Hello all, your advice please!
I posted on here a year ago as I was at ends with my cat weeing all over my house - this slowly dwindled down to just spraying in the one place (near my front door).
I reluctantly took her back to the rescue centre this morning, as I just couldn't put up with the smell any more, and I am having new carpets fitted tomorrow throughout the house. But the way she turned and looked at me when I left her there before going and hiding in the corner of her new pen, I'm sure she was crying.. I miss her so dearly, I'm going to go back tomorrow to (hopefully) get her back.
I am 100% sure her reasons for spraying are due to other cats in the area.
I am willing to do whatever (within reasonable financial reasons) it takes to help her stay with me. I have read that an opaque covering over the window (to stop her seeing out) is a good idea, and cat scarers outside to keep away the other cats (there are at least 2/3 that come near the garden. It has also been mentioned that I should place food bowls all around the areas she sprays, is this okay to do long term?
I have had her checked by the vet (3 different ones over the last year) and they are all sure she has no physical problems.
She really is an outdoor cat though, any thoughts on if I could just "keep her" as an indoor cat, or just to let her out through the day?
Any thoughts much appreciated...!
I posted on here a year ago as I was at ends with my cat weeing all over my house - this slowly dwindled down to just spraying in the one place (near my front door).
I reluctantly took her back to the rescue centre this morning, as I just couldn't put up with the smell any more, and I am having new carpets fitted tomorrow throughout the house. But the way she turned and looked at me when I left her there before going and hiding in the corner of her new pen, I'm sure she was crying.. I miss her so dearly, I'm going to go back tomorrow to (hopefully) get her back.
I am 100% sure her reasons for spraying are due to other cats in the area.
I am willing to do whatever (within reasonable financial reasons) it takes to help her stay with me. I have read that an opaque covering over the window (to stop her seeing out) is a good idea, and cat scarers outside to keep away the other cats (there are at least 2/3 that come near the garden. It has also been mentioned that I should place food bowls all around the areas she sprays, is this okay to do long term?
I have had her checked by the vet (3 different ones over the last year) and they are all sure she has no physical problems.
She really is an outdoor cat though, any thoughts on if I could just "keep her" as an indoor cat, or just to let her out through the day?
Any thoughts much appreciated...!