Should I kick the cat out?

Question

I adopted this cat from a shelter. I was assured he was litter trained. He is a 3yr old tabby. I have another 3yr old tabby male and a 1 1/2 yr old tabby girl. I have had both of them their whole lives. The new cat is attacking my cats very viciously. My 3 yr old has some bald spots that Im sure came from the new cat. I was told this new cat was a stray and they werent sure quite how long. The kicker is he SH*T every where last night. In the tub, on the white carpet, in some shoes, on the couch and bed. I have 2 litter boxes. One on the 1st floor and one in the basement. I think he's a doll to me but that is about it. I honestly think he needs to be in a house with no other pets. Any advice

Answer 1

it sounds like your p---y needs loving

Answer 2

I have a couple questions for you before I give definite answers. How long have you had the new cat? Did you do the most important thing by first introducing him to the litter boxes before letting him check the rest of the house out? Usually the shelter will keep tabs on whether or not a cat gets along with others, so your first option would be to return the cat to the shelter if things don't get better. Generally cats only go outside of their litter boxes if something is wrong (i.e. the boxes aren't clean enough for the cat's standards, the cat is sick, the cat is really upset about something). In this cat's case, you may want to give him a litter box of his very own and see if that helps.
For him to be attacking the current residents, I'd say he's very aggressive towards other cats in general and this isn't exactly normal behavior for "the new guy" because it's not his territory. If you're feeling like this behavior isn't going to change, then your only choice seems that he'll need to be re-homed, or placed back in the shelter because it's not exactly fair to your other cats to be in such a hostile enviornment! If you're feeling generous, you may want to start limiting him to certain rooms in the house and slowly introducing him to each room as time passes. And if you are planning on sticking it out, you should try sitting on the floor and petting him, and invite each cat to come over so he can see that they aren't as evil as he thinks they are! Unfortunately, even that may not work, and the poor kitties may never get along...the key is that the cats need to learn to peacefully co-exist. Good luck!

Answer 3

That could very well be the case that the cat does not do well with other pets. I suggest that you see if the cat's behavior changes in a few days, and if not bring him back to the shelter. Don't just kick him out or anything. Let the shelter know the situation and I'm sure they will take him back and find a more suitable home. Also reasons why some cats will not use their litter box is because they are very picky and if other cats are using it, he may not want to use the same one, or if the litter box is too full. Try buying a litter that is suitable for mulitiple cats. Hopefully this helps and that this works out for you :)

Answer 4

If you feel you can't work with this cat it would be best to return him to the shelter where you got him. Better for him and for you.

If you want to put some effort into it I can say that you need four litterboxes for three cats. I live in CA where we don't have basements and it always strikes me that making a cat go to the basement is somewhat like having humans use an outhouse. That's just an impression that I have. I also wonder why people want to go to the basement to clean the box and maybe they have their washing machines down there and such.

When you get some more boxes you can try Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract litter for at least one, maybe two boxes. It has worked for me getting a cat to use a box again.

My new cat has launched vicious attacks on all my other five cats which is very disturbing. He is being treated with the Bach flower essence Vine. Many times the attacks stem from the attacking cat's feelings of insecurity in adapting to his new home.

Those things are what you might try if you want to help the cat become a peaceful member of your household.

Answer 5

The cat may just be scared and needs to feel at home. You have to realize that there are people that abuse animals so take that into consideration but if he doesn't change find him a new home but make sure they have no pets because it will come back to bite you in the a** if he attacks one of there animals. He might have sh*t all over because of a change of food. Some cats do that!! Hope everything works out for you.

Answer 6

Having a cat is a big responsibility. There may be some way you have not thought of to help train your cat to just the litter box. One way is to get a bigger box and change it more often. As far as the fighting goes, the cat may need to take some time to get use to the other cats. Over time they will learn to get along. I don't think getting rid of the cat at the first sign of trouble is what you need to do.

Answer 7

It takes about 6 months for adult cats to get used to each other. I adopted a 5 year old and a 2 year old and the 5 year old still marks occassionally. Get yourself some poop-away and some urine-off or pet odor eliminator to take care of the messes. Make sure you get a product that dissolves the enzimes or they will smell where they did it before and go there again. Talk to your vet. If the problem continues, consider finding a new home for your cat.

Answer 8

Short of potty training them, there's not much u can do to make them take a dump in the right place. Remember that outdoor cats only live about 1/3 as long as indoor cats.

Answer 9

Hey there. I know this may be time consuming, but you have to be patient with every animal, especially when bringing a new one into your home. This cat may be scared and not used to the new environment. Try using a spray bottle whenever you catch him in the act so he learns not to do it. Whenever my cat used to be bad, he would get a squirt. After seeing the spray bottle so many times, he stopped pooping everywhere and went in his box. It just took a few weeks and he then calmed down in his new home after I adopted him.

Answer 10

Some cats just don't like other cats around. I see cats at the shelter that are only allowed to be adopted to homes with no other cats. Some can get along and some can't, no matter what you do to try to make it work. Just take him back and tell them what happened so that they don't give him to another person who already has cats. There is a home for him, it just isn't at your house. You and your other cats aren't happy and neither is he.

Answer 11

Take him back to the shelter. Most animal shelters will listen to your story and your description of him and exchange him for a different cat.