To get rid of my fucking horrible cat? (long - sorry)

[ilovedarthmaul]

She is a house cat that goes in the garden sometimes and we got her from the cats protection league 8 years ago. She has NEVER wanted fuss/strokes etc - she wont come near anyone (well she does a bit with me but i suspect thats only cos i feed her!) At first we thought it was because she is settling in but she has never got any better. Over the last 8 years she has systematically DESTROYED our house.

She pisses EVERYWHERE - she wont go on a litter tray at all (we have tried everything we can think of) - she scratches the walls/lead off the doors - even when the doors are fucking open! and rips the carpet to bits. Ive come in today from work and she has pissed on the settee - ive washed the cushion covers but its sunk into the hard/foam bottom bits - im soooo fucking mad - i cant afford new cushions or settee but dont know what i can do to get it out. If there are DC teddies/soft toys on the floor she pisses on those so they have to be thrown away - if i have folded washing up and put it on the arm of the chair/bottom of the stairs she will piss on that too. She climbed onto our dining table the other day & pissed on that as well. - Where we eat!!!!!

i should point out that we have had her checked by the vets and she hasnt got anything wrong with her (cystitus/water infection etc) and her litter tray is ALWAYS clean. I try & put her out in the garden as much as possible but she was attacked by next doors dog last year so i daren't leaver her out whilst im at work.

i feel like crying - im terrified that our house STINKS and we are used to it.

Im not an animal hater - so please dont flame me - i just get no joy out of her & a shit-load of stress and work!

I dont even know if anyone will take an incontinent, grumpy, horrible cat anyway but if they would would i be being unreasonable?

thanks for listening - feel slightly better after my rant!

am off to pick DC up now & think about how i can get the smell of cat-piss out of my sofa!

Darth x

Or the type of people who have no need of advice from sanctimonious types who resurrect a thread purely to dispense their holier than thou 'advice' which only serves to give them a warm glow of smugness.

I think I would have got rid before now. You have done your best and there is no joy in having her., especially as she is not a loving friendly cat. I like cats, and dogs

Well it will be if any of you lot were "looking after her.

Don't you have any homework to finish for Monday, Belle?

DFOD

ghostly

have you tried different litter box and cat litter
moving the litterbox else where?

Belle, OP has had 5 years to get another cat if she wants to. Do you really think she's been sitting around all that time just to see if you will post your views on her ancient thread before she makes that sort of decision?

thank you

it's not offensive though - it's a zombie cat lady - I thought it was rather apt - now do run along and get the homework done

isn't it about time you all sat and stuffed your faces now

What? I've never used this Mumsnet phrase before, but are you on glue?

Ghostly

Get more than one Feliway. I'd say at least 3.

Mega thinking about it no most likely not but on reading it felt very passionate having just lost a cat through someone's cruelty

I'm not usually one to suggest rehoming and will have a go at people who treat animals like throwaway possessions but this situation can't go on. You're not happy, she clearly isn't and she does actually have somewhere to go. The CPL will always take back one of their cats that hasn't worked out. They may charge you to do so but they will take her and find her somewhere better suited. You've tried. No one can say you haven't. It isn't like you can't be bothered, you've given it 8 years of trying and she still isn't settled. This level of stress isn't good for either of you and neither is having a house full of cat pee. You're starting to resent her and that isn't fair on anyone. Can you say she is content with you? Honestly? I really do think returning her to CPL would be for the best.

Oh ffs didn't even see the date. Sorry for bumping the zombie

Is there no way that you can keep her in one part of the house? Or as someone said, make an outdoor run for her.
I have a rescue cat (9 years) and although he's a nice cat, he is not a lap cat and has 'issues'. Mainly he likes to claw wallpaper, furniture and eat cardboard!
He lives in the utility room and has direct access via a catflap to the outdoors. We rescued him and feel it would be cruel to give him up.

Re-home to a farm, there were 2 lots of people after farm cats on a forum the other day. She clearly can't be an indoor cat if she pisses everywhere.

You need to find a new home for kitty.

Not fair on either of you.

Out of interest, what were you searching for for you to come across this thread?

Posting on a zombie thread is a little like snooping on someone's FB and accidentally liking a photo or post they made several years ago. No reason for it other than to embarrass yourself.

My cat was the only thing I had left of my son who passed in a car accident in June.He belonged to my son

Of course you're not an animal hater, but the cat is destroying your home and way of family life. Imagine the relief when she has gone.

Please don't pass this cat to someone else for them to suffer as well.
Be brave and euthanise is my suggestion.

with respect YOUR cat is not THIS CAT

and this thread is TWO YEARS OLD

Get rid, life's to short to have to put up with it.

Sorry, didn't look at the thread date.