Suggestions re: how to rid ourselves of a horrible adult cat

An utterly awful creature. He either shits on, pisses on, vomits on, or screws everything in the house, and he hasn't had testicles in more than six years. He shuns all human contact except when we put our children to bed, after which he appears and demands to be petted for two or three hours.

He wakes my wife every morning @ 6:15 by biting her hair, her hands, and her face, and he scatters litter in a ten foot radius around his shit box. In addition, no matter how often I clean or change his litter, the house still reeks like a rag full of aged cat piss.

We get absolutely nothing out of owning this foul, disgusting creature. Nothing at all. If he belonged to a friend, I wouldn't go to that friend's house because of my disgust at this cat.

What to do about him?


No-kill shelters aren't an option, because they don't exist around here. We could put an ad in the penny-saver, but what could it say? Maybe


I sound like I'm ranting, but I'm completely serious. What the fuck should I do with this wretched parasite, especially since it might live for another ten or twelve horrible years? I suppose that I'd prefer a humane suggestion, but at this point I'll accept anything that doesn't actually involve getting his blood on my carpet. The tile's okay, I guess.

Help!

Well, except it cannot cause all the trouble that a cat can, but it refuses to die. It was acquired as food for another critter that has long passed on, but this mammoth goldfish just hangs on. I finally was so disgusted with looking at it that I put the aquarium in the bathroom so I can ignore it for longer periods.

I'm going to put my disgusting cat in the aquarium in your bathroom.

It's a "two birds" kind of a deal!

I can send the aquarium to YOU and then you can have the cat in the aquarium in your bathroom!

Because if I had a cat in my aquarium in my bathroom, my dog would go nuts and make a mess, I suspect. Or the cat would. In any case, it would be a mess.

Let them sort it out in the sewers.

and within a few hours drive there's bound to be a cat rescue group that will take him off your hands.

You could also send him FedEx to LeftyMom but don't tell her I said so.
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that he'd love to have just one more feral barn cat donated for his own use in target practice.

dont want to call a shelter, it will be killed. cant stand to see it hungry so we feed. and i hate cats. keeps dog barking all night

no, dont drop off at farm under cover of night

Uh-oh. I'm feeling a video coming on.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNXIZuIBJKs

Sounds like.

Kids up to about high school age can do some pretty mean things to their pets.

He never comes near them, so they wouldn't have the chance to torture him even if they wanted to.

The only major change in his behavior before vs. after the kids is that now he spends more time under our bed as opposed to under the sofa.

I'd get the cat's kidney levels checked, because that can cause litter box problems.

Our worthless piece of shit has heart and thyroid problems combined with kidney problems. If the vet slows down the heart, it will make the kidneys worse. Fixing the thyroid will make the kidneys fail completely. I wish there was a good way to say "yeah, we want that. Fix the thyroid."

Meanwhile our living room is barricaded off with upended bookshelves and some construction fence that we have to step over, so the cat can't get onto the carpet there. This is completely fucked up. And the cat howls outside our (closed) bedroom door and wakes me up at 4 or 5am each morning for more canned food, since she can't handle the dry any more in any quantity.

Maybe we can, you know, set 'em up, see if they can make a little magic together? Then they can keep one another company, peeing and pooping and hairball yacking and being general nuisances together instead of separately. Whaddya say? I think there's a good deal of wilderness between your house and mine, if ya get my drift.

I'm thinking Elmira area. Not that I have anything against that part of the state. Okay, I do. I admit it. I lived there for a year. Two demon cats more or less ain't gonna make much difference to that place.

Whose behavior problems are yours to correct, as you accepted the responsibility of caring for him when you took him in as a pet.

Your post makes my skin crawl, as its tone is entirely abusive. People who abuse animals rarely stop there. Get help.

I hope you will do what you can to find this cat a shelter which will not euthanize him, or another appropriate caregiving situation.

I'm trying to come up with a TOS-friendly way to tell you where to stuff that bit of pop-psych "wisdom."

Do you always speak to women that way, or just on the internet?

I'd say that my response was commendably tame.

"I suppose that I'd prefer a humane suggestion, but at this point I'll accept anything that doesn't actually involve getting his blood on my carpet. The tile's okay, I guess". It does not look like you are joking...I hope I am wrong about that.

