MichelleCarmen
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Okay, my sweet cat here. . .We've had him for (3 or 4) years now. He's a very emotionally needy cat and constantly requires attention. He is also very shy and most friends and family think we've made up a story about having a second cat (lol) because he hides under the bed whenever we have company (unlike our other cat who walks right up, expects a rub on the head and then walks off).
The problem is he pees. When we lived in the house, he was inside/outside and yet peed inside, then we moved to the condo, and again he found a spot in the garage and peed. Now, the problem has dramatically compounded. He NEVER goes in the litter box but instead around it and my husband was cleaning the cement with bleach, but now the amount of pee is so bad, we cannot get the smell out. We've tried putting carpet down and now I think I may line the area with thick contracter garbage bags to keep the pee from sinking in.
I've begun locking him outside all day - just in the backyard. He's stays back there and is safe.
My husband plans to install a cat door so possibly the cat will go outside into the back yard, even at night, if he wants, and hopefully that will resolve the problem.
DH says if the cat still goes pee after that, we'll have to get rid of him. It's gotten too bad. Recently he also peed on the couch.
My fear is that if someone else adopts him, they also will have the cat peeing in their house and because of that, they'll also get rid of him. I'm imagining a few families trying to take him in and eventually due to his problem, he'll end up at the pound. So, an alternative would be to keep him but have him be an exclusively outdoor cat. We'd get him a pet igloo and a heating pad during the colder months.
All of my cats (when I've lived in apartments) have been indoor, and when we've lived in houses, have been indoor/outdoor. I've never had an outdoor only cat.
What do you guys think about this plan?
The problem is he pees. When we lived in the house, he was inside/outside and yet peed inside, then we moved to the condo, and again he found a spot in the garage and peed. Now, the problem has dramatically compounded. He NEVER goes in the litter box but instead around it and my husband was cleaning the cement with bleach, but now the amount of pee is so bad, we cannot get the smell out. We've tried putting carpet down and now I think I may line the area with thick contracter garbage bags to keep the pee from sinking in.
I've begun locking him outside all day - just in the backyard. He's stays back there and is safe.
My husband plans to install a cat door so possibly the cat will go outside into the back yard, even at night, if he wants, and hopefully that will resolve the problem.
DH says if the cat still goes pee after that, we'll have to get rid of him. It's gotten too bad. Recently he also peed on the couch.
My fear is that if someone else adopts him, they also will have the cat peeing in their house and because of that, they'll also get rid of him. I'm imagining a few families trying to take him in and eventually due to his problem, he'll end up at the pound. So, an alternative would be to keep him but have him be an exclusively outdoor cat. We'd get him a pet igloo and a heating pad during the colder months.
All of my cats (when I've lived in apartments) have been indoor, and when we've lived in houses, have been indoor/outdoor. I've never had an outdoor only cat.
What do you guys think about this plan?
I am thinking there is something bothering him..
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