Hi Everyone,
Question?
Humphrey keeps peeing on anything thats new in the house and also insists on pooing in the tray and occasionally outside of the tray.
The poo problem I have kinda figured out is that he will stop using the tray if it has already been used so once there is absolutely NOTHING in it .. he stays with the tray.
Anyway the peeing is still a problem.
Anything and EVERYTHING thats new that comes into the house, he will go and pee on it.
Just got a new bed and he tried to but lucky I got him with the bottle first.
Anyway is there any way to get this to stop or even why he keeps doing it?
New items that contain or are in plastic or rubber will attract this behavior.
Based on the pan cleanliness desire, you may want to consider additional pans and LitterMaids.
Is he marking his territory as I have heard they do that. Might not be the right answer but I think I read it somewhere.
Good luck
Sounds more behavioral than medical. I would do some internet research. Maybe keep him in a bathroom with food and water and just the litter box for a day or two?????
Hm, this is interesting to read.
My Gracie peed in our bathtub today and I have no idea why. She's never done that before when she's been in there. Her litter box was just completely cleaned so that's not an issue. She didn't seem distressed or anything. Just jumped in, sat there for a while. Had a pee, and then jumped out and ran out onto the balcony.
I had a male Siamese-X cat years ago who used to find places in my apartment to pee, but that was an act of rebellion because he needed to be an outdoor cat, but I couldn't let him out. Later when he lived at my parents' house he peed in the suitcase if my parents got it out to go on a trip. Obviously this was a behavioral thing in his case. But with Gracie I have no idea what's going on.
It is most likely a UTI and she needs a vet visit.
Wow I sure hope not. Are there any other symptoms or behaviors to look out for? She's full of energy and seems fine otherwise.
I'm on a very tight budget and we don't have any decent vets around here. They try to take advantage of me because they see I have a purebred and assume I have lots of extra cash to spend. Obviously if this is serious I will take her in right away. But I really, really hope it isn't.
That is the most common cause for the behavior, even if there are no other symptoms. Frequent visits to the litter are another sign, but may not be present. The trouble is that it can stay at a low level and not appear to be any worse, but may then become a more difficult infection and harder to get rid of - and the inappropriate urination can become a habit hard to break as well. You may want to buy a pet thermometer and lubricant and see if she has a temp, which she MIGHT have with an infection. Some vets do not want to prescribe meds based just on this behavior, so you may be able to call and find out if the vet finds nothing beyond the behavior will she prescribe a long course of amoxycillin. If not, then that would be a reason to save the cost of the visit.
OK, thanks. Maybe I'll give some vets in the area a call and see how willing they are to prescribe the antibiotics. I can imagine it's a difficult thing to diagnose since you can't exactly give them a urine sample. Both my cats had diarrhea a while back and I had no problem getting some worm meds without a checkup (I think it turned out to be a problem with their food, but not a big deal). But of course I'm sure they don't take a UTI as lightly. We have two litter boxes and she does like to go back and forth between the two a few times before she "goes". But then she's also a pretty odd duck too. lol.
They can get a urine sample, but it does not always show a UTI that is present. They can also do blood tests to see if there is an elevated white blood count, although that also can be normal and the cat does have a UTI. However, sounds like you would be better off just trying to get the meds with a quick exam (since you are not likely to get antibiotics with no exam at all). (That would be easier if you had a relationship with a single vet. So keep that in mind for future vet visits for annual exams and shots.)