets rid of this guy someday when they decide he's not perfect. i have no sympathy for him either. Poor defenseless cat at the hands of such an insensitive guardian (if you can even call hom that).
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RE: appropriate response to urinating problem - 6/17/2008 4:35:10 PM
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kitrescuer
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The appropriate response would be to take the elderly cat to the vet and have a basic blood panel done. Inappropriate elimination once cats have gone into their senior years is almost always health related. The chem panel will tell the vet how the health of the cat is faring. Organs start to break down and sometimes pooping out of the box or peeing on the carpet is the only way our cats can send us an SOS and hope we are listening
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