Do you think she did it?

[ZephyrHawk]

The cat's at least 10 years old. Although you'll probably never know whether she just got sick and ran off to die (or had a seizure and got confused and lost for good...or got hit by a car...etc.) or if you MIL did have some hand, there's enough of a good chance (given the animal's age) that she had nothing to do with it. Best to believe the good in her.



To all of you who would "disappear" a loved one's pet.

 

[SwedishMeatball]

Whatever happened I wouldn't go poking my nose into it. If you voice your suspicions, whether she did it or not, you'd be putting yourself on her list for good, and what good can come of that?

Maybe she did do it, maybe not. But, in her favor, if she's put up with it this long why wouldn't she keep on tolerating the cat that makes her husband so happy? I've also heard of sick animals running away to die by themselves... my DH had a dog that went outside just to die when he was a kid

The OP said they'd had the cat for 10 years, but it wasn't clear to me that it had been peeing all over and the counters covered for that length of time. The average indoor cat lives to around 15-20 years old.

 

[Angelhalo]

The OP said they'd had the cat for 10 years, but it wasn't clear to me that it had been peeing all over and the counters covered for that length of time. The average indoor cat lives to around 15-20 years old.

Thats what I keep thinking. This cat really wasn't that old.

 

[Darsa]

As for the OP my money is on MIL. I just hope that if she did do it, that she was humane about it

Exactly my thought; I only hope that the cat wasn't put through any unnecessary pain. I'm sure it wasn't doing it to be difficult, or evil...

Gah... if I found a puddle of cat pee on the counter I think I'd

 

[babytrees]

The cat's at least 10 years old. Although you'll probably never know whether she just got sick and ran off to die (or had a seizure and got confused and lost for good...or got hit by a car...etc.) or if you MIL did have some hand, there's enough of a good chance (given the animal's age) that she had nothing to do with it. Best to believe the good in her.



To all of you who would "disappear" a loved one's pet.

I agree!!

and to a poster who mentioned that indoor cats generally live 15-20 years....this wasn't a strictly indoor cat so their life expectancy went down.

 

[stashbin]

Sally definitely wasn't on her last leg, I mean the cat was in good shape. And my MIL has been putting up with my FIL's "love" of cats for years. But I think that Sally's peeing had gotten so out of control that my MIL might have been pushed to the brink.
I can't imagine having to cover my counter tops and appliances with plastic and newspaper to keep a cat from peeing on them. I think the first time that happened I might have to ring the cat's neck....sorry animal lovers.

 

[Angelhalo]

Sally definitely wasn't on her last leg, I mean the cat was in good shape. And my MIL has been putting up with my FIL's "love" of cats for years. But I think that Sally's peeing had gotten so out of control that my MIL might have been pushed to the brink.
I can't imagine having to cover my counter tops and appliances with plastic and newspaper to keep a cat from peeing on them. I think the first time that happened I might have to ring the cat's neck....sorry animal lovers.

Yikes. I would definitely have to get rid of the animal but I could never intentionally hurt it. It's not like it was doing it to be mean. It was probably sick and needed a vet's care, confused, or didn't like something in the house. Could have been any number of things. Either way, it didn't know that what it was doing was wrong. It wasn't doing it and laughing. I would have just had to take the cat to a guaranteed no kill shelter, or a farm or something of that nature. And even though i would be mad about my counters, I would still be sad when i got rid of the cat.

 

[stashbin]

Yikes. I would definitely have to get rid of the animal but I could never intentionally hurt it. It's not like it was doing it to be mean. It was probably sick and needed a vet's care, confused, or didn't like something in the house. Could have been any number of things. Either way, it didn't know that what it was doing was wrong. It wasn't doing it and laughing. I would have just had to take the cat to a guaranteed no kill shelter, or a farm or something of that nature. And even though i would be mad about my counters, I would still be sad when i got rid of the cat.

I alway have thought the cat was doing it as a territorial thing. I mean there are so many cats in the house. But it is filthy and the cat would have been thrown out a long time ago had it been me. I can't prove it. And I would NEVER ask her or make her think I think she did it, but I just feel like she reached a breaking point.
I mean I can just see that poor thing walking in the kitchen every morning and having to clean that crap up before she can even make herself a cup of coffee.

 

[DisneyMomOK]

I alway have thought the cat was doing it as a territorial thing. I mean there are so many cats in the house. But it is filthy and the cat would have been thrown out a long time ago had it been me. I can't prove it. And I would NEVER ask her or make her think I think she did it, but I just feel like she reached a breaking point.
I mean I can just see that poor thing walking in the kitchen every morning and having to clean that crap up before she can even make herself a cup of coffee.

I worked with a woman that had 14 cats. (Just typing this makes me cringe. ) She finally had one euthanized that kept going under her bed and urinating and (she implied) defecating. This was a woman that told me I could not love my children as much as she loved her cats. (My retort was, "Get back with me when you give birth to a cat and we'll talk.") I am sure the bathroom antics can drive even the most fervent animal lover over the edge.

 

[cheermom1]

I worked with a woman that had 14 cats. (Just typing this makes me cringe. ) She finally had one euthanized that kept going under her bed and urinating and (she implied) defecating. This was a woman that told me I could not love my children as much as she loved her cats. (My retort was, "Get back with me when you give birth to a cat and we'll talk.") I am sure the bathroom antics can drive even the most fervent animal lover over the edge.

this reminded me of our neighbor who has so many cats i can't remember i think her ex bf said at last count it was 20 but i think he fudged some. anyway we have two outside cats and my dd hates cats so when one got in the house she picked it up and tossed it outside with me and her dad both getting on to her about how she did it. then a few days later the neighbor came over and was drunk and ranting about how she wanted to slap my dd for what she did and then had the Gaul to ask id she could adopt my cats b/c they weren't being taken care of and we don't feed them and such while you can look at them and know that is not true.

 

[FayeW]

Here's the thing...if the cat's peeing had gotten "out of control" it is possible that the cat actually had feline diabetes. If that was the case then the cat could have suffered a complete metabolic breakdown and died within hours. That happened to our cat. I suspected he had diabetes because suddenly he was peeing in places other than his litterbox, and drinking alot. I made an appointment with our vet to have the bloodwork etc, but we were going away for the weekend so the appointment was for Tuesday. We left on Thursday to go camping, but I had to come back to the city on Saturday for something so I checked on the cats and poor old Spencer had collapsed and was barely breathing. He couldn't even "mew". He tried, but there was no sound. I had to take him to the vet immediately and euthanize him (although I am fairly certain he actually died in my arms). I was devasted. I have lived with the guilt that I let him down for nearly 5 years, and I still feel horrible that I didn't insist on having the tests right away.

Anyway, the vet said he has suffered a "complete metabolic breakdown", so MIL may not have done the deed.

 

[stashbin]

Again, the cat was healthy. No reason for the cat to kick the bucket unexpectedly. Unless a dog got it, the cat "disappeared". It's fishy.

 

[babytrees]

Again, the cat was healthy. No reason for the cat to kick the bucket unexpectedly. Unless a dog got it, the cat "disappeared". It's fishy.

You asked whether we thought she did it or not....and those of us who said she may not, have gotten the

I have seen animals go from frisky to dead within hours....even after a vet gave the all clear.

Seems you want to think she has done it and there can't be any other explanation.

I am glad she's gotten her kitchen back and hope the cat is happy somewhere, either as somebody else's pet or in heaven.