Somebody PLEASE give me just 2 good reasons why I shouldn't........

[jenluckenbach]

send a couple of BAD cats to the electric chair????

Sterling is still spraying on my sofa............

And Lucas is still pooping on the carpet..... (and I just today, shampooed 2 carpets, and he had loose stool on BOTH!!)

Can a person really survive while constantly cleaning up messes and wondering where the next one will be?

So what I need is the voice of reason to soothe me until I can love them unconditionally again.


SIGH...............

[kimlovescats]

Oh Jen ... I can certaily understand your frustration. If it makes you feel any better ... we have a poodle who will still randomly poop by the door rather than asking to go out! She is 4 years old, and "housebroken". Trust me, dog poops smells MUCH worse than cat poop!

I gave up on having clean carpets a long time ago. As you know, I have a house full of kitties, like both you and K&L. I don't think there is a single spot in my whole house that hasn't been peed, pooped or barfed on by at least one kitty. There are days when I get really down and out and feel like doing something drastic, but then I remind myself that this is the price I pay for having the unconditional love of my babies!

I hope this helps a little bit!

HUGS!
Kim

[rosethecopycat]

nix the carpet for laminate.

[QueenScoopalot]

Reason #1 is I'm not sure they have electric chairs small enough for cats yet!
Reason #2 cats will be cats and that's that.
I have an ongoing problem with my 3 legged hellion Impy who whizzes on everything he can. I know the biggest part of is problem is he's picked on by a few of the other cats, so he retaliates in his finest fashion GRR! And having 3 legs does not stop him from climbing on counters etc. Is there a room you could segregate Sterling & Lucas into until things calm down? I have had to resort to keeping Sweet Pea (PEE?) in the bedroom so she doesn't pee (and sometimes poop) on the counters...she's another low cat on the totem pole. She's happy and relaxed, does not pee in the bedroom, so it works well for us all. I invested in a Hoover Steam Vac a few years ago, and I have to say it works wonders! It sucks the pee out (along with other nasty bodily icks) instead of spinning it around like a shampoo machine. And it has upholstery/ stair attachments too. Our 120 lb. dog Greta has UTIs sometimes...and talk about flooding! I highly recommend them.

[Corinna]

Simple cuz you love them.

[jenluckenbach]

nix the carpet for laminate.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[catmandu]

Because Cats aremore important than carpets.
Imagine how badly you would feel,if anything happened to One Of Your Cats,while you were angry with them.
You would feel badly about that for years.
Tubby2,still sprays as he is an Older Tom,and I understand that he will do that for a while,its the price I gladly pay.
Jen,I think we know you well ,that you dont really mean that.
You are a True Cat Person,just venting a bit.

[Pam]

send a couple of BAD cats to the electric chair????

(and I just today, shampooed 2 carpets, and he had loose stool on BOTH!!)

Murphy's law Jen. I think we can all attest to that. Occasionally Ripley will throw up in my bed in the middle of the night. It is more of a reflux thing and happens with a burp and not the urping sound (so no advance warning ). I have found that he is more likely to do this right after I have just put sparkly clean new sheets on the bed.

A furmommy's work is never done. *sigh*

[catnapper]

MY boy Sterling being bad????? Tell him if it continues you'll send him to boot camp with Aunt Kim!


Seriously Jen, I have been to your house.... yours is probably like mine: good wood floors under all that carpet. Have you tried to pull up a corner in a smaller room to see whats under there? You might even have oak. We had pine, and for the most part they were in a pretty good shape. We lived without carpet on them for over a year, but got carpet when the few bad patches got really bad. Somedays I wish I could go back to the bare floors and spent the money on repairs instead of carpet.... ah, but that was when I was un-informed about cats and carpet

[Catty1]

A friend of mine had two unspayed females; the one had peed all over. When she tore up the carpet in her apartment, she could hardly believe the extent of the stuff!

So if Sterling and Lucas are otherwise healthy and neutered and all that - they could be picking up 'cues' from what is under the carpet.

It's a thought. Get a gang of friends together for pizza and carpet ripping, and get some of that industrial-strength deodorizer!

Worked wonders for my friend - and a surprise cash gift allowed her to get her cats spayed(even low-cost was expensive for her!)

Good luck!

[moosmom]

Jen,

I know how ya feel. When I took in Tabitha and she started peeing and pooping in one corner of my living room, I knew I had a problem. She is now happy and healthy and living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan!!

I know how frustrating it can be. Especially when you love them so much and feel like you're at your wits end. I just wish I had some words of wisdom to help you.

[Kirsten]

I have these problems with Luna all the time, and I know it's so frustrating! Luckily I have laminate instead of carpets!

I also wish I had some advice, but I guess if I had, I wouldn't have these problems with Luna...

Kirsten

[Craftlady]

I would go with ripping up the carpet. Your fightening a losing battle with just cleaning the carpets because you cant get past the padding to the floor area that really is place that needs most attention and its holding in the urine & it's smell. There are so many discount places out there that have very reasonable flooring (do it your self). If the flooring just needs cleaned up and coat of poly all you would need is couple large area rugs throughout the house.
If I were doing fostering work on scale you do, I wouldnt have carpet in a house.

[kimlovescats]

I would go with ripping up the carpet. Your fightening a losing battle with just cleaning the carpets because you cant get past the padding to the floor area that really is place that needs most attention and its holding in the urine & it's smell. There are so many discount places out there that have very reasonable flooring (do it your self). If the flooring just needs cleaned up and coat of poly all you would need is couple large area rugs throughout the house.
If I were doing fostering work on scale you do, I wouldnt have carpet in a house.

That's what I want to do ... but still trying to convince my hubby!

[jenluckenbach]

Thanks guys. Of course, most of the time I accept the cats for who they are, but sometimes it is too much all at once.

As for ripping up the carpet......I have thought about it. 4 of the 5 bedrooms just have an area rug, not wall to wall. But I wouldn't know hard wood from sawdust if I looked at the floor underneath. I figured I could live with the bare floors for a while, but I am fairly certain they are UGLY!! I know the floor is painted around the perimiter of some of the rooms.

as for do it yourself.......LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL......it would have to be as easy as laying down an area rug.

As for this.

Get a gang of friends together for pizza and carpet ripping

Sadly, I do not KNOW a gang of people, let alone anyone who would help with WORK!

But I guess the bottom line is, I LIKE my carpet. It make my home feel good to me. I could not imagine living on wood, or tile, or laminate, or vinyl......... I like SOFT.

And the poop is what is on the carpet, the pee is on the COUCH! but I admit to having it covered in plastic with a sheet over it. So I wash the sheet and place a new one on the couch. (I am just tired of doing that!)

ACK! They are still my brats, and I love them.