And you didn't answer my question...do you normally tell women to shove it in real life, or just on the internet?

Hey, if you want to post a bunch of crap about how you cannot control your pet, I guess you should expect a little flack and be able to handle it without telling a woman poster to shove it.

And if you and she can't figure out obvious hyperbole (as everyone else in the thread has managed to do), then there's little point in trying to explain it to you.

As to your asinine question, I will answer it thus: when I am foolishly accused of being a nascent sadist/serial killer, then I don't care if the foolish accuser is a man or a woman.


Does that help? Should I sketch a quick rebus for you?


Believe me, I've read enough of your posts to know that you're in no position to advise anyone on etiquette or interpersonal communication.

And again, she did not accuse you of being a sadist or serial killer, now did she? Those were your words, not hers.

I find it really curious that you took me off ignore to respond to me.

Usually, it is more like 30 percent.

That he disrespected a woman? I can grasp that.

Is it okay in your book to disrespect a man? Aren't women expected to stand up to verbal disrespect as capably as men?

Sorry, but this just grates on me. If it's something that a man shouldn't say to a woman it's probably something that he shouldn't say to another man.

There is a concept known as "being a gentleman". I did not invent the concept. It has been around for many years, and only on DU would it be considered a bad thing.

For the same reason that you don't call a woman the c word, you don't imply that they stick something up their ass.

I don't really condone telling men, in a serious manner, to shove it, but I am sure that I have done it. I don't believe I have ever said that to a woman. If I did that in real life, I would most certainly have my teeth handed back to me, either by the woman or a man that heard me say it.

I think that saying certain things to a woman implies misogyny, and it has to do with my belief system, the way I was brought up, and the way I live my life.

If anyone chimes in on this response claiming that I hold men and women on different levels, I probably won't argue the point too long, because it is horse shit.

Things are a lot different in real life than they are on a message board, and only on DU would something like this be an issue.

First, I ask you to remember as you read this that I am not and did not criticize you for leaping in to defend someone.

However, when "being a gentleman" means men interceding to defend women against verbal insults hurled by other men specifically because of the genders involved, that's dismissing women's abilities to defend themselves. There are gender differences that matter when it comes to physical assaults but not verbal ones. Some individuals may not be able to defend themselves but women as a group are just as capable as men in terms of developing the skills to defend themselves in such situations.

LFP, we're from the same generation and I'm fully aware of the time when boys were raised to think being the knight saving the damsel in distress was an integral part of being a good man. I just would ask you to think about how that attitude nowadays can work against the efforts by women and men to achieve the goal of gender equality.

I certainly understand where you are coming from, but let me assure you that my intent was not to rescue anyone. I am quite certain that the female poster can do that on her own.

My intent was to express my very own opinion on the "shove it" response. I am under no allusions that this is something other than a message board, and "rescue" or "save" are terms that really do not apply here. my words are going to make no difference on how she feels about the matter. I actually have no idea how she feels about it... this is *my* opinion, not hers.

To be quite honest, I've been reflecting off and on for a few days on whether I would have posted the same response if those words had been typed to a man. That is why it took me awhile to respond to you. I do believe that being a gentleman applies to both genders, and I may have responded instinctively the same way, but I am not certain.

Now, people may be inclined to start attacking me for my shut your piehole threads, etc. There is a difference...everyone knows they are bull shit and they are not directed to any one person.

The more I read this thread, the more I realize that the OP is probably not true, and it was done for a joke. Downthread, there is a statement that the OP does not want to spend a large amount of money on his cat. I'm wondering why that is not yet bring out the forces which state..."HOW DARE YOU HAVE AN ANIMAL AND NOT WANT TO PAY TO PROTECT HIS HEALTH" !!!!!

This thread is total bullshit.

My cat is a vile, disgusting parasite with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

But hey...you have your evil cat thread....I have my smoking at the gas station threads and my mother dropping acid at the nursing home threads...

And I suppose my cat does have a few things to offer. For instance, he helps cut down on the amount of oxygen in our house, and he works very hard to fill the remaining air with the stench of curdled sulfur and ammonia, so I guess I shouldn't diminish his contributions to our happy home.

to justify previously held biases and dislike

this feminist says you are way off the mark. :eyes:



it's a weird little juxtaposition to move from "you evil cat hater" to "you don't like women" just because he doesn't agree with you, don't you think? :shrug:

They are clueless.

