Hi all. I'm absolutely torn over this situation. I've had my cat for about two years now and have grown to love her dearly. However, basically since I got her she's been peeing on my couch. I took her to the vet, got a second box, tried placing them strategically, replace the first couch she peed on, tried covering and uncovering them, tried scaring her away with a spray bottle and tried different litters. Everything failed. She still uses her own boxes daily but she still always finds a way to go on my couch when I'm not looking. It has come to the point where I cover my couch cushions with garbage bags when I go to the bathroom and go to sleep, I've been doing that for a year and a half now. My last effort is Feliway, which I just ordered.
So the last few days I've been seriously considering that maybe she's just unhappy with me. I live in a big city in a studio apartment so there's no separate rooms for her to really withdraw. And literally everything tells me she's an outside cat. Now pardon my ignorance but I don't really know if strictly "outdoor cats" are a thing at all. I got her when she was only 6 weeks old so I figured I could just raise her as an indoor cat, but every single time I so much as open a window or a door she dashes towards it and tries to get out.
To make things worse I recently moved to a similarly sized space, but my other place had these beams she could jump across and lie down on, which she loved. In this place she can't even do that anymore, it's just a big room with high ceilings. I'm starting to think I might be doing her a disservice by keeping her in this apartment all the time. She's an extremely active, curious, energetic cat and she spends most of the day by the window looking outside (I know most cats do that, but still).
I'm afraid I might only be telling myself she's not as happy as she could be here to feel less guilty about rehoming her because of the pee situation, but I would like some insight into whether or not it's possible some cats really just needs outside space to roam and if that could be the reason she's acting out. I've already gotten an offer from somebody who wants to take her about half an hour away from me and this person seems lovely and has a beautiful yard, but I would feel like an absolute asshole for getting rid of her because she's inconveniencing me. I could only even consider that if I knew it would be the right decision for both of us and if it would make her much happier.
Of course, I'll still be heartbroken if I give her away. Sorry for the long text, I think I just needed to write all of this down but I would appreciate some insight.
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