Hello all of you,
A friend recommended I come here and ask all of you lovely people some questions. First-time cat owner here!
We adopted our kitten Roy, from a friend of a friend, with the intention of having Roy as an outdoor cat to kill mice. I had some kind of cartoon version in my head of cats I guess. Anyway, after realizing that was a terrible idea we tried to accept that he would be living inside with us for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, our house has been in chaos for the last couple of months because of the wildfires and because our dog was diagnosed with cancer and had to get surgery.
Shortly after the turmoil of the fires and our dog getting surgery, I noticed Roy wasn’t peeing in his litter box a d we ended up at the vet. He has crystals in his pee. After a lot of cat coaching from a friend and with the vet’s help, it seems as if Roy is on the mend.
Last night I let him sleep in our bed, which I don’t normally do and when I woke up this morning I noticed he had peed. I’m assuming in his sleep (this happened during the crystal thing too). He had a urinary test last Friday and the vet said there was still crystal residue.
I’m here because I understand now that Manx cats to have issues with 1 and 2 stuff. But I’m wondering if anyone has gone through anything similar? Is this a kitten issue, a Manx issue, or just something that happens after crystals? Also, if anyone has a suggestion of what I should do about him peeing in his sleep? I want him to feel safe and secure and if that means he wants to sleep next to me that’s fine, but is there a way to help him pee in his litter box instead of on me?
Thank you!!
A friend recommended I come here and ask all of you lovely people some questions. First-time cat owner here!
We adopted our kitten Roy, from a friend of a friend, with the intention of having Roy as an outdoor cat to kill mice. I had some kind of cartoon version in my head of cats I guess. Anyway, after realizing that was a terrible idea we tried to accept that he would be living inside with us for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, our house has been in chaos for the last couple of months because of the wildfires and because our dog was diagnosed with cancer and had to get surgery.
Shortly after the turmoil of the fires and our dog getting surgery, I noticed Roy wasn’t peeing in his litter box a d we ended up at the vet. He has crystals in his pee. After a lot of cat coaching from a friend and with the vet’s help, it seems as if Roy is on the mend.
Last night I let him sleep in our bed, which I don’t normally do and when I woke up this morning I noticed he had peed. I’m assuming in his sleep (this happened during the crystal thing too). He had a urinary test last Friday and the vet said there was still crystal residue.
I’m here because I understand now that Manx cats to have issues with 1 and 2 stuff. But I’m wondering if anyone has gone through anything similar? Is this a kitten issue, a Manx issue, or just something that happens after crystals? Also, if anyone has a suggestion of what I should do about him peeing in his sleep? I want him to feel safe and secure and if that means he wants to sleep next to me that’s fine, but is there a way to help him pee in his litter box instead of on me?
Thank you!!
