To rehome the elderly cat?

[Lazyginger]

The elderly cat (15) keeps pissing in the house. The house stinks.
I have tried everything! I've taken it to the vets (several times) for expensive tests - apparently there's nothing wrong.
I've thrown out countless carpet and door mat.
I've tried everything Google suggests. Tin foil. Orange peel. Aversion therapy.
Locking her out works whilst she's out! But as soon as I let her in again she pisses somewhere! Soon it will be winter again and I didnt really want to lock her out.
Thing is, apart from making the house stink, I've got a 4 month old ds who will soon be crawling and the last thing I want is for him to find a lake of cat piss.
I'm at the end of the road and considering taking her back to the cats protection as awful as it makes me feel. Is this unreasonable? Im at my wits end!

Solution they can come up with it's up to the op.

@notevernotnevernotnohow

Why should I apologize to the OP?

I stand by my initial comment, she/he should never get another pet!

Ok, then you should you never talk to another human. Based on the few words you have written, you are VERY bad at it.

She's already got 2 other cats, much younger, so it's rather daft to say she shouldn't get another, don't you think???

And she's a lady, she's got a young baby!! You seem to enjoy appearing clueless, don't you?

You are a bit dense And rather rude i asked had the op taken the cat to the vet since just because there wasn't an infection the first time it was tested doesn't mean it's not now

No, that would be you. You didn't know she'd been to the vet. You didn't know it was many times. You didn't know all the things she tried.
And yet you felt qualified to judge her very harshly, despite not knowing anything about the situation. How arrogant are you?

Perhaps your son will feel the same way about you in the future

If OP begins releasing herself over all the carpets whilst dgc is crawling, then yes.

These types of people shout at you, but, at the same time, are still unable to suggest an alternative. 🤷‍♀️

Terfing

If you stand by your comment do not apologise. You are allowed an opinion. Just because someone doesn't agree doesn't mean it's wrong.

in my opinion If your not willing to look after a pet when it becomes old you shouldn't have one, and you certainly shouldn't consider having another if you do not want to deal with old age again.

Some cats are fine with new additions to families some are not. Obviously the op's cat isn't.

This site is here to "make parents lives easier"

It's not here to be nasty to mums at the end of their tether with a pissing cat.

If you don't like it, is there a CatNet you could frequent?

betrandrussell yes it was annoying we couldn't resolve it for our poor cat and find the reason why to make her more comfortable in the final year of her life. We didn't want her distressed. I don't know why you've taken exception to that statement.

Bubbles, as someone else has said. The op has 2 other cats ALREADY.

Your advice is rather daft and mean

You are allowed an opinion. Just because someone doesn't agree doesn't mean it's wrong

It's the fact that yo have based your opinion on a thorough misunderstanding of what is actually happening that makes it wrong. Hope that helps.

n my opinion If your not willing to look after a pet when it becomes old you shouldn't have one, and you certainly shouldn't consider having another if you do not want to deal with old age again

The OP IS willing to look after her pet when it is old (and has been for a while now) so clearly you didn't mean her and are sorry for implying that you did. And since she already has two others, you obviously don't mean that she should get rid of them, so you withdraw that too?

Purely going on your own opinions, of course.

You are now my MN hero, notever.

Not

I asked if the op had gotten a second opinion and had the cat re tested some things don't show up on a wee test for example kidney problems, maybe a full blood test would be needed - I have no idea if the op had done this to rule out further conditions.

As your starting to irritate me, as obviously only you can be right I am off to bed with my beautiful 13 year old cat who can piss on my floor and I won't rehome him. in fact I'd even clean it up and rush him to the vets to make sure he's ok as I am responsible pet owner and it would be out of character for him.

FYI, it's you're, not your.

in fact I'd even clean it up and rush him to the vets to make sure he's ok as I am responsible pet owner

so exactly like the OP, again then? Why do you feel the need to put her down when she is just like you?

For what my twopence is worth - I've known cats to pee inappropriately when they're insecure - it's their way of marking their place in the family home, the new addition may have meant that the cat is having a sibling rivalry moment? (we had this problem with older cat, when new kitten joined the family)
what worked for us was scent marking (using a peice of cloth, soft flannelette, to gently rub the cats scent glands - along the cheek bones and then placing these scent markers around the home) and also bob Martin, purple box cat calming drops, added to the back of the neck on cats fur. But good luck OP

Sorry Not I am not like the op at all.

When my old boy did this when I had dc2, I would have not considered rehoming, that is where the op and I are different, I would have come up with another solution. For example if it had continued (it was around 3/4 months with the old boy I was cleaning up piss up) I would have replaced my carpet for Lino, confined him to the area of the house where if he did continue to piss I could have mopped it up and disinfected the area with the enzyme solution. Maybe I was lucky and it was sorted with the solutions I provided for him. I was also in a sleep deprived state with a new born and toddler, so that's no excuse in my opinion.

Anyway apparently the op is keeping the cat so maybe the op has come up with a solution I don't know and frankly it's not my cat, all I know is what I would do, and rehoming would never had entered my head.

all I know is what I would do

You are right at last that is all you know. Which begs the question, why did you think you could judge OP so harshly and be so rude? When, as you admit yourself, you know nothing at all about her and her situation, or her cat?

It is nice of you to admit that you did not know and should not have judged.

No I stand by my opinion that the op shouldn't have a cat or cats if they don't want to deal with the situation or clean up cat piss of an elderly cat who is probably stressed because the op had a baby.

The Op asked if they should rehome the cat in my opinion no they shouldn't rehome the cat. It's part of being an owner.

I am not apologising for my opinion.

Anyway I think we are going around in circles. You think you are right and I think I am right.

Op I wish you luck with your cat.

No I stand by my opinion that the op shouldn't have a cat or cats if they don't want to deal with the situation or clean up cat piss of an elderly cat who is probably stressed because the op had a baby

But your opinion is flawed. You can't say she shouldn't have a cat if she isn't willing to do X, Y and Z when she is in fact doing X, Y and Z. So you think she should have a cat then!

Yes, you are going around in circles. Chasing your own tail.

And when the OP has 2 other cats already. Should she rehome those cats??

OP, the best thing for cleaning cat wee is Simple Solution. You can buy it from Amazon or Pets at Home. It is miraculous and also works on cat sick or cat poo stains. It breaks down organic matter. Don't use bleach, it smells like cat wee to a cat and only encourages them to re-soil in the same area.

If you stand by your comment do not apologise. You are allowed an opinion. Just because someone doesn't agree doesn't mean it's wrong.

Ah yes, when you haven't bothered to read her posts, and are having a knee-jerk reaction to things she didn't say, then yes, you are wrong.
Watching you try to defeind your wholly incorrect comments is a bit pathetic, really.

OP. I am sorry you're getting so much vitriol.

In your shoes, if your vet cannot suggest anything, I would put her to sleep. If she is senile, her condition will not get better. Only you and your family know how much you can cope with.

If other posters think you are the devil incarnate, then they are more than welcome to adopt your incontinent cat.
Sometimes the kindest and hardest thing to do is to let go.

She has had a great life with you. Remember that x

Tbh I do think you need to exhaust all other avenues before you have her put to sleep, as otherwise you're just killing her for your own convenience, which is obviously a really shitty thing to do.

I think it's worth exploring the stress incontinence possibility, especially with the vet saying there's nothing physically wrong.