Cats~~~~~HELP!!!

We've got 2 cats, a brother and sister, that we've had since they were 6wks old. They're 3 yrs. old, now. They are indoor/outdoor cats. A few months ago they started using the basement floor (carpeted) as their litter box. They've each got their own boxes that are kept clean. Outside of getting rid of them, do you have any tips on how we can stop this behavior? I'm getting tired of lugging out the carpet cleaner.

Thanks in advance.



BTW... they were both fixed at 6 months old.

My mom used pepper.

Or you could lay a grid of metal under the carpet and connect it to a fence charger.

Keep 'em out of the basement

wilkykav2 wrote:

Keep 'em out of the basement

Then they pee in my hallway upstairs. Grrrrrr!!!

When I toss them outside, they climb my screen doors until someone lets them in. Rotten, stinkin' cats!

Suz we just had an issue with one of our cats, who used the litter box just fine and then started peeing on clothes. We took him in to the vet and found that he had a horrible UTI, and that cats will be very strange about where they pee etc... Have you taken them to the vet? Are they pooping in the litter boxes? Might be somethin to check in to.

Sound like some hateful kitties

They poop outside, in the rock "garden". We've got a lot of strays in our town, so maybe they've been exposed to something. I don't know.

AAAAHHHHHHH cats ---who NEEDS them???

We've had a couple of hawks flying around, lately. One was chasing a grackle on Sunday, and they flew into my picture window. It was pretty funny... but, I digress. I have this vision of one of the hawks grabbing a cat and flying off, into the sunset, like the flying monkeys in Wizard of Oz.

I'm at my wits end with these two.

Suz,what is a grackle-sounds pretty funny??

An ugly bird, about the size of a robin.

I would have the kitties checked for a UTI

Thanks-I am being Kansas educated all the time

wilkykav2 wrote:

Thanks-I am being Kansas educated all the time

we will break you of the Arizona ways.

suzyr wrote:

We've had a couple of hawks flying around, lately. One was chasing a grackle on Sunday, and they flew into my picture window. It was pretty funny... but, I digress. I have this vision of one of the hawks grabbing a cat and flying off, into the sunset, like the flying monkeys in Wizard of Oz.

I'm at my wits end with these two.

WOW amazing, Hawks must be hungry...or is there an over loaded cat population???

Well, our town is about the size of Munjor, with all sorts of fauna, including stray cats.

Can I come hunt?

Hey I have a motorcycle ......2 wheels ---2 cats coincidence I think not. Where can I find them I will help you out ! No more peeing on the floor, why if they are big enought you just might get a warm pair of booties out of them afterwards...........just trying to helpful !

slickjay12 wrote:

wilkykav2 wrote:

Thanks-I am being Kansas educated all the time

we will break you of the Arizona ways.

Good luck-unfortunately it's in my blood....and it ain't all good

I would definately get them both checked for UTI. Our cat had that and was peeing in our laundry baskets. Months went by scolding him and nothing changed, finally I took him in because he was acting stange, and he has a severe UTI.

So, once the UTI was cleared up, did they quit pee'ing everywhere?

suzyr wrote:

So, once the UTI was cleared up, did they quit pee'ing everywhere?

I did...

Ours unfortunately, due to Dr error, had to be put to sleep.

lucy lou wrote:

Ours unfortunately, due to Dr error, had to be put to sleep.

Oh... no... I'm sorry.

As much as the pee'ing irritates me, they are part of the family, so we want to get this figured out.

Thanks, all.

Send the cats my way, I like to use them in sacrificial ways.

Degeneration X wrote:

Send the cats my way, I like to use them in sacrificial ways.

Careful there. One of them cats might be a witch and turn you into a newt. Besides, they get pissed when sacrificed. A toy poodle will whimper and yelp as the blade goes in instead of trying to rip your eyes out through your rectum.

*Note to readers* The above was posted only as humor. I never sacrifice toy poodles. I just growl and make threatening faces till they wet themselves.

Suzy I hear ya.

My daughter had a cat this way. The only solution I could come up with was to make her stay in a cat carrier when she was indoors unless she was closely supervised while eating or sitting in the room with us. She adjusted to this routine fairly easily. Keep water in the carrier. They won't pee the carrier if they can possibly help it.

Thanks, Rog, I'll try that.