Hi,
We have a female cat (8/9 years old). We have had her since she was born; she is a lovely cat, very loving. We moved house about 2 years ago and since then her behaviour changed, we suspect due to other cats in the neighbourhood (some are aggressive towards her). She rarely goes out and if she does she spends 20 mins or so growling at the cat flap. Rather than urinating outside she finds somewhere in the house (numerous places now)- basically she seems scared to go out. We have tried everything...feliway plug ins, cat litter trays (she has never used litter trays and is will not use), discouraging cats from coming in our garden etc. None of this has worked and we are at a loss to know how we can continue.
The vast majority of the urinating involves her squatting in a corner or by the skirting board; however she has on occasion 'sprayed' (vertically on to my TV equipment in the living room) without warning. We have taken her to the vest and he gave us some tablets to rule out infection etc. Basically it has got to the point where the house is becoming ruined and it can't go on. We have another female cat and they have both been together for 4-5 years- the other cat although sometimes cautious of going outside, it does not bother her anywhere near as much and she has never urinated in the house.
She is generally a happy cat, never stops purring and is constantly showing affection, however she suddenly changes when she needs to go outside for a wee and although she is never aggressive, she starts growling and hissing if we go near her (she thinks we are going to place her outside for her to wee). We feel like we have tried everything and desperately want to keep the cat; however it is seriously destroying our house now and costing us a fortune. Is there anything else at all that people can suggest other than moving house! ...e.g. cat psychologist??
Sorry for the long essay- Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
Paul
We have a female cat (8/9 years old). We have had her since she was born; she is a lovely cat, very loving. We moved house about 2 years ago and since then her behaviour changed, we suspect due to other cats in the neighbourhood (some are aggressive towards her). She rarely goes out and if she does she spends 20 mins or so growling at the cat flap. Rather than urinating outside she finds somewhere in the house (numerous places now)- basically she seems scared to go out. We have tried everything...feliway plug ins, cat litter trays (she has never used litter trays and is will not use), discouraging cats from coming in our garden etc. None of this has worked and we are at a loss to know how we can continue.
The vast majority of the urinating involves her squatting in a corner or by the skirting board; however she has on occasion 'sprayed' (vertically on to my TV equipment in the living room) without warning. We have taken her to the vest and he gave us some tablets to rule out infection etc. Basically it has got to the point where the house is becoming ruined and it can't go on. We have another female cat and they have both been together for 4-5 years- the other cat although sometimes cautious of going outside, it does not bother her anywhere near as much and she has never urinated in the house.
She is generally a happy cat, never stops purring and is constantly showing affection, however she suddenly changes when she needs to go outside for a wee and although she is never aggressive, she starts growling and hissing if we go near her (she thinks we are going to place her outside for her to wee). We feel like we have tried everything and desperately want to keep the cat; however it is seriously destroying our house now and costing us a fortune. Is there anything else at all that people can suggest other than moving house! ...e.g. cat psychologist??
Sorry for the long essay- Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
Paul