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sooby707
04-10-2005, 08:32 PM
i just got a kitty cat and we dont want ot fix her but shes pissing all over the place. what can i do to get her to use the litter box
krazyaboutkatz
04-11-2005, 01:15 AM
Is there a reason why you don't want to spay her?:confused:
sooby707
04-11-2005, 08:28 PM
one day i will like her to have kittens.
Karen
04-11-2005, 08:55 PM
How old is she? Has she been checked by the vet? Urinating everywhere could be because of a urinary tract infection, and it is best to get that checked.
PayItForward
04-12-2005, 02:52 AM
Originally posted by sooby707
one day i will like her to have kittens.
Weeing outside the box can be an UTI fatal if left untreated.
Please get this cat to the vets asap. Here are the more common uti symptoms.
http://www.piftails.com/littertrayproblems.html
Also check if you have enough trays etc.
http://www.piftails.com/littertrayintro.html
I would only consider breeding your cat if :-
She is a registered papered show quality pure breed with a breeding contract.
If you know her background for a minimum of three generations on both mother and fathers side and they are all registered pure breeds with breeding contract.
She has been tested clear for all common genetic problems that breed can carry. If you don't know this one you don't have enough knowledge to breed.
She has been tested clear of FIV & FELV is over a year old or close too two years and has been though at least one heat cycle.
If you are willing to pay top dollar stud fee for an proven blood tested clear stud who is registered with a breeding contract. He must alsi have a suitable three generation family tree and carry no genetic problems.
Need to have emergency money in the bank in case of vet bills $1000 ios about right if your cat needs a c-section at midnight. Are you willing to hand feed the kittens if your cat dies in labour etc.
If you are willing to register the kittens when they are born and pay for first vaccinations for every kitten before they leave your home.
Rehome each kitten responsible with a contract stating they must neuter the non breeders before 6 months old .
If you do the above you are on the way to being a responsible breeder and it costs money to be a responsible breeder.
However if you ignore all the above advice you a back yard breeder who is churning out problem filled kittens which will add to the population problem.
Or third option you have read the above advice and feel that breeding is not for you and get your cat spayed.
You can always foster a pregnant cat from your local shelter if you want kittens in the house. In this way you are helping a bad situation not creating it :)
kaoK'okung
04-12-2005, 08:04 PM
welcome to PT!!!!... yes i agree...have kitten checked by a vet, she may or may not have urinary tract infection(UTI), and if you have no wish to become a registered breeder, if you want more kitties in the house,.... please, please, please!!!!,...go to the local shelter and save some!!!!!...there is no shortage of kitties who need a second chance!!!... i hope that your kitty turns out to be just fine, and is there a name for your kitty???....post pics if you can...GOOD LUCK!!!...keep us posted on how things are....:) :)
sooby707
04-12-2005, 09:05 PM
well to start her name is shay she has all of her shots and shes perfectly fine. no, she is not a full breed and no i do not want to become a breeder i do agree on to give other cats and kittens chances and i have. i have 2 other cats at home and both were from a shelter. i just feel like i dont want to take the gift of having kittens away from her and yes i would be helping the problem but at the same time i will keep them unless someone will like to have one. but i could say wheather i would give them away or not when the time comes.and on top of it she will be a house cat so the only way she would get pregnant is if i brought another cat in the house and its not like im going to force her.
Uabassoon
04-12-2005, 09:22 PM
i just feel like i dont want to take the gift of having kittens away from her.
Trust me, I promise she won't be sad about it!
sooby707
04-12-2005, 09:31 PM
i guess she wont but i wouldnt know that for sure.
Uabassoon
04-12-2005, 09:37 PM
Originally posted by sooby707
i guess she wont but i wouldnt know that for sure.
How will she know? I'm sorry, but she's not going to realize that she never had kittens. It's also very painful and stressful for the momma cat. It can also put her at a higher risk for cancer because you don't have her spayed. Every heat cycle she has will put her at a higher risk for mammary cancer. Do your kitty a favor, take her to the vet for a urine sample then get her spayed.
PayItForward
04-13-2005, 12:19 PM
I do not breed cats nor do I believe in breeding whilst so many cats are put to sleep in our shelters every year. All eight of my rescue cats and two ex-feral fosters are moggies. I would not swap any of them for a grand champion of any pure breed.
