Ok I'm not sure to put this in the behavior forum or cat health...
Back in February 1, 2010 we discovered my male cat, Rivers, peeing on my dogs dog bed. I was immediately angry but when I pushed him off noticed a very small red puddle of urine. I've read a few cat books and knew instantly he was having a UTI. Literally that same week my relatives were visiting from out of town and brought their shih tzu puppy with them who kept pestering my cat day and night(they were in my home for about an entire week because of a death in the family). My cat didn't want anything to do with the dog (the only dogs he tolerates are mine because he grew up with them...plus they could care less) That afternoon they left we came home and saw him peeing blood. We took him to the vet and he did infact have a UTI and crystals. We got him on antibiotics and new prescription cat food. The bloody urine was gone pretty instantly but the crystals were still present when he would go in for testing every two weeks. It took a month and a half until he was cleared. We asked the Vet what could be the reason he was only 2 at the time and he looked like he was in pain. We explained the story of my relatives dog and she said it could possibly stress induced but there is no way of knowing.
Fast forward to present day. The past 3 weeks these stray cats around my neighborhood have been wandering into my yard and my mom assumes they are my neighbors cats and they were very thin looking so she bought some friskies cat food and puts it out in bowls so they can eat something. Well these two cats are very vocal. So much that my cat looks like he is lightly hissing when he knows my mom just walked out and then he can hear the meowing. Well, he peed on my parents bed. My mom bought one of those plastic covers just in case. He did it again earlier this week. And just tonight my mom fell asleep and woke up when she felt yep you guessed it PEE. ALL OVER THE BED! The relatives that were here with their dog in February arrived this night BUT they didn't bring their dog with them.... Could this have set them off because he knows if they're here the dog might be here too? or is it the cats outside that are making him angry?
Being that he's had a UTI in the past and looking at the urine it is literally the size of a pizza pan or cookie baking sheet and there is no blood I don't assume he's having any kind of problem urinating...but I'm not sure. Is it possibly a cat with a UTI could pee THAT much. Is this all behavioral because he's jealous, can smell the cats on my parents, ect...
Advice is very much appreciated. I'm thinking of getting feliway or some kind of calming spray to spray around the house.... but my cat is quite odd he doesn't even seem to be interested in catnip. Not sure how well that would work out.
Back in February 1, 2010 we discovered my male cat, Rivers, peeing on my dogs dog bed. I was immediately angry but when I pushed him off noticed a very small red puddle of urine. I've read a few cat books and knew instantly he was having a UTI. Literally that same week my relatives were visiting from out of town and brought their shih tzu puppy with them who kept pestering my cat day and night(they were in my home for about an entire week because of a death in the family). My cat didn't want anything to do with the dog (the only dogs he tolerates are mine because he grew up with them...plus they could care less) That afternoon they left we came home and saw him peeing blood. We took him to the vet and he did infact have a UTI and crystals. We got him on antibiotics and new prescription cat food. The bloody urine was gone pretty instantly but the crystals were still present when he would go in for testing every two weeks. It took a month and a half until he was cleared. We asked the Vet what could be the reason he was only 2 at the time and he looked like he was in pain. We explained the story of my relatives dog and she said it could possibly stress induced but there is no way of knowing.
Fast forward to present day. The past 3 weeks these stray cats around my neighborhood have been wandering into my yard and my mom assumes they are my neighbors cats and they were very thin looking so she bought some friskies cat food and puts it out in bowls so they can eat something. Well these two cats are very vocal. So much that my cat looks like he is lightly hissing when he knows my mom just walked out and then he can hear the meowing. Well, he peed on my parents bed. My mom bought one of those plastic covers just in case. He did it again earlier this week. And just tonight my mom fell asleep and woke up when she felt yep you guessed it PEE. ALL OVER THE BED! The relatives that were here with their dog in February arrived this night BUT they didn't bring their dog with them.... Could this have set them off because he knows if they're here the dog might be here too? or is it the cats outside that are making him angry?
Being that he's had a UTI in the past and looking at the urine it is literally the size of a pizza pan or cookie baking sheet and there is no blood I don't assume he's having any kind of problem urinating...but I'm not sure. Is it possibly a cat with a UTI could pee THAT much. Is this all behavioral because he's jealous, can smell the cats on my parents, ect...
Advice is very much appreciated. I'm thinking of getting feliway or some kind of calming spray to spray around the house.... but my cat is quite odd he doesn't even seem to be interested in catnip. Not sure how well that would work out.
