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Jan 2014
3:35pm, 30 Jan 2014
16,638 posts
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Steady Edina
Oh no I feel your pain. I got off the bus today by the pub on the main road and noticed a dead cat. I felt quite upset about the poor pussy must have been hit on the busy road and someone has moved it off the road. RIP strange black kitty your owners must be going frantic
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Jan 2014
7:43pm, 30 Jan 2014
4,079 posts
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heebiejeebie
Poor old squeaker 
Ozkitten is 8 months old. I took him for a checkup at the vet yesterday. He's 4.5kg already.
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Feb 2014
9:39am, 9 Feb 2014
3,489 posts
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sallykate
Looking for advice on how to deal with Pablo's habit of peeing in my daughter's room.
I suspect it's because he is extraordinarily precious about the litter box. I use clumping litter deep enough so that all the wee sits in neat clumps, scooped daily. And I change the whole thing each week. But that's clearly not enough for him. So I'm wondering what the alternatives are. What sort of litter can I use which would be changed daily? It would probably be a better, more ecologically sound, alternative anyway.
And how do I introduce the change? I can't think of any way other than just doing it but what if he doesn't like the new litter?
Husband thinks it's a daft idea because it's more work, but regularly peeing on a new and expensive carpet is something we need to stop.
We'll probably start putting him out more as well. He tends to stay indoors (unlike his brother). I'm hoping that might help because he'd use the litter box less if he was peeing outside.
I know that ideally we might have more than one litter box, with two cats in the flat, but there's nowhere to put another one.
Oh and he's also started fighting with his brother. So I'm also wondering whether that's a sign of some kind of stress and whether the vet might have details of some kind of cat behaviour specialist. He'll be 10 in the summer, so getting older - is he just turning into a feline Victor Meldrew?
Any thought, advice, experience very gratefully received...
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Feb 2014
10:12am, 9 Feb 2014
16,696 posts
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Steady Edina
Maybe get him checked by the vet in case it's a problem with urinary system he might be attacking his brother because he is in pain. Cats can be incredibly fussy about litter have you changed it recently? What sort of clumping litter are using at the moment? Don't buy anything with an artificial smell and you can get natural clumping litters that you can flush. With regards to introduction mix it in gradually with old litter maybe try something a bit finer so it's not uncomfortable on the paws when digging.
Is your litter tray big enough for both of them?
With regards to cleaning I remember seeing something once about using biological detergent to cleaning the area to break down the pheromones. Cats also don,t like citrus peels or smells and maybe use an attractant for the litter and reward good behaviour.
I am having a similar problem with my older cat but she is pooping on my carpet but she still goes out it's just if she gets stuck in for any period of time. I think it will be a process of trial and error to see what works.
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Feb 2014
10:13am, 9 Feb 2014
16,697 posts
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Steady Edina
ION Lucie has been done and hopefully will be able to go outside soon
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Feb 2014
10:42am, 9 Feb 2014
3,490 posts
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sallykate
I use Catsan clumping, have done for 8 years now. It's not scented at all. He was checked by the vet back in November when he had all his teeth out and there was no problem. He used to pee on the doormat sometimes, which we could cope with because it's easy enough to chuck out a doormat and get another one, but doing it on Sarah's carpet is a real problem.
I am going to call the vet in the week to see if there's a behaviour expert we can talk to.
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Feb 2014
11:16am, 9 Feb 2014
4,116 posts
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heebiejeebie
I use the wood pellet stuff changed twice a day, but I have 5 cats. I leave one litter tray on the doormat overnight because that's where  pees if he can't go out.
The vet said that cats like to pee in soil so if it's a don't-like-the-litter-type issue to try sprinkling soil on top of the litter so that it smells right.
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Feb 2014
12:36pm, 9 Feb 2014
16,701 posts
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Steady Edina
I use a wood based clumping litter but Lucie treads it all over the flat and Mia refuses to use it so I am going to try something a bit finer but that still clumps. I tried catsan when I first got Mia but prefer the more natural litters like wood etc. I think there are sprays you can get to discourage them from peeing.
I assume that was just a general check over SK? Maybe vet needs to be more specific based on current symptoms? I guess they will advise when you speak to them.
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Feb 2014
1:16pm, 9 Feb 2014
3,491 posts
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sallykate
They checked urine in case of kidney problems - I forget why exactly - maybe something to do with the extreme tooth decay or because of his age. Probably because I mentioned he yowled a lot so they wanted to make sure there was nothing other than his teeth bothering him.
Thank you both for the input
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Feb 2014
1:19pm, 9 Feb 2014
16,704 posts
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Steady Edina
I hope you find a solution please post back and let us know
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