arymanth
10-26-2005, 10:26 AM
I can't believe it... after 6 years of trying to "cure" my cat of his habit of peeing all over my house, DH decided he had had enough. He said we should take the cat to a shelter.... of course, I pretty much knew in my heart that they would not take him, but I tried it anyway. They informed me that he was "unadoptable" and that he would be put to sleep.... for a $45.00 fee. Well, I brought him home, and DH decided to call the vet and find out how much it would cost to put him to sleep there. Only $11.00. So he made the appointment for tomorrow morning.
Max is such a good cat in every other way.... but no matter what I do, he won't stop peeing on things. My carpets are ruined, my house reeks of cat urine, and he pees on my children's clothes if they get left on the floor and they stink, too! (gee, kids leaving clothes on the floor... does that ever happen? :rolleyes) I've used every kind of enzyme solution, cleaned my carpets numerous times, put a litter box over the spots he habitually goes to (he goes NEXT to the box!) and tried putting his food there (the dogs ate it!). WHAT ELSE CAN I DO???
I don't want to put my cat to sleep.... it's breaking my heart, and my kids are devastated. Max just sits next to me and purrs and is so trusting and sweet. If only I could explain to him what I need.... but I can't. Every day I have to throw blankets or clothes in the wash because he peed on them. The kids have to pick up the poop on the floor next to the cat box.... and of course, the smell doesn't go away. They won't even sleep in their bedroom anymore because that's the room the cat pees in the most! Now I have a baby coming.... and I just can't take it anymore!!!
I keep telling myself this is the right decision, but every time I look at my cat I start crying again. :cry He's only 7 years old. He loves me, he thinks I'm his mommy. He sleeps next to me at night. Then I smell the cat urine. I remember the load of laundry I have to run through the washer again because the smell didn't come out the first time. This happens EVERY DAY.
I know there is no easy answer, but I feel like what I am going to do will break my heart. :bheart
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Max is such a good cat in every other way.... but no matter what I do, he won't stop peeing on things. My carpets are ruined, my house reeks of cat urine, and he pees on my children's clothes if they get left on the floor and they stink, too! (gee, kids leaving clothes on the floor... does that ever happen? :rolleyes) I've used every kind of enzyme solution, cleaned my carpets numerous times, put a litter box over the spots he habitually goes to (he goes NEXT to the box!) and tried putting his food there (the dogs ate it!). WHAT ELSE CAN I DO???
I don't want to put my cat to sleep.... it's breaking my heart, and my kids are devastated. Max just sits next to me and purrs and is so trusting and sweet. If only I could explain to him what I need.... but I can't. Every day I have to throw blankets or clothes in the wash because he peed on them. The kids have to pick up the poop on the floor next to the cat box.... and of course, the smell doesn't go away. They won't even sleep in their bedroom anymore because that's the room the cat pees in the most! Now I have a baby coming.... and I just can't take it anymore!!!
I keep telling myself this is the right decision, but every time I look at my cat I start crying again. :cry He's only 7 years old. He loves me, he thinks I'm his mommy. He sleeps next to me at night. Then I smell the cat urine. I remember the load of laundry I have to run through the washer again because the smell didn't come out the first time. This happens EVERY DAY.
I know there is no easy answer, but I feel like what I am going to do will break my heart. :bheart
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