Help - The Phantom Piddler

We've been having a problem with inappropriate peeing.

The Phantom ****er seems to be targeting soft things on the floor
(coats, clothes, bags, etc.) I've had both my winter jackets ****ed
on, my carry on bag, a pair of jeans, my canvas sneakers, a sleeping
bag, blankets, and the cat bed.

The other week we noticed the cat bed had been ****ed in so we washed
it, dryed it, put it on the floor. We were washing the bedroom litter
box when along came a Nox. She stepped into the cat bed,
sniffed....and ****ed. Dylan yelled and picked her up. She just kept
whizzin' along.

Thing is, we aren't sure if Nox is the Phantom ****er or if she just
mistook the cat bed for a litter box since the real litter box was
gone and the Phantom had hit the cat bed the day before.

Anyway, we took Nocturne to the vet and she has a clean bill of
health. We asked for a urinary test and it came back normal. So
either Nox is ****ing for stress reasons or else she's not the
Phantom. We got more feliway to plug in to try to chill her out. We
had to throw out the donut bed.

Now...last night Tyche was poly in my carry on bag. An hour later, we
smelled a smell and there was a pee puddle on it. Tyche was sleeping
in that donut bed AFTER the Phantom ****er ****ed it and BEFORE we
washed it. It seems like wherever Tyche nests, the Phantom ****er
hits. We are wondering if Tyche is peeing her beds to mark them? Or
if someone is trying to "claim" them FROM Tyche and so, peeing on
them?

We are hoping to take Tyche to the vet next week. I'm so frustrated
that I can't lay out my clothes the night before any more (That's how
the Phantom ****er got my jeans). I have to keep all my closets shut
tight now, and no more polying in drawers for kitties. I really hope
the Phantom doesn't pee on the bedding or couch.

Any advice?

--Fil

PS we have 4 litterboxes, scooped daily, litter changed and box
scrubbed every second week, all uncovered, in 4 different rooms of the
house.

Enfilade wrote:
We've been having a problem with inappropriate peeing.

The Phantom ****er seems to be targeting soft things on the floor
(coats, clothes, bags, etc.) I've had both my winter jackets ****ed
on, my carry on bag, a pair of jeans, my canvas sneakers, a sleeping
bag, blankets, and the cat bed.

The other week we noticed the cat bed had been ****ed in so we washed
it, dryed it, put it on the floor. We were washing the bedroom litter
box when along came a Nox. She stepped into the cat bed,
sniffed....and ****ed. Dylan yelled and picked her up. She just kept
whizzin' along.

Thing is, we aren't sure if Nox is the Phantom ****er or if she just
mistook the cat bed for a litter box since the real litter box was
gone and the Phantom had hit the cat bed the day before.

Anyway, we took Nocturne to the vet and she has a clean bill of
health. We asked for a urinary test and it came back normal. So
either Nox is ****ing for stress reasons or else she's not the
Phantom. We got more feliway to plug in to try to chill her out. We
had to throw out the donut bed.

Now...last night Tyche was poly in my carry on bag. An hour later, we
smelled a smell and there was a pee puddle on it. Tyche was sleeping
in that donut bed AFTER the Phantom ****er ****ed it and BEFORE we
washed it. It seems like wherever Tyche nests, the Phantom ****er
hits. We are wondering if Tyche is peeing her beds to mark them? Or
if someone is trying to "claim" them FROM Tyche and so, peeing on
them?

We are hoping to take Tyche to the vet next week. I'm so frustrated
that I can't lay out my clothes the night before any more (That's how
the Phantom ****er got my jeans). I have to keep all my closets shut
tight now, and no more polying in drawers for kitties. I really hope
the Phantom doesn't pee on the bedding or couch.

Any advice?

Wish I had advice to give, but I've never experienced inapproriate
peeing with any of my cats. We will purr that the mystery is solved and
the problem resolved soon.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:30:42 -0800, Enfilade wrote:

We've been having a problem with inappropriate peeing.

