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Old June 30th 04, 12:30 PM
Wendy
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"Phil" wrote in message
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We have a Tonkinese female, about 6 years old, that we absolutely must get
out of the house. We want her to have a good home, but the Tonkinese

rescue
group has not been responsive, despite repeated efforts for their help.

The
cat must go. She urinates huge amounts of urine periodically, so she must
be confined where she can not destroy property. She is housed in a room

and
gets attention, but she can not be a member of this household. The vet

says
she is healthy. This last time, the cat jumped on our bed like she always
does, ambled over to us as my wife and I lay under the covers, and as she
walked across the bed, unloaded a 2 foot long mass of urine, spreading to
half a foot wide, and in a manner of minutes, soaked through a comforter,
electric blanket, two sheets, and partially into a brand new mattress.
Luckily, I saved the mattress. The cat will do these kinds of things,
within 10 feet of perfectly clean cat box. She will do it if people are
home or not. We can not establish any pattern. Typically happens once
every few weeks.

We have made the decision to relinquish ownership. She has papers. I

just
want to make sure she has a good home, that can deal with her unusual
behaviors. The cat is otherwise just fine, affectionate, playful (loves
chasing laser pointer dot, keeping away from eyes), eats well, etc.. Has
all claws, but is spayed. Tolerates our 13 year old, laid back Dalmatian,
but the cat is more fearful of her than she needs to be. The dog could

care
less about the cat.

If anyone can direct me to someone who can help with rescue, I would
appreciate it. We live in the San Francisco bay area.

Thanks,

- Phil



Did the vet do blood work and urine testing?

You didn't say how long you've had this cat. Is she recently adopted or have
you had her since kittenhood and this is a recent development? If the later
has something changed around your home?

If a medical problem has been completely ruled out then you have a
behavioral problem. You haven't said what you've tried to change this
behavior so I'll just throw out some thoughts.

Because of the quantity of urine you describe it almost sounds like she
holds her urine until she can't any longer. She might be afraid to use the
box or not like something about the box.

You could try Cat Attract litter http://www.preciouscat.com/ or just try
different textures/materials, scented/un-scented.

If you use a covered box, uncover it. If it isn't covered try a covered one.

The box might be in an area where there is too much traffic (human or
canine). She might be happier with a more private location. Make sure the
box isn't too close to her food.

If she poops in the box but won't urinate in it she might not like doing
both in the same box. You could try setting up a second box.

She might be stressed by the dog or any number of other things. You may want
to try a Feliway diffuser. Feliway puts pheromes into the air that can calm
the cat.

I hope you can find a solution to her problem because she will be almost
impossible to rehome unless this issue can be resolved.

Good Luck! I do understand your frustration.

W