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Hi Gina,

You did the right thing in making an appointment with the vet. Male cats sometimes have urinary tract infections and kidney stones that can be very painful and fatal if left untreated. Your vet will be able to rule out anything serious.

Make sure you thoroughly clean any areas where Vito has urinated with an enzyme cleaner. Also, make sure you have a separate litter box for each of your cats. You may need to confine him to a contained area with the box for a week or so until he remembers where he should go. The behavior is likely a sign of some type of illness. Try not to worry too much, as it may be very minor.

Please check back and let us know if Vito is okay.

-- Contributed by: LoriSoard

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Hello, my cat Vito (1 1/2 yrs old male) is having a urinating problem. I do not know if it is behavioral or if something is seriously wrong with him. Recently, he has been peeing on the bed. He does not do it secretly he does it right in front of my face. He actually urinated on a brand new shirt that I did not even get to wear yet! I noticed his urine is concentrated but not blood tinged. I have two litter boxes and keep them clean. He also has a distended and slightly firm belly. It's weird, it sticks out on both sides. I am unsure if he is just chubby or something bad is going on. I have had chubby cats all my life and never saw a belly like this. He hates to be picked up. I have a second female cat Nugget who Vito is really being rough with. It seems like he is taking his frustration out on her. I don't know what to do. I made an appointment with the vet.

-- Contributed by: Gina

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Hi, Linda,

The first thing I would do is to isolate her in a contained area with a litter box for a few days. This will tell you right away if she is defecating or not.

Cats can act pretty nutty at times. I would keep a very close eye on her and if you notice that she is not going to the litter as much as normal or that she is in any type of pain, I would get her to the vet quickly. Otherwise, just mention this at your next regular appointment.

Hope this helps!

-- Contributed by: LoriSoard

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I am trying to figure out if my cat is crazy or sick. Callie is about 10 years old and has been spayed. About 2 months ago we noticed that she would just lay by the door and look outside and then she suddenly would start looking at her tail and run around. In the last week it has gotten much worse. She goes outside now but seems to suddenly start running like crazy through the house and will go downstairs and hide under the bed. We cannot tell if she is having trouble going to the bathroom because we have 2 cats sharing a litterbox. Her stomach seems to have gotten larger but since the weather is cold she doesn't go out much. She seems to be eating a lot more also but her intake of fluids hasn't changed. She will come up and get in the bed with us at night and then suddenly run across the bed and down the stairs to the basement again. I have just given her a dose of worming medicine but haven't noticed anything in the litterbox. She doesn't cry but does seem tender to the touch on her stomach area towards the rear. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Linda

-- Contributed by: Linda
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