Hedgehog update for anyone who wants to see
He's up to 150g from 100g twelve days ago, but needs to have surgical treatment tomorrow which he might not survive. It's worth continuing with treatment though as he's improved so much as you can see judging by how he gormandises his food.

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( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:36, 23 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

He
is so cute :)
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:48, Reply)

Aw bless.
I'm considering getting some pygmy hedgehogs when I have to cede my cat to the housemate.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:48, Reply)

Much cuteness
Hope he makes it OK, Becky.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 21:50, Reply)

If I had a garden
and was allowed to keep pets here I would definitely get a pygmy hedgehog. If he survives, Russell (not my choice of name) would make the best pet ever.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:00, Reply)

I may have got the wrong end of the stick,
but I thought you were supposed to keep the pygmies inside in hamster-esque environments.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:02, Reply)

You can do
but I know of some people who keep them outdoors so they can be closer to nature. I'd want it to be an outdoor hedgehog anyway as they kinda smell sometimes :)
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:14, Reply)

Fair enough.
I just know I'm going to miss my cat, and as my prospective new flat is on the third floor with no garden access I wouldn't want to bring a new cat into it.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:26, Reply)

My cats were indoor cats
For the first five years of their life and they were fine with it as they didn't know any different. They now live with my parents and their two cats as I'm not allowed cats where I live and they go racing round the garden like there's no tomorrow. At some point I want Gizmo back living with me as I miss him dearly and know that he'd be alright being an indoor cat again, but Ozzy is definitely an outdoor cat as she was part feral when we got her and loves to stalk things. Mostly flies ,)
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:31, Reply)

Mine's outside at the moment up to no good.
Lucky bitch.
( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:33, Reply)

Mine too
although I had to rescue her from the amorous advances of one of the neighbours' toms earlier.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:36, Reply)

Poor kitties
Tom's smell so bad.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:39, Reply)

Tottenham Toms
are especially badly behaved. We have to protect our delicate ladies.
( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 22:43, Reply)

*opens nurse clinic ,)*
Which feliway are you using? The plug in or the spray? I find personally that the spray is a lot better for my Giz as he's the only male in a house of three females and feels the need to kick the shit out of one of my parents cats on a regular basis. So I spray feliway in places where he likes to roam indoors and put cut up orange slices (juicy side up) outside where I don't want him to piss. Failing that, cat nip is wonderful - just a pinch of it at a time as one of my parents cats found the bag of it and raided it during the night. She acted like she was stoned for hours afterwards. If all else fails, keep a garden spray bottle handy when you see said tom being a feisty little sod and give him a quick squirt of water. The aim is NOT to drench the cat, but to distract him from what he's doing wrong. That will give the other cat a chance to get away and he'll soon realise that what he's doing is wrong and will stop doing it. You gotta be vigilant though. Giz just has to see me reach for the bottle and he's gone now. THIS IS A LAST RESORT TO BE USED AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL OTHER POSSIBILITIES and I take no responsibility for any cats who are just mean for the sake of it.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:09, Reply)

Then I would say
it could be territorial or it could be behavioural. If it's territorial then you need to look at what you're using to clean the curtains and carpet with. If it's ammonia based then that will encourage him to piss there again. I'd go for a detergent from a vets or pet shop and really go to town on where he's pissing to leave no trace of the smell. Then scent with orange (real if you can without staining or get an orange essential oil to put (safetly) by the area he's marking as they hate the scent.

If it's behavioural then think about when he started doing it, how long he's been doing it for, any changes in the household that could have caused this change, that sort of thing. Cats are adaptable, but change does take time. If you can address these and nothing has changed enough to cause this problem then I'd consider getting a litter tray indoors and retrain him to use it, keep it exacly where he pisses at the moment, then moving it close to the door so he knows he can go outside to piss again.

Beyond that you need the guidance of a pet behaviourist or a vet to do urine testing and a general work up.

Edit: The plug in's are good, but only if they're being used in the room where aggro or urinating is taking place. They can take a while to kick in as well, so I advocate the feliway spray as a quick measure and the feliway plug in for long term stress.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:33, Reply)

Nope
he'll keep going back to it as he recognises the smell as his own so is remarking it. You made the curtains, so you know best what to clean them with, just make sure it's not going to stain or bleach them as that'd suck, but you have to get rid of the smell completely or he'll keep doing it.

New cats used to freak my parents cats out as they're kinda nervy anyway, but now they have the gizmonster he goes for anything that's in 'his' garden, so at least they know him and they can use their own garden again.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 23:48, Reply)

No probs lovey
*takes off nursing badge and closes clinic*
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 0:09, Reply)

Hedgepig
The hedgepig has to be the cutest thing ever!
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 5 Aug 2008, 7:31, Reply)

Nice one Beckyconsonants
He's a charming little fella isn't he?

Nice to see some fluffeh on b3ta. More of this please.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 5 Aug 2008, 9:17, Reply)