$#@!*?! Cats
 

Does anyone here live with roommates who are otherwise cool (well, mostly), but have filthy, nasty pets?

My roommates have two cats. Neither one is very friendly. One is apparently not litterbox trained, and he's constantly crapping all over the house. To make matters worse, the roomies don't really clean the litterbox regularly. Since they're not my cats, and I'm really paying too much to live here anyway, I refuse to clean it. :)

I've taken to closing my bedroom door when I leave in the mornings, because the incontinent one took a dump on my floor once. The other day, the cat apparently snuck into my room and crawled under my bed while I was in the shower. When I left for work, I closed the door. Well...

He was shut up in there all day long and pissed on my bed and on my zafu/zabuton (meditation cushion and pad that cost almost $100). The roomies were very apologetic about the bed and got it cleaned up. However, they never mentioned the zafu/zabuton until last night when I noticed it wasn't in my room. So I asked one of the roomies about it, and he showed it to me, stacked up in the dining room (along with a bunch of other crap...the roomies don't keep a neat house, but that's a separate issue). The zabuton smelled of cat urine. Apparently, they have ordered some pet urine remover that comes with a black light, or some such nonsense.

It pissed me off (no pun intended) that they failed to mention it to me until I asked about it. Arrrgh!! If they don't get the piss out, I'm going to insist that they buy me a new set. Again...it cost me almost $100!

I just had to get this off my chest...sorry. :sorry:

Hey, Marky... here's some advice- move yo' ass outta there!

Cats are nasty and destructive and NOTHING, I mean NOTHING gets rid of cat urine smell. I can't even imagine how nasty it must be living there.

You have my sympathies :xoxo:

Bleck!
 

Aw, not all cats are that way!!! The cat I have now is absolutely the most ornery cat I have ever known, and he has never gone to the bathroom anywhere other than in the litter box! My two previous cats (one of whom died prematurely and the other lives with my ex) were absolute angels--they weren't even declawed and yet our furniture was intact.

My guess is that Marky's roommates have some unusually maladjusted cats, which really sucks!

yeah, exactly.
But - if there is a cat like that - you should probably move. I have cats, and I love them, but I wouldn't want to constantly deal with cat piss and **** in that way. Oh, and they probably will be able to get the smell out, but it is pretty difficult, and again, I wouldn't want to deal with it over and over.... :wavey:

I love cats. But they really are destructive in nature. Dealing with cat piss is not cool. My cats have always used the litterbox (except when the dopey one had cystitis), but still- putting up with cat yuck when they're not even your own cats is a draggggggggggggg.

My feline children have a self cleaning litterbox. They are very spoiled little creatures.
It bugs me when people don't take good care of their pets.

Well, I've thought about moving, but I can't afford my own apartment at the moment...and I'm not too keen on finding new roommates. These guys were friends of mine before I moved in...but the last bunch I lived with, I didn't know before I moved in...the guy who owned the house was a complete nutjob (he was probably bipolar, but undiagnosed).

I've thought about feeding the cats Prestone. :eek: (j/k...sort of)

I tried using the self-cleaning litterbox. It scared the crap out of my cats. The timing of the cleaner thing would always go off just when one of them would go near it to use and they'd FREEEK and run away.

Needless to say, I sent that sucker back to the manufacturer.

Do you know why the one cat doesn't go in the litterbox? :confused: Did they try to train it? I think some cats won't go in the box if it isn't very, very, clean, and you said they don't clean theirs well... :shrug:

Well...they had a regular litterbox that they didn't keep clean...I think that's why he wouldn't use that one. Then, they got a new one which is supposedly self-cleaning that we jokingly refer to as the Death Star. I think he's afraid of it (I am, too, honestly).

:lol:
well, maybe that would help, if they got one he wasn't afraid of, and kept it clean. Good luck. Sometimes my siamese still does things that I want to kill him for. :D And that's besides his constant loud, pushy meowing. It's like living with a Fran Drescher who occasionally pees somewhere she shouldn't. In case you think I'm joking, get a load of this:
http://s28.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3...S2T26PQEO4U7RD

I hate cats, so if I were in your shoes, I'd move out. :lol:

I'm with you, cats are demonic on a good day. If you hate them now, how would you feel about it the NEXT time it takes a **** in your room? And it is just a matter of time.....
Run, run away!

Since we're on the topic of cats, my 10 week old kitten has terrible gas :distress: could it be something else other then cheap cat food? I have her on a medium priced kitten food (kibble & canned), should she be on that expensive vet food?

Generally, I really do like cats...I'm just not fond of these.

Sorry to hear about this.... I know how frustrating it can be to live with an irresponsible pet owner. I have two cats...and my roommate has three. :laugh: But, we have a house, so it's not like they're crammed in a small apartment. Our cats have never peed or **** on the floor, or anywhere else for that matter other than in their litter boxes. But, we keep the boxes clean. Always. Everyday.

Cats tend to urinate or crap on the furniture...especially beds, chairs and couches....when they are pissed off about their living conditions (ESPECIALLY DIRTY LITTER BOXES), or because of a lack of attention and affection from 'their people'.

My kitties are soooooo friendly and sweet, and never bite or scratch. They greet everyone, and are very affectionate....they're kind of like dogs... Everyone who has met my cats loves them - everyone - even people who are allergic to cats cannot seem to resist their feline charms. ;)

Oh yeah!! But even Iams is really good. The better the food, the less they eat....and subsequently ****... Which means you have to clean the litter boxes less often....and buy less litter. It all pays off, really.

cats are angels sent from god :nod:


.. it's the nasty humans that have the ability to turn them demonic.

My Mufy is the same way, his gramma and grampa are allergic and they both adore him. He is a love, especially if you are a guest, he will be extremely attentive but not in an invasive way.

I would say, markolas, to speak with your roommates about the condition of the litter box, that it must be clean because that will keep the cats from ****ting and pissing everywhere else which is unaccepatable! If they slip up, tell them again. Third time? Get good with the scoop and swallow your pride and take care of it. Leave your dirty dishes or something to even things out but scoop that poop. Don't bite of your nose to spite your face. Then start your search for new roommates.

I agree. They're so sneaky... Both my best friends have cats and I'll be at their house, turn around and one is right there... Gah, go away!

Oh no no no, I beg to differ. I've seen cats in loving homes, well fed and loves and cared for and still behave like dinks, peeing all over the place. :distress:

That makes sense, I know they need to eat more of the cheaper stuff to get the nutrition, it just doesn't fill them the same, but I never thought of them (I have 2 cats) pooping more, dah. Thanks for the advice.

OMG! I came home from work on my lunch break just now and CAUGHT THE F*CKING CAT DOING IT AGAIN!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

My friend Ryan just moved into a new house with a few extra bedrooms...I think I'm gonna ask if he's the market for a roommate (although, now that I think about it, he has cats, too :distress: )

Its the OWNERS, not the cats. I hope you just move out and get those cats a new owner!!

cats will wee whereever theyve wee'd before...so if anything smells like it expect it to happen there over and over...and a box must be kept clean else even the cat wont want to go near it. if they were cool theyd replace what you lost but from the sound of it id say it is their bed that needs a weejob before you depart...


goodluck :wavey: