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How Do I Stop Cats from Peeing in My Plants?
Asked by W.P. from Dallas
on April 14, 2008
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Hello everyone,
I need help stopping my cats from peeing in my indoor potted plants. The first time it happened I thought it was because the door to where their litte...
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- Growing up when a cat would do this we would put ammonia all around the top of the pot, cats hate the smell. I have also heard of using the red pepper like others hav...
- Believe it or not - mothballs are toxic (and they stink). Here's a few organic and safe things to try: Go to a local garden center and purchase a small bag of lava...
- I have heard that if you put used coffee grounds in pantyhose and put them where you don't want your cat to pee it will keep them away!
How Do I Stop Cats from Using My Planters as Litter Boxes?
Asked by T.D. from San Francisco
on June 27, 2009
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I have 2 cats that continue to use my large flower pots as litter boxes. At first we weren't not really bothered by it, but of course the flys have now come. I had cl...
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- This spring when it started to warm up outside, I noticed that our "barked" area in the front of the house smelled STRONGLY of cat (poo and urine). I had read that cat...
- If you go to Starbucks they have bags of coffee grinds you can take for free (usually by the door in a basket,all different sizes)or just ask. Great for the plants and...
- Once they start peeing there, it's really hard to get them to stop unless you make the area unattractive to them. I had the same problem with my indoor plants. (I th...
Cat Urinating on Carpet
Asked by V.G. from Chicago
on April 20, 2009
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Our 8 year-old cat is urinating on my dining room carpet. We moved into a new house last July, but I only noticed the urine spots a few months ago. We clean the area...
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- There could be 2 different reasons. 1) there is a smell your cat doesn't like and she is spraying to mark it hers. or 2) she could have an infection and it wo...
- We had the same problem. A few of the thousand things we tried, some from the vet, others from online cat sites: cotton balls soaked in vanilla around the area, citru...
- When I moved, one of my cats started peeing in my living room and on my bed!! We got her checked out for a UTI and it was negative. We finally got it under control, he...
Help with Neighbors Cat!
Asked by C.S. from Detroit
on June 20, 2008
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This is gross and I'm not sure how to deal with it. I have lived in my house for 5+ years and have had a sand box in the back yard that is 14 feet by 14 feet for almo...
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- We had a similar situation a few years ago. I found a plant that cats hate and planted them by the sandbox. No problems since then. Good luck!
- I am a cat owner and a kid and sand box owner. I don't let my cats outside because of a busy road, but I know that when people do, it is impossible to keep them in yo...
- Have the neighbor over for coffee. With any luck the cat will show up while your chatting. At that point you can remark that the kitty has been making a lot of appeara...
Has This Ever Happened to You . . .
Asked by L.D. from Las Vegas
on September 10, 2010
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I was out taking my dog for a walk this morning and as I was waking back to my house, a neighbor who I had never met, yelled across the street to me that she would lik...
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- Hi, I am a dog owner and I would never dream of allowing my dog to urinate or poop in someone else's yard, and am offended when other dog owners allow their dog to ...
- My brother has a pit bull. Apparently his pee is so acidic that when he pees it kills the grass. Their backyard does have patches of dead grass from where their dog ...
- My father-in-law's lawn is dead from the acidic pee that his dog has, our lawn is fine with our dog. But, I still don't appreciate it when people allow their dogs to ...
Seeking Advice About How to Clean Smell from Kids' Bathroom
Asked by H.H. from Bakersfield
on April 26, 2008
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I would like to get any tips on the best way to clean my childrens' bathroom. I currently watch my four year old nephew along with my four year old son during the day....
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- Hi H. Do you have carpet in the bathroom? If you do, the carpet will maintain that smell forever. If you have lino or tile then you should be abe to get some help fro...
- 1- Have them sit down to pee. 2- Put Cherrios in the toilet and have them aim at the cereal. 3- Use a bathroom cleaner around the toilet instead of bleach. It mi...
- I read recently about something they are doing in men's public restrooms in Asia. They have placed a red dot down at the bottom on the back wall of the toilet bowl. T...
