This might help. Our geriatric kitty, Julie (my little brother named her 16 years ago), will not go to the bathroom unless we open the door for her to go. Nevermind the fact that right in front of her there is a kitty door that leads to the kitties' bathroom (it's a room inside our garage we built for the litter boxes that you have to go through to get to the garage; works great!). She doesn't want to go through the kitty door. It's so funny. She will tell us when she's ready to go. Maybe you could build your kitty a little bathroom or put her box in a bathroom or some other room where no one else can use the box and take her in the mornings and evenings and before you go to bed. You never know. She might catch on.
;) Wendy --- Lewis Faye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I really think my kitty needs to be an only kitty in > a household and there isn't much I can do about > that. Placing cats in these parts is impossible > because every cat lover has at least 3 more than > they already need. Plus, I adore her and don't want > to give her away. I clean boxes twice a day. Plus, > they have the option to go outside which most of > them prefer. I have read all the books and done > everything I know. She gets along with the other > cats in that she doesn't get into fights and gets > her share of the food. She just doesn't want to use > a box they have used. No matter how clean it is. > The litter does not matter. I can't find a place to > put a box where she is the only cat that will use > it. She does the best she can and I do the best I > can. I don't think she is horribly stressed out as > much as just particular. She's a very cheerful cat. > > BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: I recommed Patricia McConnell's book "The > Fastidious Feline". She is an > animal behaviorist who appears on Wisconsin Public > Radio. > > http://www.dogsbestfriendtraining.com/books-whse.php > > Boonie > www.elephants.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: wendy > Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:26 pm > Subject: Re: euthanizing kitties for bathroom habits > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > I know what you mean. We have a kitty that isn't > > doing so great at the box, and will probably have > to > > replace the carpet eventually, but like you, NO > WAY IN > > HELL, excuse my French, that I would pts. No way. > > There are always other options. That's just > cruelty, > > laziness, self-centeredness, or whatever you want > to > > call it. If you aren't going to stick it out with > the > > animal until it's natural end, then don't get it > in > > the first place! An animal is not some ornament to > > decorate your home or to entertain children. > Animals > > come with responsibilities. Sorry about the > rant... > > > > Wendy > > > > --- Lewis Faye wrote: > > > > > This makes me sick. I hate people that do this. > I > > > have a female that is bad about missing the box. > > > > She is physically okay. I think her problem is > that > > > she is the lowest in the hierarchy and just gets > > > nervous about using the more dominant kitties' > boxes > > > (I do have multiple boxes.). Now, I will > eventually > > > get ceramic tile flooring. In the mean time, I > will > > > spend a small fortune on cleaning products for > the > > > carpet. I WOULD NEVER EUTHANIZE HER. That is > just > > > the most sickening concept to me. > > > > > > wendy wrote: I didn't know > > > that the number one reason cats are > > > euthanized is because of their lack of litter > > > habits; > > > that is SO sad. I believe it though. My > husband's > > > brother and his wife decided to put their cat to > > > sleep > > > this past spring because it was urinating in > their > > > new > > > home in the dining room. I was SICK when I found > > > out. > > > If I had known beforehand, I would have taken > her > > > myself. My husband just told me that they had to > put > > > their cat to sleep, which meant to me that she > was > > > very ill. But the next time I went over there, I > > > asked what was wrong with Angel, and adorable > kitty > > > (she looked like a Ragamuffin), so sweet and > > > loveable, > > > and they told me she was urinating in the dining > > > room. > > > So I said, "So you just killed her?!" I was so > > > angry. Then they have the nerve to get another > > > kitten > > > for their little girl, I guess a more > "well-behaved" > > > cat, and then decide they didn't want it either, > and > > > when they were talking about it, I just asked > them > > > to > > > not talk about it anymore because I didn't want > to > > > know what they did with that kitten. We had > > > Thanksgiving dinner there this past week, and I > > > really > > > just have to pretend none of that ever happened > or I > > > would not be very pleasant to be around. I catch > > > myself wishing bad things on them when I think > about > > > Angel, like 1000 cats converging on their home > at > > > night while they are sleeping and peeing and > pooing > > > EVERYWHERE, so that they house is NEVER the > same, or > > > even worse things. And then I chastise myself > for > > > wishing ill on others. Life is so not fair. I > think > > > that should be SO illegal. But we allow abortion > in > > > the U.S., and since animals are lower on the > totem > > > pole than humans in society, I guess there's not > > > much > > > chance of it becoming illegal. > > > > > > :) > > > Wendy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Yahoo! Personals > > > Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. > > > Lots of someones, actually. Yahoo! Personals > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million > songs. Try it free. __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/
