Hi, I'm new here but have had cats my entire life. Currently I have a 19 year old female cat that I've had since she was 5 months who is obviously getting old. She is spayed, declawed, indoor/outdoor cat. Her typical day is: wakes me up around 5:30am to eat. She eats only wet food at this point and the soft middle treats. She will go outside for most of the day if the weather is nice but comes in to eat and then goes back out. I bring her in before dark as she cannot defend herself. She does socialize while outside with a younger male cat across the street. She will go there but she will not allow him over our house as she's very territorial.
Once she comes in for the night she will eat again and then sleep.
So, typical cat behavior. What's changed is that she often urinates outside of the litter box. I took her to the vet and he ran blood work and she's perfectly healthy. She is a happy cat and has no cataracts but has lost most of her hearing. She eats a lot! She's always howling for food. She probably goes through about 1.5 cans of food per day so that's not an issue and she has always been skinny perhaps due to her high metabolism. She drinks plenty of water too and isn't on any medication.
So what I want to know does she sound like a typical, normal 19 year old? I don't think she needs to be put down and my vet agrees. She is active and alert we're just concerned about the urinating.
I've had a cat as old as 24 but she was very sick towards the end whereas my current cat is not.
I appreciate any advice.
Thank you!
Once she comes in for the night she will eat again and then sleep.
So, typical cat behavior. What's changed is that she often urinates outside of the litter box. I took her to the vet and he ran blood work and she's perfectly healthy. She is a happy cat and has no cataracts but has lost most of her hearing. She eats a lot! She's always howling for food. She probably goes through about 1.5 cans of food per day so that's not an issue and she has always been skinny perhaps due to her high metabolism. She drinks plenty of water too and isn't on any medication.
So what I want to know does she sound like a typical, normal 19 year old? I don't think she needs to be put down and my vet agrees. She is active and alert we're just concerned about the urinating.
I've had a cat as old as 24 but she was very sick towards the end whereas my current cat is not.
I appreciate any advice.
Thank you!