OK, you’ll all hate me for being crap at names but I have settled on the following:
Kitkat.
It’s simply that I’ve found myself coming into the house and saying “hello Kitkat” offhand. I’ve been using the “name” inadvertantly so it may as well stick.
She’s currently sat on the fouton behind me in the study, preening. She does that a lot. She has also learned not to wake my up too early for breakfast. I now get two minutes to snooze after my alarm clock goes off before I get nuzzled. This is much preferable to the original 5:45am nudging.
Her temper still flicks like a light switch, though, and I’ve got some great scratches on my hands to prove it. Give it time, I suppose *sigh*.
I’ve also discovered that she’s been peeing round the side of the toilet rather than in her litterbox in the kitchen. Strange as she did use the litter tray to start with. I’ve disinfected the spot where she goes but she keeps returning to it. The bathroom door now stays closed! Thing is, I have no idea where/if she pee’d indoors last night… It takes a while before it smells.
Anybody any ideas about how to encourage her to use the litter tray? I know about orange peel and stuff for discouraging her from one place, but how to convince her that the tray is a good idea? Put it down in the loo where she’s currently going? But, then when I move the tray somewhere more sensible will she follow the tray or return to the same spot?
Don’t know where I heard it, but put salt down where she goesto pee. When she cleans her paws she will get a shock and link it with walking over wherever to pee. She could just choose another spot, but hey! 🙂
Kitcat eh? Trying hard to think of Kitcat jokes but the only one I have ever heard id:
Q: What did the dog say to the constapated cat?
A: Have a break, have a **** cat.
Sory ;(
first… orange peel, peel an orange and watch kitcat disappear. leav eorange peel near wet patches and she’ll soon learn
second… good name, mine was called buggerlugs for’t same reason, problem was when I cut his burreglugs off he scarpered, can’t blame hime really
I bougth some stuff called “Wash and Get Off” from the pet shop. It’s neutralised the smell of stale cat pee that’s been permeating the bathroom for 3 days, and leaves a nice citrus smell that cats don’t like.
Dunno if it’s worked yet as I’m chickening out and closing the door over tonight though!