• Boddhisatva@lemmy.worldEnglish
    68·
    3 months ago

    A. Consider that the litter box may need to be cleaned more frequently.

    B. Consider the possibility of a urinary tract infection or urinary crystals. Such conditions can cause this kind of inappropriate behavior. Think of it as the cat trying to tell you something is wrong.

    Edit: Male cats in particular can be prone to blockages. Particularly if they are not getting enough water. Remember that cats evolved to get most of their water from their food. If they are fed only dry food, they will sometimes not drink enough water.

    • MissJinx@lemmy.world
      20·
      3 months ago

      My female.cat won’t use the litter box. I had 4 between 2 cats and.clean it daily, but she suffered abuse and has a front.paw that hurts so I thinl she can’t balance well on the littler. I now use dog pads for pee and poop inside the box and she loves it

      • Boddhisatva@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        3 months ago

        That’s sad. Some people suck. You are a good person to care for her.

      • celeste@kbin.earth
        91·
        3 months ago

        I know I’ve heard that cats with like arthritis will refuse to use a litterbox along with cats who have been declawed. Any paw discomfort I guess makes the litter uncomfortable? Nothing wrong with pee pads!

        • other_cat@lemmy.zipEnglish
          6·
          2 months ago

          My cat has hyperthesia and overly sensitive paws, and she used to leap out of the litter box to finish frequently. Our vet suggested we try a gentler litter and it worked! We got a “soft paws” formula litter and it helped a ton.

    • idunnololz@lemmy.world
      10·
      2 months ago

      I found all the curtains in a room we don’t use was peed on. We washed the curtains. One week later they were all peed on again. I’m 99% sure he was marking his territory.

      So I guess there is an option C.

      • Boddhisatva@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Yes, that’s a good point. Un-neutered males can start marking around the house. And once those habits form they can be very hard to break, even if they are later neutered.

  • solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    26·
    3 months ago

    owner

    A cat would never say this. This meme is clearly the worst kind of slander and impersonation intending extreme reputational damage.

  • floo@retrolemmy.comEnglish
    161·
    3 months ago

    A couple of weeks ago I brought groceries home and set the bags down on the floor as I was preparing to put all the stuff away into cabinets and the refrigerator, etc.

    My cat immediately came in and jumped into one of the bags, as is his wont, however, when he was in one of the bags, he sat upright, and very still, with a very focused look on his face. Suddenly, he jumped out of the bag and ran away.

    It was full of pee. I don’t know why, but that fucking cat…

      • celeste@kbin.earth
        1·
        2 months ago

        something about how upright the cat’s sitting? i don’t know, exactly. i just looked at the pic before reading the caption and thought “uhoh.” the long-term effect of having a cat who’d occasionally piss in the wrong place when she was young, i guess.

    • Optional@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 months ago

      Beats all you ever saw, been in trouble with the law since the day he was booorrn

  • Smoogs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    They do this to get your attention to medical issues. Source : cat did this when she was having cancer in her urinary tract.

    When they do this sort of thing this is ‘I’m sick and I don’t have any other way to tell you’

    You can always get another purse.