I have two cats, one female, one male. They have ALWAYS been indoor cats, as have our previous cats. Our newest cat, the male, has a brother raised and living with my best friend. He is an indoor/outdoor cat, and doesn't seem to have the same issues we are having with ours.
When we first introduced Murphy to his vet, our vet warned us that we would eventually get sick of him (he's a BIG cat) and kick him outside--we think that one of his parents may have been feral. We didn't really have too many problems other than him scratching the furniture, etc. However, he's recently (in the past year or so) started peeing EVERYWHERE. He pees just outside his litterbox, where his old litterbox was, and just random
places. We have two litterboxes that are cleaned daily. He does share it with an older, female cat. We have tried multiple different litters, different places for the boxes, etc. We have taken him to the vet to see if he has any sort of illnesses, which he doesn't.
That isn't really my question. I don't know if anyone can try to give me new suggestions, but what I'm wondering if we can graduate him to an indoor/outdoor cat.
However, this cat is, to put it bluntly, an ass hole. He doesn't really like anyone. He reeks havoc, chases his cat companion, and loves water. He's a weirdo. And, I have the strong feeling that if we let him outside, he will not only A) Not come back but B) Go play with traffic and C) Kill the bunnies that live under our deck.
What are your ideas? Yes, he is fixed. He doesn't really play with toys we've gotten for him, but he does love to run around with lollipops. Help? I don't want to lose my cat, but he is driving our family crazy!! And, he peed on my favorite shoes today. Awesome.
When we first introduced Murphy to his vet, our vet warned us that we would eventually get sick of him (he's a BIG cat) and kick him outside--we think that one of his parents may have been feral. We didn't really have too many problems other than him scratching the furniture, etc. However, he's recently (in the past year or so) started peeing EVERYWHERE. He pees just outside his litterbox, where his old litterbox was, and just random
places. We have two litterboxes that are cleaned daily. He does share it with an older, female cat. We have tried multiple different litters, different places for the boxes, etc. We have taken him to the vet to see if he has any sort of illnesses, which he doesn't.
That isn't really my question. I don't know if anyone can try to give me new suggestions, but what I'm wondering if we can graduate him to an indoor/outdoor cat.
However, this cat is, to put it bluntly, an ass hole. He doesn't really like anyone. He reeks havoc, chases his cat companion, and loves water. He's a weirdo. And, I have the strong feeling that if we let him outside, he will not only A) Not come back but B) Go play with traffic and C) Kill the bunnies that live under our deck.
What are your ideas? Yes, he is fixed. He doesn't really play with toys we've gotten for him, but he does love to run around with lollipops. Help? I don't want to lose my cat, but he is driving our family crazy!! And, he peed on my favorite shoes today. Awesome.