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post #31 of 43
11/19/09 at 8:19am
That is a very difficult issue to deal with! Finding messes daily would make me nuts too. I think everyone giving suggestions, is just our way of hoping to find the magic solution to this very difficult problem. You are correct also when you say as long as she has this habbit she will be very difficult to find a home for. One suggestion would be to place her in a home as an old cat. Sometimes cats just don't like being around other cats. My personal tip on reducing clean up, would be to get puppy training pads & place one where she messes. If she messes on it, then you just pick it up & throw it away. Don't know if it would work, but it is an idea.

I hope you find the solution to this difficult issue soon.
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post #32 of 43
11/19/09 at 9:27am
The poor girl has went through enough to leave any of us traumatized. I hope the Feliway works for her. Another thing that you could try, before going for heavier drugs, is flower essences such as these http://www.spiritessence.com/. There's also rescue remedy, which a lot of people have used.

She may not look outwardly stressed, but peeing and pooping outside the box and spending most of the day keeping to herself is a sign that she's not comfortable. I hope you can get her past this.
I have a female cat that does the same - but to a much lesser extent. She has had a few stress peeing accidents after major things that upset her (getting her stitches out, kittens in the house, having a bunch of people over). Luckily she's bonded closely with me - it sounds like your girl could really use that.

I'm wondering... she wasn't microchipped, correct? Do you and the vet think she could have came from a BYB type situation? Was her kitten mixed or Persian? - do they think she had other litters in the past? Either way, maybe she came from a bad BYB (explaining her poor shape) and her living situation was such that she was allowed to poop and pee wherever.
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post #33 of 43
11/19/09 at 5:19pm
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strangewings, I'm not sure whether the kitten was PB or mixed breed, it was only a day or two old and I never saw it. I do think that there was a very good chance she came from a (very bad) BYB situation as she has always seemed content to be crated and will even crate herself if the door is open. She also had urine burns on her hind legs. But, she does understand what the litter box is for because she will use it for a couple of weeks before deciding not to use it.

I'm not expecting any miracles right now as the chaos of moving is going to totally tip her apple cart. So, the crate is our friend until things settle down...hopefully crating and coming out under close supervision will help "re-train" her as well.
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post #34 of 43
11/20/09 at 8:53am
Crating has helped some retrain as they are less likely to go outside the box if its also their living area unless a medical issue.

We had the same issue with a cat with urine burn before and the vet found very small tears in the skin still where it was burning to go to the litterbox (everytime he squatted to go he stretched open these small cuts). I think he prescribed a salve and antibiotics (I remember pilling him) even though we all assumed the area had healed. It could also be that.
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post #35 of 43
11/20/09 at 9:19am
I believe drugs should be used as a last resort, but the more I read about this kitty, the more I think she might benefit from something like Busparin, an anti-anxiety drug.

Years ago I used this drug for one of my cats. For her, it was incredibly effective, with results seen after only a day or two. She was on the drug for not quite 2 months, and then we weaned her off. Her behavior problem was gone (attacking our oldest kitty) and never reappeared.

I would certainly try all of the good suggestions you've gotten first (Cat Attract Litter, Feliway diffuser, etc.). But since there's evidence that this girl has suffered a very rough life, possibly even abuse, drug therapy may be what ultimately helps her get past this.

Best of luck to you and this beautiful kitty.
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post #36 of 43
11/25/09 at 6:45pm
I'm dealing with a similar situation except my youngest Torrie used to use the litter box just fine until she went into heat. She just came back from the vet this past Tuesday and today was the first day she was let out of the bathroom for a long period of time and I found a place where she peed.

She'll use it as long as she's locked up in the bathroom. She had test run on her and I know she's fine (especially since she'll use the litter box in the bathroom) It pains me to think I'll have to potentially keep her locked up most of the time because of this.

I hope you get a solution for your problem. You have my sympathies!
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post #37 of 43
11/25/09 at 7:51pm
LotsOcats, I would try spaying her, it will probably stop her from spraying. She will spray up a storm if there are any unaltered toms around too.
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post #38 of 43
11/25/09 at 9:29pm
She was just spayed this past Tuesday. Unfortunately it didn't help with the peeing/pooping problem (unless she's in the bathroom.) Anyone have a recommendations on an Enzyme cleaner? I've tried one but it didn't work apparently (sorry to hijack the thread.)

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LotsOcats, I would try spaying her, it will probably stop her from spraying. She will spray up a storm if there are any unaltered toms around too.
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post #39 of 43
11/26/09 at 1:02pm
I have always had luck with Natures Miracle, we use it in the shelter too.

Use a black light to make sure you get all areas
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post #40 of 43
11/26/09 at 5:09pm
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She was just spayed this past Tuesday. Unfortunately it didn't help with the peeing/pooping problem (unless she's in the bathroom.) Anyone have a recommendations on an Enzyme cleaner? I've tried one but it didn't work apparently (sorry to hijack the thread.)
That's not really long enough to judge whether she has stopped completely. I'd give her a few more weeks and if you can, don't let her near the place where she's been peeing.
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post #41 of 43
11/27/09 at 7:48am
It takes about a month for the hormones to completely cycle out of a kitty's system.

And in our experience, Nature's Miracle is not the best. The best one we've used is called Nok Out. It's more expensive, but we use less of it, because with Nature's Miracle we always need to apply it 3-4 times. Here's a link: http://www.nokout.com
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post #42 of 43
11/28/09 at 9:25am
Thank you! I'm gonna try the Nok Out. I've been using the Natures Miracle and it doesn't work. I had just let her out of her cage awhile ago (I'm in the process if re-training her to use the litterbox) and she peed in a spot she's peed in the other day! I do have one question about the nok out which one did you get just the order control or the one that is a disinfectant too??

I love that little girl but this is driving me crazy!! I feel so bad for her to keep her caged some of the time ( I do let her out to play but if she looks like she's looking for a spot to do her business I'll put her back in for awhile.) I know she's bored and lonely when she's in there but I've got to work on getting my floors back into shape. The bad thing is I've got hard wood floors

Again to the OP I didn't mean to hijack your thread. Hopefully this info is helpful to you too.

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It takes about a month for the hormones to completely cycle out of a kitty's system.

And in our experience, Nature's Miracle is not the best. The best one we've used is called Nok Out. It's more expensive, but we use less of it, because with Nature's Miracle we always need to apply it 3-4 times. Here's a link: http://www.nokout.com
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post #43 of 43
12/6/09 at 6:10am
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Originally Posted by LotsO'Cats View Post
Thank you! I'm gonna try the Nok Out. I've been using the Natures Miracle and it doesn't work. I had just let her out of her cage awhile ago (I'm in the process if re-training her to use the litterbox) and she peed in a spot she's peed in the other day! I do have one question about the nok out which one did you get just the order control or the one that is a disinfectant too??

I love that little girl but this is driving me crazy!! I feel so bad for her to keep her caged some of the time ( I do let her out to play but if she looks like she's looking for a spot to do her business I'll put her back in for awhile.) I know she's bored and lonely when she's in there but I've got to work on getting my floors back into shape. The bad thing is I've got hard wood floors

Again to the OP I didn't mean to hijack your thread. Hopefully this info is helpful to you too.

Whatever enzyme cleaner you go with, you have to make sure that when you apply it, you soak the area thoroughly so that the padding underneath the carpet gets soaked up as well, or else the odor won't get completely eliminated.
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