Celticfc said:
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:I = frustrated.
Last night, I get up at 2am to use the bathroom, only to find that AGAIN Eden has wizzed all over the shower mat and it reaks. I toss the mat in the laundry room, scrub the piss with Comet, and then douse the entire area with the pet cleaner-upper stuff. This morning I wake up only to find huge puddles of urine covering the linoleum.
Sicy said:
If her meds are done she should go back for a follow up urinalysis. Removing cat urine smell is one of the most difficult things to do. The cat will just continue to pee in the same spot if they can smell it . Make sure you are using a product with enzymes in it. OUT! is one or Natures Miracle.
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:
That's what I've been telling Melissa (to take her back to the vet). Mainly b/c the cat still cries/whines anytime you touch her (I can't tell if she's in pain or just doesn't like it) and the peeing habbit hasn't changed. Melissa's already had to re-carpet her bedroom. Eden used to pee next to the litter box. She only pees on rugs, indoor/outdoor carpet, or linoleum so Melissa ripped up her crappy indoor/outdoor carpet and laid a scrap of thicker carpet.
It just sucks b/c I feel so bad for this poor cat. We got her from this disgusting rescue where they have over 200 cats living in a single space. ALL of them were sick. Eden had an eye infection when we got her, which thank God they gave us the prescription for. I really wonder if she's always had this UTI. The vet said she got it from being picky about the cleanliness of the box and holding it too long. Funny since we have FIVE boxes we clean every other day (three are HUGE) and at the rescue there were 200 cats in a space where it wouldn't be possible to have 201 boxes. I know they're trying to be helpful and kind, but seriously, that place is not healthy for any cat or human volunteer. They started with only one. They have cats in such poor condition, I know they will never be adopted when you can get healthy kittens from shelters for a cheaper price. It's really sad. We couldn't not take Eden after we visited and realized how bad it was b/c we'd all seen her online and picked her out before we even got there (took a while to find her amongst the 200). I always had huge respect for no-kill rescues, but now I'm not so sure I've seen people busted for a lot less on Animal Cops. There was one kitty there that was really small, had a bad eye, was feral, had been shot in the head, and was missing hair. Who is going to adopt a cat like that and why does he have to lead such a miserable life fending for food and space among 200 others? They only have one vet, ONE vet for over 200 cats that are all sick with upper respiratory infection and most of which have additional problems. We were happy to pay $75 for Eden even though you can get spayed kittens for $50 from the county shelter and sometimes get cats for free from the lab, but not enough people adopt their cats in order for them to make enough to provide adequate conditions.
Catlady said:LivLuv, have they ruled out chronic UT issues for Eden? Sometimes they need prescription food to keep thier body chemistry balanced right so UTI's don't occur. One of my cats has this. It sucks because IMO the prescription food isn't very good quality, but it does control the chronic UT issues I will say that.
In any case, your roomie needs to take her back to the vet for another exam and and a repeat of the UA.
I hear what you are saying about that shelter. In fact, I have a good guess as to which one it is, based on your geography (but I could be wrong, there are unfortunately a lot of places like that). If it's the one I am thinking of, though, they are so dysfunctional as to boggle the mind, I know from personal experience.
But not all no-kills are that way...there are lots who are doing it right, i.e., finding ways to house adoptable animals (including foster care) until they can be placed, being proactive (but still careful) about placement, and making sure that the animals they are housing are well cared for and not overcrowded. Just food for thought...
Catlady said:Sometimes they need prescription food to keep thier body chemistry balanced right so UTI's don't occur. One of my cats has this. It sucks because IMO the prescription food isn't very good quality, but it does control the chronic UT issues I will say that.
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:For example, I just browsed through their current listing of 218 cats and one is 20 lbs (grossly overweight for his stature), was previously sheltered for over a year with no luck, and has FIV. Now I don't know much about FIV, but I thought it's incurable and can be transmitted to other cats.
She is so beautiful! Sleek and elegant. Cute facial expressions!Sicy said:Saki getting in my way while I'm trying to take my ebay pictures
LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:Catlady, thanks for the info on FIV. That cat is definitely not receiving special care. At Crash's Landing, they have their "house" divided into two sections: in one section, the cats are kept mostly cages because they are either semi-feral or new to the shelter and need some time to adjust. The other half is basically 150 cats roaming about.
Update on Eden: We took her back to the vet for a UTI follow-up. Her infection is gone so it does not explain her continually peeing in the bathroom and in Melissa's room (even after we tore up the carpet and put in new carpet). The vet seems convinced that since she was feral and has only ever lived in the wild, or basically in wild conditions at the shelter, she is not and has never been litter trained. He advised us to attempt to litter train her, otherwise take her back to the shelter since they obviously were wrong in selling us a cat that was supposedly healthy and litter trained. We do NOT want to take her back to ANY shelter. For starters, we built her a huge, bi-level cage with everything she needs. So far, she has used the litter box. The vet said to keep her in there for a week (we take her out to hold her) and then we will confine her to a single room where she is the only cat and see if she's learned. If not, we're looking to place her in a situation where it would be OK for her to poop and pee outside, but she would still be fed because Crash's stupidly front declaws everyone. We know someone with land and he has outdoor "barn" cats that he still provides food for so we're thinking she would OK in a situation like that since she is spayed and otherwise healthy and is used to living outside and with many other cats.
It's such a shitty situation for so many reasons. 1) I'm against outdoor cats and don't want to have to give her away as a barn cat but 2) we can't in good conscience return her to that awful shelter because 3) they lied about their cats being healthy and litter trained and 4) we really do love her and she's such a lovely lap cat. Unfortunately, the vet seemed convinced that this is behavioral and if the cage training doesn't work, he told us not to feel bad about having to bring her back or place her somewhere else where she will be happy, healthy, and not stressed about the litter box issues.
I'm Ready said:do you guys have your cats declawed?
I recently read that it is not good for the cats
my cat is declawed in the front (but she was before we owned her)
I'm Ready said:do you guys have your cats declawed?
I recently read that it is not good for the cats
my cat is declawed in the front (but she was before we owned her)