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@Horatio, sorry about your cat. All this talk of ill cats makes me sad. I know I'll be distraught when I have to lose Monty :-(
@Nhatt, somewhere on this forum you will find rants from me about Monty choosing not to use his litter box and instead pissing on the floor. It drove me to despair, and he was doing it for years. I tried everything. Basic bribery completely fixed this problem. It even worked when I working all nighters during the summer. First of all get decent litter. World's Best is the best. it doesn't smell, you can just scoop out the turds and the little piss cakes and flush them down the loo, as it's made from sweetcorn. It's kinder to the paws too. A non-stinky litter tray is better. Secondly remove the toilet smells from where the cat has pissed with something other than bleach, then wipe down with orange bols or something. Alcohol and oranges are cats least favourite smells. Then remove mats, capets, towels on the floor, etc from around the tray as the softness underfoot may offer an inviting toilet. The real trick is simple. Make the cat associate using its litter tray as a good thing. A much better thing than not using it. Watch the cat. when it uses its litter tray start praising it. A lot. use the same words every time. When it's done make the praise louder and head towards the food whilst praising it all the time, and give the cat a small handful of biscuits. Pretty soon the cat will associate using its litter tray with receiving a reward. Monty now comes and tells me when he's used his, or if I am out he'll either wait until I am in before using the tray or just tell me when I get back. he associates the flushing toilet+ the phrase "good little boy" with a treat. Either way, pissing on the floor is a thing of the past.
@Teapots. Monty's insured with Petplan. Apart from the £150 excess they paid out for everything when he was diabetic, which saved us thousands. All his Hills prescription food was covered too.
(He has Hills m/d) which is very low in sugar and carbs, to keep him thin and blood sugar low.
@jv. My cat makes a racket. When I'm outside and come home, as I approach the door he's shouting his head off. He also likes to run around the flat, often with a toy in his mouth (that he's had since he was tiny - aww) and making the most amazing range of strange sounds. He also shouts when he wants anything from me. some cats do just make a lot of noise.