Hey everybody,
Since mid july, we have a very sweet and pretty female kitten, Maine Coon mix, born mid-may. I have some questions about her behavior and such, and maybe some of you cat-experts can help me out.
First of all, since we had her, she urinated at least 4 times outside her litterbox; once next to the box, once on top of it, twice in her basket (which we threw away, since urinating in it was all she ever did with it) and maybe more places we don't know of (I found he beloved mouse-toy this morning with a urine-spot on it, but no idea where it came from, I can't find a wet spot in the house, so maybe it's old). Can this be a medical problem, or is it marking?
Second, she's a very devoted cat, always following us around, sleeping with us, sleeping between my keyboard and computerscreen when I'm busy on the computer, even watches me brush my teeth and follows me to the bathroom. But once a year at least, we're in the USA for 4 weeks at least visiting relatives. What should I do with Tohru? Take her with us so she won't be alone at home, or leave her home with sometimes who stops by once or twice a day? What causes the least stress?
Hope you can help me,
Love,
Natascha
Since mid july, we have a very sweet and pretty female kitten, Maine Coon mix, born mid-may. I have some questions about her behavior and such, and maybe some of you cat-experts can help me out.
First of all, since we had her, she urinated at least 4 times outside her litterbox; once next to the box, once on top of it, twice in her basket (which we threw away, since urinating in it was all she ever did with it) and maybe more places we don't know of (I found he beloved mouse-toy this morning with a urine-spot on it, but no idea where it came from, I can't find a wet spot in the house, so maybe it's old). Can this be a medical problem, or is it marking?
Second, she's a very devoted cat, always following us around, sleeping with us, sleeping between my keyboard and computerscreen when I'm busy on the computer, even watches me brush my teeth and follows me to the bathroom. But once a year at least, we're in the USA for 4 weeks at least visiting relatives. What should I do with Tohru? Take her with us so she won't be alone at home, or leave her home with sometimes who stops by once or twice a day? What causes the least stress?
Hope you can help me,
Love,
Natascha