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him than the other way around.

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Don't say that about kitty! You'll hurt his feelings and get sued!

They take animal slander suits very seriously!

What the bleep is wrong with YOU? If you don't know it's wrong to compare Orrex with Jeffrey Dahmer then you have serious serious issues. Orrex is one of the nicest most sane people I around here. I would suggest it's you that needs help, making such nasty nasty borderline libelous remarks.

Yet.

I suspect somebody who just has no empathy or skills with animals. And you've probably warped the poor cat because you have had him for 6 years. Poor creature.

I'm an animal loving person to the extreme and they love me back. So sue me. LOL

give him to you.

It sounds like the cat is abusing him, lol.

Maybe being a barn cat would be better for him? My grandparents used to own a farm, and would take cats and they'd live in the barn. My granny hated cats, but we loved them, this way everyone won.

I had a cat once that would attack everyone in the house but me. He really hated one of our friends, and would hide under what ever chair he was sitting in and scratch at him all night. We were able to find him a home...with a single person that the cat took to.

Good luck!

Please do not give him away for free as he may indeed end up tortured by the medical field. No matter how much you hate him, it wouldn't be right.
He also sounds like he needs medical attention. Perhaps has a kidney infection from the sounds of it. A higher litter box or one with a cover and pine scented litter might help.

And I wish that his ubiquitous pissing could be explained by a kidney issue, but he's been this way for years.

I appreciate the tips about the litter box, but we already use a high-walled one with a cover! It's like he climbs inside, braces with his forepaws, and starts heaving shit-litter backwards through the aperture. I honestly don't know how he manages to spread it as far as he does--I would have thought that such a wide and broad swath would require a shovel, at the very least.

That was last summer. There was a catsitter who came by once a day, to feed and pet him, clean the box, etc.

For some strange reason, when I got back he gave me a grace period of a couple of days, and then he started pooping on the sofa (thank heavens, easily cleaned leather but still!). I can tell you, it was really, really beginning to get to me. Left the room, only to return minutes later to a steaming, stinking pile on the damn sofa.

Then I had some more vacation time coming around X-mas, spent that time at home and miraculously the pooping on the sofa stopped.

And no, he isn't doing it *to piss you off*, as you well know. :evilgrin:

Have there been any changes around the house he might abhor? Cats can be really fickle that way. Often, it doesn't take much to make them "weird out".

BTW, I know about the cat litter all over everywhere. Man, Mosche just *loves* to get in that box and shovel the litter in all directions!

If you really can't stand it any longer, I hope for the sake of the cat (and yours) that you can find him a good home. We have a place in town called the Cathouse, where people can drop off unwanted animals, and several elderly cat ladies take care of them on a volunteer basis. I know that's not helping you much...

A friend of mine dated the vet and found out why kitty lived at the office instead of at home. It seems that the vet had a lady friend over to spend the weekend one time and kitty didn't care for that. She apparently found the suitcase open and pooped and peed all over the ladies things. She was moved out of the house that weekend.

Eons ago, before I remarried, I had a male visitor (ahem). The guy took off his glasses and Shetland wool sweater. When he got ready to leave, his glasses had disappeared (found them buried in the litter box) and his sweater had a big hole chewed into the chest area. And I wondered why Mosche let out some awful burps that evening.

The relationship was short-lived. Mosche the Cat stayed.

Still laughing about that today! Thanks for bringing back those memories, Arkansas Granny!

to put the box into. We also use a cheap plush scatter rug outside the door of it that catches most of the litter.
Cheap clay litters really track worse and smell quicker too. We use that recycled heavy newspaper stuff (Yesterday's News). The pine stuff is heavy also.
I would Google Cat Rescues on the Net. Perhaps there is a good foster parent somewhat nearby.
I have known kitties with issues. Many times they are not feeling too great and are trying to tell you that but sometimes some of them are a bit nutty. Good quality food makes them poop less and it is less stinky too. Evo, California Natural, etc.....
Good luck to kittie and to you.

Sorry not to have been sympathetic to the put upon human.

