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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 12:43 pm
Twinkie First thing: Bring him to your vet to rule out an urinary infection. (You might also want to start to feed him Friskies Special Diet or the Purina brand that is made especially to help reduce urinary infections.) You might also want to get that litter (a bit expensive) that makes the cat want to pee on it. Also make sure the litter box is totally clean. Maybe even buy a new one, so it won't have any soapy smell. Call your local humane society, but I bet your vet will be able to provide you with more information than I (or this board) can. Good luck! There is no worse smell than cat pee! I'd even smell cat poop over cat pee, given a choice!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 12:48 pm
Twinkie, the BEST stuff to use to remove cat pee odor is Nature's Miracle, you can get it at PetSmart or PetCo.
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 12:58 pm
i am glad that you didn't have adverse reactions with your kitties, twinkie, and OG. when i took my kitty to the vet yesterday, i talked to them about putting the stuff on my cat, and they said, that yes, it has been known to kill cats. that is fine if you don't believe it. i was just trying to be helpful. thanks.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 1:29 pm
Jbean, information is always good, we just have to make sure we are up-to-date with the latest version.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 1:42 pm
Well, I found my cat....she was out mousing. At least she is enjoying her catch by the trees and not on the deck. Juju's post in "fast about you" has put me in a quandry. Can a 13-year old cat have kittens? Just checking. There has been a gray and white stub-tailed cat hanging out. Just checkin'! Are there seasons for having kittens? Sheep tend to lamb in the spring...are cats like that? I'm guessing that I won't need to feed her much tonight.
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 1:56 pm
Twinkie - There are litters that encourage cats to use the litter box, but it sounds like perhaps there might have another pet in your new place before you, that used the basement as well. Your cat may just be following his natural instincts to make this *his* territory. I would try the Nature's Miracle, but you didn't mention if this is carpet or concrete? You may need to strip carpet, and use the formula on the underlying concrete and then replace the carpet (with new carpet). It would be best if you could close the basement off from your cat while you are working on killing the old odors. Or you may need to contain him in a pen, or single room when you are not there to watch over him. Also, if he is not yet neutered, now would be the time. I would have him checked for urinary tract issues, but I would NOT put him on any urinary tract special diet without having an urinalysis done. Using this kind of food in cats without urinary tract illness will CAUSE crystals and stones in the bladder (urinary tract disease). Hope that helps some!
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 1:57 pm
Um, Marm, cats can get pregnant to a ripe old age, and have several litters a year. If your kitty isn't spayed, I would have that done!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 3:42 pm
I know what the problem is with Squirt. We moved from the big house to 2 apts and neither cat had ever lived anywhere else but the big house. I know there's nothing wrong with him, he's just claiming it as HIS territory. I just need to put something on the concrete that will keep him away from it. Both cats are indoor cats and both have been spayed/neutered. I just need to know what to put on the concrete floor.
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 4:46 pm
Okay, Twinkie, then I recommend Nature's Miracle. I was just trying to be helpful. Apparently too much so. 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 5:55 pm
Twinkie, your problem is obvious - Squirt is trying to live up to his name. Marm, absolutely yes a 13 year old cat can have kittens. If she is in pretty good shape, chances are she has been spayed somewhere along the line, but best to check.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:12 pm
Okay, listen up all you broke people with fleas! And listen up everybody else too, even if you are not broke. Here is absolutely the best, safest, surest, and cheapest way to get rid of fleas in your house and on your animals. Go to the grocery store, or you might have to go to several. Look in the laundry detergents section for 20 Mule Team Borax (Ronald Reagan used to advertise it on television for the western series Death Valley Days, but I digress). Buy a box. Sprinkle the borax liberally on the carpets and rugs in your house, especially where the animals sleep. Leave it on a couple hours, then vacuum it up. After a couple treatments, or perhaps even after one treatment, you will have no more fleas, nor will Fluffy and Fido. The reason the borax works is because it is a desiccant, or drying agent. The flea completes its life cycle in your carpet, not on your animal. As the flea lays eggs, they drop off Fluffy and hatch in your carpet. When you have the borax in your carpet, the flea eggs dry up and do not hatch; thus no more fleas. This really works. I lived for twenty years in Florida and South Texas, both wonderfully mild climates perfect for fleas. We had two cats and a dog and just went nuts trying to keep them flea free. One day I saw this advice in the Miami Herald Action Line and tried it. Never had a flea after that. The borax will not harm your animals like putting chemicals on them and in your air will. You will never have to bomb the house again for fleas. If you would be so foolish as to pay somebody $50 a week to flea-free your house, guess what they would use? Yep, borax. Get some today and say goodbye to those icky fleas.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 7:11 pm
great tip juju! i am always recommending borax! besides fleas, it also kills ants, and cockroaches.
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 5:49 am
what about spiders?
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 10:16 am
Shoes kill spiders, Jbean <ducking the other shoe>
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 10:22 am
Grace, that's hilarious!!!!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 12:15 pm
Kill spiders! Well, I never! I have several capture jars hidden about the house to catch and release all bugs I find in the house. As I get older I just get weirder and weirder. I can hardly bring myself to kill anything now.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 12:25 pm
Yay for killing ants. Does it work outside?? I need to sprinkle it all over the dang lawn. What about humongous crickets?
