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We’ve had Guy for 6 years now (SPCA didn’t know how old he was, he doesn’t seem elderly yet even though he was sold to us as a senior citizen).
We’ve got a problem with Guy defecating in strange locations, not all the time, fairly infrequently (thankfully). This is not a litter problem as my husband clears it out daily and washes the boxes monthly.
I’m painting a room in the house and have a drop cloth down. This morning I noticed the drop cloth had been peed on. Later I noticed he had peed on a cloth I had planned to use as a drop cloth. The cloth was sitting at the back of our new futon (1 month old). I sat at the front of the futon and must have leaned back. When I went to pick up the drop cloth, I noticed poop squished between the drop cloth and the futon. There was also pee that had soaked to the futon from the drop cloth. You’d think I would have smelled this before or after sitting there but I didn’t :-/
He’s peed on the drop cloth of a man who was drywalling here a few years ago. Over the years, he’s peed on 2 laptop cases that were on the floor, and other clothing that happened to be on a couch. He’s peed on my son’s lacrosse gear and in his running shoes several times. I used to figure he was trying to cover up the smell of sweat but that doesn’t explain the drop cloths.
He also has had the audacity to pee right in front of us. Once as we were watching TV he turned in a circle a few timers and then started peeing on the carpet near the wall. Another time he peed on the floor beside me while I was working at the computer.
His nightly position is on my husband’s lap as he gets pet like there’s no tomorrow. Once, just once, he was getting pet and pooped right there in his lap.
Once, years ago he pooped in my son’s bedroom but that’s when my son was in charge of the litter and I think Guy was legitimately trying to send him a message.
What is wrong with this cat? Is he trying to send a message of some sort? He’s got a pretty good life here as a pampered indoor cat so I can’t figure out what his issue is.
Help.
We’ve got a problem with Guy defecating in strange locations, not all the time, fairly infrequently (thankfully). This is not a litter problem as my husband clears it out daily and washes the boxes monthly.
I’m painting a room in the house and have a drop cloth down. This morning I noticed the drop cloth had been peed on. Later I noticed he had peed on a cloth I had planned to use as a drop cloth. The cloth was sitting at the back of our new futon (1 month old). I sat at the front of the futon and must have leaned back. When I went to pick up the drop cloth, I noticed poop squished between the drop cloth and the futon. There was also pee that had soaked to the futon from the drop cloth. You’d think I would have smelled this before or after sitting there but I didn’t :-/
He’s peed on the drop cloth of a man who was drywalling here a few years ago. Over the years, he’s peed on 2 laptop cases that were on the floor, and other clothing that happened to be on a couch. He’s peed on my son’s lacrosse gear and in his running shoes several times. I used to figure he was trying to cover up the smell of sweat but that doesn’t explain the drop cloths.
He also has had the audacity to pee right in front of us. Once as we were watching TV he turned in a circle a few timers and then started peeing on the carpet near the wall. Another time he peed on the floor beside me while I was working at the computer.
His nightly position is on my husband’s lap as he gets pet like there’s no tomorrow. Once, just once, he was getting pet and pooped right there in his lap.
Once, years ago he pooped in my son’s bedroom but that’s when my son was in charge of the litter and I think Guy was legitimately trying to send him a message.
What is wrong with this cat? Is he trying to send a message of some sort? He’s got a pretty good life here as a pampered indoor cat so I can’t figure out what his issue is.
Help.