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Not sure what to think. I have two cats as well, 14 year old brothers from the same litter. One of them goes in the box. Digs around for a second or two. Then leaves the box. He'll walk around a bit, then return to the box, goes in and digs around and then walks out again. Eventually the 3rd...

Not sure what to think. He goes in the box. Digs around for a second or two. Then leaves the box. He'll walk around a bit, then return to the box, goes in and digs around and then walks out again. Eventually the 3rd time or so, he'll go back to the box and pee. Yesterday, he pee'd on his...

Test results were all negative. Blood results were normal. UTI results were normal. Vet suggested we take him to a Neurologist. That route is too expensive. Instead, we are going to try a few cheap alternatives. The first thing we are going to do is change the litter to "Cat Attract". The next...

We haven't seen him do it in action, but it's clearly not a mistake of "hanging" over the box. He picks a perimeter wall and does his thing. He's hit about 4 or 5 different spots along the wall. We thought he might be seeing cats outside and he is marking his territory, so we closed ALL of the...

I have a 14 year old male cat that pees outside the litter box every few days. I have three boxes and I keep them cleaned often. I think he's having neurological issues, but perhaps it's something else. I plan on taking him to the Vet in a few days. I thought I'd get some feedback from others...

@spiderplant We have plans on taking him to the Vet on Friday. I thought I'd get some feedback from others here first before the visit. This way I can enter the Vet office armed with lots of questions.

I have a 14 year old male cat that pees outside the litter box every few days. I have three boxes and I keep them cleaned often. I think he's having neurological issues, but perhaps it's something else. Anyone else have an older cat that does this?

The steroids aren't doing anything. He's still stumbling around. Hind legs appear to be weak. Can't judge his jumps. It's probably neurological (from a stroke perhaps). Not sure if anything can be done at this point.

His hinds legs seem weak and he still wobbles. We're going to put the cat on steroids and see if that helps.

So far, it's working. Four days of success! I'm so happy! No more cleaning poop off the tile floor!

Well, we've run out of inexpensive options with the vet. There's no point spending more money on this issue. The motility medicine hasn't done a darn thing to help. BUT, we may have solved the pooping problem. As I mentioned earlier, the cat walks inside the box, digs around in the litter and...

So, we did the blood pressure test today and it was normal. We will hear from the Vet on Monday with the next set of options.

We live on the ocean where the temperature is mild. In fact, the temp ranges from 52 at night to 72 during the day. There is no "hot summer", so can't imagine that is the problem. Meds have been consumed and there is no sign of improvement. Someone earlier recommended doing a blood pressure...

Can cats get Parkinson's Disease? I'm observing him in the window ledge right now and his body occasionally jerks. He mimics the movement of a human with Parkinson's. Weird. It's hard to tell if the meds are having any affect. They certainly seem to make his stools NOT smell. lol

I thought about family medical history. It's a good chance these brothers came from a litter of a stray cat. So, I called the Humane Society and asked about pulling the records from 1999. I asked for the information on their parents as well as getting info on the owners of their siblings. They...