I was away for a week and now the cat "misses" the litter tray and seems unruly although very friendly and pleased to see me. The house is a mess .... any suggestions
2006-10-14 02:10:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Your cat is having a dirty protest because he/she is upset at having been left alone. My cats hate me leaving them so they will pee in my open suitcase if they can get to it. They tend to get over things fairly quickly so all should be back to normal soon. If the "missing" the litter box continues, a trip to the vet may be in order as it can be a sign of a Urinary Tract Infection. If your cat has a UTI, it will associate the litter box with pain and will start "going" in other parts of the house.
2006-10-14 02:14:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This sort of punishment is common for humans who leave their best friends alone for a week.
1) take cat to vet just to check out there is no physical problem.
2) begin retraining. Place cat in a small room with clean box, bed, toys food and water. The deal is give the cat very few choices where to deposit waste. He's not going to do it on his bed, he's not going to do it on his food--so that leaves the litter box.
3) clean up soiled spots Use a special clean for cat mess. I like Natures Miracle, you can get it at big box pet stores. Label says you may have to use it twice. Label is right. On the rug she has soiled put one of those carpet runners with the gripper spikes up.
4) after litter box habit is reestablished, let cat out where you can supervise.
2006-10-14 02:33:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is called a behavior prob.-I have had cats all my life, and dogs do this, too. Your cat is telling you that he missed you, but is showing its displeasure of being left alone by being unruly and missing the cat pan, be sure there is no medical reason for the cat pan thing, like urinary tract prob from a high-protein food.
2006-10-14 02:18:39 · answer #3 · answered by camaro girl 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your cat is peeved with you for leaving him/her alone. My cat does the same. he digs up pot plants, scratches furniture and bites and scratches me. He has abandonment issues, he was a stray when he adopted me! Just let him bad mouth you for a while, he just wants to get his point across and then he will settle down and be back to his/her normal self. There is no point is starting a battle over it, he just wants you communicate with you!
2006-10-14 02:25:05 · answer #4 · answered by Marlene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just like when your teen children throw a party when your away on holiday, tell your kitty to clean up its own mess and no cat nip for a week!
2006-10-14 02:58:26 · answer #5 · answered by Ben O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps he/she is trying to teach you a lesson about leaving like that...
When I came home from vacation, my boys were scouting through the house with protest signs. lol
2006-10-14 02:16:12 · answer #6 · answered by apinkfreak 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cats are social animals, you can't just abandon it for 10 days and not expect it to go nuts. Be glad it didn't pee on your furniture and rip that to shreds.
2006-10-14 02:43:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your cat is upset with you for leaveing it alone,your cat will be better in awhile,just give it alot of love.
2006-10-14 02:22:40 · answer #8 · answered by william s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is punishing you for leavin him. when i used to go away for weekends or a week one of mine would ignore me totally 4 a few days,but my mum used to say he had been fine while i wasnt there.
2006-10-15 03:37:00 · answer #9 · answered by catwoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patience. Be good to her and she'll come around. She is showing you she didn't like the fact you were away.
2006-10-14 02:25:20 · answer #10 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