The kitten has started frequently urinating on anything that is a box, basket, or storage like object. This includes the sofa, washing, ironing, food boxes, handbags, and blankets if they are folded a curtain way.
We thought when get got her we just needed to toilet train her which we spent months trying with no improvement just an increase in the behaviour. We then took her to the vet to see if it was a physical problem only to be told her bladder was fine, it was behavioural and not an uncommon cat problem.
I am also 4 months pregnant and with a sickness condition that is aggravated by this behaviour (resulting in myself being hospitalised). I will not risk my own health, that of my unborn child, and the other cat's health due to a kitten's bad behaviour. Is it better that she be re-homed by an experienced cat owner who has encountered the behaviour and knows how best to manage it?
We re-homed Marley from a tiny kitten when she was flea ridden and in poor health so we are pleased, if nothing else, to have given her a life and a chance to live in our home. We are sad to have come to this, but as stated above, the risk and damage to my home and health is something we can no longer manage. Our other cat has stopped eating and won't come in the house until the smell has gone and I'm worried she is going to run off.
By Kymberz
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Yes, please re-home the kitty and definitely with someone who knows how to properly train a cat. The kitty was probably taken away from it's mama before it was weened and mama trained and hence why it poddy's in inappropriate places.
There is also most likely something other than the urination problem going on in your home that your adult cat doesn't want to come inside anymore. That simply isn't likely to be happening only because of the kitties urination.
Please don't blame the kitty for all of the problems because in my experience there are more factors than what you're mentioning here going on. If by chance you can't find a good home please be sure to take the kitty to a 'no kill' shelter!
I had my female cat fixed an that did it also she is so prissy that i have to clean that litter box everyday but that unconditional lov well worth it
Cats can have a condition called cystitis. It is an inflamation if the bladder as opposed to a bladder infection. The both cause the same problem...inappropriate urination. It is easy to diagnose a bladder infection (bacteria), but very difficult to diagnose cystitis(no bacteria). Cystitis is very painful but can be cured.
Cystitis is possibly what is troubling your cat. It also may be that she is marking, and spaying her may change that. It often does, but there are no guarantees. Some cats do continue to spray inappropriately. Those kitties need to be outside cats or barn cats.
However you sound like you don't have much patience left for this kitty. And patience is what it is going to take. You might want to have her spayed before you re-home her, to give her a better chance somewhere else. Otherwise I agree with Deeli... Try to find a no-kill shelter for her.
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