My Cat Got Locked Outside, and Now She’s Spraying Our Doors

Beast Mode is Slate’s pet column. Have a Send it to beastmode@slate. We love dogs cats equally, guinea pig, or other beast. Our kitty likes to sit in back garden has a cat responds to her chip. Recently my husband came My Cat Got late to find battery in cat had run out, is now spraying both back door (scene of crime) front though of course it leads outside. covered everything with enzyme even put down foil, she’s not anywhere else in although she’s getting.

My husband thinks our cat is dying. Or is close to death or is succumbing to old age. I don’t disagree. The cat in question is 19 years old. He’s lived a good life, an extremely good and long life. He still goes outside every day, albeit for shorter jaunts than in his younger years. He still comes down for his afternoon treat each day. He may not catch snakes and bring them into the house anymore but he still runs his routine, just not at the breakneck speed of his youth. I understand he is slowing cat spraying on bed down. I know 19 is old for a cat. I know. I understand. I just don’t want to talk about it. My husband disagrees. He brings up the subject every chance he gets. This is odd – beyond odd, actually – my husband wanting to talk about something (something remotely related to feelings) and me being on the opposing end of that chatter. Usually, I want to hash out everything. More than once. Multiple times. Extendedly. When I attempt to revisit an issue, my husband will often say, “We talked about this.

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