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So exasperated with our cat right now !

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Bambam Fri 10-Nov-17 23:55:31

Washerwoman. My Dgds "found" a little feral kitten at the stables where they keep their horse. They persuaded forced me to have her. I'm more doggy! But love all animals. She was about 4 weeks when I got her, she's 2 now. She's always been clean but I just could not be doing with the tray at all. Although I got a sort of enclosed toilet thing, with a flap on from Pets at Home and that was a bit better.
Anyway, I've had a cat flap put into my back door.
Little girl is in and out, as she pleases but I must admit, that she skips out last thing at night when I let the dog out. And seems to stay out there all night as she usually runs in when I let dog out again, first thing.
Soooo! What I'm getting at is, if at all possible, fit a cat flap. If not they seem happier outside at night. She seems to appear from beneath a huge pine tree and is never wet or cold. So don't feel guilty, let him out at night.
Could NOT be doing with mess on carpet. No, no, no!!

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paddyann Fri 10-Nov-17 23:21:17

we have a young cat,just over a year old ,he was supposed to be a house cat until he escaped through an open window.Now its hard to keep him in ,he's in and out like a peep of gas.Even during the night..he was tray trained but refuses to use it now and goes outside .I'm not happy about him being out in the cold or wet but I dont know how to keep him in.He makes a terrible noise until I open the door...not great at 3am .All advice welcome

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Washerwoman Fri 10-Nov-17 22:19:54

Sorry just need to vent !our cat has for the second time this week been dirty despite a litter tray being left down in the bathroom -we have a bungalow-and it's immediately accessible. Although I've begun to hate the stink from the tray,and the mess he makes kicking it all over.The other day he pooped all over the bath mat in our other bathroom.And I have just nearly injured myself scrabbling under our bed ,which is far too heavy to move,because he's done it again on the carpet.I'm so fed up with him at the moment.He is 14 ,but very fit ,healthy and sprightly for his age.We've had other cats that have lived to 15 and 19 years and been very frail -but he's a long way from that.And he doesn't appear to have dementia.No excessive meowing and wandering around.This happened quite often last winter -he spends the summer months outside ,and has a cosy bed in the summer house for nights then.I just feel bad with winter coming,but no longer feel I can trust him in the house.This happened tonight whilst I was in and he was sleeping in the lounge whilst we watched TV.Then he took himself off to use our newish carpet in our bedroom.I know I won't banish him outside totally.When it's freezing or wet I will feel too bad.But right at this moment I never want another cat.And that's after a lifetime of cat ownership.We have 2 spaniels and they are far less trouble,and less messy and that's saying something !

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