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We recently got a Maine Coon Cat that my dad got after responding to a craigslist add. He's always wanted a Maine Coon, I guess, so now he has one. She's about (?) 2yrs old, spayed and front declawed. She's a beautiful, and well-mannered cat, but there's been a problem...
When we first got her she stunk REALLY bad of urine, and she was very skinny. We did not know what she was fed before, so I encouraged her to eat what I was feeding my current cat - Eagle Pack. Since then she has gained weight and her coat is improving (after a bath, of course!). The first day we got her she peed on my dad. It seemed unintentional, like she didn't know she was wetting herself. After that, we noticed that she went to the littler box often, tried for a long time, but hardly anything comes out. This has improved, but she is "leaking" or "spotting" all over the basement. She's also peed when my dad has picked her up again, and myself.
The vet said there were a couple options of what it could be. One, a urinary tract infection - he gave us antibiotics to try. He said that should help within 10 days, and we really didn't discuss the other options. It's been over 10 days, and she seems better, but she's still spotting in the basement. I called the vet, and he said to make an appt because its 1. behavioral (which I doubt) or 2. Requires major, complicated, EXPENSIVE surgery.
I was just wondering if this was a common problem, is there anything else I can do, any suggestions, similar experiences ???
TIA!
When we first got her she stunk REALLY bad of urine, and she was very skinny. We did not know what she was fed before, so I encouraged her to eat what I was feeding my current cat - Eagle Pack. Since then she has gained weight and her coat is improving (after a bath, of course!). The first day we got her she peed on my dad. It seemed unintentional, like she didn't know she was wetting herself. After that, we noticed that she went to the littler box often, tried for a long time, but hardly anything comes out. This has improved, but she is "leaking" or "spotting" all over the basement. She's also peed when my dad has picked her up again, and myself.
The vet said there were a couple options of what it could be. One, a urinary tract infection - he gave us antibiotics to try. He said that should help within 10 days, and we really didn't discuss the other options. It's been over 10 days, and she seems better, but she's still spotting in the basement. I called the vet, and he said to make an appt because its 1. behavioral (which I doubt) or 2. Requires major, complicated, EXPENSIVE surgery.
I was just wondering if this was a common problem, is there anything else I can do, any suggestions, similar experiences ???
TIA!