I mentioned awhile back that we were finding puddles of piddle on throw rugs around the house, and that we suspected Sassy, our plump little longhaired calitortie glamourkitty. Through process of elimination (excuse the pun), that suspicion has now been confirmed.
We were about to take Sassy in for what we hoped would be a simple diagnosis of UTI when we realized that there's probably nothing physically wrong at all: she's just afraid of confronting my little Pearl. Apparently, if Pearl is between Sassy and the litterbox, Sassy just goes where she's at, poor thing. (Except that she's thoughtful enough to do it on things we can wash, bless her heart!)
Pearl is not at all the fearsome beast Sassy believes her to be, but they never have gotten along. Still, they've lived in the same house for over a year with only minor troubles, so I don't know why the situation has suddenly taken this turn.
We're trying Bach's beech oil on both of them, and we're keeping the Comfort Zone diffusers going night and day, of course. Next step is a vet who uses both traditional and alternative medicine. The friend who recommended this vet had a male who was spraying in the house despite neutering, and after trying various herbal remedies (with partial success), they finally put him on Prozac, and he's doing fine. But that's the last resort.
Meanwhile, is there anything... I know this is probably a stupid question, but... is there ANYTHING we might do to help Sassy and Pearl become friends? Our boys get along beautifully, but our girls just don't.
Maybe a little kitty slumber party... they could make popcorn, and do each other's hair, and look at pictures of unneutered males in Cat Fancy...
We were about to take Sassy in for what we hoped would be a simple diagnosis of UTI when we realized that there's probably nothing physically wrong at all: she's just afraid of confronting my little Pearl. Apparently, if Pearl is between Sassy and the litterbox, Sassy just goes where she's at, poor thing. (Except that she's thoughtful enough to do it on things we can wash, bless her heart!)
Pearl is not at all the fearsome beast Sassy believes her to be, but they never have gotten along. Still, they've lived in the same house for over a year with only minor troubles, so I don't know why the situation has suddenly taken this turn.
We're trying Bach's beech oil on both of them, and we're keeping the Comfort Zone diffusers going night and day, of course. Next step is a vet who uses both traditional and alternative medicine. The friend who recommended this vet had a male who was spraying in the house despite neutering, and after trying various herbal remedies (with partial success), they finally put him on Prozac, and he's doing fine. But that's the last resort.
Meanwhile, is there anything... I know this is probably a stupid question, but... is there ANYTHING we might do to help Sassy and Pearl become friends? Our boys get along beautifully, but our girls just don't.
Maybe a little kitty slumber party... they could make popcorn, and do each other's hair, and look at pictures of unneutered males in Cat Fancy...