Hi everyone,
I'm very worried about one of my cats. Let me start by giving you some background. Both myself and my wife travel for work at times but rarely during the same time. If we do, we have a cat sitter come by at least every other day. This past week, I rushed out of the house to the airport leaving my cats litter box facing the wall. We were both gone for two days and this resulted in our 3 year old calico and 1.5 year old tabby using the restroom all over the house, including the bed. I felt terrible because I know I caused it. Right away, my calico was fine and used the litter box but the tabby didn't seem to need to. The day after, I again found feces on a mat in the bathroom and urine on the bed. I cleaned it, again thinking it was just anxious behavior. The day after, I left for a short time and came back home, only to find my tabby again pawing at the bed and acting like he was covering his urine. Sure enough, he peed on the bed again. I had to leave again but have a friend coming over throughout the weekend. I'm paranoid though that I may have caused him to get a UTI and now that I'm reading about it, it's potentially fatal and we are both 1000 miles away. What should I do? Should I find a vet to come by? I'm a nervous wreck and feel like a terrible owner. Please help!!
I'm very worried about one of my cats. Let me start by giving you some background. Both myself and my wife travel for work at times but rarely during the same time. If we do, we have a cat sitter come by at least every other day. This past week, I rushed out of the house to the airport leaving my cats litter box facing the wall. We were both gone for two days and this resulted in our 3 year old calico and 1.5 year old tabby using the restroom all over the house, including the bed. I felt terrible because I know I caused it. Right away, my calico was fine and used the litter box but the tabby didn't seem to need to. The day after, I again found feces on a mat in the bathroom and urine on the bed. I cleaned it, again thinking it was just anxious behavior. The day after, I left for a short time and came back home, only to find my tabby again pawing at the bed and acting like he was covering his urine. Sure enough, he peed on the bed again. I had to leave again but have a friend coming over throughout the weekend. I'm paranoid though that I may have caused him to get a UTI and now that I'm reading about it, it's potentially fatal and we are both 1000 miles away. What should I do? Should I find a vet to come by? I'm a nervous wreck and feel like a terrible owner. Please help!!
