Do Young Cats Pee More?

I have noticed before that my young cats who aren't quite 2 yet (will be in April) seem to pee more than my other cats. Of course these aren't my first young cats as all of mine started out young naturally but I really don't remember any of them peeing that much. They spend some time in a back room, mostly because they get into everything and sometimes I need them out of my hair so they have a litterbox that is exclusively their's and I always notice that there are big pee puddles in it as they aren't that fond of burying it. Also, whereas they used to stick to their main box, when they aren't in the back room, they like to use the other two boxes and as soon as I let them out, they go peeing in the boxes and again, it's usually a pretty good amount. I feel like this might be excessive. I always noticed before that their pee puddles were on the large side as I don't use clumping litter, but they never usually took to peeing in the other boxes too. I feel there is a territorial aspect coming into play here as well as I think they want to "mark" the boxes with their scent as well. I just don't know. I'm at a loss. Sadly I know even young cats can get diseases so I'm concerned. Both have had checkups in the last year. One just had one last month. Of course no bloodwork was done as it really isn't standard with cats that age and I didn't bring this up then. In addition, my other cats have been having litterbox anomalies as well, oddly enough, which I posted in the Behavioral section. If I'm to be honest, I feel like all my cats have been peeing more than usual. I feel like I am on constant litterbox patrol but I don't always catch who is doing what. Frankly I'm exhausted.

Hello! First of all, I don't think its wise to compare cat's peeing habits to others. It could be that your two younger cats drink more than the others. Or do they eat dried food? Perhaps they eat more food than the others and therefor drink more.  I think it's like us, we all have our own individual toilet habits and its only when they change dramatically then we should perhaps seek help. 

Have you recently changed food? Is the heating on in the house more because it's winter? Do your cats play more than usual? There are so many factors why a cat may drink more.  I don't think you'll get the whole story just by measuring the amount of pee.  My cat does the longest pee's ever when he's marking his scent. I have no idea where it all comes from tbh! But there is nothing else about him and his habits that make me concerned.

Your cats, if not overweight, should not have diabetes. That's an older or fat cat thing really, tho you could have a blood test to rule that kind of thing out. It could be kidney related but again, the chances of all your cats (you say you think they all pee too much) having kidney disease is pretty slim. Same goes for thyroid problems. Hugely common in older cats but again, if it would put your mind at rest and stop you being exhausted monitoring every pee, then perhaps it will be money well spent.

I agree with the idea that since both cats appear to be peeing more that its unlikely likely to be a medical condition and is either an observational bias on your part or there is something common to them both (something normal) that causes them to pee more.  Since you say they don't bury their pee well, could it be that you think they are peeing more because you actually are seeing the pee in the box?

If it was one cat, then i would take that cat to the vet.  Are you sure its both? Are you watching them both pee more or could it just be one of them?  To me this is the crucial question: if its both cats, I wouldn't be very concerned, or not concerned at all. If it was one cat, then there is concern.

Stephen

Thanks for the responses. Honestly I'm just not sure what to do. It definitely does appear to be both doing it. I forgot to mention, sometimes it honestly has a strong odor to it too. They are females by the way as well. My issue before was that my cats were going back and forth to the box, not to go but just to dig for whatever reason and these were my 5 year old cats. I took one in on Monday and she was deemed healthy by the vet, albeit what he would call "quirky." He didn't do bloodwork as he didn't think she needed it and he also couldn't do a urine sample as her bladder was empty. He doubted a UTI though. I purposely took a step back for a couple days to see if letting the box be a bit dirtier would deter the behavior. I figured maybe me always peeking and rushing over to scoop to see if something was up was causing an issue. That seemed to work from what I saw. However, then yesterday it seemed like everyone was going back and forth to the box. Bizarre! I would smooth out the litter just to keep an eye to check if someone went in the box, come to check and sure enough, another pee spot. Then of course I kept going back and forth and it was like, another and another. Then I caught the younger one going and that's when I saw the big amount again. I found another puddle earlier and it could have been her or the other 2 (her sister who is 21 months as well, or my other 5 year old). I have 5 cats but I can rule 2 out as they were sleeping at the time. I honestly hope it wasn't her going that much, as in two puddles in a row. I did decide to take my other 5 year old cat in today to have her checked and see what he thinks as she does seem to be going more too, although I'm not 100% positive. Sorry this sounds so jumbled. I've just had so many litterbox issues over the last 2 weeks. I can't piece it all together. It's gotten to the point where I'm keeping note of what time which cat goes and I think a vet visit might be the only way to resolve this before I go crazy. This will be my second one this week and it's really taken a chunk out of my pocketbook, not that I would put money above anything. It's just tough sometimes.

Isn't it normally a little box for each cat or something like that?  If its any help, my cat, although outdoors has a litter tray for the winter and when the weather gets too bad. He goes and and out of that thing several times, trying to make up his mind before he finally has a pee or braves the rain and goes outside in the garden. I do not think its odd, just his way.

I wouldn't worry so much. I really do believe that the behaviour issue does not mean that there is something wrong with your cats - any of them. You are saying that they are all peeing too much, but what are you comparing it to? What is your yardstick?  In all honesty, do you think that you may be focussing too much on this issue by looking and monitoring your cats too much? I would trust your vet and believe him when he says he suspects there is nothing wrong and relax a bit!!  I don't mean completely ignore anything because keeping a eye on them occasionally could help in the future, but I do get the feeling you're trying to solve a problem that may not even exist. 

Good luck! :-)