Hi Lizzie,

I'm not trying to criticize this person, I'm just trying to help them find a home for their cat. I just don't think a home a barn would be a great home for her if she is used to being an indoor cat.

That's my personal thought anyway. If she found a barn where people took care of her and would keep her warm during the winter and she loved it that's one thing but I just worry that she won't adapt or like living outside although I do understand why they might want to pick a farm so she can pee where ever and it doesn't matter...

You brought up a very good point about diapers having to be changed often..I knew that but I guess I didn't really think about that too much.

I just know that if it was one of my kids that accidently escaped I would do what I had to as long as she/he was in no pain then I would probably have a room just set aside for that cat and make sure it was pee proof some how.

When my one cat RC who passed away back in 2000 couldn't make it to the litter box before peeing and pooping everywhere I would keep a tablecloth on the floor and I'd usualy end up tossing one out every so often but it worked and kept the pee off of my parents carpet.

I just was hoping maybe someone would have an extra room or someplace they would be able to care for her. I'd love to but with 8 cats in a one bedroom place I just can't.

Melissa


Quote Originally Posted by Lizzie View Post
While I agree that the cat's owner didn't think things through well when he thought she would do well in a barn home after being an indoor cat all her life, I don't think he should be criticized for not wanting to try caring for a diaper cat. I have disabled cats, I have sick cats, I foster hospice cats, so I'm well used to cats that need a great deal of care but I couldn't have a cat with diapers because I am away from home for 12 hours a day. Surely diapers have to be changed more often than this in order to prevent ammonia scalding and skin problems? My own Nougat has suddenly gone into acute renal failure and at the moment is peeing only inches away from where she is lying, even though she can move around well when she wants to. I spent a restless night under a comforter covered with both plastic and rubber sheets with polyfleece throws on top where she could pee (and poop as it turned out), and I knew what I would wake up to deal with. What I didn't expect was that she would pee on the edge of the comforter near my face so I woke to turn my head straight into pee soaked fabric. This kind of thing is not easy to live with. I'm not going to try diapers on her tonight because she urinates so often that I don't want a sodden diaper sitting next to her skin for several hours.

Or do they make diapers that are capable of wicking away a large amount of pee so it doesn't sit at the skin level?