OH God, Red Alert, Please Help!

If they were sealed in a Ziplock freezer bag, they should be fine. Just transfer them to another clean bag.

I have cats and one of them had polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and had bladder issues. There is a spray that works to kill all of the bacteria and germs and remove odor, but I don't think you need that since you will be throwing the old bag away. Relax, all is well.

You should probably keep your door closed when you're not there. Bobby and I need to do that when we go to play pool during the week because our youngest cat gets upset that we're not there and she pees on my side of the bed. (She doesn't pee on Bobby's side of the bed because she's a "Daddy's Brat."

It's nice to meet you.

You know, a little effort goes a long way to win a dog's love. Maybe it would be worth it to establish a relationship with your mother's dog. I wouldn't suggest this, but since you have a dog, you would definitely have the ability to win her dog over. That might make your life a lot easier...

"...they all seem dry and I don't see or smell urine on any of them". Ok, so what is the problem, exactly?

Coinhunter, I've never raised a hand to an animal (and never would, unless another animal or person was in danger, e.g. a child being repeatedly bitten would be cause to shove the animal away). That doesn't stop me from wanting to shake the rat and go "ARRRRRRRGH WHY JUST ONCE JUST ONCE CAN YOU NOT GET THAT THESE ARE NOT YOUR THINGS TO DESTROY?"* This particular dog has just . . . never learned to not pee on my stuff, and my mom is very little help in that she doesn't give consistent discipline when he messes. We've also never gotten along, from the time he came home when I was 13--within six hours of her bringing him home he'd decided my hand was a chew toy, and from the point that I screamed and ran into the bathroom because I was bleeding, I was fair game. Ever since then it's been mutual dislike on both sides--he'll cosy up if he wants something, then go right back to snarling when I walk in the door after work at night and peeing on my stuff. When I was in high school it was a common occurrence for my mom to come home and find me angry and crying in the bathroom because every time I tried to open the door he'd make a jump for my face with his teeth bared, and I was treed until someone came to let me out. Sometimes my grampa would actually come home with me just to catch him in a towel and put him in a kennel so I could get inside and do my homework.


As for my concern . . . I own very little, and it's all crammed into half a bedroom. I try to take care of what I have. The fact that my door was open for him to sneak in here--when I close it every day before I go to work, for exactly this reason--left me seeing red. All I ask is that my mom keep her dog OUT OF MY STUFF, especially my valuables--so, my computer and coins. This definitely crossed a line--hence, we need to have a talk, again, about what I own and why I do not want her animal nosing around in it.



And jerseyben, my concern was because when my stuff turns up dry but discoloured, I look for the odour of urine--usually it'll end up being a stain I didn't find for a few hours. But, coins don't show discolouring the way fabric does--and thus, what if I missed something? If just talking over your coins can damage them, what could a few drops of urine do? Cue freakout.


*And at the risk of being exhaustive, I wouldn't do this, either. I imagine it's much the same feeling my mom had the first time I "helped" paint our kitchen when I was eight. (Insert your own child-disaster story here.) Doesn't make me any less mad, though.

You have your own room so you must have some furniture in it. Not knowing exactly what but surely you have something where you could put your coins off the floor. I highly doubt that dog will go out, get a ladder and go up it to your coins just to pee on them. Think about a dresser or some kind of item with drawers and put your coins in there. If there is a closet in your room and it has a shelf, put the coins on that.
OR you could put a sign on the door to your room saying no dogs allowed.

That's not a bad idea, lol.

Peed on by canine
Peed on by feline
CAC has GOT to come up with a YELLOW sticker for this little problem!
But what about, "Peed on by squirrel?"
My "pet" squirrel comes in every day, jumps up of my kitchen table, and grabs not one two peanuts at a time. I may have coins on the table.
If a little "tree rat" pees on my coins, what are my options?
Thank goodness coin collectors have a sense of humor!
Without humor we do no stand a chance.

You should invest in a safe, or a lock box type dealy & keep it on a desk, or in the closet then.

Walmart or Staples have them pretty cheap...

This would both keep your Mom & dog outta your personal stuff...just a suggestion.

I hope you end up getting along with the dog eventually cause it can be a great thing for everyone if you do!