I could direct you to a friend's house. She's a sucker for every cat that comes around. Of course, after getting yours I would no longer be her friend. :-)

I refuse to own any more pets. I will NOT let an animal make my existence miserable ever again.

Do you ever wonder if the cat does this stuff just to piss you off?

I wouldn't go so far as to say that he makes my existence miserable again, but he's single-pawedly made me not want any more pets, at least not for several years.

He might do some of it to piss us off, because he's a spiteful little fucker on top of all else.

I've run into some spiteful cats before. A friend had a Siamese that would lurk on the hall stairs railing and pounce on you as you went by. I grabbed the sucker and threw him just out of instinct.

He didn't jump on me any more but he did other people.

He's not big on ostentatious displays of self-assertion.

Like really quiet people. You never know what the sneaky bastards are planning.

Good luck to you and your kitty.

The animal protection (over)reactionaries make it extra awesome.

Good luck with the cat.

of course my stepdad called the vet and asked if they could put his cat to sleep because it was "annoying", luckily they said no :P

Some extra cabbage could make ameliorate the ass pain this feline delivers.

I solved both the peeing over the edge and litter everywhere by making my own covered litter box from one of these




35 gallon bins and cutting a hole in one end for the cats to go in and out of. Put a regular cat box on the inside, check the measurements, I think 24x16 works if I remember. Now the cats an play in the damn stuff if they want only a small amount comes out the 10x10 inch door I cut. I put a little newspaper on the bottom and now if they pee over the side I just wipe out the bin when I change the litter.

Mine always wake me up at 5:15, my clock is set for 5:30, they think I need the extra time.... If he gets fed in the morning he is probably waking her up for a meal. Do you leave some dry food (really good stuff no fillers) out for him? Cats are great time keepers.

Hope that helps a little good luck

he sounds like he would make a happy barn cat, put the ad in the penny saver, someone will adopt him. Maybe he's scared of the kids, maybe he just isn't happy being a house cat and is wrecking havoc in retaliation. If it isn't working with your family, and it isnt working for the cat, it would be best to change the situation so it will be good for all of you.

growing up, I had housecats who were transplanted barn kittens. Meanest little buggers I have ever seen. Needless to say, I didn't have fond memories of housecats. We have 3 cats now, and they are the sweetest, nicest, well-behaved animals (knock on wood). We have friends who have a siamese/persian mix, and it growls and hisses and attacks anyone who visits their house, they have to put him in a room when they have company.

and then show him the door.

With the exception of the shitting, pissing and humping, my cat does the exact same thing.

Plus she tortures the poor little friendly dachshund, who is smaller than her. The rule is that he isn't allowed to look at her. Enforced by her punching and slapping him. And she pukes everywhere. All the time. And throws cat litter everywhere. Except on top of her turds, which smell horrible.

She comes in every morning at 4 and wakes me up to get petted. If I lock the door, she either wedges her head under the door and yells or throws herself against it until everyone in the house is awake. Once in, she knocks over everything on the bedside table if I fall back to sleep, including the alarm. She drinks out of any water glasses that are left out on tables, and out of the dog's water bowl (but never, ever out of her own).

This is my first cat, and I just assumed they were all like that.

and affectionate creature.

i had a bad cat once. it was hellish

on the 'puter!

shame on you!!


Of course half of what you posted sounds like my cat. I wish my cat would drink out of "anything" but fresh water in the sink. Maybe he does when I'm not there - sneaky bastard - but when I'm home, nope - it has to be freshly run into the sink.

Which is slightly better than the cat I used to have 30 years ago who would only drink RUNNING WATER. At least with this one I can plug the sink, run the water, and then go do something else. With that one I had to get the stream just right and wait for him to finish. Did I mention he liked his wa-wa (i swear he meowed that!) in the middle of the damn night.

or maybe "kung pao cat" or "cat a la king" or maybe "spaghetti and cat balls"


uhm,,,,wait a minute they fixed this cat, right.

cross the cat balls then.

Nothing like a bowl of cat ball soup.

also a lot of people on this thread need to get a life.

:hug:

Can I have his autograph?

use a cat-a-pult!