The Phantom ****er seems to be targeting soft things on the floor (coats,
clothes, bags, etc.) I've had both my winter jackets ****ed on, my carry
on bag, a pair of jeans, my canvas sneakers, a sleeping bag, blankets, and
the cat bed.

The other week we noticed the cat bed had been ****ed in so we washed it,
dryed it, put it on the floor. We were washing the bedroom litter box
when along came a Nox. She stepped into the cat bed, sniffed....and
****ed. Dylan yelled and picked her up. She just kept whizzin' along.

Thing is, we aren't sure if Nox is the Phantom ****er or if she just
mistook the cat bed for a litter box since the real litter box was gone
and the Phantom had hit the cat bed the day before.

Anyway, we took Nocturne to the vet and she has a clean bill of health.
We asked for a urinary test and it came back normal. So either Nox is
****ing for stress reasons or else she's not the Phantom. We got more
feliway to plug in to try to chill her out. We had to throw out the donut
bed.

Now...last night Tyche was poly in my carry on bag. An hour later, we
smelled a smell and there was a pee puddle on it. Tyche was sleeping in
that donut bed AFTER the Phantom ****er ****ed it and BEFORE we washed it.
It seems like wherever Tyche nests, the Phantom ****er hits. We are
wondering if Tyche is peeing her beds to mark them? Or if someone is
trying to "claim" them FROM Tyche and so, peeing on them?

We are hoping to take Tyche to the vet next week. I'm so frustrated that
I can't lay out my clothes the night before any more (That's how the
Phantom ****er got my jeans). I have to keep all my closets shut tight
now, and no more polying in drawers for kitties. I really hope the
Phantom doesn't pee on the bedding or couch.

Any advice?

--Fil

PS we have 4 litterboxes, scooped daily, litter changed and box scrubbed
every second week, all uncovered, in 4 different rooms of the house.


Buy some sheet plastic and cover your good furniture until problem is
solved

Enfilade wrote:
We've been having a problem with inappropriate peeing.

Sorry, no advice, just purrs that the problem can soon be resolved.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

when this happened we took them all at once and they stayed at the vet until
they all peed and got tested, Lee
Enfilade wrote in message
...
We've been having a problem with inappropriate peeing.

The Phantom ****er seems to be targeting soft things on the floor
(coats, clothes, bags, etc.) I've had both my winter jackets ****ed
on, my carry on bag, a pair of jeans, my canvas sneakers, a sleeping
bag, blankets, and the cat bed.

The other week we noticed the cat bed had been ****ed in so we washed
it, dryed it, put it on the floor. We were washing the bedroom litter
box when along came a Nox. She stepped into the cat bed,
sniffed....and ****ed. Dylan yelled and picked her up. She just kept
whizzin' along.

Thing is, we aren't sure if Nox is the Phantom ****er or if she just
mistook the cat bed for a litter box since the real litter box was
gone and the Phantom had hit the cat bed the day before.

Anyway, we took Nocturne to the vet and she has a clean bill of
health. We asked for a urinary test and it came back normal. So
either Nox is ****ing for stress reasons or else she's not the
Phantom. We got more feliway to plug in to try to chill her out. We
had to throw out the donut bed.

Now...last night Tyche was poly in my carry on bag. An hour later, we
smelled a smell and there was a pee puddle on it. Tyche was sleeping
in that donut bed AFTER the Phantom ****er ****ed it and BEFORE we
washed it. It seems like wherever Tyche nests, the Phantom ****er
hits. We are wondering if Tyche is peeing her beds to mark them? Or
if someone is trying to "claim" them FROM Tyche and so, peeing on
them?

We are hoping to take Tyche to the vet next week. I'm so frustrated
that I can't lay out my clothes the night before any more (That's how
the Phantom ****er got my jeans). I have to keep all my closets shut
tight now, and no more polying in drawers for kitties. I really hope
the Phantom doesn't pee on the bedding or couch.

Any advice?

--Fil

PS we have 4 litterboxes, scooped daily, litter changed and box
scrubbed every second week, all uncovered, in 4 different rooms of the
house.

