We have a 7 year old neutered male, Gray, that has been dealing with uti & has been on cephalexin, baytril, & clomepramide (sp?). The last time we took him to the vet, his sample was clean. He continued peeing outside the box. Then he started hiding under the bed. We have 5 other cats in the house (1 is a recently spayed female stray that we took in). Gray has had a sudden change along with another male cat we have, Merlin. (all our cats are spayed/neutered) Gray & Merlin have been inseperable until the past 2-3 months, when the new female & her kitten showed up. They actually slept together constantly. When the kitten came, Merlin became more active & suddenly started swatting at Gray. Now Gray insists on living under the bed unless we let him outside on our porch.
I did get some fluorescein to make sure that it was Gray. It is him that's peeing & spraying. I'm guessing it's due to Merlin's aggressive behavior. I'm not sure why all this has changed though. I'm picking up some type of med from the vet tomorrow though. I'm assuming some type of anti-depressant or something, maybe even ovaban as I've read about it being used for spraying issues. I'm thinking of getting a feliway plug in and I've ordered Urine-Off for clean up. Is there anything else I can do? My vet has not done bloodwork on Gray. Should we consider having this done?
Also, just wanted to say to those of you with multiple cat households dealing with spraying, try the fluorescein if you can't determine which cat it is. I'd read about it on the ASPCA site. I initially had a hard time trying to find out about it since my vet had no clue about using it for spraying issues. I eventually found a cat-only clinic an hour away that knew exactly what to do. Here is what you do: get a few of the flurescein strips that your vet uses for eye exams (I used 4 - 1mg strips, I've read to use up to 6 but 4 worked). I put about a teaspoon of water in a small cup and placed the strips in the water. You can see the water change to a yellow-green color. I then used a syringe to give it to Gray. You can also mix it in food to make it easier. You have 24-36 hours for the fluorescein to work. The urine will glow really bright under a black light and if your eyesight is pretty good, the urine will have a yellow-green tint to it in normal light.
If the fluorescein info is a repeat that most of you know about, sorry.
I did get some fluorescein to make sure that it was Gray. It is him that's peeing & spraying. I'm guessing it's due to Merlin's aggressive behavior. I'm not sure why all this has changed though. I'm picking up some type of med from the vet tomorrow though. I'm assuming some type of anti-depressant or something, maybe even ovaban as I've read about it being used for spraying issues. I'm thinking of getting a feliway plug in and I've ordered Urine-Off for clean up. Is there anything else I can do? My vet has not done bloodwork on Gray. Should we consider having this done?
Also, just wanted to say to those of you with multiple cat households dealing with spraying, try the fluorescein if you can't determine which cat it is. I'd read about it on the ASPCA site. I initially had a hard time trying to find out about it since my vet had no clue about using it for spraying issues. I eventually found a cat-only clinic an hour away that knew exactly what to do. Here is what you do: get a few of the flurescein strips that your vet uses for eye exams (I used 4 - 1mg strips, I've read to use up to 6 but 4 worked). I put about a teaspoon of water in a small cup and placed the strips in the water. You can see the water change to a yellow-green color. I then used a syringe to give it to Gray. You can also mix it in food to make it easier. You have 24-36 hours for the fluorescein to work. The urine will glow really bright under a black light and if your eyesight is pretty good, the urine will have a yellow-green tint to it in normal light.
If the fluorescein info is a repeat that most of you know about, sorry.