A few years ago, we adopted Tom-Tom..and for the first year or so, he was just fine...no issues at all (Even with the other cats). Then, he decided he wanted to pee on things..not carpet or walls (he is fixed)..but rather...anything that may be ON the floor that is soft. We've modified many things including adding litter boxes, changing litter, giving him extra love/attention, etc. We've even made sure a basket (Laundry) was at the bottom of the laundry chute so the laundry lands IN something versus on the floor.
He has NO medical issues...everything has tested negative.
In the past few months, things have gotten worse. He gets INTO dresser drawers and pees (literally trashed a drawer-full of my daughter's leggings and the urine seeped into the wood)...he will jump INTO the laundry baskets. He will jump INTO chairs and nail a coat even if one is left in one. We are walking on EGGSHELLS with this cat and I am at my end.
He is the most loving cat even compared to my other two....he digs the kids and lets them haul him around...drools when he is happy, etc.....but this urine thing is getting out of hand.
We think this cat just is either LAZY or just likes the feel of soft things when he pees. Either way, this is not something we can deal with any longer....we've been trying to figure this situation out and have been tolerant for a good two years with this issue.
We were under contract with the humane society that if we were unable to keep him, we were to surrender him back to them. Well, now THEY won't take him because of his behavior issues. I am at a loss. I don't know what to do!! Animal Control is a high-kill shelter, most private organizations want a $250 surrender fee (Which we just don't have), and I can't find anyone that wants a cat let a lone a cat that has this problem. I mean, for all I know it COULD be something with our household (maybe he's developed a dislike for the other cats though they never fight) and he would be fine in another? But, I don't know where to go from here. It is NOT working for us to keep him...and it DOES break my heart, but I am not the only one living in the house and it IS out of control.
I am completely open to suggestions...the last thing I want to do is surrender to a high kill shelter because I know where they will go....
Please no flaming for our decision.....urine is NEVER fun to deal with for anyone...especially when it's out of control....
He has NO medical issues...everything has tested negative.
In the past few months, things have gotten worse. He gets INTO dresser drawers and pees (literally trashed a drawer-full of my daughter's leggings and the urine seeped into the wood)...he will jump INTO the laundry baskets. He will jump INTO chairs and nail a coat even if one is left in one. We are walking on EGGSHELLS with this cat and I am at my end.
He is the most loving cat even compared to my other two....he digs the kids and lets them haul him around...drools when he is happy, etc.....but this urine thing is getting out of hand.
We think this cat just is either LAZY or just likes the feel of soft things when he pees. Either way, this is not something we can deal with any longer....we've been trying to figure this situation out and have been tolerant for a good two years with this issue.
We were under contract with the humane society that if we were unable to keep him, we were to surrender him back to them. Well, now THEY won't take him because of his behavior issues. I am at a loss. I don't know what to do!! Animal Control is a high-kill shelter, most private organizations want a $250 surrender fee (Which we just don't have), and I can't find anyone that wants a cat let a lone a cat that has this problem. I mean, for all I know it COULD be something with our household (maybe he's developed a dislike for the other cats though they never fight) and he would be fine in another? But, I don't know where to go from here. It is NOT working for us to keep him...and it DOES break my heart, but I am not the only one living in the house and it IS out of control.
I am completely open to suggestions...the last thing I want to do is surrender to a high kill shelter because I know where they will go....
Please no flaming for our decision.....urine is NEVER fun to deal with for anyone...especially when it's out of control....