I'm really starting to hate my cats.

CandaceLeigh

Let me start by saying two things. First, I am a dog person; my husband likes cats. Second, I believe that barring any physical harm to my family or to the pet, that bringing animals into your home is a lifetime commitment.

I am so frustrated with our cats that I actually thought about getting rid of them earlier tonight.  The elder of the two has always pissed on our clothes or blankets or towels or whatever he could find if he felt his litter box was too dirty for his taste.  Before getting pregnant with my first, I cleaned their litter box daily. Now, I clean it every 2-3 days, so it's not horribly dirty. My oldest cat also pukes everywhere on a daily basis. He eats, then pukes a few minutes later. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. The vet says he just eats too fast, but they have access to dry food all day long. They won't eat wet food. The little one won't eat in front of the big one, so it's not a competitive thing. All of a sudden, the little one started pissing everywhere. Yesterday he pissed in my suitcase while I'm unpacking it. Tonight, he pissed right in the middle of my dining room floor. It's tile and there was nothing on the floor. WTH? 

I don't feel like you get rid of pets because they inconvenience you, but they're making it hard to love them. I just would like them to regain control of their bodily functions and use them in an appropriate manner. 

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That's incredibly annoying, I'm sorry. It's sounds like your hands are more than full.
But I do have to say I find it a little amusing that you have a bulimic cat. Maybe send him to therapy? ::mobile winky::
But in all seriousness, what a pain!

sara785

Yikes. That sounds like a constant hot mess.

I'm with you on being frustrated though. We have an almost 6 year old yellow lab and she is probably the best dog you could ask for. I've had so much guilt since DS was about 1... the poor girl really doesn't get attention like she used to. Our backyard is a muddy mess and with spring coming, it's only going to get worse. Add to that 4 giant paws and a dog who loves to be outside and you get a house that's impossible to keep clean. I need to come up with a better plan for daily cleaning so I don't lose my mind trying to stay on top of it. And DH's solution is to give her to MIL. So frustrating.

fennyann

Oh do I feel your pain. I have a cat and dog. My cat does the puking thing as well. She eats so fast, she just pukes it right back up. It's so frustrating. Luckily, she hasn't peed on anything. But my dog and cat play fight all time and make so much noise. I don't mind so much during the day but at night its pretty ridiculous. The cat usually starts it. The other night, it was so bad, I considered throwing the cat outside on the porch because we couldn't get any sleep. It was awful..

BarooGirl

I feel your frustrations, I have 3 cats and hate cleaning up after them, the dog and the LO.

If I were you I would take the one that started peeing everywhere to the vet to rule out a UTI or bladder/kidney infection. Also, you are going to have to scoop every day. Going from once a day to every couple of days isnt working.

You might also look at a grain free food (tase of the wild, blue buffalo...) and see if that curbs the vomit.

Good luck.

 

eebaehr

I've really started to have issues with my cats too.  One of them will sit outside of LO's door while she's napping and meow at the top of her lungs, the other one can't seem to have a solid poop and leaves dingleberries all over the house...awesome.

zmoss

I am a true believer that cats are smart animals. When we got our dog 3 years ago, our cat Lars (4 at the time) started pooping on the floor. 

Sometimes they don't take well to change, hate loosing attention and can be vengeful! At least that has been my experience!

I hope that things get better soon.

ExcitedMum2B

Add another bulimic cat to the mix. And since DD was about 3 weeks old she's taken to peeing in the nursery. Nowhere else, just the nursery. I started closing the door and she pees in the hallway in front of the door.

At my wits end for sure. But I won't get rid of her, she's old and won't be around much longer and I've had her since she was 2 weeks old. She clearly is jealous of being replaced as the baby.

CandaceLeigh

Lori_n_Lior:

Yuck,

I feel your pain. My cat is pretty good except for two bad habits. She chews wires (which has been very expensive for us lol) and she brings in presents from outside.

I also have two senior dogs who don't have the best bladder control anymore.

Some days it can get really overwhelming when they all decide to do everything at once.

One thing I can recommend is this stuff called Fizzion, it is a stain and oder remover. It makes natures miracle look like water. I think it is some sort of magic I swear. Even if I am busy with Noa and one of the dogs has an accident I can spray it on there and when I come back later to use the carpet cleaner on it I can sometimes not even find where it was. The stuff has made my life better lol.

Where do you get it? 

LovinLife0710

My cat is an evil genius. His name is Victor Von Doom. He always lets us know when he isn't happy. Luckily we got him to stop peeing on clothes, but if I forget to feed him in the morning he will puke somewhere for me to find when I get home. "Oh, you didn't feed me? Here's your punishment." What has really mellowed him out though is this calming collar we got from petsmart. It looks like a purpe flea collar, but it has natural cat pheromones that momma cats have to calm her kittens on it. He has stopped peeing on things and it helped him from going all crazy at times (you know, like those cat spazzes were all the sudden they just attack your feet and run away?) We didn't want Victor to "play" with Asa and accidentally hurt him. We are a very happy, calm family now  

kristin7701

BTDT. I know how much it sucks.

For the peeing cat, make sure you have a huge litter box, use unscented litter, scoop every day, don't use a liner with the box sounds gross but is actually easier to clean and fully change the litter every week. Try not to leave things out that the cat likes to pee on for us, laundry and plastic grocery bags.

For the puker, you can get a bowl that has something that sticks up in the middle so the cat has to eat around it. Our vet also suggested just putting a big rock in the bowl.

CandaceLeigh

Thanks y'all. Yesterday was just an awful day all the way around. I'm dealing with a two year old acting out and a baby who isn't even close to STTN. The last thing I need is cats acting out too. Such is life though.