Female kitty pees everywhere

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Ablang - 21 Mar 2004 02:53 GMT

     Okay, not really everywhere. Just in the dining room (next to the
sliding patio door). She (now 2 yrs old) still poops in the litter box,
just pees everywhere else. When I took her to the vet, she told me kitty
didn't have UTI, but has crystals, and recommended Friskies Special diet
for a while and then re-test.

     But she says the peeing is not medical, but behavioral. She believes
kitty is peeing because kitty sees other kitties outside. I have never
seen other stray cats outside in 1+ years. And I keep the litter box
clean. I use a shallow layer and change it everytime she uses it.

     So what else could it be, and how can I remedy her behavior?

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Cheryl - 21 Mar 2004 03:17 GMT

> So what else could it be, and how can I remedy her behavior?

My vet attributes weird behavior to my cats seeing other cats outside, too.
I wonder why they automatically do that?

You could add another litter box. Some cats like to have another one. I've
seen my girl cat run from one to the other because she likes to pee in one
and poop in the other. Go figure.

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Diane L. Schirf - 21 Mar 2004 04:02 GMT

> Okay, not really everywhere. Just in the dining room (next to the
> sliding patio door). She (now 2 yrs old) still poops in the litter box,
> just pees everywhere else. When I took her to the vet, she told me kitty
> didn't have UTI, but has crystals, and recommended Friskies Special diet
> for a while and then re-test.

It's possible she's one of those cats that needs two boxes, one for No.
1 and the other for No. 2. I have a friend whose cats are like that.

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Judy - 21 Mar 2004 07:25 GMT

> Okay, not really everywhere. Just in the dining room (next to the
> sliding patio door). She (now 2 yrs old) still poops in the litter box,
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> But she says the peeing is not medical, but behavioral.

I'm a bit curious. If your cat has crystals - a medical problem, why did
your vet tell you the problem is behavioral?

Perhaps you should get a second opinion.

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~*Connie*~ - 21 Mar 2004 17:08 GMT

> > Okay, not really everywhere. Just in the dining room (next to the
> > sliding patio door). She (now 2 yrs old) still poops in the litter box,
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> Perhaps you should get a second opinion.

I agree.. crystals aren't the most comfortable thing in the world.. so the
cat probably associates the pain of the crystals with the box..

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