BOTH of my cats drink from the faucet. Kenny loves to sleep in the sink. I rescued both of them from the Humane Society 4 years apart. They also love to show their ability to open cabinets but unfortunately they try and do it while I am sleeping and it wakes me up!

My sister has a kitty who pees standing up. She just started this not too long ago, and the pee "arcs" right out of the litter box. She is really old though, and the vet said its because she is uncomfortable when she pees now. I would call your vet and ask them just to be sure. It could just be like you said, the dog barking or believe it or not kitty may sense your anxiousness, also like you said. Good luck! Desirae

I am glad to find someone else who loves their kitties like I do too. Mine are so spoiled! They own this house, not me. I just "exist" here! I was worried too, if something happened to me during surgery. But I have 3 sisters, who would have split them between them. One of my sisters already has 6 of her own though! But she would have taken a couple of mine too. I watch TV with mine too, and we snuggle all of the time, although now there is less of me to snuggle with! I used to be able to have 3 of them on me at a time, but now only one. Thanks for your responses! I didn't think anyone was going to reply to me and my babies!!! Hope all is well!

First of all, I hope you enjoy your new kitten!! My experience is that calicos are almost always female - and orange cats are almost always male. Of course, there are always exceptions. We had an orange female - but she was hard to find!I just got a new calico kitten a week ago. The mother had abandoned the litter at 2 weeks old and my friend bottlefed them. I took Miss Chickapea at 5 weeks because her 5 brothers and sisters were picking on her and she wasn't getting much food. She's growing like crazy and is precious!! I, also, have a tortie Maine coon Tigger and a black cat Peepers. Good luck!!

I know how you feel. I have 4 cats and sometimes one of them will decide that they don't think the litter box is clean enough for them. I scoop it on a daily basis but sometimes that just doesn't satisfy them. Also, I have an old cat who if you **** him off by moving him on the house or not feeding him when he wants it will go and pee on something of yours. Needless to say, we do what he wants. Then there is the medical reasons for it. Of course, crystals in the urine or a UTI. But another thing is diabetes. Yeap, alot of people don't think of that. My 13 yr old is diabetic too. Sometimes he just doesn't make it to the box and goes right outside of the box. It would be a good idea to have her urine and bloodwork checked to rule out those medical conditions. I would hate for your kitty to be put out doors for something that truley wouldn't be her fault. Another suggestion, have you changed the brand of litter lately? Some cats don't like you to change the brand. Find one that she likes and stick to it. Also, to clean up cat urine, there is a product called Nature's Miralce, it can be found in PetSmart and it works wonders! We carry it in the clinic that I worked in. Also, there is a produce called FeliOWay which can be found at PetSmart or a vet's office. It comes a a pump bottle or as a plug in like and it is supposed to release pheromones that relax your cat and stop it from urinating outside the box. I use both of this produts and I have seen wonderful results. Good luck to you and i hope kitty stops peeing outside the box.