jca@drutx.UUCP (ArnsonJC) (09/30/85)
In reply to the article about a person having to destroy their cat because it urinated on the carpet... The cat was doing this because it was LONELY, and was showing the owner that it was unhappy with being left alone. This person stated that the cat in previous circumstances always had company. I had this very same problem when I moved into my own place with my cat. My vet called it "spiteful urination". SOLUTION: I got another cat. Granted it took a few weeks for them to "make friends", but they keep each other company when I am not there and two cats are no more trouble than one. (Just have to clean out the mess box more often. :-) ) I have had both cats since they were kittens, one is 11 the other 9. Both are/were males. Advise: when getting a second cat- get a kitten, especially if the other cat is an adult. The 'breaking in' period will be much easier emotionally on everyone concerned. -- jill c. arnson ihnp4!druky!drutx!jca AT&A IS, Denver (303)538-4800 May the hair on your toes grow ever longer.
dave@circadia.UUCP (David Messer) (10/04/85)
> In reply to the article about a person having to destroy > their cat because it urinated on the carpet... > > The cat was doing this because it was LONELY, ... > > SOLUTION: I got another cat. ... > -- > jill c. arnson > ihnp4!druky!drutx!jca We have seven cats, all spayed or neutered, but recently, for no apparent reason, two of the males began urinating on the rug. Any suggestions? (I don't think getting another cat is the answer :-) -- Dave Messer ...ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!circadia!dave
wjr@x.UUCP (Bill Richard) (10/10/85)
<urinary tract infections> C'mon line eater! Note: This is STella Calvert, a guest on this account. I am not answering this by mail, because I'm sick of cats being murdered for being ill! In article <167@circadia.UUCP> dave@circadia.UUCP (David Messer) writes: >We have seven cats, all spayed or neutered, but recently, for no >apparent reason, two of the males began urinating on the rug. Any >suggestions? (I don't think getting another cat is the answer :-) > >Dave Messer ...ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!circadia!dave When a mature housebroken cat starts "sinning" with no apparent cause, get a urine sample, and take it and the cat to the vet. There are lots of things that could be wrong, but a bladder infection is most likely. How do you get a sample? Well, you could follow the cat around with a paper cup until you get lucky, but _I_ would shut it in a varikennel with lots of water and no kittybox. When you see that you have a sample, pour it off into a container, rinse out the kennel, apologize to the cat, and call your vet. And yes, it's possible that both cats have the same problem. STella Calvert (guest on ...!decvax!frog!wjr) Every man and every woman is a star.
larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (10/26/85)
> <urinary tract infections> C'mon line eater! > ... > When a mature housebroken cat starts "sinning" with no apparent cause, get a > urine sample, and take it and the cat to the vet. There are lots of things > that could be wrong, but a bladder infection is most likely. > ... > And yes, it's possible that both cats have the same problem. Urinary infections in cats who share the same litterbox are often quite contagious. Recent studies have also shown that feline urolithiasis (bladder stones) may have a viral agent as its vector. So it is indeed possible that more than one cat may be afflicted. === Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York === === UUCP {decvax,dual,rocksanne,rocksvax,watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry === === VOICE 716/741-9185 {rice,shell}!baylor!/ === === FAX 716/741-9635 {AT&T 3510D} syr!buf!/ === === TELEX 69-71461 ansbak: ELGECOMCLR {via WUI} ihnp4!/ === === === === "Have you hugged your cat today?" ===