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Yes thank goodness. I consulted a cat behaviorist who determined it was happy spraying. He seems to be suffering from separation anxiety and was spraying in happy situations. We have started behavior modification, and he hasn’t sprayed in a few weeks now.

Just tried Everclean and I found it WAY too dusty, like a huge cloud of dust arose from the box as I poured it out. Yuck. I've been using World's Best for a long time and wanted to find something that maybe was a little less dusty and won't track--the holy grail of cat litter. Everclean is not...

Thanks. I try to give him as much love as I can or he will let me. I’m often thwarted by my other cat who is the alpha in their relationship or my dog, who is a jealous of anyone taking my attention away from him. But Gino is also skittish and doesn’t always like to be touched so it’s a...

Thanks. Good suggestions. I’m feeling a little more hopeful. I definitely don’t want to give him up or give up on him!

These are interesting ideas. but he’s definitely spraying not peeing. I have 2 modkat xl litter boxes that I have set up for front entry. I keep the tops off. I’ve used worlds best cat litter for years. He definitely uses the boxes (I’ve seen him) I have lots of cat beds and perches and he...

No,spraying didn’t stop.

Yes, no evidence of other animals outside.

Reopening this thread with updates. We got rid of the rats but he is continuing to spray. Does it at least once a day. I’m at my wits end. When I think back he started spraying when we moved into our current house about 18 months ago, and it’s just kept getting worse. I’ve got a feliway...

So the good news is I know what the cat has been reacting to, but the bad news is its rats in my crawlspace! Since I live in an attached townhouse, it's not just my crawlspace, it's also my neighbors'. Ugh. But at least one problem solved! Also, got the triglyceride numbers from the vet--496...

Thanks so much. I went down a rabbit hole figuring out fat percentages, using that formula, which actually ended up steering me to some canned varietys of Stella and Chewy's. Was going to start out slow, but both cats devoured it right away. I have never seen any cat take to new food like that...

No, unfortunately the cat peed on my bed right before his exam so no urine. But he gave him an antibiotic and a shot of ascorbic acid, just in case. But his bloodwork, with the exception of the triglycerides, was normal. No sign of infection.

Trying to figure out percentages from the guaranteed analysis is super confusing.

Yes, I'm going to start limiting their home made raw to just chicken breast, and find a new food as a sub for the Primal rabbit, after closely studying fat content.

Yes, good point, however he said they were super elevated, like way above what you would normally expect, but I will clarify with him about the fasting vs not fasting numbers. He did say all the lipids were high, but the triglycerides were severely elevated. As I said in my second post, it...

Yes, whenever he does his finicky thing (about one every 18 months) I put both my cats on Weruva cats in the kitchen chicken and duck. It's the only flavor they like, and they love it. I was thinking about going back to that as it looks like it's super low in fat (despite the duck!). But the...

Turns out it most likely is behavioral, as there is no sign of renal disease in his bloodwork, but also turns out his lipid and triglyceride levels are through the roof! I posted this in a new nutrition forum thread (Low fat cat food?) so if anyone has any suggestions, they would be much...

Turns out my otherwise healthy-looking 8yo neutered male has super high triglycerides and needs to go on a low fat diet. I've been feeding him both homemade raw (using TCFeline premix) and Primal freeze dried rabbit. Vet is recommending going off a raw diet. Since he hasn't eaten anything but...

Saw the vet, whose first reaction was also behavioral, but gave him an antibiotic just in case, is doing bloodwork just in case, and prescribed kitty prozac (which I actually have long thought he needed as he has been high strung since he was a baby)! So hopefully we will get this under control...

Thanks. While I’m obviously hoping it’s not a medical issue, the fact that it’s becoming more frequent makes me think it might be.

I doubt it. The dog would definitely react if there were.