Thursday, March 17, 2011
"Frustration with the cat"
So, about a year and a half ago I was given two cats. This brought my total of cats in the house to three as my mother pushed hers on me four years ago. She asked me to keep her cat, Peaches, for "a week or two" as she was going out of town. As fate would have it, four years later I still have Peaches. Anyway, back to the other two cats. As I stated earlier I was given two male cats about a year and a half ago. I named them Gatti and Thunder to honor the boxer I most respected; Arturo "Thunder" Gatti. I relieved the two cats around the time that Arturo Gatti was found hanging from a noose in an apartment in Brazil. Speculation still surrounds the events that transpired and lead to his death, but to keep his memory alive I gave my two cats his name. Anyway, I had to bury Gatti about two months ago as he was hit by a car, it was hard to do but I had to give him the respect of a proper burial. He was a great cat that I loved a lot. So now I have just Peaches and Thunder. Peaches really does no wrong as she is the perfect pet. However, the same can not be said for Thunder as he has a bad habit of peeing or spraying the furniture every now and again. As a general rule it is always the same part of the same couch. It is possible to lessen the damage it causes extreme steam cleaning, but it seems impossible to fully get the stench out. I'm going to have to totally trash this couch and get a new one. The strange thing is that he doesn't always do it? I dunno, I'm at a loss.........
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EC, my dog Belle, peed in my apartment for the first time ever about 1 month ago. Immediatley I went to PetSmart to get something to help, and the sales lady showed me the stuff they use at the store, and thats what I got. It works great and I cant smell anything from her accident anymore. Nature's Miracle: Stain and Odor Remover, is what its called. I hope this helps :)
ReplyDeleteMy family has one cat. I don't think I could keep up with that many! I work for a carpet steam cleaning company and we also do furniture, could be possible to get it out!
ReplyDeleteI have a neutered female cat so I haven't experienced a cat's spraying/marking. Is your cat an indoor/outdoor cat? I wonder if letting him outside to wonder, will decrease his need to mark inside the house. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteHe keeps spraying the same spot because he can smell where he has marked before. Usually cats who are spayed or neutered do not mark and if they try, they don't have the ability because that part of the anatomy is gone. Don't quote me on any of this but it's what I've heard. We have two cats and a dog. Both of my cats are female and only one I've seen act as if she would 'spray' but she can't because she was spayed at 6 months old. But, you are right, it is VERY difficult to get the smell out. It's not like just a plain pee smell. It's different. I would maybe ask the vet or pet store for something specific to spraying. That might get you somewhere?
ReplyDeleteIf he's not neutered, have him neutered. That will stop the spraying and probably keep him safe. I have a neutered male--he doesn't spray, and he stays close to home.
ReplyDeleteK. Smith
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