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Help Cat Angry Pees Everywhere
Still pees EVERYWHERE
So, there is parts 1 and 2.
Short version: Penny used to mostly be an only cat. We had other cats and dogs but they just ignored her and then died of old age when she was still pretty young. I got a cat a year before we got her, but I lived in KC at that time and only brought my cat home on summer and holiday school breaks. Now, after several years of collecting strays, Penny is one of 11 cats.
From watching a ton of Jackson Galaxy videos, I think she doesn't have confidence.
While we were renovating a room (middle room) that connects my mom's house with the extension they added for my sister, Penny has been secluded in my sister's room as it is her cat. It is a large bedroom, bathroom, loft, plant room, and even out to the deck and outside if she wants to roam for a few minutes. While she has been confined to this area--and no other cat has been in her area--she has stopped peeing/marking. My sister mostly stays in the room all day (mom and I come and go)--she sleeps in there and works in there. She comes out an hour for lunch and then supper and then in the evening we all watch our show together (Supernatural right now--mom loves Dean).
While the room was being worked on, we all went into Allie's room. We used to go in the middle room as it is an everything-room (sewing, desks, TV...) and we are back there now that it is finished. Now we kick all the cats out of the room and let her in with us. But she has started peeing in the room again.
So I guess my question is, can we keep her in that part of the house where she doesn't pee? She would only be alone during meals and evening. We will continue to work with her and build her confidence up. Has something like this happened to anyone else?
I'm too weak hearted to re-home any of our cats. They were all strays who found us, several with medical issues. They are all fixed (and all male but for my cat and one other stray) and generally mild mannered. No one really goes after her (she is scary). We tested her for allergies and she is allergic to nearly all trees and grass and such and most fish and such. We got her on Hare-Today's raw food that is just bone, organ, meat, and taurine. When she was on medication, she was so upset/paranoid about getting the medicine that it didn't really have any effect.
Do any of you have any advice? Short of calling Jackson Galaxy?
Still pees EVERYWHERE
So, there is parts 1 and 2.
Short version: Penny used to mostly be an only cat. We had other cats and dogs but they just ignored her and then died of old age when she was still pretty young. I got a cat a year before we got her, but I lived in KC at that time and only brought my cat home on summer and holiday school breaks. Now, after several years of collecting strays, Penny is one of 11 cats.
From watching a ton of Jackson Galaxy videos, I think she doesn't have confidence.
While we were renovating a room (middle room) that connects my mom's house with the extension they added for my sister, Penny has been secluded in my sister's room as it is her cat. It is a large bedroom, bathroom, loft, plant room, and even out to the deck and outside if she wants to roam for a few minutes. While she has been confined to this area--and no other cat has been in her area--she has stopped peeing/marking. My sister mostly stays in the room all day (mom and I come and go)--she sleeps in there and works in there. She comes out an hour for lunch and then supper and then in the evening we all watch our show together (Supernatural right now--mom loves Dean).
While the room was being worked on, we all went into Allie's room. We used to go in the middle room as it is an everything-room (sewing, desks, TV...) and we are back there now that it is finished. Now we kick all the cats out of the room and let her in with us. But she has started peeing in the room again.
So I guess my question is, can we keep her in that part of the house where she doesn't pee? She would only be alone during meals and evening. We will continue to work with her and build her confidence up. Has something like this happened to anyone else?
I'm too weak hearted to re-home any of our cats. They were all strays who found us, several with medical issues. They are all fixed (and all male but for my cat and one other stray) and generally mild mannered. No one really goes after her (she is scary). We tested her for allergies and she is allergic to nearly all trees and grass and such and most fish and such. We got her on Hare-Today's raw food that is just bone, organ, meat, and taurine. When she was on medication, she was so upset/paranoid about getting the medicine that it didn't really have any effect.
Do any of you have any advice? Short of calling Jackson Galaxy?
