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Question: Save my house from my cats?!?
(Posted by: Crys M on 2010-03-10 00:26:39)
Suzie was born inside our house and has never in her life used the litter box. We tried to train her, regardless of all our tactics and the tips we received from vets and advice websites, nothing ever worked. She's 4 years old, has went to the vet and got a clear bill of health, she's been spayed, but she constantly urinates and poops all over the living room. She likes to go outside, and we let her, but she will NOT do her business outside. She'll scratch at the door to come in and once she does, she soils the living room carpet and then wants to go back outside to play some more. We tried leaving her outside, but she'll hold it in until she's sick if we don't just let her in and clean up after she's done. The horrible thing of the matter is that most of our other cats are following in her pawprints and the house is becoming nearly uninhabitable. The difference is that the other cats aren't inhibited by which room they go in though. From bedrooms, to dirty laundry, kitchen counters, appliances, the dining room table. They'll urinate EVERYWHERE, but they WILL poop in the litter box, which is one up on Suzie. We love our cats and the majority are already fixed and those that aren't are going to be very soon. We keep the litter boxes clean and it's strange how they'll poop in the litter box but urinate everywhere else. So I need two pieces of advice. 1- What can I do to stop them from soiling the carpets, counters, and pretty much everywhere. They're not normal, they LIKE the smell of oranges and lemons, even vinegar!, so those kinds of deterrents don't work O_O... 2- What can I do to get rid of the smell. I know apple cider vinegar is great for clothes, sheets, and such, but the carpet is so rancid and we really can't afford nor do we have the man power to pull it up or change it. I'm DESPERATE on getting rid of the smell and odors. It's stifling! About us: We live in the country with numerous indoor cats. My dad is a stroke patient and we recently lost our beloved dog Jack. We're all attached to these cats and can't bare to throw them away. Yes money is tight at the moment, but we're getting by and you can't replace love. There are dangerous animals that lurk in the woods around our house at night, so we don't allow any of them to stay outside unless it's during the day and we're home, in which case they always stay around the back patio anyway. I really don't know what to do anymore to get them trained and stop making our house to unpleasant. Most people who used to visit has even stopped coming because of the smell that just won't go away. I completely appreciate any and all advice that can help make our house a home again and put our felines back to being behaved pets. |
