Cat peeing on blanket
My friend passed away a few months ago and I adopted her cat. So in the last six months, the kitty had her “mama†go into the hospital and pass away, moved into two relative’s homes (three in six months), I flew her across county, got her dental surgery, and she’s not getting along with my other three cats I acknowledge she has been through a lot.
We’re a family of five (kids are teens and great with animals) plus two sweet dogs, and four sassy cats.
Personality wise, she seems happy and relaxed - sleeps on us, finally comfy with our dogs, shows us her belly and purrs. She’s been with us for 7 weeks. She does not get along with the cats and there is daily hissing.
But a few times now she has peed on one bathroom rug (which has long threads, like a shag). I started keeping that door closed and twice now she has peed on a blanket - once of the dog’s and once on a couch blanket.
We have four cats and three litter boxes upstairs which I clean daily- sometimes skip a day but never more.
Ideas?
Wanted to switch my cats to either of these litters, does anyone use them or similar and can recommend, or should I stick with normal non clumping?
I use non clumping because I find clumping sticks to my cats paws. I don't scoop the litter box, I dump and wash it once a week. One of my cats has a history of pneumonia and still wheeze sometimes but the vet says it's not asthma, but I thought something more dust free would be better for them. These are the two non clay litters available at my local Walmart. I'm not a fan of scented stuff but I'm not sure if the pine is better for actual use.
Cat is biting
I have a 3 year old healthy tortie who has a biting problem. I don’t feel it’s malicious in intent, she’s not a mean cat. It feels more like an attention thing but I’m not sure. Also, she’s always done this but it’s gotten excessive the older she’s gotten. As a kitten she didn’t do it often at all. Half the time it’s soft bites but she can also bite really hard too.
Some examples:
She will want to be on my lap, and if I’m not petting her she will bite. But she also bites if I am petting her. And I don’t let her aggressively, I’m always gentle with her. When I’m sitting on my bed watching tv at night she wants to be on my lap but if I don’t want her on me right then (say if I’m eating a snack) she will circle around me and bite the back of my arms. If I movie quickly because I know a bite is coming she will chase me and Vite harder. I don’t know what to do to make her stop. She doesn’t seem to have a motive (happens when I’m not letting her and when I am). And it’s getting to the point where I don’t want her to lay on me. Does anyone have any insight? Suggestions are greatly appreciated. Photo attached for the Cat Tax.
My cat won’t stop meowing at me
Hello I posted about a kitten I adopted a few days ago, slight inconvenience, he really really likes meowing at me at night mostly, I’m pretty sure it’s because he misses his mom because he keeps searching around my neck and hair trying to find something to latch to. I don’t know if they gave him to me too early or if he just needs comfort but I don’t know how to help him in this situation. He eats regularly and he seems to be healthy but I feel really bad that he might miss his mom. Is there anything I can do to help him?
Update on Kit Kat / Grimlin
She’s calmed down a lot. She lets me pet her, holding her is a different story. She’ll gladly come up to you if your chillin in your bed.still runs from you, but has enough confrontation that she isn’t known as the menace of the house anymore. And for the past few weeks I haven’t seen any bite marks on blinds or scratched curtains ☺ï¸