However there are very valid reasons for ONLY breeding pure bred pedigree cats. Prevention of deformed sick kittens and possible death of the mother cat being the easiest to explain.
Also cats bred by back yard breeders, often end up in poor homes and contribute highly to the cat population problem, which I affects people like me who end up having to rescue these cats and their offspring from the streets.
A responsible breeder will take back any cat bred by one of her cats for any reason and will rehome as appropriate and though this does not prevent pure breeds in shelters, it cuts the chances considerably.
If someone wants to breed their cat, we cannot stop them, however we educate them with the basic steps to become a responsible breeder rather than a back yard breeder. So they only breed a small numbers of healthly and desirable kittens.
For those who have no idea about the difference between a backyard breeder and a responsible breeder here is a basic outline I have written for my ‘whyneuter’ site.
http://www.whyneuter.com/breeders.html
Cosmicat,
I do not care if you like me or not, I post on this forum with the aim of helping other people and their cats with the limited knowledge I have. Being rude to me is simply a poor reflection of your character.
I do not accept critism from those who fail to contribute to the solution.
I post to help people. You post to insult people.
Who in the end will make a difference ?
moosmom
04-13-2005, 09:37 PM
Cosmicat & ANTH055,
PIF is just trying to make a point, not win a poularity contest. Not having a cat fixed leads to many problems. For instance, Pyometria, which is fatal to a cat. Cervical and uterine cancer.
the only way she would get pregnant is if i brought another cat in the house
What if she happened to get out of the house???
Then there's the issue of the kittens. Doesn't matter if there purebreed or not. There are MILLIONS of unwanted cats and kittens out there right now. You adding to the problem wouldn't help any. You want to see kittens born, RENT A MOVIE!!!! It's people like you that keep the cat rescuers of this world busy!!
sooby707
04-13-2005, 09:40 PM
well i know for sure that she does not have a uti shes just not use to the yet an i was just wandering a trick or something that might help thats all!!
sooby707
04-13-2005, 09:41 PM
oops sry i missed a word shes not use to the litter box
moosmom
04-13-2005, 09:43 PM
Sooby,
You might want to try confining her in a room with her litterbox, food and water. When I got my very first cat, I had to do that. She was a barn cat and the world was her litterbox. It only took 24 hours for her to get the hint.
Good luck!!
sooby707
04-14-2005, 07:14 PM
thank u soo much moosmom i will try that
QueenScoopalot
04-17-2005, 09:03 AM
http://st15.startlogic.com/~justonel/accidental.html
I agree that she needs to be vet checked, and spayed before she has another litter for people like me to have to clean up after! I don't think you see the 'big picture' at all regarding how many cats and kittens are killed every day in shelters across the country/world! We're talking thousands killed daily for lack of homes, because of the mentality of her needing to have a litter first! :rolleyes: One out of four kittens born into homes (we're not even talking of the millions on the streets) may go on to have a great home where they're spayed/neutered and vacinated, while the rest end up on the streets reproducing, spreading viruses and creating a horror show for rescuers like me! :mad: Others will be used as bait for dogs who are raised for fighting, and some end up in labs for experimentation! The 'lucky' ones end up in shelters being euthanised. :( Please do what is right for your cat, and get her vet checked, and most importantly spayed! ;)
Laura's Babies
04-17-2005, 11:15 AM
I suggest she go to a kill shelter and see the many, MANY homeless ones there and remember, most of what she sees WILL be put to sleep for no other reason than the fact that they were BORN!
sooby, do not feel like everyone here is trying to be mean to you but most of us here have seen the many, many horrors many wonderful cats and kittens have had to live, the many, many wonderful spolied, pampered felines that end up in the kill shelters being put to sleep because there are just not enough homes for them.
My first day helping at my local shelter, a Mama cat and her whole litter was put to sleep right in front of me because the shellter was so overcrowded.
It is just that the best way to save so many lives of our feline companions is spaying and neutering so that they are not born to be put to sleep..
You can go get your cat a kitten at a shelter for her to mother and love. Cats will accept anothers kitten, it happens every day! Even a altered male will accept a kitten to father and love and it is a JOY to watch!!
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