Enfilade wrote:
We've been having a problem with inappropriate peeing.

The Phantom ****er seems to be targeting soft things on the floor
(coats, clothes, bags, etc.) I've had both my winter jackets ****ed
on, my carry on bag, a pair of jeans, my canvas sneakers, a sleeping
bag, blankets, and the cat bed.

The other week we noticed the cat bed had been ****ed in so we washed
it, dryed it, put it on the floor. We were washing the bedroom litter
box when along came a Nox. She stepped into the cat bed,
sniffed....and ****ed. Dylan yelled and picked her up. She just kept
whizzin' along.

Thing is, we aren't sure if Nox is the Phantom ****er or if she just
mistook the cat bed for a litter box since the real litter box was
gone and the Phantom had hit the cat bed the day before.

Anyway, we took Nocturne to the vet and she has a clean bill of
health. We asked for a urinary test and it came back normal. So
either Nox is ****ing for stress reasons or else she's not the
Phantom. We got more feliway to plug in to try to chill her out. We
had to throw out the donut bed.

Now...last night Tyche was poly in my carry on bag. An hour later, we
smelled a smell and there was a pee puddle on it. Tyche was sleeping
in that donut bed AFTER the Phantom ****er ****ed it and BEFORE we
washed it. It seems like wherever Tyche nests, the Phantom ****er
hits. We are wondering if Tyche is peeing her beds to mark them? Or
if someone is trying to "claim" them FROM Tyche and so, peeing on
them?

We are hoping to take Tyche to the vet next week. I'm so frustrated
that I can't lay out my clothes the night before any more (That's how
the Phantom ****er got my jeans). I have to keep all my closets shut
tight now, and no more polying in drawers for kitties. I really hope
the Phantom doesn't pee on the bedding or couch.

Any advice?

--Fil

PS we have 4 litterboxes, scooped daily, litter changed and box
scrubbed every second week, all uncovered, in 4 different rooms of the
house.

I can't offer any advice either since the only time I had any inappropriate
peeing was when I didn't realise KFC needed a litterbox because she was too
old to go out to do it anymore.
I can only suggest you keep your clothes off the floor and hope you sort it
out soon.

Tweed

Enfilade wrote in news:fc13b7c9-bdb5-47e4-
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We've been having a problem with inappropriate peeing.

The Phantom ****er seems to be targeting soft things on the floor
(coats, clothes, bags, etc.) I've had both my winter jackets ****ed
on, my carry on bag, a pair of jeans, my canvas sneakers, a sleeping
bag, blankets, and the cat bed.
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At first I thought this was a goofy idea but maybe not. If you get another
"puddle" level accident collect a sample up and have that tested. At a
minimum you will know some about the health of the "offender" and it might
be a clue as to who it is. It will certainly clear the one who already had
a test done. I hope you get it figured out since it seems someone has an
emotional or medical problem.

Andy

Well, I scoured my house this weekend. ALl drawers, closets and
cupboards are shut. There are no clothes laid out any more, and now
the second I take something off, it goes in the closet, not draped on
the back of a chair.

IF someone is really sick, the pee will probably continue, and then
it's time for everyone to go to the vet. If the Phantom was just
hitting targets of opportunity, now that there are no more such
targets, the problem may be over. I hope so.

--Fil

you might black light your house to check to make sure there aren't any left
over spots, Lee
Enfilade wrote in message
...
Well, I scoured my house this weekend. ALl drawers, closets and
cupboards are shut. There are no clothes laid out any more, and now
the second I take something off, it goes in the closet, not draped on
the back of a chair.

IF someone is really sick, the pee will probably continue, and then
it's time for everyone to go to the vet. If the Phantom was just
hitting targets of opportunity, now that there are no more such
targets, the problem may be over. I hope so.

--Fil

Enfilade wrote:

We've been having a problem with inappropriate peeing.
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Any advice?

--Fil

PS we have 4 litterboxes, scooped daily, litter changed and box
scrubbed every second week, all uncovered, in 4 different rooms of the
house.


Sorry no advice, but lots of purrs and best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek