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How do I stop undesirable cat behavior?
 Bahamut.Bekisa
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By Bahamut.Bekisa 2012-08-20 17:01:59
Almost everyone I've know with more than 2-3 cats has those exact same issues. I think it's just how they are. I have 2 cats and we have 2 literboxes because the female was afraid to go in the 1 box, almost like the mail was protecting it from her. They are brother and sister too -- both fixed.
You could also try:
http://www.amazon.com/Remote-Control-Training-Collar-Vibration/dp/B001LRLUPK
I know it's made for a 100 lb dog but I'm sure it will work just fine! At least make a video to show us what it does. (I've always wanted to try one on mine when they piss me off haha)
Please DO NOT do this, cats do not understand this type of training.
also Bekisa please do not adopt an animal anywhere, and if you do have one please relinquish it to the nearest humane society.
Guess that one went right over your head huh? But since you want to get rude on some simple sarcasm -- Please do not use the internet and if you have a computer please toss it in the nearest trash can.
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 Quetzalcoatl.Deweycox
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By Quetzalcoatl.Deweycox 2012-08-20 17:03:00
Spray bottle with water. Squirt them when they do bad things. Spay them.
Bismarck.Faelar
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By Bismarck.Faelar 2012-09-10 10:13:58
Still having the pee issue, nothing seems to stop her from doing it.
Having to clean the stove, the coils, the drip-pans, and everything underneath twice a day is rather ridiculus.
 Cerberus.Kvazz
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By Cerberus.Kvazz 2012-09-10 10:15:38
Too many cats is the simple answer, sadly :(
Bismarck.Faelar
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By Bismarck.Faelar 2012-09-10 10:26:45
Too many cats is the simple answer, sadly :(
I'm almost positive its Mitzy. Been giving her space, attention, etc. I dont know why shes mad >.<
We got 2 more litterboxes so far.
Cerberus.Kvazz
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By Cerberus.Kvazz 2012-09-10 10:28:56
One day in the future, maybe there'll be an app for smartphones that let us translate cat-language to always figure out what's wrong. :P
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 Asura.Ina
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By Asura.Ina 2012-09-10 10:39:40
Was there anything that happened around the same time the peeing started? Get a new cat, lose a cat, throw out some old toys and what not. Cats are alot more complex socially then most people think so it could be anything causing it really. If possible you could try seperating them for a bit, if nothing else it should tell you for sure if its Mitzy or not thats peeing.
Sylph.Kandu
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By Sylph.Kandu 2012-09-10 10:54:59
My cat will not use a litter box that has a cover or is in a hider.
If yours are similarly equipped, try removing the cover or take it out of the hider.
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Bismarck.Faelar
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By Bismarck.Faelar 2012-09-10 11:00:57
My cat will not use a litter box that has a cover or is in a hider.
If yours are similarly equipped, try removing the cover or take it out of the hider.
They have a dome thing over them, I'll try that.
*prays*
Asura.Ina
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By Asura.Ina 2012-09-10 11:06:28
The dome definetly could be it, what about the type of litter you are useing, has that changed at all. We had to use a different litter briefly and my cat just held it in then started going all over the place when she couldn't anymore.
Quetzalcoatl.Rumaha
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By Quetzalcoatl.Rumaha 2012-09-10 11:09:38
Dome didn't matter to my cats, but the plastic cover flap on the front did, but yea you really should have at least 7 liter boxes to 7 cats, even at the very least 5 or 6, I've had ~5(2 Male 3 Female) cats in my house at one time, mostly 4(2 2) for a number of years, currently 2(1 1), and I've never had any problems with any of them spraying or going outside the box, I had 4 boxes with 5 cats, then 4 with 4, now 2 with 2.
I've always found spray bottles with a little vinegar teaches them quite well, or spray bottles in general. You can try that boundary stuff, have not heard of people using it first hand, though, a coffee can with pennies in it gets one of my cats(more for when hes on the counters or some ***though)
Quetzalcoatl.Rumaha
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By Quetzalcoatl.Rumaha 2012-09-10 11:11:55
Cats seem like a lot of trouble...
I just fatten mine up til he's too lazy to be arrogant.
 
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( I miss him :( )
Sylph.Kandu
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By Sylph.Kandu 2012-09-10 11:20:23
Quetzalcoatl.Rumaha said: »( I miss him :( )
Do NOT listen to The Cat Carol.
Damnit, I want to cry.
We have 7 cats in my house. 4 of them are fine. The other 3 have a few issues we're trying to fix.
2 of them (Mitzy and Chloe) are known to pee all over the kitchen. On the counters, on the stove, and on the floor. Their catboxes are clean, so I dont know why they wont go in it instead.
The other one, Lily, has taken to nursing our new kitten Dakota that we got for Rai to have a new playmate since Cammy died. Its not her kitten, and we want this to stop.
Lily also bullies the other cats, except for Dakota and Rai, who she has "adopted" and is apparently "protecting".
How can I fix these issues?
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