MY HOUSE IS ONE BIG LITTER BOX -
CAT URINE EVERYWHERE!

I'm telling my story in the hopes that it will save you a lot of sleepless nights, carpets shredded and reeking of cat urine and just plain old bad kitty behavior.  I hope that you can learn from my mistakes and take back ownership of your house and not consider alternative ways to get rid of your cat.  There is always solution, its just a matter of persistence and discipline in training your cat to behave the way you need them to.
 
*CAT FACTS:  There are currently 93.6 million cats in U.S. households.  Many cats are unwanted, unfixed and abandoned for many reasons including high vet bills, bad behavior or the owner not realizing the time commitment necessary in taking care of pets.
- Nearly 34 percent of U.S. households (or 38.2 million) own at least one cat
- Fifty-six percent of owners own more than one cat
- On average, owners have two cats (2.3)
- More female cats are owned than male cats (73 percent vs. 63 percent respectively)
- Eighteen percent of owned cats were adopted from an animal shelter
- Cat owners spent an average of $175 on routine veterinary visits
- Eighty-seven percent of owned cats are spayed or neutered

*(Source: American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) 2009 National Pet Owners Survey)

Here is my story.

A Day in the life of a Cat Owner

 
path of destruction

LOCATION:  A HOUSE SOMEWHERE IN NEW JERSEY, USA
Cat owner standing with hands on head surveying the damage -- having conversation with self.

Right now I'm tired, cranky and ready to tear my hair out!  Why you ask?  
Let me think about that for a moment:

Possible Reason #1: I could be frustrated because our living room, dining room, family room --or better yet........EVERY ROOM smells like cat urine? 
Possible Reason #2: Our wall-to-wall carpets are totally shredded to pieces?
Possible Reason #3: For the past 14 days I've only slept about 2 hours per night?

So let me do the math.........based on the average person sleeping 8 hours per night...that is a grand total of 28 hours out 112? Do you think that you might be just a tiny bit aggravated or might even feel like you're losing it?  My boyfriend is feeling every bit as frustrated as me....and they aren't even his cats!!  Does any of this sound familiar to you? 

Let me back up a moment to tell you what's going on.......I'm sure you know what I'm about to say......MY CATS ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY!  Let me introduce you to my little angels....
 

MASTERS OF DOMAIN
(a.k.a. W.M.D.  - Weapons of Mass Destruction)

Master 1:       Louise
Cat type:       Skinny Tabby cat with white bib and paws.Sister to Thelma -- no longer with us.
Age:               Born in 1992 - so that makes her what....15 years x 7 lives  =  A Cranky Old Lady that needs to wear depends.
Personality:   Moody   Interests:     Sleeping, eating

Master 2:       Ally - Saved from an animal shelter.   
Cat type:       Gray with beige bib and gold eyes (a little on the portly side for such a small frame--- she must have big bones)
Age:               3 years old                        
Personality:  Happy cat.
Interests:      Likes to play, watch birds and especially squirrels, annoy Louise and keep humans up at night, loves Chicken Flavored Greenies


CAT MISSIONS:
PEE 'n POOP, THROW-IT-UP, TEAR-IT-UP and WAKIE-WAKIE



Louise and Mission Pee 'n Poop

Louise in her old age started to have bladder infections. It's not her fault...I don't blame her, BUT, she started peeing all over the house.  The smell of cat urine was unbearable.  We didn't realize the gravity of the situation until we could smell the cat urine in the basement.  It seeped below the subfloor into the basement. So naturally even after she had no infection, she decided that since the entire house smelled like the litter box....that it WAS the litter box and wahla.....we are the proud new owners of tootsie rolls in every corner of the house and while we're at it, why don't we add a shot or two of pee.  We were at our wits end. 

Louise and Mission Throw-It-Up

In addition to her poor litter box like behavior -- I get the pleasure of picking up her throw-up (she's bulimic -- watching her figure). Louise doesn't just throw up once and it’s over, NOPE, she throws up, moves to the next location (approximately 18 inches away), throws up again, moves to the next secret location, another 18 inches away..........and finally (drum-roll here) the final and last up-chuck of the night or morning (typically 3 am....it depends).  Ok now we're finally done (until tomorrow).  I'm getting exhausted just thinking about this. 

Ally and Missions: Tear-It-Up and Wakie-Wakie

Old lady Louise is now quarantined to the master bedroom and bath.  Hey the cat still has a good life -- she's got a 1 bedroom suite!  So this is where Ally makes her contribution to this mess.  Since Louise is quarantined we have to close the bedroom door........... so at night starting around 11:30 pm, little Ally wants to come into the bedroom, then 5-30 minutes later....wants to go OUT......another 5-30 minutes, IN, then OUT....you get the picture.  But that's not all...........just to make extra sure that we can hear her (no matter which side of the door she's on), she pounds on the door and then digs her nails into the carpet, and as a result the master bedroom entry has a huge hole in the carpet. :(

OWNER MISSION: STOP THE INSANITY


Stop the insanity and Cat Secrets: Revealed!

So one day cruising the internet, looking for a place to put our cats up for adoption (just kidding - I could never do that), I came across this site where this woman Liz Barton from Dallas, Texas claimed that she found 11 wild and screaming barnyard cats and was able to train them into the perfect house cat!!  

Liz says that to train your cats "You do this by respecting their natural instincts, instead of trying to stifle them, as most training methods teach. Only then can you pinpoint the exact reason why your cat is misbehaving, and begin to eliminate the problem immediately."  She gives step-by-step secrets to litter box problems, scratching, stopping aggressive behavior, training your cat to play during the day and sleep at night and train your cat to let them know that you are the boss of the house!   She gave me approaches to solving our problems that I never would have thought of.  I am happy to report back that as a result of following just a few of Liz's recommendations, that Louise is obediently going into the litter box for #1 and 2 and Ally has learned that night time is for bedtime...ahhhh  I'm actually getting sleep now!  Find out how I learned these CAT SECRETS: REVEALED.
 
Have you ever been guilty of thinking (or even doing) this?
"We'll Just De-Claw Our Cat and That will Solve the Scratching problem!"
OR
"Just rub the cat's nose in the poop, that will teach her a lesson!" I know I have.

If you love your kitties and need a natural solution and would like to avoid any of the bad kitty behavior I've had to endure --- go get the CAT SECRETS: REVEALED E-BOOK NOW! 
You won't regret it!  I know I'm glad I did.