Upset (vent, long)

[lesliepear]

We had a good weekend. But I am very upset this AM.

We've been having trouble with a cat peeing in the living room. I've been treating it, and hoping the problem would resolve. It didn't smell to good yesterday morning, we were gone all day and apparently it got worse. DH asked me to ask my cat internet lists for help - I kind of knew what they'd say, and Sunday is a slow net day for many people. I went to bed last night and about 15 minutes later DH woke me up as I was dozing off - he figured it out that it was Inky who as peeing and started complaining about it. I acknowledged the problem, treated as best I could around the living room and went back to sleep grumbling about being woken up. About an hour later DH woke me again all upest that the living room chair stunk. I was extremely grouchy and we argued a bit, waking Alan. I did treat the chair, but what h*ck could I do at 12:30 in the moring. It's just a chair, it could have waited - he didn't get the point at all - he didn't understand why I was so upset - it wasn't Inky it was the fact he WOKE me, and it was yet another problem he expected me to solve. You don't want someone 1/2 asleep messing with chemicals - and it isn't even a GREAT valuable chair, it came with the place 10 years ago.

Anyway, I wound up taking today OFF because I was still upset this AM. I'll take Inky to the vet today and see if there is any help. She's a very sweet cat, but kind of mixed up. Her parents were brother and sister and she tends to go wahhh for attention a lot. DH has cat allergies, so he can't stay around the cats too long and they are 1000% my responsibility (I had them before we were married). I don't want to give Inky away, she's 13 years old and deserves to be here. She needs more attention that she hasn't gotten since I went back to working in NYC 5 days a week. I don't think she's jealous of Alan, her little brain barely grasps the concept of herself sometimes. My other cat Moxie, has been very good about Alan. He'll sit right near him and purr and will let Alan pet him a bit. Moxie's idea of getting attention is to sit on the couch and purr when someone's on the couch. His main goal in life is his daily canned food.

I think my tears etc are a culmination of a lot of little gripes and grumbles. Everything from wanting to have a bigger house (which DH is being so stubborn about), having to commute 5 days a week to NYC to a job I was stuck taking after 9/11 with an extremely INFLEXIBLE work from home policy to DH being very work driven and me doing a great deal of work with Alan and Alan's accident etc...

Thanks for listening.

Comments

[raisin.livejournal.com]

I totally understand the insensitive husband thing! I hope things get better. It tends to go in cycles for me! hang in there, and have a good day off!

[purple-roses.livejournal.com]

*HUGS* I know spraying a little perfume in the spot most often pee'd on stopped one of our dogs from doing it. I don't know if it will help with a cat. My husband hates cats in his home (other people's pets are o.k.), so when I had them we had similar problems.

Good luck honey! It will work out.

[goodjoan]

*Natures Miracle* Soak the spot and let it air dry. I'd definately get the cat to the vet, she probably has a UTI. Sorry you didn't get any sleep!

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

She's at the vet being checked now. Going to buy more Nature's miracle in a little while, I'm a big fan of the stuff, I've even used it for baby accidents.

[goodjoan]

I found a big bottle of similar stuff at walmart and baby superstore, but it's labeled for baby stains and smells a little like baby powder. It's cheaper, great on kid stains (and puke smell) but not as good on the cat pee.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Since I had the nature's miracle in house, I used it.

I find that Zout + Oxyclean cleans up poop stains from baby clothes very well.

[luscious-purple.livejournal.com]

I hope everything turns out OK with you and Inky!

What is "Nature's Miracle" and where do you get it? My fat girl cat occasionally poops outside the litter box -- on the carpet -- and I know I need to get her checked out at the vet at some point. I know it's her and not her brother.

Thanks!

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Its a white with red bottle sold in pets stores (petco, petsmart) etc

http://www.petco.com/product_info.asp?sku=1806505122&dept_id=%2D2

or

http://www.petco.com/product_info.asp?sku=1806505155&dept_id=%2D2

[astrojetta.livejournal.com]

Ugh! You poor thing! I hope things work themselves out. *hugs*

My sister is an animal behavior specialist, and she would suggest that maybe the cat has a health problem and that is why she is peeing on the furniture. (?) She might have a urinary tract infection or something? Just a thought.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Hugs, dear! Ain't no way any man should be waking up the mother of an infant for anything less than the house being on fire. I suspect you get little enough sleep as it is.

Good luck with the vet visit - hope they find something - and good luck with the Nature's Miracle. It's the best thing I've found, too.

[yeoww.livejournal.com]

Your hubby woke you up in the dead of night?? Yup, them's fightin' words.
*hugs*
Maybe your kitty has a UTI, as others have said here. That can cause changes in peeing habits. And so can family stress, which you've been under a considerable amount of with Alan's accident. Cats pick up on vibes and can react in all kinds of odd ways. Maybe once things settle down a bit your kitty will too. In the meantime, taking her to a vet is a good idea.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

I did take her to the vet. She's fine. I'm glad she's fine, but alas there was nothing wrong.

Although Dh would discount it, I do believe the stress lately could have affected Inky.