Really Bad Weekend

[Deuce]

Happy Veterans day weekend...or so I thought...
Woke up Friday morning with mysterious blisters all over hands and feet...went to the ER afraid that I may be having an allergic reaction to something mysterious and find out that I have hand, foot, and mouth disease (usually reserved for persons 10 and under, but somehow I caught it though I don't live, work, or breathe anywhere near children)
Saturday morning boyfriend and I decide to go Thanksgiving dinner shopping, walk out to my car and *gasp* somebody busted the window and stole my GPS, my Kwigy-bo, a coat that I bought in Venice, and last but not least, my laptop (jokes on them, my charger is at home and it erases memory upon 10 bad password attempts)...also on the weird side, they stole my insurance information, I'm not sure if that was just to give me the royal finger or if they're going somewhere with that. I've already started my claims process and am awaiting a phone call from my local sales person (probably located in Germany, as they can't afford to put a rep in Naples, Italy "the world capital of crime")
I can't help but be incredibly freaked that these people know where I live because they have my GPS...I'm really hoping that they just stole it to sell it, but they have officially taken from me my sense of security. I've let my landlord know that they may try to break in my house so she will keep an eye out, plus their shepherd. I'm still not comforted by this, but it's about the best I can do for now, my alarm system is set to trigger upon movement, so thanks to the cat and Rizzo I cant set it.
Also talked to one place, they said about $500 if not more, to fix my window because they have to order it and have it shipped, plus all the laborious hours they'll have to put into fixing it...this place is so full of crooked people that I am dying to leave ....10 more months.
I got home this morning (Sunday) and lo and behold, my cat is still peeing on everything. The foster kitty found her new home a week ago so I thought he would lighten up, but it seems like he is just getting worse I don't want to re-home him but I'm seriously at my wits end. I've been using enzyme cleaners on top of standard cleaners, I get the smell out and when I get home from work he's peed again. No UTI so unfortunately can't blame that...he is always trying to get outside, but whenever he does go out he tries to murder my LL's cat (which I can't have happen as she was here before us) I fear he has separation anxiety which I had hoped having another cat or dog around would help, but it has just given birth to much larger issues. I'm going to give it a few more weeks, maybe I still haven't gotten the strange kitty's smell out yet and that is why he is still acting out...after that I'm just not sure. It may just be that I'm in a depressed mood but I really don't know what to do about my cat. I wouldn't give up Rizzo if he peed on everything, so I don't know why I'm even considering re-homing Fatso...
On the upside...
Oh right...there is no upside right now or I'm just to angry to think of one.

[chattiesmom]

WOWsie, Your bad weekend tops all I've ever heard. I am so sorry. I hope that the police finds your stuff and that you get over your hand, foot, and mouth disease in record time. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

On the up side it is good to read that through it all you still have a sense of humor.

[FlDebra]

Wow -- you have every right to be a bit upset over so much going wrong. I am so sorry to hear you were robbed like that. I understand the sense of violation and the way they steal so much more than the tangible things they carry off. Many, many years ago my apartment was robbed. They took the only things I had of any value -- stero, TV and a big wall clock. They were so insulting, they actually took my records off the player and threw them on the floor. Guess they did not like my taste in music. But I had to move soon after that as I could never feel right in the apartment again.

Hope insurance comes through for you and gives you replacement value on your things. Thinking of living in Italy sounds so exotic to me, I had never considered the down side. But crime is still rampant here too -- too many wanting something for nothing.

Can't offer anything other than sympathy for the cat peeing on things. I have enough trouble with housetraining my yorkies. But I an imagine that problem was even harder to deal with after the robbery.

Praying things get better for you starting today!

[gemy]

Wow that is one heck of a wkend. First I hope you heal quickly from hand foot mouth disease.

ONe idea about the cat peeing. Mine will do that if there is another cat who comes by and marks near the windows of our home.

I hope that insurance comes through quickly. I too would be freaked about the theives having my addy. They do say that dogs barking make the best alarm system.

Hoping for a pleasant Sunday for you and your furbutts.

[margaritaville]

So sorry this happened to you. We were robbed at the beginning of Oct. and you do feel so violated. After that we got a security system and have motion sensors. You might want to check and see how yours are set. They set ours to accommodate for the dogs.
I guess we are not safe anywhere. When we were in Rome my son alerted a guy that a woman was trying to pick his pocket.

[Deuce]

I've been giving my house a good scrubbing, and when my landlady gets back I'll see if she can help me figure out this alarm system, there are a lot of bells and whistles on it and whenever I start messing with it, it goes off...Thanks for the kind words...I guess it is entirely possible that my landlords cat does come around the house and pee's, plus I think she went into heat...again (I've offered to take her to my vet to have her spayed, but they just wont do it??) so there are most likely some males running around here.
I did find an upside to this, I'm so anxious that I can't stop cleaning. I'm not sure there will be an untouched surface by the end of the day, haha. I have decided to order the security alarm that I thought was factory installed in my car, apparently not. I'll just have to get a local dealership to install it so I don't void the warranty, also investing in some pepper spray (couldn't find any locally, so ordering off the awesome internet) this way if they do get in the house, I'll have that going for me as I try to sneak out the window.
Glad you guys understand about the violation, my bf doesn't really get it, he's all "its just stuff", but he's also never been robbed. *knocks on wood*
Thanks again for letting me rant, it's why I love this forum

[Deuce]

aaaaaannnnddddd.....my kitchen sink just started spewing water out of the pipes...woohoo! in addition..just mopped that area

[kalina82]

oh wow, you've had one heck of a bad weekend. I'm so sorry you were robbed. I'd be pissed as all hell too.

