Stubborn Cat

I've been thinking about this kitty...is he down yet?

If kitty isn't down yet, is this a room you can avoid?

The following suggestion only works if you don't need to go through that room or use that room and can leave it closed and alone.

If that's the case, I'd spray the room with Feliway. I would get some catnip spray and spray it mid-way down the wall from the hole he's in. I would enter the room only at set times in both the morning and the evening. I would put water down for him and food down for him. Every night at the same time I'd put some stinky food down for him. The KFC suggestion. Tuna. Herring (no sauce). I would go in 1 1/2 hours later and remove the stinky food put down.

He'll get the hang of the schedule. As long as he comes down to eat after a couple of days, he'll be OK. Keep up the schedule for a couple more days.

In the meantime, borrow a have-a-hart trap from someone or somewhere. Take away the kibble you leave out all the time for him. Put the stinky food he last ate in the trap.

I hope you don't even need to try this idea and that he's out.

But if he's not out - I hope this idea will work.

Laurie

Tired your suggestion and no luck...he's still up there. I'm gonna have to start fear tactics soon. Like banging on the ceiling.

Originally Posted by nnikol

Tired your suggestion and no luck...he's still up there. I'm gonna have to start fear tactics soon. Like banging on the ceiling.

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The purpose of Laurie's suggestion was to keep a constant routine for several days (not just one) to see if the cat will grow comfortable with the routine enough to emerge when he knows the room will be empty. I don't think scaring the cat will help any... actually, I suspect it will only make him want to hide more.

Alright, I've left the food out for the time being but left about a days supply of food up there and some water as well. I'm going on a bussiness trip for 4 days and I've left him more than enough food and water to last him those days. I spread flour all over the place to see if he comes out. I also left a box on its side it case he wants to hide in there instead of up there.

With any luck my apt will be quiet and he'll be hungry enough to explore instead of starving himself to death.

PLEASE PLEASE come out I'm begging you kitty!

P.S: Apparently the people above me were playing some loud music. and apparently being very rowdy..and that annoyed him enough to come down according to my roommate. He saw him but was too afraid to catch him(who is afraid of a domestic cat!?) so he went back up! He's still in there and still eating up there. I am kinda afraid that the loud noise scared him a little because now he is butt is always facing me and not his face.

Contact your vet or the Humane Society and borrow a Have-a-Heart cage. Put all food and water in the cage. Take the food out of the ceiling. Since you have a roommate, you won't have to worry about the cat going hungry in the cage. Once the cat is caught, close up the hole! Put the cat in your bedroom with enough food/water to last till you get home. Spray your room with Feliway. Tell your roommate to check the cage once a day but don't use that room till the cat is caught.

Hmm, this may be one of those rare cases where, rather than telling neighbors to tone it down, you might request for people above you to have a loud obnoxious party when you are home so you can catch him when he comes down. Is he down yet?

I'm wondering if there's an update. Did he come down while you on your trip?

Laurie

Originally Posted by nnikol

Yes, I talked to my landlord and I don't think he's willing to put a hole in the wall to get him out.

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Is he willing to make a hole to get a dead cat out? Because that might be the eventual result. Personally, I'd think live would be better than dead.

yep that's exactly what he said, if he's dead then we cut the hole.

No he still hasn't come out. I have no other options but to wait him out. The old owner of the cat is coming next week to try and coax him out. For now I'm going to try and make him as calm as possible.

I can't believe he's still up there. It must smell awful... or is he coming out to potty? I sure hope his old owner can persuade him to come down.

Anyone remember way back when I suggested calling the fire dept. for help as they're experienced in similar situations? This whole thing has just disgusted me to be honest - I think it's awful!

Call them(the Fire Dept) and a quote "the fire dept has better things to do than get cats outta of weird places" and considering Toronto just had a huge fire i don't think they would be willing to help anymore now.

Oh... very sorry! When I lived there they would come out (if only to get cats out of trees). But still, I can't believe something else more aggressive couldn't have been done in all this time... am I the only ones who's had nightmares over this?

I can't believe he's been up there that long. I really, really hope he comes down soon. I have no other suggestions in addition to what people have already suggested.

Originally Posted by Larke

I can't believe something else more aggressive couldn't have been done in all this time... am I the only ones who's had nightmares over this?

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No, you aren't, and I find it extremely sad that the landlord is only willing to cut a hole in the wall if the cat is dead. This cat has been stuck up there for nearly a month. There seems to be no reason to assume that the cat will come out on its own. Since it takes the same amount of effort to cut the hole whether the cat is alive or dead, why not do it while the cat still has some chance of surviving?

Will the landlord do anything if you offer to pay for the repair? Tell him you think the cat died, then grab the cat when he opens the wall. What a dweeb he is!

Or you could cut the wall and place a nice frame or poster over the hole

Can you ask a lawyer about this? Or the Humane Society? There may be laws that the landlord is not even aware of.

Those pictures were so sad and this whole situation is horrible.
You said he has come out before, which is good. Hopefully he comes out more than you know since you are gone so much during the day working? and then sleep at night. You said the old owner was going to come to your home? What else has been done about this? Please update us.

for the moment nothing, He's getting food, water, up there...he can come out when he wants i don't see the urgency. I do not want to cut a hole, or seek legal advice(which might be more expensive than the hole) for now I'm just playing the waiting game. He will come out when he is ready..cats are curious right...