My 9 yr old pees ALOT

adrianna25

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Hey everyone I am hoping someone can give me an idea as to what this may be.
My 9 yr old indoor male cat drinks a lot of water, eats and pees so much that I can actually hear him peeing in the litter. It pools up in the litter box and smells horrible. I have 3 cats, 2 litters and he fills up both with his pee. I'm not sure what this problem would be. I will be taking him to the vet this week as he doesn't appear to be in any pain, but why the huge amounts?

Any suggestions would be awesome!!

Thanks so much
 

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I think drinking a lot and peeing a lot is a sign of diabetes. I don't have any experience of diabetic cats myself, but I've heard that their urine is kind of "sticky" compared to other cats. Have you noticed that when you clean the litter box?

Good for you for taking him to the vets to find out what is wrong. If you catch it early diabetes can be controlled before it leads to other problems.

Keep us posted on how it goes.
 

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It could be diabetes. Sometimes the pee smells sugary and the clumps are very sticky. How is your cat's appetite? Make sure the vet does blood work. The test for diabetes is called the fructosamine. The glucose test in a general CBC only tells what the blood glucose level is at the time, which is typically high for most cats because of stress. The fructosamine gives an average of blood glucose levels over the past few week.

Hyperthyroidism and kidney problems could also mean increased urination.
 

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Diabetes was my first thought too. We had a diabetic cat once. The first sign was excessive thirst and peeing.
 

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Is your cat overweight?  Diabetes occurs more in overweight  male cats.  Hyperthyroidism is another disease process that will cause excessive thirst and huge boulders in the litter box.  My cat was diagnosed with this at age 15 so your cat seems a little young for thyroid issues but anything is possible.  Kidney problems are another possibility.  Fortunately, all of these can be controlled with medication.
 

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excessive thirst and urination are the first signs of diabetes--same symptoms in humans too. it's fairly simple to diagnose and treat. some cats can be controlled by diet alone. dry food is very bad for diabetic cats! it's full of carbs. if he eats dry, i would start to switch him over to wet asap..
 
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Wow! Thank you so much! I think you are all right. His urine smells so horrible and just messes it up for the other cats to use it. It's really hard to clean for me and I have never had a smellier litter in the 20 years that I have had cats. It may also be his thyroid because he has a great appetite. He was an outdoor cat for the first 8/9 years of his life and I believe he is 9/10. He did go missing for a few months in the winter about 5 yrs ago and when I found him, he was very thin but quickly gained back his healthy weight. He was always a very healthy outdoor cat that just ate dry food. He put on a bit of weight when I brought him in to stay as an indoor cat and got pretty depressed. I had his younger boy also living with me and so I brought home a younger cat, maybe 9 months old to provide them both with someone to play with. No one fought and he seemed okay. And then about 8 months ago he started dropping weight like crazy!!!! He still eats his wet food and dry food but I give him more if he wants it and he drinks like crazy as well. Could it really be diabetes if he's eating well or would it be thyroid? He is also skin and bones. [emoji]128546[/emoji] He has put on a slight amount of weight but not much.
Anyways thanks so much for your help everyone!!
 

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It could be either. Diabetes can cause weight loss or gain in cats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_in_cats

Really it would be a good idea to get him to the vet as soon as possible. If left untreated it will get to the point where nothing can be done and it is fatal. Can you take him to the vet this week?

Vibes for your poor boy, I hope the vet can help him.

 

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My cat has advanced kidney disease and hyperthyroidism, and now in retrospect I think her thirst and excessive urination were early signs. Your vet will be able to run tests for both. Good luck!
 
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