Cat behaviour question

[rusky]

Funny, that's what the wife said!

 

[Mr Pig]

Cat crapping in the kid's stuff? No, sorry, get the priorities right here and get the cat to...

 

[rusky]

she only crapped on the beanbag once!

 

[Mr Pig]

she only crapped on the beanbag once!

Any cat of mine would only have done it once too ;0)

 

[wafflycat]

She also started crapping & pissing in the house. Under our bed, on the kids beanbags, under the baby's cot, in the bath!!!!! Managed to kill one of the wife's orchids!

Didf you take it to the vet to have it checked over for any phycical illness that may have been the cause?

 

[CopperBrompton]

Agree, the vet needs to be the first port of call here.

 

[CopperBrompton]

Cat crapping in the kid's stuff? No, sorry, get the priorities right here

Easier said than done, though: the police take a dim view of just turfing the kids out on the street.

 

[goo_mason]

We had a sudden behavior change in our cat a few months ago. She rarely uses the catflap & insists on us letting her out the front door.

She also started crapping & pissing in the house. Under our bed, on the kids beanbags, under the baby's cot, in the bath!!!!! Managed to kill one of the wife's orchids!

Not sure what triggered it, ma be another cat - I know that if we leave the catflap unlocked at night, one eats her food or the birth of number 2 child.

My eldest cat did that, and she was taken to the vet to be checked over for possible causes. Nothing wrong with her, other than the fact that she was an old girl. The vet said that trying to get her using the litter tray again by strict training would only distress her more at her age, so he said the kindest thing to do would be to have her put down. As the wee one was around a year old at the time and crawling, he said it wasn't the best idea to have the cat crapping & peeing everywhere and anywhere. The ex agreed there and then to have her put down.

My 18yr-old 'kitten' is now displaying similar behaviour, although hers seems to be an issue where she 'forgets' that she's desperate and should really use the litter tray before harrassing me for food. She'll be sitting beside me as I dish out the food, but by the time I lift it down to put on the floor, she's gone and in her place is a pile of fresh, steaming poo... I think she's a little senile, tbh.

 

[peanut]

I've not read all the posts but in case no-one else has thought of it the answer is likely to be because your cat is over-heating .

Your cat is very old and its 'cooling system' is probably as decrepid as the rest of her. Its very muggy at the moment and my tom always sleeps out under the bushes all summer long . Always has. They get the coolness of the earth which soaks away body heat and they get a cool breeze .

Your cat may have a problem with its pituitary gland which regulates body temperature. A vet can check this with a blood test.

If I were you i'd set up a fan indoors and see if the cat will stay in the room . It might confirm my diagnosis

 

[peanut]

Rusky your cat's problem is likely to be due to another aggressive or territorial cat in the neigbourhood.

Chances are the cat may have come into the house at night time and left its scent around table and chair legs and everything about 9" off the floor.

your cat is trying to put its own scent back into its territory and fearful of going out in case it meets up with this other cat.

Its essential your cat feels safe in your house (its territory) otherwise it will be very nervous and unstable.

Easiest answer is to either close the catflap at night and keep your cat in or put in a electronic catflap which reads your cats microchip number and only allows your cats in and out.

You'll also need to mask any possible scent traces with bleach . See if your cat does a lot off careful sniffing around the objects and walls in your kitchen which would indicate another animals scent.

We had a sudden behavior change in our cat a few months ago. She rarely uses the catflap & insists on us letting her out the front door.

She also started crapping & pissing in the house. Under our bed, on the kids beanbags, under the baby's cot, in the bath!!!!! Managed to kill one of the wife's orchids!

Not sure what triggered it, ma be another cat - I know that if we leave the catflap unlocked at night, one eats her food or the birth of number 2 child.

 

[rusky]

I think mine was marking her territory. We do lock her in at night & there was a cat that sprayed in the kitchen & dining room. One night I got the catflap wrong & set it so a cat could get in but not out, the result was a catflap that was ripped from the wall!!

 

[Night Train]

I've not read all the posts but in case no-one else has thought of it the answer is likely to be because your cat is over-heating .

Your cat is very old and its 'cooling system' is probably as decrepid as the rest of her. Its very muggy at the moment and my tom always sleeps out under the bushes all summer long . Always has. They get the coolness of the earth which soaks away body heat and they get a cool breeze .

Your cat may have a problem with its pituitary gland which regulates body temperature. A vet can check this with a blood test.

If I were you i'd set up a fan indoors and see if the cat will stay in the room . It might confirm my diagnosis

That's a possible.
Two of the cats have taken to the outdoors and one is quite happy inside.
They have all been house cats and have never much been into outdoors unless it is blazing sunshine.
The problem cat was kept in last night and she seemed a bit 'sweaty' this morning but is back to normal again. She has been out and in a few times today.

It's not an 'other cats' problem as we don't have other cats coming in to the garden, or the house, at all.

 

[peanut]

That's a possible.
Two of the cats have taken to the outdoors and one is quite happy inside.
They have all been house cats and have never much been into outdoors unless it is blazing sunshine.
The problem cat was kept in last night and she seemed a bit 'sweaty' this morning but is back to normal again. She has been out and in a few times today.

It's not an 'other cats' problem as we don't have other cats coming in to the garden, or the house, at all.

glad its all sorted now.

 

[Moderators]

Posts about the point of cats have been moved out to a seperate thread.

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=42514

 

[Crackle]

well you seem to know exactly what it is and what it isn't i wonder you bother to ask for advice.

Well perhaps his observation is based on what you said in your post, which was good advice?