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We have a really good cat. He's a little over 1 year old and has never peed anywhere but his litter box. All of a sudden in the past two days he's peed on my son's bed and my daughters bed. Anyone have any ideas why? Someone I know suggested he might have a urinary tract infection. We really like him and sure wouldn't want to have to get rid of him.
Yes, sounds like you might be on the right track with the urinary infection, and he needs to see a vet as quickly as possible. There are a few other threads on here asking about the same situation and I would read through those that suggest the same thing.
Maybe your cat is retalliating. Were your kids a little rough with your cat before the peeing happened? Was there any kind of incident?
The cat my friend grew up with pees on her things whenever she returns home for a visit. That cat slept with her every night for at least 5 years before she went off to college. My sister's dog has peed on her pillow a couple of times after she made the dog stay outside when he wanted in. One of my dogs used to poop on my husband's rug every time he returned from deployment. The other dog pooped in her bed 4 nights in a row because I wouldn't let her sleep with me. People say animals don't act out this way, but some really do.
I wouldn't rub your cat's nose in the pee. Why not shut the doors to your kids' bedrooms? That would solve the problem. Give him some extra love and have the kids do the same. And of course, take him to the vet to rule out the uti.
You can work through this. Please keep your kitty! Good luck!
My "kids" are 20 and 23. I should have made that clear, lol. He's primarily my son's cat and he sleeps in his room every night. Since this is such a sudden thing and there have been no changes in his habitat, we are kinda baffled. Thank you for your responses. My son made an appt. with the vet. We do not want to get rid of him for sure. Up to now he's been a really good cat.
My "kids" are 20 and 23. I should have made that clear, lol. He's primarily my son's cat and he sleeps in his room every night. Since this is such a sudden thing and there have been no changes in his habitat, we are kinda baffled. Thank you for your responses. My son made an appt. with the vet. We do not want to get rid of him for sure. Up to now he's been a really good cat.
Glad you are going to the vet. I would follow the kitty when he heads towards the litter box, see what happens. My Snarf has had this problem and I was alerted by his "grooming"--he was licking his behind more than usual. I followed him to the cat box and saw how little he went, I knew immed what the problem was. I am lucky cause I stay home all day so when my cats do something out of the norm, I have to watch them. Having a little more info to share with the vet may help, if you notice excessing licking-let your vet know. If kitty is only peeing a little bit or has blood, let them know.
I think Vets are great because they dont have patients who can tell them what is bothering them or where it hurts, but we can help Please keep us all posted!
Well my son got him to the vet and he does have an infection. He's running a fever. Vet pressed his bladder area and said if it was a urinary tract infection, he would have really reacted to her probing but he didn't so she's not entirely sure of what the infection is. She gave him a shot of anti biotics and we have to squirt some down his throat once a day but she said he should be fine. Thank you all very much for your responses. As I said, he's a goodcat and we're quite attached to him. Here he is by the way. His name is Dexter.
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