Needy Goes To The Vet

So yesterday I took the afternoon to take Needy to the Vet since he’s taken a dislike to his litterbox. The two possibilities are generally a UTI or a behavioral problem. I figured it is the latter but I don’t want to risk him being sick. So $37 later, I’m told he’s probably got a behavioral problem. I felt kind of robbed — like Duh!. However, he has to go back next week so they can try to get a urine sample.

In the meantime, I’ve been instructed to buy 2 more litter boxes — one for each cat plus one. I’m not looking forward to walking around several times a day scooping. That’s what the Littermaid was supposed to put an end to. *sigh* Also, I’m going to have to get rid of my bath mats, which he does seem to like because no matter how many times they get washed, the smell is probably still faintly there.

And everything I’ve read says you can’t really punish a cat for not going in the litter box because all it does is make him more anxious (which with Needy seems impossible) and less likely to understand what he’s supposed to.

I wish I knew what to do. I feel like a hopeless parent with a problem child. Oy.

In the meantime, does anyone know how to get cat pee off of shoes?

tags: the cats

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