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actually we had a really nasty cat when I was growing up...I think the people whose litter he came from abused him...sucks, but he's yours, try seeing if you can keep him in a separate part of the house...check online about cat behavioral issues...seriously, he's yours and you can probably minimze some of the bad behavior.

I bottle raised her and guess I didn't do a good job of showing her how to use the poop box, but figure the other cat would help her. I have seen her use it once or twice. I've decided that once she is fixed, she is going outside with the other bazillion cats that roam my acreage.

My other indoor cat ocasinally pees on the bed when he is mad. I have to make sure I keep his litter box clean and a thick washable mattress pad on the bed.

I used to feed them canned food, but that made everything stink. They now eat dry food and if they got used to it.

I have 4 dogs in the house also. I mop every DAY and its still not enough to keep the house smells down. The dogs are groomed monthly - no ticks or fleas, but they still produce odors. I finally gave in and started using a Scentsy wickless candle thingy.

Just realized I have 5 cats in the house - 2 "barn" kittens I'm taming so I can neuter and release back into the yard. Too many cats.

can do no wrong. Get their address, put the thing in a box and ship it to them. Oh be sure to poke a whole or two in the box too.

I kid, I kid...don't do that. Though really...give it to a cat lady. The cat is getting a free ride, no reason the human should have to suffer.

My cats are nearly all indoor/outdoor-- the most troublesome individuals (although none even APPROACH the intensity you've described) simply spend more time being grumpy under a bush in the back yard.

One cat who is around 17 is mostly outside cat now. I've been remodeling the entire house and in one room we made the office it's been a bare concrete floor for a couple years, since i had to rip the cat piss carpet out of there. With the bare floor it was easier to clean up his shit..

He would literally shit 2 feet away from the litter box. Piss in the litter box, shit on the concrete floor and then even make the scraping motions like he was trying to cover it up.

Just got new carpet put in that room yesterday and I'm finishing casing and baseboards tonight. So he's basically a back yard cat now. He likes to sleep between two lettuce plants for some reason :)

You should get your cat checked out by a Veterinarian.

Unless this thread was just intended to stir things up, which you've successfully done.

The "piss on everything" habit has been part of his fucked up personality for years.


What's a vet going to say, honestly? "You're cat's an asshole" maybe? Heck, I can make that diagnosis all on my own!

There might actually be something wrong that's correctable...even after all this time. Please have him checked out.

He's been checked out several times throughout his interminable existence. The only thing clinically "wrong" with him was an undescended testicle, which was no longer an issue after we had him and his brother neutered.

Yet all through this long, emotional thread, nobody asked it directly.
I sympathize with you. We have a cat named (appropriately enough) Dennis Leary who doesn't pee on everything all the time, but leaves us charming surprises from time to time.
On the plus side, he worships our big dogs and is quite funny about it...and he talks to us and the dogs. Or, rather, he quacks. He can't disturb our sleep because we shut him and his sister out of the bedroom. (We have other cats in the bedroom who disturb our sleep. For years Dennis lavished his humping affections on a huge teddy bear. Lately, the fickle monster has transferred said affection to a rather attractive fleecy blanket.
Anyway, I'm one of those people who is totally subservient to "her" cats, and I try not to get too angry with him. But when I discover he's perfumed a neatly folded newly washed pile of laundry, I am pretty much of the same mind as you are. I come out of it eventually, but,
like I said...I sympathize.

Please note the word "had". We both have a pretty long fuse where cats are concerned, but after replacing the carpet-down-to-subfloor due to Holly's repeated peeing on anything that wasn't her cat box, it was over. We had her checked over by the vet on more than one occasion. The vet told us the behavior would never change, and he would not deal with it in his own house.

My sympathies are with you, and I hope you arrive at a solution that works for all involved.

Hardy har har.

Actually, stories like yours are encouraging in that they confirm that I'm not the only one with an unmanageable cat. I'd love to believe that every pet is potentially a fluffy little ball of delight, but my experience sez it ain't so.

I appreciate your input!

We got Holly from the humane society as a kitten. She was feral. We've had challenging cats before, but this was a whole new level of challenge.

I failed to mention that we replaced the floor in THREE different dwellings as a result of Holly's problems. We also were told that to return her to the humane society was a death sentence.

