Quote Originally Posted by smokey the elder
I also have a CH kitty, Diva. She's 10 years old now. She manages very well, lies down to eat and drink water because her balance is very bad. She howls for someone to brace her while she uses the litter box! She can do it on her own, but asks for help if one of us is around. Silly Diva!
I wish Ashley would yell at me to help her use a litter box. I have absolutely no idea where she is going to pee or poop next. Sometimes it's on the newspaper spread all over her bathroom, sometimes on the linoleum, and both of these are where I want her to go. I clean up several times a day to make sure she has lots of clean space and I make sure she has corners to lean into to give her stability. But sometimes she pees or poops in the middle of the room on the carpet. It's so random that it really frustrates me. I don't react to it, I just respond by cleaning it all up again, more often than not removing the section of carpet to prevent repeat problems. Ashley's balance is not as bad as Diva's, she just wobbles while she eats and drinks in the same position as her brothers. I may be forced to buy a large cage and retrain her because I've lost about half my upstairs carpets and rugs.