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 12:47 pm
I glanced and thought you said YAy for killing cats!!!!!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 1:02 pm
Thanks Julie! LOL OG, I just wanted to let Jbean know that you don't need any special killer powder for spiders! I don't normally go around killing spiders***, even the ones in the house unless I have to, but it is pretty easy to step on them with or without knowledge I like most spiders. Kitties are usually pretty good at catching spiders, too. public service announcement: ***No cats were killed or injured in this post!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 1:48 pm
In Washington state, I have found that no matter what you do, you are almost never more than three feet away from a spider at all times. Or that may just be on the rainy side of the state.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, September 13, 2004 - 8:34 am
I need to vent and I guess grieve a bit. PEOPLE SUCK!!!!! There's been this kitty who I first noticed in July around the neighbors. We have a ton of cats who wander so I didn't think much. Then the neighbor said he found him locked in the next neighbor's garage while he was on vacation. He got back and it wasn't his cat. The neighbors left food out for him and after I saw him, I would feed him too. The rescue groups, humane society, virtually EVERYONE who takes in animals for adoption are totally SWAMPED with cats & kittens. I finally was able to work through one of the groups (I know the lady because she works at our vet & my DD worked w/her)that if I found a foster home for the kitty, they would take him in and give him all of his vet care and then he'd have to be brought to adoption nights, etc. My friend offered (I couldn't foster him due to family circumstances)and I arranged to bring him in to the vet today. The poor baby was so freaked out about being in the animal carrier that he ended up ripping a claw before I got him to the vet. He was set to be combo tested, altered, defleaed, the whole nine yards, and I was going to pick him up later in the afternoon or eve. I had noticed he seemed a bit unsure on his feet at times and called them back to say I had forgotten to tell them about that. Not long after the lady I was working with told me she had bad news. He was neg for Feline leukemia & aids, but the vet wasn't sure how much he could even see. He had hemorrhages behind the eyes and had neurological damage. They didn't know what caused it, but it could be some kind of parasite or other type of infection which would be transmissable to other cats. They said he was pretty much unadoptable & the recommendation was to euthanize him. There was no way to guarantee other cats would be safe near him without going to great lengths to find the cause. I had to agree since I can't risk my kitty and my friend who was going to help foster him can't risk his 3 kitties and I feel sooooooooo sad. He was such a sweet kitty. Black & White with a funny brownish tail. He was pretty young - I'd guess six months or so. The most my neighbor could find out is others thought someone moved from across the street and just LEFT HIM. I really want to say a word I'd get modded for, so I'll just have to say it to myself. Use your imaginations!!!!! @#@#%@#!!! That poor baby didn't deserve to live like he did. He was a sweet, loving cat. He loved to be near you. He loved attention. My only comfort is knowing he's not going to suffer or die under some bush. I also have to tell my neighbors who have been also feeding him and really taken to him what's happened. It could also explain why one of their cats had to be in the vet because she wasn't eating and had lost a great deal of weight & it cost them $400. She could have caught something from this kitty and they really better have their other cat checked. Theirs are out-door cats. I haven't let any of my cats out in 26 yrs once I learned what danger they were in from infection, etc. Misha tries to get out and I now have her wearing a collar w/bells so she can't slip out! Gosh.. she was near this kitty last week when she snuck out. I hope whatever caused his problems isn't something she could have picked up with such short contact. I always washed well after I touched him and changed clothes if I had been holding him. I had to come up with a name for him when I dropped him off, so I called him Felix... Felix the cat. I hope you have a wonderful life in kitty heaven, Felix. I'll miss you. 
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, September 13, 2004 - 8:49 am
Awww, Watching. You are so sweet. I agree with every word you said about the vicious carelessness of some people. But then there are others, like you, hon.  {{{{Felix}}}}
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Djgirl
Member
07-17-2002
| Monday, September 13, 2004 - 9:07 am
Watching, you are such a sweetheart for looking after poor Felix and giving him even a little love during this time! You have a place in Heaven for the good deeds you do all the time! Twinkie - I've had a cat do the same thing when we had just moved - this was opposite. She had always lived in an apartment and we moved her into a house. Good luck is all I have to say. Doyle has interstitial cystitis and I have to deal with this all the time! The things that I've found that work really well:
New Litter Box
Nature's Miracle to get rid of the smell (cover with hole-punched tin-foil while it's drying so kitty doesn't decide to go again
Place litter box on top of pee area Believe me, these worked like a charm!!!
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Monday, September 13, 2004 - 9:30 am
LOL - Tin foil only works for a few days. My kitties crawl right over and and threaten to pee right on the foil now. My advice - don't use the new fangled "crystal litter". My girl kitty hated it and started going behind the litter box instead. I'm using the "scoop" litter now - tidy cat brand (not sure how much that matters) - it is much more successful - but I'm still watching the corner she peed in pretty carefully. I used "nature's miracle" which sorta works - but not completely.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, September 13, 2004 - 10:09 am
Felix
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