First, thank you for reading my post.
So, we had a kitten that passed away at only 4 months old due to an allergic reaction from the anaesthesia during her spaying procedure. Because of that experience, we have not gotten our current cat spayed yet. She is just shy of 2 years old. She is a wonderful cat, other than the fact that she goes through these random bouts of urinating outside her litterbox. She has peed on my bed, our spare bed, my clean linens in laundry baskets, and a bag of clothes I was going to donate to charity (prior to her peeing on them). She's never done this right before, during, or directly after a heat cycle, and her litterbox is never dirty either when she does this. The first few times, I took her to the vet thinking she may have a UTI or something else wrong.... Hundreds of dollars later, the results show no abnormalities. Every time, I have used enzyme cleaners to rid the urine smells. I am at my wits end with this cat. The only thing I can think of now is to have her spayed, which I'm not sure will solve the issue or not. I have made an appointment for this Friday. I really do love her; she's actually a really great cat otherwise. She's loving, very affectionate and playful, not afraid of the dogs at all and even plays with them. She's even great with my 6 year old daughter.
My question is, if getting her fixed doesn't solve the issue, does anyone have any other suggestions for what the problem could be? If I can't get her to stop peeing in my house, I'm going to have to get rid of her and none of us want that.
If you have any questions for me that may help, feel free to ask anything. I'm also not opposed to criticism, so if you feel I'm doing or have done anything wrong, feel free to tell me so. I honestly just want to find out what is wrong and correct it so we can continue to enjoy our kitty.
Thank you
So, we had a kitten that passed away at only 4 months old due to an allergic reaction from the anaesthesia during her spaying procedure. Because of that experience, we have not gotten our current cat spayed yet. She is just shy of 2 years old. She is a wonderful cat, other than the fact that she goes through these random bouts of urinating outside her litterbox. She has peed on my bed, our spare bed, my clean linens in laundry baskets, and a bag of clothes I was going to donate to charity (prior to her peeing on them). She's never done this right before, during, or directly after a heat cycle, and her litterbox is never dirty either when she does this. The first few times, I took her to the vet thinking she may have a UTI or something else wrong.... Hundreds of dollars later, the results show no abnormalities. Every time, I have used enzyme cleaners to rid the urine smells. I am at my wits end with this cat. The only thing I can think of now is to have her spayed, which I'm not sure will solve the issue or not. I have made an appointment for this Friday. I really do love her; she's actually a really great cat otherwise. She's loving, very affectionate and playful, not afraid of the dogs at all and even plays with them. She's even great with my 6 year old daughter.
My question is, if getting her fixed doesn't solve the issue, does anyone have any other suggestions for what the problem could be? If I can't get her to stop peeing in my house, I'm going to have to get rid of her and none of us want that.
If you have any questions for me that may help, feel free to ask anything. I'm also not opposed to criticism, so if you feel I'm doing or have done anything wrong, feel free to tell me so. I honestly just want to find out what is wrong and correct it so we can continue to enjoy our kitty.
Thank you