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I guess Zakir, our cat is a rescue of sorts
we certainly hadn't planned on getting another cat at the time
we just met and Emily (his) and Mu-shin (mine) did not get along as well as we did
screeching, spitting, hissing, growling at the like became frequent
I actually thought at first that the cat was our neighbor's
that he was away and his cat-sitter had flaked and the cat had gotten into some brambles
so i gave the cat some food
the cat was a little shy, but obviously hungry
he turned out not to be Matt's cat
he turned out to be the sweetest cat and got along with both our cats
he also turned out to have an anxiety disorder that caused him to pee on anything on the floor
he peed into shoes and on rugs, socks - anythlng soft
we tried to find him a home with a nice protected yard and couldn't
we called every possible rescue organization and they all told me they'd have to euthanize him
so of course we kept him
after hormones didn't work, our vet put him on buspirone
that definitely worked and it also made him less scared
over the years we have downdosed him gradually
now he hasn't had it in years
when there's a thunderstorm, he pees next to the litter box
we can live with that