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Hello, so i am new here, i join because we are at our wits end.
i'll give the full back story so it might be a little long of an intro.
We have 4 cats Coco(f), Miel(f) rescued in Switzerland and brought to the USA with us, Sooty(m) and Jasper(m) rescued in the USA.
Coco and Miel we have had since Sept 2007 so they are about 8 years old and are sisters. Sooty and Japser we have had since June 2013 ish and are about 2 years old and they are brothers.
Coco is the cat that is giving us problems. she had always been the queen cat.
2014 was a big year for us, we remodeled the kitchen in Jan (cats were shut out of the kitchen/living room for 7 weeks), had a new child in April and redid the stairs.
the problem started around August to September 2014 when we remodeled our stairs and had to shut the cats into the living room and kitchen area for about a month.
during this time it seems the balance of power changed and Coco was knocked from her queen cat position.
She now won't come out from under the sofa in the living room unless me or my wife are sitting on the sofa and then she will spend all night on our laps.
she comes out for food but is always getting into fights with the 2 male cats. before they got on much better.
we have 4 litter boxes dotted around the house, we have tried moving them into the living room, we have tried new litter, new positions for the boxes, covered, uncovered, we have used feilaway diffuses for at least 3-4 months and also tried the new multi cat one.
now every day there is poop on the carpet and she also pee's on the carpet.
we are about to tear up the carpet because we cannot get the smell out. it is concrete under and we will replace it with hardwood but not until this issue is resolved. we have replaced flooring in 1 room and on the stairs because of Coco peeing on things.
we have also had her checked medically and there seems to be nothing wrong with her, she is in good health and her fur looks and feels fine.
at this point we are at our wits end and are considering re homing her, but she is such a precious part of our household and we have such a great history.
the main issue is her peeing and pooping in the living room but i would love to have her roaming the house again like she used to.
if anyone has any ideas we would love to hear them,
thanks and best regards
Raptor.
i'll give the full back story so it might be a little long of an intro.
We have 4 cats Coco(f), Miel(f) rescued in Switzerland and brought to the USA with us, Sooty(m) and Jasper(m) rescued in the USA.
Coco and Miel we have had since Sept 2007 so they are about 8 years old and are sisters. Sooty and Japser we have had since June 2013 ish and are about 2 years old and they are brothers.
Coco is the cat that is giving us problems. she had always been the queen cat.
2014 was a big year for us, we remodeled the kitchen in Jan (cats were shut out of the kitchen/living room for 7 weeks), had a new child in April and redid the stairs.
the problem started around August to September 2014 when we remodeled our stairs and had to shut the cats into the living room and kitchen area for about a month.
during this time it seems the balance of power changed and Coco was knocked from her queen cat position.
She now won't come out from under the sofa in the living room unless me or my wife are sitting on the sofa and then she will spend all night on our laps.
she comes out for food but is always getting into fights with the 2 male cats. before they got on much better.
we have 4 litter boxes dotted around the house, we have tried moving them into the living room, we have tried new litter, new positions for the boxes, covered, uncovered, we have used feilaway diffuses for at least 3-4 months and also tried the new multi cat one.
now every day there is poop on the carpet and she also pee's on the carpet.
we are about to tear up the carpet because we cannot get the smell out. it is concrete under and we will replace it with hardwood but not until this issue is resolved. we have replaced flooring in 1 room and on the stairs because of Coco peeing on things.
we have also had her checked medically and there seems to be nothing wrong with her, she is in good health and her fur looks and feels fine.
at this point we are at our wits end and are considering re homing her, but she is such a precious part of our household and we have such a great history.
the main issue is her peeing and pooping in the living room but i would love to have her roaming the house again like she used to.
if anyone has any ideas we would love to hear them,
thanks and best regards
Raptor.
