I've posted here many times about my cat Sophie.
Sophie is a male. I adopted Sophie at 6 weeks because his mother abandoned him.
I will refer to him as "she", I apologize, he was very underdeveloped when we first got him and even the vet made the mistake until MONTHS in.
So there's always been problems. Yes, we have a mult-cat household, but that's never been the issue.
Sophie is violent and angry almost all the time. When Sophie was about two years old, she fell out of a three story window and had the little ball taken out of her hip. Prior to this, we already had a "bathroom" issue with sophie, but this just made it worse.
I would like to also mention that my husband suddenly and abruptly left me with three cats a year and a half ago and when I expressed that we adopted all of these cats together, he told me I couldn't afford them so I should put them to sleep. I tried to rehome....at least the two that don't have problems but no one wants to adopt an older cat...and two of my cats, Cubbie and Lily and mother and son and are so connected it's scary, it would be unethical to separate them.
Back to Sophie.
First it started out early on as peeing outside of the litter box. On clothes, towels, the bed, the sofa, anywhere. Initially, it was a huge problem but not disastrous because I was married and secure. Now I am on disability and after bills bring in less than you could even imagine living on.
I am alone in this.
So then I got up some extra money and took Sophie for the upteenth time to the vet, where she was given medication, which didn't work. Still violent, still peeing everywhere.
Now let me reitterate, my husband abruptly left me when I became disabled and will have no part in helping, no one will and it's gotten much much worse.
Yes, I've tried EVERYTHING....any suggestion you give, I've done it. Four litter boxes, constant scooping, attractant litter, medication, FELIWAY for over two years. For a bit Sophie was pooping in the bathtub, which was GREAT because of all of the places she could poop (I had to throw away a bed due to her pooping and I'm currently sleeping on my deceased great aunt's OLD bed, it's that bad). Yet she was still peeing anywhere and everywhere. So much so that it became impossible for me to realize where the pee was happening, especially lately.
Since my husband left, I now life in a one bedroom apartment. It is spacey, the other cats love it and I've never had a problem with either of them.....but things have gotten so much worse. I wake in the night...or if the lights are off...and step in poop. I found four trashbags of clothes of mine (due to storage, I don't have much options) and she had peed right through all of them. DISGUSTING and nothing will get that smell out.
I am SO poor. I cannot afford this. She's had multiple blood tests in the past when this issue first surfaced and I could afford the proper vet care but now.....I can't. I really really can't afford the hundreds involved. It's amazing when everything comes back normal, yet the cat is still doing this and trust when I say, I have tried EVERYTHING. I'm sure if you were to go back in my posts you'll see I am 100% against declawing, as everyone should, but I couldn't even get her pills down her throat and her vet wouldn't give me injectable form. Not just one vet, but two.
I can't afford this. FOUR BAGS of clothing ruined. Destroyed. I'm on disability....I cannot replace this stuff, I'm lucky I can even pay rent. I've lost 30lbs because the cats will eat before me, they will be cleaned up after before me....etc.
It's bad.
I don't know what to do. I've looked into resources for sick cats in my area and as far as four states away...and they're all the same: I would have to PAY to ensure she is taken care of properly until death. I cannot pay.
I also....cannot just abandon her at a no-kill shelter because "no kill" only goes so far. This cat is NOT adoptable. She's just not. I mean.....stepping in poop daily is bad enough.....peeing on everything I have is bad enough.....but I cannot afford this and it's breaking my heart because really, what choices do I have left? She's a vibrant cat.....she's ALIVE. She curls up and purrs sometimes, not often, but sometimes.
I've looked into every option for almost two years now and none of them are plausible.
I don't know what to do. What would you do? Would you PTS a perfectly alive cat that you've had for years that looks at you with her big blue eyes, meows at you, etc.....???!!! Could you do that?!!!
I don't want to....I don't know WHAT to do. I cannot afford another vet or any right now. I know my babies are healthy and taken care of because I've worked with cats before and I make sure they are up to date with clinic shots and flea/tick treatments. I also feed them a combo of wet/dry while I barely can eat bland pasta....IF I eat at all.
I LOVE THEM. I love her. Beyond words. I don't feel she is an unhappy cat, I just think it's a health issue that I cannot afford to even begin to REALLY get into. We had all the tests years ago, she was given anti-anxiety medication, we did feliaway diffusers and spray for years.....NOTHING HELPS. Nothing.
Please, please tell me what you would do?
Just finding all of those ruined clothes that I cannot replace (and I mean, really, I can't even feed myself, I can't replace shampoo or toilet paper for myself, nevermind clothing).
It's easy to say "rehome the cat" but this cat is NOT re-homeable and I cannot find ANY organization or individual who will take in a sick cat who is a GOOD CAT (that's the worst part , she's a GREAT cat who I love so very much, granted, she's not cuddly but she's amazing to me) that I can afford to offer anything to, which is unacceptable to all of them. I've e-mailed, called, gone to rescues. No one will take this cat because due to her medical history, she is not adoptable.
PLEASE HELP ME. The thought of putting down a cat who doesn't deserve to die is horrible and unacceptable to me. She acts like a normal cat in every other respect....plays with the other cats, etc..... I just can't do this anymore, I can't.... My apartment smells like death, my clothes and most of my bedding/towels are destroyed. Little bugs are starting to come around for the first time ever, I have no idea what kind of bugs they are, nor do I really want to know because EW........but it's just become too much.
PLEEEEEEASE HELP ME. I'm absolutely begging for any sign of relief here.
