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Cat Issues
I'll try not to make this too long. DH and I ended up with a cat 6 years ago, when we first moved in together. I rescued her as a baby (picture a tiny cat seperated too young from its mother and with a ton of fleas). Our plan was to find it a good home. We are not "cat people". I ended up falling in love with her and DH agreed to keep her.
Over the years we have had our fair share of fights over the cat. He has little attachment to her but I do. DH freaks out over cat like things that the cat does. If that makes any sense. Like getting on tables or chewing cords. She stopped doing any of that as she has aged (and was fixed).
However, this year she has peed on clothes or towels a couple times. The first few times I think she was feeling jealous. I have made an effort to not leave clothes laying around. DH does not. Anyways, this week she peed on his clothes. He was livid. And spirals into his usual "that's it she's going!" thing. Which gets me upset and I tell him "you don't get to decide all by yourself, to get rid of our family pet". Eventually he calms down and we move on. Later I discovered her litter box door was stuck and she couldnt get in. That to me is the obvious reason she peed on stuff. Well this morning he noticed a corner by our front door looked odd. He smelled it and sure enough she has been peeing there (I have mopped since the litter box door issue). I guess I'm looking for advice, opinions, strategies, any contributions really. I lied, this got long.
Over the years we have had our fair share of fights over the cat. He has little attachment to her but I do. DH freaks out over cat like things that the cat does. If that makes any sense. Like getting on tables or chewing cords. She stopped doing any of that as she has aged (and was fixed).
However, this year she has peed on clothes or towels a couple times. The first few times I think she was feeling jealous. I have made an effort to not leave clothes laying around. DH does not. Anyways, this week she peed on his clothes. He was livid. And spirals into his usual "that's it she's going!" thing. Which gets me upset and I tell him "you don't get to decide all by yourself, to get rid of our family pet". Eventually he calms down and we move on. Later I discovered her litter box door was stuck and she couldnt get in. That to me is the obvious reason she peed on stuff. Well this morning he noticed a corner by our front door looked odd. He smelled it and sure enough she has been peeing there (I have mopped since the litter box door issue). I guess I'm looking for advice, opinions, strategies, any contributions really. I lied, this got long.
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Re: Cat Issues
Another tactic is placing a small litter pan in any problem areas (closets, corners) that she favors. Usually they will just go in the preferred spot in the litter box.
Other questions to ask are where is the litter box, what litter is being used, etc. Is the litter box in the Laundry room? If so, is there a chance she doesn't like to use the box while the loud machine is going? Was there a change if litter? Have you cleaned the entire box so no urine smell is left, or just put more litter over the old? Cats tend to like their litter boxes clean in a well lit area, but not in an area with too much traffic.
Cats can be very weird and develop picky habits, sometimes trouble shooting is the only way to figure out the root of the problem. Hope any of this helps, litter box issues are so so so hard to deal with, especially if your DH isn't exactly helping figure out the problem. Good luck, hope some of this helps!