Diapers for pets...
- mmchapter
- Mar 31
- 2 min read
Jasper, the multi-million dollar cat. We love him dearly, with all his wacky health issues, huge medical bills, and his quirky behaviors. It's hard not to love him - he's been a part of our family since he was smaller than the palm of my hand. Abandoned in a dumpster, he needed to be bottle-fed since he was separated from his mom. Bottle feeding creates a unique bond between pet and owner.
With all his quirks, he is our El Baño gato. He spends 99% of his time in the bathroom. Why? He gets stressed out from the other cats in the house and will pee anywhere but the litter box. If he does manage to pee in a box, he stands up and pees right over the sides onto the wall or floor. Secluded, he uses the litter box correctly 95% of the time.
He loves being secluded. He has a screen door through which he can see the goings-on of all the other cats and humans in the house or not. If he wants to be in quiet, he hangs out in the back of the bathroom on his tower or in one of his beds in the room. If he wants to be where the action is, he has a huge bed by the door so he can chill and be comfy. The bathroom is a high-traffic area in our house, so he's always getting visitors and pets.
After his last stint of not eating for 24+ hours, I decided to give him time with the general population. Most times, there are no issues. We've unfortunately had a few instances where he peed somewhere he wasn't supposed to. This means he gets no time to hang with the general population for a while. When I first decided to let him out, I considered the idea of diapers for him. This would mean no messes to deal with, and I can just throw them in the wash as needed. Gene said no way; he thought it would be more trouble than it's worth. I'm still on the fence about it, as I truly do not know if that would make him less likely to want to use the litter boxes. However, if it means he can stay a healthy weight and we have no pee accidents when he has free rein, it's worth a shot!
Drop me a line - should I try the diapers or not? Have you used them before - a success or a fail? Check back to see if we went with the diapers or not!
Till our tails crosss,
Mel
I have plenty of experience with diapering a cat (unfortunately)! I had a sweet boy (Lenny) who would pee all over the place, but was good about using the box to poop. I found a unique type of pee-only diaper on Etsy that I always refered to as Lenny's thong: https://www.etsy.com/listing/906911766 I lined it with incontience pads made for humans (cut them in half). It worked pretty well, as long as I changed the pad after one pee. Otherwise, the thong would end up soaked too, but it was still better than pee-soaked rugs. And occasionally he'd get some poop on it too, but for the most part he could still poop in the litter box with his thong on…