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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 23, 2015 - 11:58am PT
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Totally disenfranchised with the thought of cats as pets. They are willful and disobedient, not domesticated.
Our truly lovable cat Archimedes has developed a penchant for spraying in the bathroom. After living here for over a year. Sometimes sneaky, sometimes right in front of my face, this cat is ruining my life. The place is starting to smell like cat piss, the worst scent ever.
A little history, my grandma owns the house across the street and her cat disappeared for seven months. The cat came back and it turns out that the vet lied about spaying her. At seven years old, she had a kitten. The other two were stillborn. The vet tried to say that the cat was a different cat than had been seen before, but that's BS. Same cat, not supposed to be pregnant, but still was.
So, lots of toms come by, looking to bang the cat while she's ready, and my cat starts spraying in my home. Coincidence, not sure.
In the interim, I've put tin foil at all the spots that this damn cat is spraying and it sort of works. She just finds new spots.
This is way OT, but I know lots of people have cats, so I'm looking for advice.
And yeah, I love you too, Farouk!
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Oct 23, 2015 - 12:00pm PT
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I knew a cat once that would spritz the stove burners with eau d'kitteh...turn on the stove to make some coffee and BAM whole house reeks of burnt catpee
No idea how to get it to stop. Just don't start cheezin'
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 23, 2015 - 12:08pm PT
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Paper bag and a bridge - problem solved.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Oct 23, 2015 - 12:08pm PT
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i don't like feline, either.
they shite where food grows
and kill the song bird.
both infractions, in my book.
the one thing i do like about cats, is this.
they provide me with the distressed-housewife-
cat-stuck-in-a-tree field calls.
i had one just two days ago, actually.
i always where my beefcake-cat-rescue-suit,
for such occasions.
the dame stands back
as i hand-hoist myself
into that little domain
that exists just above
god's country.
i have this technique,
more for impressing the las
than saving the cat,
but once i get its name
i find a suitable song
and sing it sweetly
to swoon the cat into
mine arms and the
poor, venerable housewife
into my fan-club.
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Alexey
climber
San Jose, CA
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Oct 23, 2015 - 12:12pm PT
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Paper bag and a bridge - problem solved. this is what I would like to do with the cat's killers
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 23, 2015 - 12:15pm PT
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^^^ Ya see what the problem with StuporTopo is? Yes, reading comprehension.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Oct 23, 2015 - 12:34pm PT
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They are willful and disobedient...
Try a Jack Russell Terrier.
When I look at a cat all I see is "If I were bigger I'd eat you."
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canyoncat
Social climber
SoCal
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Oct 23, 2015 - 01:01pm PT
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Tell us more about your G-ma's miracle kitty birth.
I've heard Feliway is supposed to chill their jets and help prevent marking.
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Hardly Visible
Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
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Oct 23, 2015 - 01:13pm PT
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Brandon,
Without seeing your setup for Archimedes I can only make some general suggestions based on working with lots of cats.
If Archimedes is only peeing inappropriately in the bathroom and not elsewhere try putting a litter box in there, at least for a while.
Consider taking him to the vet to make sure he’s not got a urinary tract infection.
Get grandma’s cat spayed by reputable vet, because if Archimedes started marking around the same time as a bunch of toms showed up around your place it is probably not a coincidence. Plus there are many other good reasons to get her spayed.
You called him lovable so remember he’s not doing it to be willful and disobedient, something is bothering him.
Good luck
canyoncat's feliway suggestion is good till you get to the root of the problem
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Oct 23, 2015 - 01:19pm PT
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I dig them and am with Alexey. I admire that they are their own own-ness. Why would anyone want another living creature to be obedient and essentially subservient to them? Pretty simple answer but then that might take the fun outa it!!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 23, 2015 - 01:19pm PT
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Yeah, about that.
Bella is seven years old, and my grandma has her litter mate, Nike, as a second cat. Bella is seven pounds and Nike is fourteen pounds.
Bella disappeared two years ago and we all assumed that she'd been eaten by a fisher cat. They have eaten a bunch of outdoor cats in the neighborhood, mine ironically being named Fischer and munched twelve years ago.
So, Bella was gone for seven months through an especially cold NH winter. When she showed up, it was incredible to behold. It was like she had risen from the dead, but in all reality, she was in heat and rambled to a neighbors house a mile away, where she got knocked up and spent the winter. When the neighbors, who were renters, moved out, the cat came back.
That the vet failed to properly spay the cat, and that the head vet tried to claim that it was a different cat when it obviously wasn't is strange.
Now there's a kitten. He's got an extra toe on each front paw, and was born with blue eyes.
Strange story for ST,
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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Oct 23, 2015 - 01:20pm PT
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We have three (three too many). They can be adorable. But they also PROVE the old saw: For thousands of years the Egyptians worshiped cats as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.
And: The difference between cats and dogs is this.... A dog thinks, "They put a roof over my head, feed me, pet me, care for me: they must be gods." A cat thinks, "They put a roof over my head, feed me, pet me, care for me: I must be a god."
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 23, 2015 - 01:21pm PT
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Archimedes is a she, and she's marking all around the litter box in the bathroom.
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Hardly Visible
Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
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Oct 23, 2015 - 01:24pm PT
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Sorry bout calling a she a he, my advice still applicable.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Oct 23, 2015 - 01:25pm PT
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Why would anyone want another living creature to be obedient and essentially subservient to them?
Ask my ex.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 23, 2015 - 01:25pm PT
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Is 'Bella' short for 'Belladonna'?
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Oct 23, 2015 - 01:33pm PT
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This is a funny thread!
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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Oct 23, 2015 - 01:40pm PT
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Ask my ex.
I about died laughing.
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cragnshag
Social climber
san joser
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Oct 23, 2015 - 01:51pm PT
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Here is a sure-fire way to keep your cat from peeing/spraying in the house: throw the damn cat outside!
I have an adorable flame-point siamese attack cat (see avatar) that was the last cat in a feral group in the woods behind my work that did not get eaten by a hawk or coyote. He was only a few days old, blind, and starving. Well, we took him in. Mr. Mochi learned how to eat and is now pushing 20+ lbs (he's not fat, he's big-boned. Really).
He was neutered at the appropriate age and enjoyed living both indoors and out as he pleased. When he was about 2.5 he began "spraying" around the house (same spray behavior and position, but only pee came out). We tried a few things, but he would not stop so we threw him out. Now he lives outside 100% of the time. We play with him when we are in the front or back yards and he follows us on walks to the park. A very friendly cat when he is not in attack mode (he likes to play a game where he sneaks up on you from behind a corner and attacks your calf as you walk by).
Anyway, Mochi is a part of the family, but he now lives outside. No way do I want to live in a house that smells like cat pee! I did make a nice insulated and elevated little cat house that keeps him dry and warm in the winter.
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