Hello fellow feline parents,
Almost a year ago a friend tagged me on FB about this senior girl (Kiara) looking for a forever home. She looked exactly like my beloved Lucky, who had past away after 20 years of unconditional love (white cat on my profile pic). Mom and I were very happy to provide a forever home to this beauty, and we went to pick her up the next day.
We learned that Kiara had been jumping from house to house, because of “allergies” from owners (what a luck that “all” her owners developed very bad allergies). I was informed that her original dad past away, then the cousin adopted her, then the “allergy” problems began, and after her, all the adopting parents “developed allergies” kind of similar stories from one owner to the other. At this point, I don’t know what is true and what is not, and I don’t care.
We adopted Kiara about a year ago now, since then, Kiara has been peeing and pooping on beds and couches, needles to say, all the beds and couches in the house have a plastic protectors and pee pee pads; and at this point I’m a pro in cleaning and removing urine stains and smells everywhere.
First visit to the vet, she had a urinary infection, and was placed on special food by the vet, that was also low calorie because she was overweight. I bought every cat pheromone in the market. My mom adores Kiara. I love her, but the affection doesn’t seem to be mutual. Kiara sleeps on my mom’s bed, loves to have my mom rubbing her belly and petting her. I have 1 inside, outside, fixed male cat and 2 “stray” cats that after 8 years are finally walking into my house to eat and chill (both females that I was able to catch fix and release when they were very young). I have a pet door for their use, which Kiara doesn’t even get close to it.
My other cats don’t get anywhere near her, none of them go to my mom’s bedroom anymore.
After all this time no more health issues, and lots of love provided to Kiara (some discipline along the way sometimes) still the behavioral issues haven’t changed. Vet recently changed her food for “urinary & calm” food, nothing has fixed the problem. I have 2 different litter box products to see which one she favors. She uses her litter box, but also the other “furniture” in the house. Sometimes even in front of us. I don’t know what to do. No, I will not develop an “allergy” to give her away, this is her forever home for better or worse.
I am open for advice and suggestions.
Almost a year ago a friend tagged me on FB about this senior girl (Kiara) looking for a forever home. She looked exactly like my beloved Lucky, who had past away after 20 years of unconditional love (white cat on my profile pic). Mom and I were very happy to provide a forever home to this beauty, and we went to pick her up the next day.
We learned that Kiara had been jumping from house to house, because of “allergies” from owners (what a luck that “all” her owners developed very bad allergies). I was informed that her original dad past away, then the cousin adopted her, then the “allergy” problems began, and after her, all the adopting parents “developed allergies” kind of similar stories from one owner to the other. At this point, I don’t know what is true and what is not, and I don’t care.
We adopted Kiara about a year ago now, since then, Kiara has been peeing and pooping on beds and couches, needles to say, all the beds and couches in the house have a plastic protectors and pee pee pads; and at this point I’m a pro in cleaning and removing urine stains and smells everywhere.
First visit to the vet, she had a urinary infection, and was placed on special food by the vet, that was also low calorie because she was overweight. I bought every cat pheromone in the market. My mom adores Kiara. I love her, but the affection doesn’t seem to be mutual. Kiara sleeps on my mom’s bed, loves to have my mom rubbing her belly and petting her. I have 1 inside, outside, fixed male cat and 2 “stray” cats that after 8 years are finally walking into my house to eat and chill (both females that I was able to catch fix and release when they were very young). I have a pet door for their use, which Kiara doesn’t even get close to it.
My other cats don’t get anywhere near her, none of them go to my mom’s bedroom anymore.
After all this time no more health issues, and lots of love provided to Kiara (some discipline along the way sometimes) still the behavioral issues haven’t changed. Vet recently changed her food for “urinary & calm” food, nothing has fixed the problem. I have 2 different litter box products to see which one she favors. She uses her litter box, but also the other “furniture” in the house. Sometimes even in front of us. I don’t know what to do. No, I will not develop an “allergy” to give her away, this is her forever home for better or worse.
I am open for advice and suggestions.