I can't look after my cat anymore

Hollyhock, thank you. She has a step to get in and out of everywhere. Her peeing is accidental. She pees over the top of the high sided tray. It gets channeled out of the tray because I have a plastic lining which seems to cypher it over the top - it's just physics! I have a puppy pad, I cannot go higher sided or she will have trouble getting out! She is not drinking excessively! Please don't imagine things are worse than what I have said.

Have you thought about a hooded tray.the sides are high but the entrance is low to get in and out of.
Sorry not good at doing links.but look on Amazon or Ebay.and search hooded trays
I have a male cat who has a bowel problem and sometimes has accidents.he is 14,so I can understand your dilemma

The first thing I would do is take your cat to your vet for a check up.
I would try a litter tray with a cover most pet shops sell them or order one on the internet.
Failing all this put a plastic sheet on the floor ( a couple of plastic supermarket bags will do, then put newspaper or an old towel on top of them, this will catch any misses or spills. I had this problem with my elderly adopted cat & it helped.
As for the dementia your vet could probably have medication for this too.
If you are on benefits Google Celia Hammond cat sanctuary, you can get reduced fees from them.
I have a cat that had the same problem & he is fine now.
Good luck x

I wish Cassy would come back and say how she got on at the vet`s.

I think it highly unlikely, given the circumstances that any vet will try and talk you out of putting her done.

I know people have come up with lots of coping mechanisms, but it is clear that you are at the end of your tether and would be depriving yourself, perhaps, of food and heat, to buy these devices.

The cat is old, ill and unhappy. you are at the end of your tether. Visit the vet and have her put down. It will be the kindest thing for both of you.

Hellogirl1

I wish Cassy would come back and say how she got on at the vet`s.

Hellogirl
why revive an old thread from OCT 2022?

i think we can take it as sorted why can't you.

start your own thread on something!

Your always such a sweetie Lemsip,do nothing but enhance a conversation.

It is disappointing when someone doesn’t keep us up to date with what as happened, especially when people have sympathised and offered advice. If we know what an outcome is we can all learn from it.

There are times when I despair of GN! Hellogirl1 simply wondered aloud - or on keyboard - about the outcome of a situation previously discussed and was immediately criticised for simple, human curiosity.
For goodness sake - stop carping! If Lemsip or anyone else isn't interested in the fate of that poor, ailing old cat then maybe they should just move on to the next thread.

She can't be rehomed for the same reasons you don't want her in yours. But you could ask a cat rescue to take her in , on condition you pay for her lodgings and vet care for the rest of her life.

Or you could take her to the vet for euthenasia.

Both will cost you money, but our beloved pets deserve the best we can do for them.