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tonkyjong

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So our cat has been relitivly healthy for most of her life. A year ago she got kidney stone and we took care of that and changed her diet. Since then she started getting picky with food. She will not eat wet food anymore and is now pooping frequently and peeing on things in our house randomly. She was taken to the vet a month ago and they treated for a UTI so it shouldnt be that... has anyone experienced this? Picky eating, pooping often, and randomly peeing on things? Is it just naughty cat or should i be concerned? Thanks!! TJ's family :)
 

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Inappropriate litter box habits are sometimes signs of health issues. One of my girls has  idiopathic cystitis. It flares when she is stressed.  While there is no infection she shows all the signs of infection - including inappropriate litter box use. As for being picky what cat isn't
? They just don't want to eat what you know is best sometimes. Maybe ask the vet about trying another diet for her. She is NOT being naughty - something is wrong physically or she is bothered about something. It could be something as simple as the litter box being in the wrong place, wrong kind of litter (most don't like scented litters), or a covered box. Now you have to be a detective to find the cause.
 

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Inappropriate litter box habits are sometimes signs of health issues. One of my girls has  idiopathic cystitis. It flares when she is stressed.  While there is no infection she shows all the signs of infection - including inappropriate litter box use. As for being picky what cat isn't
? They just don't want to eat what you know is best sometimes. Maybe ask the vet about trying another diet for her. She is NOT being naughty - something is wrong physically or she is bothered about something. It could be something as simple as the litter box being in the wrong place, wrong kind of litter (most don't like scented litters), or a covered box. Now you have to be a detective to find the cause.
Exactly that!  Cat's are not naughty by nature...  that is a human trait
.  And I would bet there is something in her diet that is causing her to poop more frequently, so a change in food is highly recommended.  I have one extremely picky eater, and it's a matter of going thru cans and cans of food until I find things he likes.  Luckily, my other guy likes pretty much anything, so if Tinky doesn't like something, I can just save it for Darko's next meal


Also, sometimes with a UTI, one round of antibiotics doesn't do the trick.  My old girl whom we lost in February usually needed two rounds of them when she got UTI's.  That's just the way it was.  So...it's possible she still has that original UTI.  OR cystitis.  Whatever..something is bothering her and she needs to be seen again, especially since she already had a kidney stone once.  Is she on special food because of that? 
 
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