I'm not asking for a medical diagnosis. I called the vet and he's going to call me back, but since i don't think this is an immediate emergency, I figured I'd ask for some opinions while I wait for that call.
I have 2 cats with litter box issues. Both were tested numerous times and nothing is medically wrong. One recently went on Prozac and the other one seemed to be a getting a little better. His issues seemed to be that he was being bullied out of the litter box, but moving litter boxes around and adding a few more seemed to help that problem.
Meanwhile, I've been beyond stressed myself for a variety of reasons, and on top of that stress, my husband is currently deployed. Him being gone isn't the main cause of my stress, but it does make things in the house different and i know that some of the cats are definietly very aware that he's not here right now.
So I've been dealing with Oreo's peeing issues for years now, and amid numerous vet trips, he's always checked out perfectly healthy. He's peed everywhere one can possibly imagine, except on me...until this morning.
I've read things on here about cats peeing on their owners but its never happened to me before, until now... and I was beyond shocked when it happened. I slept in a little this morning and I knew the cats were getting restless and wanted to be fed, but I wasn't expecting Oreo to jump up on the bed and pee on me, which is exactly what he did.
So of course that made me get out of bed. I took the sheets off and then cleaned myself, and then fed the cats. I saw Oreo use the litter box without any problems after he ate.
So since I've been stressed beyond belief and I already have one cat who seems to be reacting to that stress, do you think there's a good chance that by peeing on me its a behavioral issue? I know that not using the litter box is usually indicative of a medical problem (though thats never been the case with Oreo), but what does it mean when a cat pees on their owner? I'm truly baffled because I've never had this happen before and would love for it to never happen again.
I have 2 cats with litter box issues. Both were tested numerous times and nothing is medically wrong. One recently went on Prozac and the other one seemed to be a getting a little better. His issues seemed to be that he was being bullied out of the litter box, but moving litter boxes around and adding a few more seemed to help that problem.
Meanwhile, I've been beyond stressed myself for a variety of reasons, and on top of that stress, my husband is currently deployed. Him being gone isn't the main cause of my stress, but it does make things in the house different and i know that some of the cats are definietly very aware that he's not here right now.
So I've been dealing with Oreo's peeing issues for years now, and amid numerous vet trips, he's always checked out perfectly healthy. He's peed everywhere one can possibly imagine, except on me...until this morning.
I've read things on here about cats peeing on their owners but its never happened to me before, until now... and I was beyond shocked when it happened. I slept in a little this morning and I knew the cats were getting restless and wanted to be fed, but I wasn't expecting Oreo to jump up on the bed and pee on me, which is exactly what he did.
So of course that made me get out of bed. I took the sheets off and then cleaned myself, and then fed the cats. I saw Oreo use the litter box without any problems after he ate.
So since I've been stressed beyond belief and I already have one cat who seems to be reacting to that stress, do you think there's a good chance that by peeing on me its a behavioral issue? I know that not using the litter box is usually indicative of a medical problem (though thats never been the case with Oreo), but what does it mean when a cat pees on their owner? I'm truly baffled because I've never had this happen before and would love for it to never happen again.
