Need Cat advice and info.........

[kaylajr]

So a coworker has an adorable kitty that she can't keep cause of her kids allergies.

I so want to give him a home he is the sweetest thing

the problem...

He is just about 1 year old and NOT NEUTERED and since I said he you all get that he is MALE...

I know he has started peeing in her house ( and no that 100% is Not why she is looking to get him a new home.)

She has offered to split the vet bill with me to get him neutered but my question is IS IT TO LATE??

I would love to take him in but don't want my house to smell like Cat urine??

any ideas or suggestions??

I will be calling the vet to ask but mine is close Wed.


Oh and any tips how to get the smell out of her carpet???? I told her someone here would most likely have an idea

 

[flying_babyb]

not to late, we had our male kitten nutered at 1.5 years, not for a peeing problem but a grooming one (related). as far as cat pee in carpet, I swear it never comes out, but try wollite deep clean for pets. Rescue the kitty please!! Even pee'rs need a home. Any idea to stop a old female cat from peeing? (sorry for borrowing your thread)

 

[jax677]

I don't know about the peeing problem . We had a kitty that was old and having accidents, so we used a slew of different things to find what worked. The only thng that worked was a product called Natures Miracle. We bought it at a pet store. The only thing is it took a week or so for it to work. It works as an enzyme to neutralize the left over pee. We treated the spots just like they told you to do on the bottle and no more smell.

 

[kacaju]

I would get him fixed before he even enters your house. Once fixed, keep him confined for a week oe so, only letting him out when you are there to watch him. Most male animal peeing is more MARKING their territory, once he is fixed that urge will go away, but not overnight.
As far as the smell, I swear by a product called odormute. I buy it online.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I wouldn't. I love cats, but not peeing ones.

Could you retrain? Maybe

I would buy a large metal dog crate and keep the cat confined. I would treat it like a "puppy". No free roam for a long time. My sister has retrained cats, however it takes a serious level of committment and in addition you have to change food and get medical attention to make sure there are no infections or crystals.

I would also get the cat neutered before he came to my house.

 

[clarabelle]

I saw on a TV show one time where they took a rag and rubbed it all over the cat. Then they took the rag and rubbed it over and around the places he was marking. Then the cat would smell himself and not want to mark.

For the smell I would get an enzyme product. Like PP suggested

 

[s&k'smom]

I think once you get him fixed that may help the problem, plus and I know this sounds silly, if he's under stress and unhappy that may be it too. Go to the Friends of Animal's site and you can get a discount on the surgery, they'll also give you a list of vets in your area that accept the certificate.

 

[Shmily1]

A friend told me about a website called zootoo dot com that you can ask questions on and get lots of answers. I asked the other day about how to get my old cat to get along with the new kittens. I got lots of answers very quickly and have been doing what they say. The old cat is getting more use to them, even using one of their litter boxes, and I think it's working!!!

 

[XTinabell]

I would get him fixed before he even enters your house. Once fixed, keep him confined for a week oe so, only letting him out when you are there to watch him. Most male animal peeing is more MARKING their territory, once he is fixed that urge will go away, but not overnight.
As far as the smell, I swear by a product called odormute. I buy it online.

I agree that the male cat is likely marking his territory and doesn't have a bladder problem. Unfortunately it's just what male cats do and is the reason why I don't buy male cats. I know that neutering the cat is supposed to help but I've never owned a male a cat to tell you if it works.

If a cat is peeing outside of his litter box it's usually a sign of distress. Cats much prefer to pee in their sand and bury it up afterwards. If there are other cats in the home, the litter box is too full or there are is some other sort of anxiety such as moving to a new home they may pee on the floor. Perhaps in your case, moving the cat to your home may relieve any stress the kitty is currently under and that alone may stop the floor peeing, assuming he's not marking.

So I say have him neutered and bring him home. Give him lots of love, maybe a special toy like a tree house and hopefully that helps.

Has your friend tried Oxyclean on the cat urine?

 

[kaylajr]

Okay looks like it might be Ok to bring this cat home
but first I will have him neutered...
and enzyme spray sounds like the best suggestion for her house

any other advice????????

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Okay looks like it might be Ok to bring this cat home
but first I will have him neutered...
and enzyme spray sounds like the best suggestion for her house

any other advice????????

You MUST retrain the cat with confining him. That is the most important piece.

If you don't do that you are hosed.

 

[flying_babyb]

Confiment works. We did this with my moms cat. she would go in the "time out" room when we left the house. Never peed on the floor again. We let her out alone to roam while we were gone after a month.

 

[HelenePA]

odoban works on cat pee smells. You can get it at walmart for about 2.50 its by the febreeze. one of my cats got locked in my bedroom and pee'd on a blanket which was on the floor. The smell when I opened the door was SOOO bad with one pee.. ugh.. Get him fixed ASAP.

 

[clarabelle]

not to highjack but....

Helene -Anthony is so cute!
Make sure you sniff his head for me

(back to the cats....)