I've read a bunch of threads on this site and finally decided to join because each suggestion doesn't quite seem to fit my situation.
I acquired Mindy in 2014 when an old friend of mine, and her previous owner, had committed suicide. Mindy was acquainted with me and she absolutely loves me. She's very attached and sleeps with me, spends a majority of her time with me when I'm home. When I was away at vet school for three months in the Caribbean she wanted nothing to do with my boyfriend, she only wanted me. I essentially gave up the vet dream partly because of her. I didn't think she'd make the trek from Colorado to Grenada. She'll be 15 in August, she's a long-haired calico, she's declawed, and she has a 7 year old companion cat (Sandy) that was adopted by my boyfriend a number of years previous. She still runs around with Sandy like she isn't the old lady she is and is still pretty active. She sometimes has issues jumping on the bed or the couch but it's typically a hesitant jump and then she gets it on the second try.
We moved from South Dakota to Colorado two years ago. She didn't start urinating inappropriately this frequently until we moved. She did occasionally in South Dakota but never as bad as now. I had her tested in South Dakota at the vet I worked at by a veterinarian I trusted entirely with my animals for a UTI, diabetes, full work up including ultrasound to determine if she had stones or any other issues. Nothing.
After moving to Colorado the situation seemed to get worse (or maybe we just notice it more because now we're in an apartment instead of a house). She prefers carpet. Typically in front of doors. Another handful of vet visits in Colorado and thousands of dollars later, we still don't have an answer. We kind of just let it happen now and clean up after her. Sometimes she'll leave solid stools in the same spots as well.
I've tried mostly everything. We use nature's miracle on her spots she's soiled. We've tried Odoban to help with the odors. We tried shampooing with special enzymatic cleaners. I've tried feliway plug-ins, wipes, and collars. I've tried kitty prozac which ultimately ended up with her being so mad at me she peed on my bed. We have a variety of litter boxes. Covered, uncovered, low sided, very large, etc. I even still have her litter box that she's used since she was living with her previous owner. We still use the same litter she used before as well. We've tried cat attract litter (which didn't change her behavior). Her boxes are always clean. We've tried cat deterrent, we've tried the tin foil trick, we've tried citrus scents to keep her from the areas she favors but nothing has worked.
It's an every day occurrence and typically I just clean it up without any punishment to her. She usually does it when we're sleeping or while we're away at work. I've only caught her once squatting in the corner and loudly clapped my hands to get her to stop. I've owned cats my entire life that had a plethora of issues I had to care for (kidney failure, hyperthyroidism, etc.). I'm out of options at this point, I can't give her up because I had made a promise to take care of her if anything ever happened to my friend.
I need help.
I acquired Mindy in 2014 when an old friend of mine, and her previous owner, had committed suicide. Mindy was acquainted with me and she absolutely loves me. She's very attached and sleeps with me, spends a majority of her time with me when I'm home. When I was away at vet school for three months in the Caribbean she wanted nothing to do with my boyfriend, she only wanted me. I essentially gave up the vet dream partly because of her. I didn't think she'd make the trek from Colorado to Grenada. She'll be 15 in August, she's a long-haired calico, she's declawed, and she has a 7 year old companion cat (Sandy) that was adopted by my boyfriend a number of years previous. She still runs around with Sandy like she isn't the old lady she is and is still pretty active. She sometimes has issues jumping on the bed or the couch but it's typically a hesitant jump and then she gets it on the second try.
We moved from South Dakota to Colorado two years ago. She didn't start urinating inappropriately this frequently until we moved. She did occasionally in South Dakota but never as bad as now. I had her tested in South Dakota at the vet I worked at by a veterinarian I trusted entirely with my animals for a UTI, diabetes, full work up including ultrasound to determine if she had stones or any other issues. Nothing.
After moving to Colorado the situation seemed to get worse (or maybe we just notice it more because now we're in an apartment instead of a house). She prefers carpet. Typically in front of doors. Another handful of vet visits in Colorado and thousands of dollars later, we still don't have an answer. We kind of just let it happen now and clean up after her. Sometimes she'll leave solid stools in the same spots as well.
I've tried mostly everything. We use nature's miracle on her spots she's soiled. We've tried Odoban to help with the odors. We tried shampooing with special enzymatic cleaners. I've tried feliway plug-ins, wipes, and collars. I've tried kitty prozac which ultimately ended up with her being so mad at me she peed on my bed. We have a variety of litter boxes. Covered, uncovered, low sided, very large, etc. I even still have her litter box that she's used since she was living with her previous owner. We still use the same litter she used before as well. We've tried cat attract litter (which didn't change her behavior). Her boxes are always clean. We've tried cat deterrent, we've tried the tin foil trick, we've tried citrus scents to keep her from the areas she favors but nothing has worked.
It's an every day occurrence and typically I just clean it up without any punishment to her. She usually does it when we're sleeping or while we're away at work. I've only caught her once squatting in the corner and loudly clapped my hands to get her to stop. I've owned cats my entire life that had a plethora of issues I had to care for (kidney failure, hyperthyroidism, etc.). I'm out of options at this point, I can't give her up because I had made a promise to take care of her if anything ever happened to my friend.
I need help.
