happy birthday dragon!

caturday, i need some advice.

regulars here may remember i have been posting a personal ad of sorts for my friends kitty to try and find her a new home. as he has already left for the east coast, she is staying alone in his apartment and i am cat sitting her. also, the duties of finding something to do with her have fallen to me. she's an 11 year old cat, which is the first strike against her. shes in good health, but hasnt had a full check-up with urine and blood tests in...well, years. and she has litter box issues. she "spite-pees" when shes mad. and just a few days ago i caught her spraying (she's spayed). and then i discovered several wet spots on the carpet yesterday, which i had never seen before but the apartment smells so ungodly bad it's really hard to tell if its old or new smells. i knew she had issues with peeing on his girlfriends stuff (hence why the cat is being abandoned) but didnt realize until very recently that it seems to be worse than that.

ive asked around friends, strangers, here, craigslist...found nothing. the 3 cat rescues that contacted me back told me they would not take her because she cannot be rehomed. i have hopes that another local cat rescue may take her, but i have not been able to get ahold of anyone through it. if i take her to the humane society, she'll be put down.

what should i do? it makes me ill to think about having to put this sweet kitty down because her person didnt want her anymore and she's older and a little difficult. i only have until august 14th to figure this out. thoughts, advice, anyone?

yay indeed. lols, i need em.

first thing that popped into my head when I saw this...



/hopefully I'm not the only one who remembers Fred & Wilma

leftteffticle: caturday, i need some advice.

"...but hasnt had a full check-up with urine and blood tests in...well, years." ..."and she has litter box issues. she "spite-pees" when shes mad. and just a few days ago i caught her spraying (she's spayed)." thoughts, advice, anyone?

First...would it be possible to get her to a vet for a urine check for infections or crystals? Also have them check the anal glands, they could be impacted. Any of those 3 could be the cause of "litter box issues".
Second...talk to the vet, there are several medications that could help with "emotional issues" and spraying, such as paroxetine (generic Paxil) or Fluoxetine (prozac). you can get the generics fairly cheap @ wal-mart with a Vet's prescription.
If you want a copy of feline behavioral issues and treatments, you can find our g-mail addy in our profile, send us a quick note, and we'll send ya a copy.

Hai!
I have new kitties and of course have taken a metric mountainload of photos strictly for Caturday purposes.
If any of you Caturday geniuses would like, I offer them up for your captioning!

My Caturday Kitties (new window)

happy birthday Dragon!

Evil Canadian...i was also thinking Cheech would be a good name for your stoned kitty. Or, Mary Jane if it's a girl kitty.

leftteffticle...good luck finding a new home for that poor abandoned cat!

Here are a few:

And a couple more from the link:




k, done, thx!

leftteffticle: caturday, i need some advice.

regulars here may remember i have been posting a personal ad of sorts for my friends kitty to try and find her a new home. as he has already left for the east coast, she is staying alone in his apartment and i am cat sitting her. also, the duties of finding something to do with her have fallen to me. she's an 11 year old cat, which is the first strike against her. shes in good health, but hasnt had a full check-up with urine and blood tests in...well, years. and she has litter box issues. she "spite-pees" when shes mad. and just a few days ago i caught her spraying (she's spayed). and then i discovered several wet spots on the carpet yesterday, which i had never seen before but the apartment smells so ungodly bad it's really hard to tell if its old or new smells. i knew she had issues with peeing on his girlfriends stuff (hence why the cat is being abandoned) but didnt realize until very recently that it seems to be worse than that.

ive asked around friends, strangers, here, craigslist...found nothing. the 3 cat rescues that contacted me back told me they would not take her because she cannot be rehomed. i have hopes that another local cat rescue may take her, but i have not been able to get ahold of anyone through it. if i take her to the humane society, she'll be put down.

what should i do? it makes me ill to think about having to put this sweet kitty down because her person didnt want her anymore and she's older and a little difficult. i only have until august 14th to figure this out. thoughts, advice, anyone?