As far as the cat pee situation, i know exactly what you are feeling right now. My cat (spayed female) will pee on any type of fabric. She's pee'd on my couch, my bed, her bed, morgan's beds, morgan's blankets, and towels and sheets left on the floor by the laundry (clean and dirty). I took her to the vet hoping it was just a UTI when this first started but she was clean. there is no medical reason behind the peeing. Vet said i just had a "dirty" cat . i wanted to get rid of her too. thoughts of "accidentally" leaving the door open so she could escape ran through my head. I even looked into Maine Coon rescues to see if they had any tips on breaking the habit or to see if they could take her. In the end i couldn't give her up of course and knew that i was just mad. Two years later she'll still pee on things if they are available to her. So while i'm not home she stays in one section of the house with her litter box, food, and water. I try to make sure there is nothing on the floor or in her area that she would pee on. When i'm home i open the kitty door i had installed in my house so that she can have free roam to the areas I am in as well as her area. Since doing this she hasn't peed on anything in my area, but still has peed on sheets/towels someone left by the washing machine. And she's peed on blankets i've left for her to sleep on. (she'll sleep on them for a few days and then after a while she'll pee on them for some reason). I know it may seem like she's "marking" her territory cause she's peeing on all the comfy sleeping/sitting areas, but she'll also pee on random things like a wash cloth dropped in the middle of the floor. dumb cat

anyway, sorry to right such a long post on your bad weekend thread. Not trying to hijack it. But as soon as i read your story about the cat i immediately felt your pain. Just wanted to let you know how i'm handling our situation. its the only things i've found to work for us.

i hope your luck turns around soon.

[Deuce]

No worries, I totally appreciate that about your cat. My only problem is the only place that I can keep him that will keep him from peeing on "my stuff" is the bathroom, and it's much to small for a cat his size....I love my cat, he is the cuddliest kitty on the planet and has a great personality, just the peeing all over the place. He's been neutered since he was 8 months old according to the vet, I think this is probably why he's had 6 different owners over the past 6 years of his life. I think that is mainly the reason I know I can't find him a new home...ugh such a stink situation. I've even been spraying that "feliway" stuff around the house every day 2x a day. Stuff isn't cheap either, and has yet to start working. They did say it doesn't work in all cases, but geeze, can't I catch a break?

[boopster]

I feel your pain. I was mugged 25 years ago and I still feel the terror I had the fret few nights knowing these guys had my address and my keys - even though I had the locks changed. The first night I sat awake on the sofa all night with a big knife in my hand. (that was before I had any pets.)

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by Deuce

No worries, I totally appreciate that about your cat. My only problem is the only place that I can keep him that will keep him from peeing on "my stuff" is the bathroom, and it's much to small for a cat his size....I love my cat, he is the cuddliest kitty on the planet and has a great personality, just the peeing all over the place. He's been neutered since he was 8 months old according to the vet, I think this is probably why he's had 6 different owners over the past 6 years of his life. I think that is mainly the reason I know I can't find him a new home...ugh such a stink situation. I've even been spraying that "feliway" stuff around the house every day 2x a day. Stuff isn't cheap either, and has yet to start working. They did say it doesn't work in all cases, but geeze, can't I catch a break?

i have the spray too but what i think works better is the diffuser you plug in the wall. the spray i would use to specifically spray an item, like the couch and my bed, where she previously peed. i would spray those things at least twice a day to keep the feliway scent on them.

[megansmomma]

I am sorry that you are having so many problems this weekend. To think I was b*tching about the flavor of a birthday cake. I hope that you are able to get everything straightened out quickly and back to normal. That windshield seems to be pretty outrageous IMO.

[Darlin Beauxs]

All I can say is I am sorry, any one of those things individually would be bad enough

I hope you get to feeing better soon, maybe the thieves will try to pawn your lap top and gps and you will get those things back.. I try not to leave any thing of real value in plain sight in my car anymore. A few years ago some teenagers went up and down our street, robbing people who only left their vehicles unlocked...I am the worlds worst about not locking my car, but hubby pays attention to detail and will lock my car when he walks by to get in the truck...anyway, my neighbor lost her cell phone, her wallet with $200 in it, her ipod touch (this is when they first come out), her gps, and a WHOLE CASE of Circle E candles that she sells for $22 each...she was in tears. The man across the street lost his whole paycheck that was cashed in his wallet, but they were kind enough to throw the wallet in the ditch.

I remember feeling violated at just the thought of "bad people" being so close to my house when I had never been scared before. The kids were arrested, but my neighbor never recovered any of her items.

[Deuce]

I don't keep anything in plain sight in my car, my laptop was under the seat, the GPS was in my center console, they must've seen the little sticky disk on the windshield, saw that it was a new car and decided there must be something of value in there. I did have the kwigy-bo just sitting the the back seat and I'm sure they must've thought it was a purse...I still can't believe they stole my coat though, it only cost me 80 euro in Venice but it's just a plain ol' coat, nothing exciting about it. I just liked it because it was a cute coat, and I forgot to pack one for our trip up. I hope they do get caught, but the way crime is out here I doubt they'll even look. I'm going to file my report today, but it's mostly for insurance purposes...this is such a junky situation, I barely got any sleep at all last night, and I was keeping Rizzo awake, lol. I'd pull out my kindle to start reading and he'd curl up closer to me, throw his little head on my stomach and sigh super loud. He didn't even want to get out of bed this morning, haha. Lazy bug, ever since he got to start sleeping in my bed, he's turned into a late waker-uper.

[lillymae]

Not to add to your troubles, but if I were you I would not go away & leave my dog in the house. It is typical for the thieves to rob you after they steel the GPS and they often take the little dogs to resell them.
You might look into a doggy daycare.