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My wife: The new cat has got to go!
me ^ | 4-30-2007 | me

Posted on 04/30/2007 12:26:03 PM PDT by Nachum

OK. A little while ago we adopted a beautiful male cat from the animal shelter. We dutifully had him neutered, got him the required shots and began to care for him. About a week or so ago, the cat is leaving some serious odor from his "marking" (spraying). My wife, is having a major problem with this and says the cat has got to go.

We are moving into a new home in a few weeks and she does not want to have to clean after this cat. I know my kids will be heart broken over this, but she is resolute. Perhaps adoption by another party? She thinks we can return it to the shelter. I wasn't so sure about this, so I am asking other cat owners for advice.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: 223; cat; chat; spray; stinky; thisisnews; vanity
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To: Nachum
My cat refuses to touch his clean water in the water bowl. He prefers to climb up to our fish tank and drink the gold fish water. He won’t eat the fish, but drinks their water.

Well, of course! It's FISH FLAVORED!..........

101 posted on 04/30/2007 12:58:51 PM PDT by Red Badger (My gerund got caught in my diphthong, and now I have a dangling participle...............)
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To: Lx
One more thing, is it an indoor or outdoor cat?

He has been almost exclusively an indoor cat. The only thing is that he deperately wants to get out of the house at times and we have to track him down. I am leaving the door and window to the house open today (for the first time) and he has spent the last hour on our porch and front lawn. He likes it better out there I think.

102 posted on 04/30/2007 12:59:06 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

I’ll do it for $20. If you can provide a sharp knife or cheese grater.


103 posted on 04/30/2007 1:00:05 PM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: Red Badger

That is one of my all-time favorites!


104 posted on 04/30/2007 1:02:43 PM PDT by brownsfan (It's not a war on terror... it's a war with islam.)
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To: Nachum

He won’t live as long out there. Beside traffic, other cats will fight over territory.

Just my 2 cents worth.


105 posted on 04/30/2007 1:03:05 PM PDT by Lx (Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
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To: svcw; Red Badger

“It is scary that you think this is funny.”

It’s funny you think that is scary.


106 posted on 04/30/2007 1:04:24 PM PDT by brownsfan (It's not a war on terror... it's a war with islam.)
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To: brownsfan

I don’t know why it would upset anybody.....................


107 posted on 04/30/2007 1:04:38 PM PDT by Red Badger (My gerund got caught in my diphthong, and now I have a dangling participle...............)
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To: Nachum
Unfortunately, many humans acquire another species as a pet and expect that animal to behave exactly as Homo sapiens do without the slightest bit of effort on their parts. Human babies are nor more capable of doing other than their basest instincts drive them to than that than a cat or dog is, nonetheless, any problems the creature presents is often remedied by removal of the animal.

I would suggest you try to training the cat. There are experts who can help you. Try calling Warren Eckstein on his pet advice show. He has both national and local Los Angeles show, and you can call in for advice.

http://www.thepetshow.com/

108 posted on 04/30/2007 1:05:31 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: Red Badger

I thought it was quite apropos per the thread.........


109 posted on 04/30/2007 1:06:54 PM PDT by Red Badger (My gerund got caught in my diphthong, and now I have a dangling participle...............)
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To: HEY4QDEMS
“It’s not funny, it’s hilarious.”

Generally, humor needs a bit of originality or at least spontaneity to elicit a chuckle, however, for some particularly juvenile individuals the same, tired joke told over and over never fails to produce a knee slapping belly laugh from the usual goobers.

110 posted on 04/30/2007 1:08:23 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: Nachum

You can try the cat-a-pult but the cat will come back...
111 posted on 04/30/2007 1:10:08 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Nachum
"My cat refuses to touch his clean water in the water bowl."

I believe it. My cat prefers a mud puddle. You may need to give him bottled water. There might be something about your tap water that he doesn't like.

112 posted on 04/30/2007 1:10:16 PM PDT by Designer II
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To: Nachum
We dutifully had him neutered.

Must be what we called being proud cut, I remember as a very young ranch-hand back in 1933.

Don't do anything drastic too quickly as he will eventually stop leaving his announcements when his body realizes he ain't the man he used to be.

Also being a certifiably incurable cat lover myself it will be worth the delay to allow nature to level him out into handsome and sweet and good and faithful friend for many years to come.

I just recently had to put down my good buddy of 12 years because he was diagnosed as having an inopperable brain tumor.

Very very sad as I still miss him terribly when many wonderful memories crowd my moments of remembering.

The fact that he needed me and I knew it, was the reason for our closeness, he was a one man cat and I was a one cat man.

Hey "Dinky Do" your "Daddy" still remembers you cuddling up to me when we were asleep in our bed.

Farewell again my good and excellent friend.

113 posted on 04/30/2007 1:11:11 PM PDT by VOYAGER (,)
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To: Nachum


How big is the cat?
114 posted on 04/30/2007 1:12:48 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Al Gator

115 posted on 04/30/2007 1:21:37 PM PDT by BJClinton (in possession of a large burrito and drugs)
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To: HerrBlucher
I had a neutered male cat who was just the opposite....he kicked all the other cats arses.

Congratulations! What do you feed him? Steroids? :)

116 posted on 04/30/2007 1:21:43 PM PDT by Migraine (...diversity is great... until it happens to YOU...)
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To: HamiltonJay

We got one of our two Maine Coons as a rescue and had him neutered at 11 months. He’s never sprayed. Although, sometimes he’ll jump on the bed and hump my feet through the covers...

}:-)4


117 posted on 04/30/2007 1:24:03 PM PDT by Moose4 ("(Rudy's) the exact same animal as Hillary only he wears a dress." --Jim Robinson)
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To: Lx
He won’t live as long out there

He'll live longer there, than at the animal shelter. He'll just get put down there after no one adopts him. Besides, we are (I am) leaving the window ajar for him to climb in through if he likes. One of his favorite sleeping spots is under my bed. We have to see with this.

Also, after hearing about the gland surgery, I am not sure that would stop the problem. I think he is mostly just peeing to either mark his territory or that he senses we are going to move in the future and is feeling stressed.

118 posted on 04/30/2007 1:24:41 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Liberty Valance

The cat is about 8 and half pounds.


119 posted on 04/30/2007 1:25:25 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

I had a neutered male that would mark stuff outside but not inside. I’m not sure why, or how you could get your cat to do the same. He was a pretty smart kitty, he even taught himself to use the toilet instead of the cat pan when the pan was dirty.


120 posted on 04/30/2007 1:27:28 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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