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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in animal welfare, and I think it would be kinder to euthanize your cat than to leave him locked in a laundry room.

If you have truly exhausted every option - speaking with your vet, and perhaps also a behaviorist - and your family is unwilling to live with the pee and poop in the wrong places, then I don't see much other choice. You can try to rehome your cat, to a family who understands that he has special needs now. But that isn't easy to do.

I'm sorry you're going through this. Frankly, your husband is an asshole. But you probably already know that.[/quote]

No, you are the asshole, are you kidding?  He is not even a cat person and he has had to deal with pee and poop from this cat for 5 years.  Plus, no carpets and everything covered in plastic.  He is much better than me, and I'm plenty patient.  I'm sorry OP, it's a tough situation.  We euthanized a pet and I still get sad about it, even if our dog was suffering, it was terrible. You are a really good person <3[/quote]

This is the PP. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be a jerk about it. I just feel awful at the thought of this elderly cat being locked up away from the rest of the family like this. My brother in law and his wife did this with their elderly cat when she got to be incontinent, and it was terrible to see. She'd been a family pet for many years, and then was banished alone to the basement. That is not a good quality of life for a cat.

OP - you got some good advice. I would strongly advice seeking out a cat behaviorist, who will tell you that the number one reason cats are given up and euthanized is because they don't use the litterbox. They will hopefully be able to give you some strategies for working with your cat, and your family, and your couch, that will let the cat and you live peacefully.
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