Sorry in advance that this is a bit long and rambley... don't expect too much from the spelling either as there will be lots of typos more than likely. I've been up most of the night, tossing and worrying about what we are going to do with Layla so am rather tired!........
Well we have started the treatment and that's fine, at least where Layla is concerned, a months antibiotics twice daily for her are fine as she's so placid I can just pop them in, and even Rufus is still small enough that I can hold all his limbs while I do it BUT Oscar, bless him is not a happy boy! We have to do the full towel treatment and he wails cause he doesn't like being picked up at the best of times (very cuddly on laps but has never liked to be held for more than a few seconds!) and his are BIG tablets that I have to section as well so it takes a few goes to get his down him. Of course it will all be worth it in the end once they are all free of Chlamydophila. The vet and I decided it would be best to treat all 3 cats as Layla could have easily passed it on and then they may well pass it back to her. It seems more than likely as she gave them all conjunctivitis and that's the main symptom of chlamydophilla.
Anyways, that aside Layla is still a BIG problem. I really don't mean to sound heartless as I love her SO MUCH but my OH and I are literally at the end of our teathers. Please read back through the previous threads if you are new to this, the first post tells all her history.
Basically, her toiletting has got to the point where we are so fed up! We have trays everywhere, using the only litter she will attempt to use (sometimes) We even have trays in the dining room! (eeww!) I have Feliway on the go all the time and she's on a diet for sensitive stomachs. We have tried all kinds of litter training techniques that I have tried and tested with lots of rescues, but she is just completely inconsistant. The vet has said to me that he thinks her possible (well likely) brain damage has a lot to do with the fact she struggles with the concept and is inconsistant.
Take this morning for example, I woke up and came downstairs and there was a big sloppy poo in the tray, as many trays as we offer, she will only use one of them (???) but nether the less she had gone in the said tray and I was very pleased, almost jumoing up and down on the spot type pleased as it had been so long since she's used any tray... I gave her lots of 'well done' cuddles and a couple of temptations which she is obsessed with and got the nappy bags out to clean the tray quick. I had to pop to the loo quickly myself though so left the bags on the side. By the time I got back... she was pooing on the carpet next to the tray... AAGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So as always, I made sure I was really calm although I was screaming inside and went to clean it all up. As she was walking away, she managed to get it on her foot so I had to put her in the garden to clean herself off as I really didn't want it all over the sofa and when I got back to the tray.... Rufus was trying to help by cleaning up the poo himself. He's a very clea cat and really doesn't like the fact Layla never covers up so was trying to bury it on her behalf! Bless him! The problem was, he also got the poo on his foot in the process! He was absolutely discusted by this and then sat next to me washing himself while I was washing the carpet again!
The thing is, apart from the fact that I just dread coming downstairs in the mornng/ home from work to find poo that I have to clear up. We live in a rented house. As it happens we have been told we can stay here for a few years and then will more than likely have a chance to buy it in a few years BUT if we have an inspection which is possible, we may end up without somewhere to live because she is completely wrecking the carpets. I have no idea what she's doing for wee either as I haven;t found any signs of her urinating round the house and I know from when she did it in our old flat, it was very obvious but that's a worry too.
My OH loves her to bits BUT he is completely exasperated and every single day at the moment, he tells me he doesn't know how much longer he will be able to put up with it. To be honest, although I keep saying 'think about how much we love her though' to him all the time, I too am feeling the stress and just don't know what the answer is.
We have been spending at least £200 a month in vets fees for the last few months (last month was £400) and it's got to the point where although it's not about the money, we are not hugely well of and are having to seriously go without every month as a consequence. As we inherited her with all her problems (althogh we knew little about them until she was firmly lodged in the household, we can';t claim a lot on the insurance either as most things are previous conditions.
What I really want to know is... What would you guys do if you were in this situation????????
