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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2004Urination Problem
My wife's son is having a problem with his six year old, spade male cat. The cat has infrequently peed on household furniture, leading to his father (with whom he lives) to get very angry. They are to the point of putting the cat down. The cat lives with two other cats, a younger female (spade) and a much younger male (unspade, found on the street). The incidents seem to happen infrequently. I have been told that it could be: 1. a urinary infection, 2. Disruption of the cat's surroundings (for example, by introducing a new cat), or 3. The existence of a new (male) cat in the immediate neighborhood. The cat will probably be taken to the vet to check for an infection. The new cat was introduced a number of months ago, apparently without problem (it was a kitten). There might be a new cat who has moved in the immediate neighborhood, but... Is it possible that the unspade male (and maturing) former kitten is creating the situation ? Any ideas about other sources of the problem, or potential solution (before this animal gets sent to "cat heaven"). Aylmer, PQ > My wife's son is having a problem with his six year old, spade male cat. Well, castrated, or "fixed" or neutered. (Female cats are spayed, re: neutering.) The > cat has infrequently peed on household furniture, leading to his father > (with whom he lives) to get very angry. They are to the point of putting the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > 3. The existence of a new (male) cat in the immediate neighborhood. Any of these are possible, but the first one needs to be ruled in or out, first. > The cat will probably be taken to the vet to check for an infection. The new > cat was introduced a number of months ago, apparently without problem (it [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Aylmer, PQ This cat *needs* to be taken to the vet to check for a UTI. If that's his problem, it can be remedied w/ a course or two of antibiotics. Cathy >Is it possible that the unspade male (and maturing) former kitten is >creating the situation ? Any ideas about other sources of the problem, or >potential solution (before this animal gets sent to "cat heaven"). Yes it is possible the other cats are contributing to the problem; however, infection must first be ruled out If no resolution can be found, please urge them to take the cat to a shelter for the possibility of re-homing. It sounds as though euthanasia is on the table a bit prematurely. > >Is it possible that the unspade male (and maturing) former kitten is > >creating the situation ? Any ideas about other sources of the problem, or [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > them to take the cat to a shelter for the possibility of re-homing. It sounds > as though euthanasia is on the table a bit prematurely. I love how people talk about getting their pets killed because of things they do wrong, especially when it hasn't even seen a vet yet. Makes me wonder what the guy would do if the son suddenly started wetting the bed. I doubt the guy would kill (or even harm) the kid. Might he take the child to the doctor, to a psychologist, do whatever needed to be done to solve the problem? Hrmmmm. (I understand this is not the OP's decision; I'm commenting on people like this in general, as, unfortunately, it seems to be rather common to think of pets as disposable.)  Signature-- ~kaeli~ Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace Thank you all for the petty crap (is this a useless newsgroup or what): the real question is whether the unfixed male could be causing the problem.(assuming that there is no infection). I do agree (and we had already offered to pay for) a vet visit for the kid's cat (for the infection problem). We already paid for spaying one of the kid's cats. As for sending a cat to the shelter, now who is out to lunch? Do you know the overall (national) shelter kill rate (lets not play with words) for cats (try about 60%, I believe ). Now factor in that kittens are the first chosen for adoption: for an older cat, the real rate kill rate is probably about 8o%. And have you ever seen a cat turning in a cage after four months slowly going crazy (one of our five was such a cat)? If we were keen on putting down any cat, would we be asking questions here? As for the writer who has the "condoms" footer: obviously one wasn't used soon enough (get another footer). Perhaps a better one would be "Fix you bloody cat!" (all of ours are). John S. > > >Is it possible that the unspade male (and maturing) former kitten is > > >creating the situation ? Any ideas about other sources of the problem, or [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart > http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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