Sophie is a male. I adopted Sophie at 6 weeks because his mother abandoned him.
I will refer to him as "she", I apologize, he was very underdeveloped when we first got him and even the vet made the mistake until MONTHS in.
So there's always been problems. Yes, we have a mult-cat household, but that's never been the issue.
Sophie is violent and angry almost all the time. When Sophie was about two years old, she fell out of a three story window and had the little ball taken out of her hip. Prior to this, we already had a "bathroom" issue with sophie, but this just made it worse.
I would like to also mention that my husband suddenly and abruptly left me with three cats a year and a half ago and when I expressed that we adopted all of these cats together, he told me I couldn't afford them so I should put them to sleep. I tried to rehome....at least the two that don't have problems but no one wants to adopt an older cat...and two of my cats, Cubbie and Lily and mother and son and are so connected it's scary, it would be unethical to separate them.
Back to Sophie.
First it started out early on as peeing outside of the litter box. On clothes, towels, the bed, the sofa, anywhere. Initially, it was a huge problem but not disastrous because I was married and secure. Now I am on disability and after bills bring in less than you could even imagine living on.
I am alone in this.
So then I got up some extra money and took Sophie for the upteenth time to the vet, where she was given medication, which didn't work. Still violent, still peeing everywhere.
Now let me reitterate, my husband abruptly left me when I became disabled and will have no part in helping, no one will and it's gotten much much worse.
Yes, I've tried EVERYTHING....any suggestion you give, I've done it. Four litter boxes, constant scooping, attractant litter, medication, FELIWAY for over two years. For a bit Sophie was pooping in the bathtub, which was GREAT because of all of the places she could poop (I had to throw away a bed due to her pooping and I'm currently sleeping on my deceased great aunt's OLD bed, it's that bad). Yet she was still peeing anywhere and everywhere. So much so that it became impossible for me to realize where the pee was happening, especially lately.
Since my husband left, I now life in a one bedroom apartment. It is spacey, the other cats love it and I've never had a problem with either of them.....but things have gotten so much worse. I wake in the night...or if the lights are off...and step in poop. I found four trashbags of clothes of mine (due to storage, I don't have much options) and she had peed right through all of them. DISGUSTING and nothing will get that smell out.
I am SO poor. I cannot afford this. She's had multiple blood tests in the past when this issue first surfaced and I could afford the proper vet care but now.....I can't. I really really can't afford the hundreds involved. It's amazing when everything comes back normal, yet the cat is still doing this and trust when I say, I have tried EVERYTHING. I'm sure if you were to go back in my posts you'll see I am 100% against declawing, as everyone should, but I couldn't even get her pills down her throat and her vet wouldn't give me injectable form. Not just one vet, but two.
I can't afford this. FOUR BAGS of clothing ruined. Destroyed. I'm on disability....I cannot replace this stuff, I'm lucky I can even pay rent. I've lost 30lbs because the cats will eat before me, they will be cleaned up after before me....etc.
It's bad.
I don't know what to do. I've looked into resources for sick cats in my area and as far as four states away...and they're all the same: I would have to PAY to ensure she is taken care of properly until death. I cannot pay.
I also....cannot just abandon her at a no-kill shelter because "no kill" only goes so far. This cat is NOT adoptable. She's just not. I mean.....stepping in poop daily is bad enough.....peeing on everything I have is bad enough.....but I cannot afford this and it's breaking my heart because really, what choices do I have left? She's a vibrant cat.....she's ALIVE. She curls up and purrs sometimes, not often, but sometimes.
I've looked into every option for almost two years now and none of them are plausible.
I don't know what to do. What would you do? Would you PTS a perfectly alive cat that you've had for years that looks at you with her big blue eyes, meows at you, etc.....???!!! Could you do that?!!!
I don't want to....I don't know WHAT to do. I cannot afford another vet or any right now. I know my babies are healthy and taken care of because I've worked with cats before and I make sure they are up to date with clinic shots and flea/tick treatments. I also feed them a combo of wet/dry while I barely can eat bland pasta....IF I eat at all.
I LOVE THEM. I love her. Beyond words. I don't feel she is an unhappy cat, I just think it's a health issue that I cannot afford to even begin to REALLY get into. We had all the tests years ago, she was given anti-anxiety medication, we did feliaway diffusers and spray for years.....NOTHING HELPS. Nothing.
Please, please tell me what you would do?
Just finding all of those ruined clothes that I cannot replace (and I mean, really, I can't even feed myself, I can't replace shampoo or toilet paper for myself, nevermind clothing).
It's easy to say "rehome the cat" but this cat is NOT re-homeable and I cannot find ANY organization or individual who will take in a sick cat who is a GOOD CAT (that's the worst part , she's a GREAT cat who I love so very much, granted, she's not cuddly but she's amazing to me) that I can afford to offer anything to, which is unacceptable to all of them. I've e-mailed, called, gone to rescues. No one will take this cat because due to her medical history, she is not adoptable.
PLEASE HELP ME. The thought of putting down a cat who doesn't deserve to die is horrible and unacceptable to me. She acts like a normal cat in every other respect....plays with the other cats, etc..... I just can't do this anymore, I can't.... My apartment smells like death, my clothes and most of my bedding/towels are destroyed. Little bugs are starting to come around for the first time ever, I have no idea what kind of bugs they are, nor do I really want to know because EW........but it's just become too much.
PLEEEEEEASE HELP ME. I'm absolutely begging for any sign of relief here.
