My cat Sprayed one of my bags!

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#31
I hate to tell you, I used to breed Siamese cats and you will never get that smell out. It can wash that bag and put what you want on it but a sensitive nose will always smell it not to mention any animal.

I say get rid of the cat!.. If you dont plan on breeding them they should be fixed when they're 6-8 months old.

(hugs) I would be pissed as i'm sure you are,
 
#32
Bag Fetish said:
I hate to tell you, I used to breed Siamese cats and you will never get that smell out. It can wash that bag and put what you want on it but a sensitive nose will always smell it not to mention any animal.

I say get rid of the cat!.. If you dont plan on breeding them they should be fixed when they're 6-8 months old.

(hugs) I would be pissed as i'm sure you are,
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I feared that the smell would never come out... and I had him neutered at 6 months, so in my case.. it didn't work.

what REALLY sucks is that I was going to sell this bag on ebay and now I will be stuck with a peed on bag :sad:
 
#34
sorry to say, we had to get rid of a cat for that reason. when our son was born, he started to pee on everything..especially my son's items.

last straw, he sat on our bed and peed (brand new mattress)

my husband drove him to a relatives house 5 minutes after that incident.

i have had cats all my life, i won't have another. love them, can't tolerate cat pee.
 
#35
OMG! I didn't know cats did that...do they do this when they get mad? I would call Coach or email them and see what they would suggest doing....they are very good at getting back to you right away. And they may have a method for you.
 
#36
Cats can also be prescribed antidepressants for urination issues. An indoor-only cat might do okay as a barn cat. If you do give him to a shelter, disclose why to the shelter. If you do not and someone adopts him and he pees, they might not act in a responsible manner and might toss him or if they do put him back in the shelter, he might get put down. If you do take him to the shelter, realize that he might get put down. Is he a particular breed or a plain old domestic short hair? I ask because there are rescue groups for just about every breed out there. I volunteer (and adopted both of my cats) from a Siamese rescue. Likely he is feeling the need to define his territory due to the kids and maybe there was a smell on the bag that he didn't like. Didn't have to be an animal smell even. I am not to the degree that some of my rescue friends are (some feel you should NEVER give your animal away). I can understand that there might be circumstances in which giving him away is the only choice but hope that all the options can be looked into before you do. It seems as though you've done a lot of work on this and I commend you for that :flowers:
 
#37
tanukiki said:
Cats can also be prescribed antidepressants for urination issues. An indoor-only cat might do okay as a barn cat. If you do give him to a shelter, disclose why to the shelter. If you do not and someone adopts him and he pees, they might not act in a responsible manner and might toss him or if they do put him back in the shelter, he might get put down. If you do take him to the shelter, realize that he might get put down. Is he a particular breed or a plain old domestic short hair? I ask because there are rescue groups for just about every breed out there. I volunteer (and adopted both of my cats) from a Siamese rescue. Likely he is feeling the need to define his territory due to the kids and maybe there was a smell on the bag that he didn't like. Didn't have to be an animal smell even. I am not to the degree that some of my rescue friends are (some feel you should NEVER give your animal away). I can understand that there might be circumstances in which giving him away is the only choice but hope that all the options can be looked into before you do. It seems as though you've done a lot of work on this and I commend you for that :flowers:
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Excellent advice, tanukiki! I couldn't have said this better myself!!
 
#38
I'm surprised he's neutered and still spraying? I never had that problem luckily. From what I understand thats a very hard smell to get rid of. Good luck to you! I wouldn't put any handbags anywhere where he could get them again, the little bugger, lol!
 
#39
is he an indoor cat ?

Is there maybe a cat around that is in heat? Once cat start doing this male or female you cant stop them :( this happend to my female she would back her ass up to a wall and do do it( only after she had kittens) the cat soon left. I couldnt afford to have my house stink or replace my brand new carpet :(
Taralindsey said:
I feared that the smell would never come out... and I had him neutered at 6 months, so in my case.. it didn't work.

what REALLY sucks is that I was going to sell this bag on ebay and now I will be stuck with a peed on bag :sad:
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#40
He is 1/2 maine coon.. but still a mutt( a cat mutt) .. and an indoor pampered to hell cat.. who is lashing out against something :s


here is the culprit
 

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#43
I'm sorry to hear of your struggle with your cat. I have 7 cats (and 1 dog) - all neutered - and only 1 of the cats "sprays" and she's a female cat (Bernice). The only reason she sprays is because we didn't "introduce" the cats into the household correctly. Often than not, cats have reasons to WHY they behave a certain way. It's sounding like that's your case with both your children entering into the family AFTER the cat got there first. Whenever you have a "new member" enter your family (whether it'd be another pet or a baby/human, etc), you disrupt the "hierarchy" that's already established. If your cat doesn't have UTI or other medical issues, the behavior is from the way the family structure has changed for him. Cats like "routines" and when a "change" happens without the proper introduction, it can disrupt the flow and cause anxiety for the cat(s). There are articles online to offer help in how to "re-introduce" your pet to your baby or to another pet, etc. It's worth a try if you're trying not to get rid of the cat. I've got about 30 Coach purses (not including accessories) and haven't had any of them sprayed on (knock on wood) by Bernice. But I keep Nature's Miracle (sold in Pet stores) around just in case (although I'm not sure yet if it's safe to use on Coach purses). We've been using it for 2 yrs now - it really works well on removing Urine smells and stains on furniture, clothes, carpet, walls, etc. In the meantime, you can place your Coach purses into clear plastic storage containers for protection from cat spray, etc, if you must set them on ground level.

My pets are members of my family (just like 2 legged kids are) so I couldn't get rid of any of them just for bad behavior as I wouldn't do it if a kid misbehaved. Good luck with all this!
 
#45
awww, he looks so sweet! Why is a naughty boy?!

I think the vet accidentally left one 'nut' in when they were neutering him! SERIOUSLY! That is my speculation with my mother's cat Peter, because even though he is neutered, he sprays up the whole house!

It's hard to say on weather or not to get rid of him. I own 2 cats and a dog, and if one of them ruined one of my bags I couldn't get rid of them for that. They are members of the family now.

Just keep those bags high so they'll stay dry! Sorry about the wood floors though... Still... I think talking to a vet might be the best suggestion.
 
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