Comments on: Help! My Cat Is Peeing Inside

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 04:38:26 +0000

Hi Louise. It’s really hard to tell in any cat just from a description of the behaviour. I’m always suspicious of anxiety in multi cat households, but that’s just playing the odds, nothing more. It’s certainly not likely to be the student vets as peeing is not a sign of being on heat.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 19:07:45 +0000

In reply to Jan Forsyth. Hi Jan, Hi Jan. The obvious other alternative is to consider psychological support. If you’re certain that she’s not suffering from cystitis, and all other options have been tried, including cat exclusion around the house, then talk to your vet about the use of anxiety medications. For the right cat, they can make a great difference, not only to the problem you experience but also to their mental health.

By: Jan Forsyth

Jan Forsyth — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 06:34:00 +0000

I have a 2 yr old neutered female cat who has started urinating in two areas inside. She is an inside cat. Am at my wits end. Have been to Vet several times with this problem. No cystitis etc. Thinking of giving her up. Cannot keep this carpet washing etc. Have smelt a Tom cat smell outside. What more can I do please? She has urinary food and deodoriser. Help?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 09:17:38 +0000

In reply to Heather Przibilla. Hi Heather. I have no easy answers for you I’m afraid other than getting a house sitter. It’s very unlikely you’ll be able to find anywhere to board your cat with the right setup. Re-training at this age is very hard, which is why it’s always a good idea to train a cat from a young age to use a litter tray.

By: Heather Przibilla

Heather Przibilla — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 06:31:40 +0000

Our 15yo female cat (my late mother’s cat) has never and will not use a tray. At night she is kept indoors and becomes very anxious when she wants to toilet. She will vomit if she can’t get outside to toilet. Consequently we find ourselves accompanying her on her toilet excursions (at all times of a night and morning) to ensure she comes back inside.
As we want to travel overseas next year, are you able to recommend a Cattery which has an outdoor area attached to its enclosure? Or can you suggest some other way which may remedy the situation please? We plan to be away for 3 weeks ; but we would also like to think we can board her for a few nights here and there so we can do short trips away.
I look forward to your reply
Heather

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:09:21 +0000

In reply to Sissy. Hi Sissy. It could be possible if those treats are very high in salt. Pet treats can be full of all sorts of nasties so it’s not out of the bounds of possibility.

By: Sissy

Sissy — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 03:46:09 +0000

I have an indoor/outdoor kittie (kittie door)..she has been recently peeing in a part of house and on certain items on the floor…we have recently in the past few weeks been giving her the squishy treats in foil packs occasionally….she begs for them all the time…could these treats be the reason she is peeing? (I don’t let her have them everyday)…and she BEGS for them everyday consistently

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 21:51:30 +0000

In reply to Elspeth Parris. Hi Elspeth. To be more certain that the male cat is the cause, your cat needs a checkup and urine testing. To me it’s at least as likely that she’s suffering from cystitis. Good luck.

By: Elspeth Parris

Elspeth Parris — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 17:09:18 +0000

My cat is two years old, and lives with her mother (and me, of course). They’ve adapted brilliantly to a house move, and were kept in for ages, first in one room, and then limited to the living space and a Catio outside, which is where their litter tray is. A few weeks ago, I let them go outside during the day as they’ve always been outdoor cats in the past. And the past few days, I’ve realised that the younger cat is doing tiny little pees round the kitchen.

I’m reasonably certain that the problem is a very much ‘whole’ Ginger Tom who visits our garden regularly. There were other cats too, but mine seem to have been able to defend their space against the others who I rarely see now. Neither cat seems to want to spend much time outside now, though they used to in our old home, and did here when I first let them out. They are both spayed females.

Having worked out the cause though, what can I do about it (trapping the Tom and getting him neutered isn’t an option, I think he belongs to someone).

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:20:51 +0000

In reply to Jules Walker. Hi Jules. If you’ve done all the tests, there possibly isn’t much else that can be done. Sometimes at this age that can happen.