Luckily for us, we found a sympathetic vet. He told us it was behavioral, it would never change, we did nothing wrong to cause it, and he would not judge us for dealing with the problem.

I hope that you have a vet that will work with your family to arrive at a solution that's best for all.

In all seriousness, I'd take the cat to a shelter. If there's someone who IS a match for el Diablo gato, hunky dory, if not, he gets the pink juice and no one will have to be stuck with a bum cat anymore. Harsh, maybe, but all these crazy cat people would have no problem recommending euthanasia for a pit bull that bites it's owner, so fuck 'em.

BTW, I live with a very difficult cat (Evita) and I can't tell you how many times I wanted to open the door and beg her to run away. But she has mellowed over the years. Of course she never had the poop/piss problem your cat has but she was never a very overly affectionate cat either. My arms are permamently scarred from that cat.

just bad dogs (aka pit bulls).

:popcorn:

Kudzu
Breastfeeding
Narwhals

everybody sing along!! :woohoo:

that's why I don't have cats anymore.....

don't know what to tell you but I wanted to be a part of what will probably be a lounge classic....


:hi:



lost

Duct tape the cat to a wall, then ignore all pleas for its release.

:hi:

the last one in and seemed to hate other cats, we gave him away.


Three times.



The first time, he reused to come out fro under the new owner's bed




for anything.





The second time, he so terrorized the other lady's cats, they wouldn't come out from under the bed







for anything.



The third time, he coughed and spit up blood one the guy's carpet.




Murgatroid learned to get along with our other cats and lived a long and happy life. I think yours wants to be a barn cat somewhere. Find a group that places barn cats, and give them a nice donation (besides donating your lousy cat!)

Bonsai Kitten

Don't drop it off in the middle of nowhere as some suggest. Do you hate anyone enough to give them this cat?

It's that or learn to love the smell of cat piss.

do you still have that damn cat? Hasn't it had an "accident" yet?

Though I admit that he seems eager to test the limits of my restraint some days.

For now, he lives.

Good luck!

the three hour petting session gives you away :rofl:

We cashed in his jewels six years ago! :shrug:

I know if you castrate horses too old they will often behave "studdy"

possibly there is a small growth or obstruction in his urinary tract that is slightly irritating in some way - that might explain several of his problems

then again it is a CAT, talk about alien beings

Its just something they do and I've learned to ignore. I brought in a young female cat that was being chased by the stray tom cats. I had her spayed last week, but seems like she is going into heat again. Well, my Lhasa jumps on her and then the chi-mix jumps on him. Its an inter species breeding free for all. The dogs have been fixed for years and have never known the pleasure of a female. They are just crazy like that.

I'm sending you my messed up cat. Sound like he'll fit right in over there!

I have 7 dogs and a brazillion cats. I'm sure he would fit right in!

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Having established my reputation for doing so on so many different occasions,
I thought I would bring to these emotionally-charged proceedings a voice of reason:
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The Orrexboy Enemy Catshit
I heard he's on the loose
I heard he's on the loose
Lord, the pitiful screams
Of all them college-educated women . . .
Boy, he'd just be tyin' 'em up
(They'd be all bound down!)
Just be pumpin' every one of 'em up
with all the bag fulla
The Orrexboy Enemy Catshit Mews
He just be pumpin' every one of 'em up
with all the bag fulla
The Orrexboy Enemy Catshit Mews


The OrrexBoy Enema Catshit
I heard it on the news
I heard it on the news
Bloody hell Orrexboy ...
he has caused some alarm
Just sneakin' around there
From farm to farm
Got no balls in his bag
Didn't do him no harm
Lookin' for anything that is plump
That he just might wanna hump
Lookin' for anything that is plump
That he just might wanna hump


The Orrexboy Enemy Catshit
Some day he'll have to pay
Some day he'll have to pay
The police will say, "You're under arrest!"
And the judge would have him for a special guest
The D.A. will order a secret test
And stuff his pudgy little thumbs
In the side of his vest
Then they'll put out a call for the jury folks
And the judge would say, "No catpoop jokes"
Then they'll drag in the bandit for all to see,
Saying "Don't nobody have no sympathy . . .
HOT SOAPY WATER in the FIRST DEGREE!"
And the Catshit might say,
"Why's everbody always pickin' on me?"

