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The cat is on her last warning. (please help)
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Nell Merionwen



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 14 7:04 pm    Post subject: The cat is on her last warning. (please help) Reply with quote
    

So, the cat is using the pantry as her toilet.
The old infirm cat still goes outside (mostly) but the younger cat won't in poor weather.
We have tried so may things.
A variety of strong smelling things from essential oils to coffee grounds.
We've tried putting her food in the same place and this didn't bother her.
She has no reason to be stressed. When we thought this may be the case we re-homed the cat she didn't like and fought with.
She is not ill, old or stressed. she's just a lazy, fussy, dirty cat!
In some ways she is great. If she likes you then she is sweet. If she doesn't she is horrible.
She unmercifully bullies the dog, to the point of seeking her out to attack her.
The dog does not bother her at all.
What do we do with her?
I am leaning towards re-homing her. Perhaps she needs a home with no other animals to take attention from her.
What do we do? Does anyone want a cat?

lettucewoman



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 14 8:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I had a cat like that...the kids loved her but she was a nightmare, until she got cancer on her ears, and then after an operation she completely changed!!

However I think I would have rehomed her if the kids hadn't been so keen,,,we kept one of her sons after she had a litter but he was just the same so he had to go. I didnt know that cats could be as lovely as the one we have now....

So what I think is...if no one likes her much...rehome her somewhere without other animals...

Nell Merionwen



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 14 10:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Saying no one likes her is a bit harsh. She's like the awkward member of the family that everyone is exasperated with.

earthyvirgo



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 12:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It does sound to me like she would prefer to be the only animal in the house.
Some cats are just like that.

Two of ours (girl siblings) are always cuddled up together, my boy is a Mummy's boy and prefers to be in whichever room I'm in, and Vegplot's Stan is just a bit weird but lovable.

EV

Nell Merionwen



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 12:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

earthyvirgo wrote:
It does sound to me like she would prefer to be the only animal in the house.
Some cats are just like that.

Two of ours (girl siblings) are always cuddled up together, my boy is a Mummy's boy and prefers to be in whichever room I'm in, and Vegplot's Stan is just a bit weird but lovable.

EV

I'm inclined to agree. Perhaps we do need to re-home her

pollyanna



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 9:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We took on a rescue Siamese many years ago. She used to go up on the worktop and pee on the paperwork. Not nice.

Our dogs have always lived peaceably with their own cats so she did not even have the excuse of being scared of them.

Nell Merionwen



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 9:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Did you manage to cure her?

Piggyphile



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 9:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Difficult to rehome a dirty cat,there are so many 'normal' ones wanting a home.

How about confining her to a room with a litter tray? Some litter trays have covers on so she will feel safe. Re educate her to use a litter tray and then move it to somewhere suitable in the dry, she might use that instead of the rest of the house until the warmer weather arrives.

Nick



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 10:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Might be an obvious question, but have you attempting, abruptly, to teach her the house rules?

If she finds using the pantry as a loo causes her discomfort, she may learn.

alison
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

How old is this one?

Nell Merionwen



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 10:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

@Nick yes she gets turfed out with little dignity
@ Alison she's about eight

Ty Gwyn



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 10:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Maybe she`d be better in an outside environment.

Nick



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 10:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nell Merionwen wrote:
@Nick yes she gets turfed out with little dignity
@ Alison she's about eight


Being turfed out might not be that unpleasant. I'd be rubbing her nose it in.

Pilsbury



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 12:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Waterpistol on the side near the pantry , if she even looked at the door she would get a good soakimg and chucked out the back door for 15 mins.....

Barefoot Andrew
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 14 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
Nell Merionwen wrote:
@Nick yes she gets turfed out with little dignity
@ Alison she's about eight


Being turfed out might not be that unpleasant. I'd be rubbing her nose it in.


That's what I did the last time. Not actually thrusting her face in it as such, but forcibly holding her close to it and then ejection outside with a locked catflap.

This works - for a few days - and then she returns to normal.

We've tried using a light sprinkling of peppermint oil to deter, which works a treat. Until she goes somewhere else

I adore that cat, but her habits are testing everyone's patience.
A.

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