Hello.
My cat (11M, sterilized) since around a 1-1,5 year occasionally pees in his sleep. He was taken a couple of times to various vets, checked for possible urinal crystals (small amount/negative), got echography of the bladder and kidneys (last result could suggest the very start of kidney problems, according to vet nothing should be done about it yet), blood check, etc. The cause of the issue was never found.
The supplement that helped him a lot:
While it's rather supplement without prescription, than heavy medicine, he's getting it for far too long. Producer's recommendation says to take a break from the product after 3 months, he's using it for much longer, any attempt to pause it resulted in return of the problem within 1-2 weeks. I tried to switch it with dried nettle infusion but it was difficult to administer because of quantity (25ml of minimum dosage) with syringe (orally) and not as efficient.
Before the problem started, he used to go to litter rarely (1-2 times per day) and peeing considerable amount at once (my other cats pee more often in smaller amounts).
Another thing that helps to mitigate the issue is to take him on leashed walks (for 8 years he was an outdoor cat, coming in and out whenever he pleased). We started to go out twice per day, around 30 min for the walk, but recently he's requesting more walks (4-6 per day). It starts to take a toll on me because it cuts my sleep: first walk can be as early as 5AM, if lucky 7AM (he's meowing under the door), last one (that I enforce myself for making sure he empties himself before the night) between 22:30 - 00:00. Also sometimes it happens that despite signalizing the need of going out, he's refusing to pee at all, what results in long (up to 1h), frustrating, fruitless walks, often perturbing the routine of the day. It's also noteworthy that he totally stopped using litters for peeing.
The cats have lots of litters (10 per 7 cats) in various locations of the house. I don't think that he's stressed by other cats, if anything it would be on opposite, he's the dominant one. I've built them also big enclosure (approx. 60m2) with constant access through the garage.
Before the "supplement + walks" combo the peeing accidents happened even 3 times per night. Now when the routine is strictly followed, it barely happens. Each time it does though, I get scared that "the combo" stopped working and he's getting worse. I'd like to find and solve the root of the problem rather than fighting the symptoms.
I'd be grateful for any ideas.
My cat (11M, sterilized) since around a 1-1,5 year occasionally pees in his sleep. He was taken a couple of times to various vets, checked for possible urinal crystals (small amount/negative), got echography of the bladder and kidneys (last result could suggest the very start of kidney problems, according to vet nothing should be done about it yet), blood check, etc. The cause of the issue was never found.
The supplement that helped him a lot:
Urostat: D-Mannose 10%, sugar beet syrup, glucosamine 2%, (nettle leaves, dried, horsetail, goldenrod, lavender, black currant, cranberry) macerate each 2%, cranberry, ground 0.5%, phytosterols , goldenrod, ground 0.1%, field horsetail, ground 0.1%. Supplements per 1,000 ml: vitamin A 12,000 I.E
While it's rather supplement without prescription, than heavy medicine, he's getting it for far too long. Producer's recommendation says to take a break from the product after 3 months, he's using it for much longer, any attempt to pause it resulted in return of the problem within 1-2 weeks. I tried to switch it with dried nettle infusion but it was difficult to administer because of quantity (25ml of minimum dosage) with syringe (orally) and not as efficient.
Before the problem started, he used to go to litter rarely (1-2 times per day) and peeing considerable amount at once (my other cats pee more often in smaller amounts).
Another thing that helps to mitigate the issue is to take him on leashed walks (for 8 years he was an outdoor cat, coming in and out whenever he pleased). We started to go out twice per day, around 30 min for the walk, but recently he's requesting more walks (4-6 per day). It starts to take a toll on me because it cuts my sleep: first walk can be as early as 5AM, if lucky 7AM (he's meowing under the door), last one (that I enforce myself for making sure he empties himself before the night) between 22:30 - 00:00. Also sometimes it happens that despite signalizing the need of going out, he's refusing to pee at all, what results in long (up to 1h), frustrating, fruitless walks, often perturbing the routine of the day. It's also noteworthy that he totally stopped using litters for peeing.
The cats have lots of litters (10 per 7 cats) in various locations of the house. I don't think that he's stressed by other cats, if anything it would be on opposite, he's the dominant one. I've built them also big enclosure (approx. 60m2) with constant access through the garage.
Before the "supplement + walks" combo the peeing accidents happened even 3 times per night. Now when the routine is strictly followed, it barely happens. Each time it does though, I get scared that "the combo" stopped working and he's getting worse. I'd like to find and solve the root of the problem rather than fighting the symptoms.
I'd be grateful for any ideas.