God, that's so sad. First, I would get her checked by a vet. The pee issues could be due to kidney disease - very common in older cats. Plus, if she's alone all the time she's probably confused/depressed. She needs contact or she will become increasingly distrustful & anti-social. And if you're not equipped to give her a home, are there any no-kill shelters/rescues near you that could take her? There might be some that are a ways away from you, but it might be your last option. I wish I could help.

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u r not fude - leave me

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leftteffticle: happy birthday dragon!

Dragon says thanks! We both got a kick out of the yarn snorting caption...

leftteffticle: caturday, i need some advice.

regulars here may remember i have been posting a personal ad of sorts for my friends kitty to try and find her a new home. as he has already left for the east coast, she is staying alone in his apartment and i am cat sitting her. also, the duties of finding something to do with her have fallen to me. she's an 11 year old cat, which is the first strike against her. shes in good health, but hasnt had a full check-up with urine and blood tests in...well, years. and she has litter box issues. she "spite-pees" when shes mad. and just a few days ago i caught her spraying (she's spayed). and then i discovered several wet spots on the carpet yesterday, which i had never seen before but the apartment smells so ungodly bad it's really hard to tell if its old or new smells. i knew she had issues with peeing on his girlfriends stuff (hence why the cat is being abandoned) but didnt realize until very recently that it seems to be worse than that.

ive asked around friends, strangers, here, craigslist...found nothing. the 3 cat rescues that contacted me back told me they would not take her because she cannot be rehomed. i have hopes that another local cat rescue may take her, but i have not been able to get ahold of anyone through it. if i take her to the humane society, she'll be put down.

what should i do? it makes me ill to think about having to put this sweet kitty down because her person didnt want her anymore and she's older and a little difficult. i only have until august 14th to figure this out. thoughts, advice, anyone?

Late answer, but I agree with the others who suggested the vet should be the first choice. She may have urinary problems or possibly diabetes. Also, since cats can't tell us if something is wrong with them, their behavior often changes to bring the problem to the attention of our tiny human brains.

Also, check out Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (new window). They have a lot of useful info on their site, and they accept all animals with problems. They do their best to make sure that every one of them get to go to their "forever home", but if not they can live out their lives with people that will care for them. Best of luck, and thanks for caring so much!

CooperDaKat: first thing that popped into my head when I saw this...

/hopefully I'm not the only one who remembers Fred & Wilma

Nope. Old people unite! (Nice caption, too)

/now get off my damn lawn and caption cats!

Danooli: happy birthday Dragon!

Dragon says thanks for the birthday wishes!

DarkJohnson: ur silly jedi mind trix don't werk on meh

This deserved to be properly captioned!



Where? Where do do I get one of those? That little creature was always one of my favorites (Ahhhhh--HaHaHaHa)

CooperDaKat
I'll feed the cat later jpg

You know how they tell you to rinse out all recyclable cans? Well I don't have to, I simply give them to Dragon and he does it for me! (and it really does NOT matter what was in the can, although he IS partial to peas of all things...)

Thanks for the caption!

/blank from last week, i forget whose
//such a pretty kitteh

/grins at sherpa
//sends skritches to Dragon
///happy Caturday, one and all! :)

sherpa18: CooperDaKat
I'll feed the cat later jpg

You know how they tell you to rinse out all recyclable cans? Well I don't have to, I simply give them to Dragon and he does it for me! (and it really does NOT matter what was in the can, although he IS partial to peas of all things...)

Thanks for the caption!

You're welcome! Faust, our 12 year old boy, will eat anything including chinese food, most veggies, and even hot peppers. He's a nut!

/this and the next one are from LJ
//i LOLed

/also ganked from LJ

CooperDaKat: sherpa18: CooperDaKat
I'll feed the cat later jpg

You know how they tell you to rinse out all recyclable cans? Well I don't have to, I simply give them to Dragon and he does it for me! (and it really does NOT matter what was in the can, although he IS partial to peas of all things...)

Thanks for the caption!

You're welcome! Faust, our 12 year old boy, will eat anything including chinese food, most veggies, and even hot peppers. He's a nut!

Yeah, that sounds just like like my boy! But he is picky about his chinese food: