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I have a young male cat (10 months) who hasn't been nuetered yet because he keeps getting anemia from fleas and we're having a hard time keeping it under control. He has started peeing more frequently in smaller amounts over the holidays. When he pees though he pees quickly and doesn't appear to be straining; there also doesn't appear to be any blood like you might expect with a urinary tract infection or blockage. He's also adopted the male spraying behavior lately. He only does the frequent peeing occasionally depending on whether he's been caged or is roaming freely. When I have him confined at night, he won't spray because his food is in the cage with him and he will usually pee a little more in the litter box when I let him out to pee. But when he is out he will pee a small amount and then go promptly spray on a few places; if I manage to stop him from spraying he will usually go straight back to the litter box and pee a little more (another small amount). So do you think he peeing smaller (seemingly more frequent) amounts because he's spraying due to not being neutered yet or is it more likely the beginnings of a urinary tract infection even though he doesn't strain to urinate? I'm going to make an appointment with my vet when she opens Wednesday to be safe but in the meantime I would like some input please.
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