WELL DID YOU CAUSE THIS MISERY?
WELL DID YOU CAUSE THIS MISERY?
WELL DID YOU CAUSE THIS MISERY?
One girl shout:
"LET THE CATSHIT BE!"

CATSHIT ARE YOU GUILTY?
TELL ME, WHAT'S YOUR PLEA?
Another girl shout
"LET THE FIEND GO FREE!"
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The humping could be from irritation rather than lust, the smell from bacteria, the need for petting anxiety because of pain.

It's worth looking into.

He's been to the vet several times during his long, long, long life, and they've never mentioned anything about it.


Honestly, and at the risk of sounding insensitive, I have obligations that must take priority, so I'm not interested in giving a ton of money to a vet to get this resolved, especially if the answer turns out to be something along the lines of "Your cat's fucked up, live with it." A friend recently spent over $1,000 to have three different vets tell her "I can't figure out what's wrong with your cat." I have no interest in that kind of goose chase.

It might be a $40 fix (which I doubt, but it also might be seven or eight hundred dollars worth of futile diagnosis, and I simply can't justify that kind of expediture.

Maybe it would be worth it to take him to a NEW vet (maybe on who graduated within the last 5 years) and see if they have a different take on things. sometimes you just need a fresh set of eyes and a different POV.

couldn't hurt.

It does sound a lot like a UT issue based on the behaviour.

Hang in there.

And I don't mean to seem contrarian, but he clearly pisses on things as an act of spite. When his late brother had a UTI, he pissed on lots of things--pillows, blankets, a bean bag chair, etc. It was as though he couldn't stop going, a little squirt at a time.

But the surviving cat doesn't have that "gotta go" drip-by-drip problem, nor is he indiscriminate in his choice of targets. Also, after watching his behavior over a period of years, it's pretty clear that he's doing it out of spite.


Thanks, though--I appreciate the advice and moral support!

Or he might make some killer Spanish guitar strings.}(

It turned out that he had constant Urinary Tract Infections because of a genetic defect that causes male cats to have a urethra that is too small. He was in constant pain, and we spent a huge amount of money trying to get him fixed up, but the problem kept coming back. Eventually we had to put him down because it was too agonizing for him and for us and for the other cats in the house. Looking back, we probably let him suffer for too long. Our vet is a wonderful lady at the Humane Society who agreed completely with our decision (and in fact had been suggesting it for a while before we finally pulled the trigger).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JVfYCkuVgQ

You may want to cover the seats first.

For the cat, I mean, not for you (though you might consider it as well).

We have an elderly dog with "canine cognitive disorder" (AKA doggie Alzheimer's) and it has worked wonders

yes, there ARE bad pets. My cat is a psycho; but he's an affectionate psycho. He may spend 50% of his time running around yowling, but he spends the other 50% following me around, and laying on my lap, purring. The point is that cats have personalities, just like people. Some people are just assholes. Some cats are just assholes, too.

I would look more into the no-kill option. What you might find, as well, is a local cat organization that houses "special-needs" animals. There are a couple around me; small operations, but effective. Try going to a local gourmet pet store (one that carries holistic stuff, etc); the one I worked at always had ads for small, local shelters, many of which were non-kill.

Even if it WAS your fault, which its ridiculous to automatically assume, having a pet is supposed to be about mutual affection and enjoyment. He hates you, you hate him. You need to find a solution.


Out of curiosity, was he a stray? That sounds a lot like a stray cat that was wild for several years. My cat was a stray, but he was under a year when picked up; plus, I picked him out at the shelter specifically for how affectionate he was

When we picked him up (along with his brother) they'd been living in a cage in a filthy basement, with their food dish actually abutting their untended litter box. Even if I were to launch him into deep space tomorrow, he will have lived a much better life with us (verbal abuse notwithstanding) than he would have had if we'd left him there.


I've checked a little further into the no-kill option, and there really doesn't seem to be a specific facility near here that offers that service. However, there is a cat shelter in the next town, and I might contact them soon to see if they'd be willing to take him in.

I have no particular reason to think that you did or didn't. I just thought that what this thread needs badly is for someone to bring up declawing. :evilgrin:

someone here should certainly be willing to adopt it as a special needs cat....

except he had testicles. :shrug: