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Dealing with Terrorists (Nocturne Wins)
We have had no choice but to concede to the Phantom Piddler.
Last month, Nocturne's peeing by the front door got well and truly out of hand. Every day she peed the spot. Feliway did nothing. Herbal spray did nothing. Tinfoil did nothing. Nothing could stop her. (She went to the vet for extensive urology testing. There is nothing physically wrong with her.) She doesn't pee anywhere else on the floor if we keep soft things (like clothes and rugs) off of it, but that ONE SPOT, she peed the bare floor, right by the front door, 8 days in a row. There was really only one thing to do. We moved the litterbox out of the hall closet and put it right by the front door, right over the pee spot. And it's now been three weeks and not a SINGLE strike by the Phantom. Nothing! Sigh. It's gross having a litter box be the first thing visitors see when they walk in. It's annoying not to be able to put shoes by the door because the area is coopted by a litter box. It's frustrating to realize that we just conceded to her unreasonable little demands. On the other hand, it's great not cleaning up cat pee every day. Nocturne wanted a litter box there. Nocturne demanded that it be so. Nocturne committed acts of terrorism, and treated the spot as her own personal toilet until we made it so. Nocturne = 1 Humans = 0. Sigh. --Fil |
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On Apr 11, 3:28*pm, Enfilade wrote:
We have had no choice but to concede to the Phantom Piddler. Last month, Nocturne's peeing by the front door got well and truly out of hand. *Every day she peed the spot. *Feliway did nothing. *Herbal spray did nothing. *Tinfoil did nothing. *Nothing could stop her. (She went to the vet for extensive urology testing. *There is nothing physically wrong with her.) She doesn't pee anywhere else on the floor if we keep soft things (like clothes and rugs) off of it, but that ONE SPOT, she peed the bare floor, right by the front door, 8 days in a row. There was really only one thing to do. We moved the litterbox out of the hall closet and put it right by the front door, right over the pee spot. And it's now been three weeks and not a SINGLE strike by the Phantom. Nothing! Sigh. *It's gross having a litter box be the first thing visitors see when they walk in. *It's annoying not to be able to put shoes by the door because the area is coopted by a litter box. *It's frustrating to realize that we just conceded to her unreasonable little demands. On the other hand, it's great not cleaning up cat pee every day. Nocturne wanted a litter box there. *Nocturne demanded that it be so. Nocturne committed acts of terrorism, and treated the spot as her own personal toilet until we made it so. Nocturne = 1 *Humans = 0. You have grossly undercounted Nocturne's score. Over the years, her triumphs have been numerous. She is an inspiration to cats everywhere. -- Will in New Haven |
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"Enfilade" wrote in message
... We have had no choice but to concede to the Phantom Piddler. Last month, Nocturne's peeing by the front door got well and truly out of hand. Every day she peed the spot. Feliway did nothing. Herbal spray did nothing. Tinfoil did nothing. Nothing could stop her. (She went to the vet for extensive urology testing. There is nothing physically wrong with her.) She doesn't pee anywhere else on the floor if we keep soft things (like clothes and rugs) off of it, but that ONE SPOT, she peed the bare floor, right by the front door, 8 days in a row. There was really only one thing to do. We moved the litterbox out of the hall closet and put it right by the front door, right over the pee spot. And it's now been three weeks and not a SINGLE strike by the Phantom. Nothing! Sigh. It's gross having a litter box be the first thing visitors see when they walk in. It's annoying not to be able to put shoes by the door because the area is coopted by a litter box. It's frustrating to realize that we just conceded to her unreasonable little demands. On the other hand, it's great not cleaning up cat pee every day. Nocturne wanted a litter box there. Nocturne demanded that it be so. Nocturne committed acts of terrorism, and treated the spot as her own personal toilet until we made it so. Nocturne = 1 Humans = 0. Sigh. --Fil snerk Oh, Fil hee hee I'm so sorry snicker I mean snort how awful for you.... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Never underestimate the forces of darkness (or the power of pee - as I've found to my dismay)! ; Hugs, CatNipped |
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will she go in a covered box? if so you could get one of those way over
priced boxes i saw at Petsmart last week, was wooden with a bottonm removable top and the 4 sides had diamond shapes cut out for the cat to enter and leave, quite attractive but way too expensive, Lee, who lives your pain Enfilade wrote in message ... We have had no choice but to concede to the Phantom Piddler. Last month, Nocturne's peeing by the front door got well and truly out of hand. Every day she peed the spot. Feliway did nothing. Herbal spray did nothing. Tinfoil did nothing. Nothing could stop her. (She went to the vet for extensive urology testing. There is nothing physically wrong with her.) She doesn't pee anywhere else on the floor if we keep soft things (like clothes and rugs) off of it, but that ONE SPOT, she peed the bare floor, right by the front door, 8 days in a row. There was really only one thing to do. We moved the litterbox out of the hall closet and put it right by the front door, right over the pee spot. And it's now been three weeks and not a SINGLE strike by the Phantom. Nothing! Sigh. It's gross having a litter box be the first thing visitors see when they walk in. It's annoying not to be able to put shoes by the door because the area is coopted by a litter box. It's frustrating to realize that we just conceded to her unreasonable little demands. On the other hand, it's great not cleaning up cat pee every day. Nocturne wanted a litter box there. Nocturne demanded that it be so. Nocturne committed acts of terrorism, and treated the spot as her own personal toilet until we made it so. Nocturne = 1 Humans = 0. Sigh. --Fil |
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Dealing with Terrorists (Nocturne Wins)
"Matthew" wrote in message ... "Enfilade" wrote in message ... We have had no choice but to concede to the Phantom Piddler. Last month, Nocturne's peeing by the front door got well and truly out of hand. Every day she peed the spot. Feliway did nothing. Herbal spray did nothing. Tinfoil did nothing. Nothing could stop her. (She went to the vet for extensive urology testing. There is nothing physically wrong with her.) She doesn't pee anywhere else on the floor if we keep soft things (like clothes and rugs) off of it, but that ONE SPOT, she peed the bare floor, right by the front door, 8 days in a row. There was really only one thing to do. We moved the litterbox out of the hall closet and put it right by the front door, right over the pee spot. And it's now been three weeks and not a SINGLE strike by the Phantom. Nothing! Sigh. It's gross having a litter box be the first thing visitors see when they walk in. It's annoying not to be able to put shoes by the door because the area is coopted by a litter box. It's frustrating to realize that we just conceded to her unreasonable little demands. On the other hand, it's great not cleaning up cat pee every day. Nocturne wanted a litter box there. Nocturne demanded that it be so. Nocturne committed acts of terrorism, and treated the spot as her own personal toilet until we made it so. Nocturne = 1 Humans = 0. Sigh. --Fil I wonder if you go buy a box and put dryer sheets that have a citrus smell on them I wonder if that would do it. Spirit used to pee on mom's bed due to Limo and him hating each other she put dryer sheets there and the cats hate the smell so they avoid it. I got a phantom piddler right now just trying to figure out which one it is and where they are doing it. I can smell it but can't find the source Good reminder for me. We are having washing machine problems again. Have to remember that when they open it up to fix it, to coat everything with bitter apple again. And to go around the house and refresh the bitter apple on the phone and video game cords. Gotta keep the mice and Molly from chewing. Jo |
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Our guys all love dryer sheets. I've seen their little heads resting
on them. No luck there.... We just got a covered box, and it's the smallest covered box I've seen, unfortunately, it is still too big to fit in the entranceway (it interfered with the door opening/closing as there are walls at 90 degree angles to the door on both sides. We had to use it elsewhere and put a very small, open litterbox in Nocturne's location of choice. In the good news, we are no longer getting litter dust on the bedroom furniture (The covered one is in there now.) Will--1/0 is merely the result of the latest match. You are right, Nocturne's score for this lifetime is much higher. Imagine the score accumulated through her 665 prior lives... --Fil |
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Enfilade wrote:
We have had no choice but to concede to the Phantom Piddler. [snip] Sigh. It's gross having a litter box be the first thing visitors see when they walk in. It's annoying not to be able to put shoes by the door because the area is coopted by a litter box. It's frustrating to realize that we just conceded to her unreasonable little demands. On the other hand, it's great not cleaning up cat pee every day. Nocturne wanted a litter box there. Nocturne demanded that it be so. Nocturne committed acts of terrorism, and treated the spot as her own personal toilet until we made it so. Nocturne = 1 Humans = 0. Sigh. The terrorists have won. I guess Nocturne is the Queen of Darkness after all. I was starting to have my doubts after all those posts about how cute and sweet she's been lately. But, seriously, I'm sorry that you have to have a litterbox right next to the front door. Is it a covered box, at least? -- Joyce To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ |
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No such luck Joyce. The space is very narrow...there is basically a wall to each side of the doorway. The litterbox is technically behind the door. We had to use the smallest available litterbox size...the little pan barely bigger than a cat...in order to be able to open the door. and you can't get a covered one so small. "Welcome to our house. POO!" (Actually, I wonder if Nox wants to "mark the house" from the people walking by in the hall outside, to tell them that this is the start of HER EFFING TERRITORY and they'd better stay out of it?) --FIl But, seriously, I'm sorry that you have to have a litterbox right next to the front door. Is it a covered box, at least? |
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Enfilade wrote:
Nocturne = 1 Humans = 0. Sigh. LOL. What could you do but give in? She probably just wants everyone who comes in the door to know immediately that they are entering her realms. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Dealing with Terrorists (Nocturne Wins)
In article
, Enfilade wrote: We have had no choice but to concede to the Phantom Piddler. Last month, Nocturne's peeing by the front door got well and truly out of hand. Every day she peed the spot. Feliway did nothing. Herbal spray did nothing. Tinfoil did nothing. Nothing could stop her. We moved the litterbox out of the hall closet and put it right by the front door, right over the pee spot. And it's now been three weeks and not a SINGLE strike by the Phantom. Nothing! Sigh. It's gross having a litter box be the first thing visitors see when they walk in. It's annoying not to be able to put shoes by the door because the area is coopted by a litter box. It's frustrating to realize that we just conceded to her unreasonable little demands. On the other hand, it's great not cleaning up cat pee every day. Nocturne wanted a litter box there. Nocturne demanded that it be so. Nocturne committed acts of terrorism, and treated the spot as her own personal toilet until we made it so. Nocturne = 1 Humans = 0. Sigh. --Fil Did you try putting a food dish in the spot? I've never had occasion to try this, but I've been told that cats won't pee next to their food dish. And it's a bit less gross than the litter tray. John, servant to their Imperial Siamese Majesties, Rhia and Amy. |
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