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My tom cat Charlie is just over one years old. He has never had a problem with the litterbox, he had an umbilical hernia when he was very small and it went away over time so we did not have treatment for that (on the advice of the vet). I'm not sure if that is relevant to this particular issue but it's worth considering. He is not yet neutered because he was very small and he does not normally go outside, so we were waiting to see if he would grow a bit more which he has.
Overnight, he has peed in several places and this also included a couple of runny poos. I thought maybe he had a bad tummy. But throughout the day he has continued this behaviour. I'm quite puzzled. He is pooping in the box now, but then pees randomly. ANYWHERE.
We are in two minds as to whether he is sick with a potential UTI or whether he is trying to spray but just peeing because he doesn't know how or hasn't grasped what to do. There's no overly pungent smell. From reading information sites I'm thinking it would smell more if he had blockages or a UTI.
We will be taking him to the vet, of course but it's bank holiday here so they aren't open until Tuesday and he's eating and drinking normally so I'm not overly concerned. That probably sounds bad, of course I'm worried but there's not much I can do and it's not an emergency that he is peeing on the floor he's not crying when squatting or anything like that. I've been cleaing with an RSPCA housing and litter cleaner which has the enzyme ingredient to make sure the smell is not encouraging him.
I guess my question is, is there anything behavioural that would cause this? We're a bit puzzled just because he's not off his food, he's not "spraying" and he's never done this before. There's no additions to the house hold, no new pets, no changes in routine recently. Can anyone shed any light, maybe something I haven't considered?
Overnight, he has peed in several places and this also included a couple of runny poos. I thought maybe he had a bad tummy. But throughout the day he has continued this behaviour. I'm quite puzzled. He is pooping in the box now, but then pees randomly. ANYWHERE.
We are in two minds as to whether he is sick with a potential UTI or whether he is trying to spray but just peeing because he doesn't know how or hasn't grasped what to do. There's no overly pungent smell. From reading information sites I'm thinking it would smell more if he had blockages or a UTI.
We will be taking him to the vet, of course but it's bank holiday here so they aren't open until Tuesday and he's eating and drinking normally so I'm not overly concerned. That probably sounds bad, of course I'm worried but there's not much I can do and it's not an emergency that he is peeing on the floor he's not crying when squatting or anything like that. I've been cleaing with an RSPCA housing and litter cleaner which has the enzyme ingredient to make sure the smell is not encouraging him.
I guess my question is, is there anything behavioural that would cause this? We're a bit puzzled just because he's not off his food, he's not "spraying" and he's never done this before. There's no additions to the house hold, no new pets, no changes in routine recently. Can anyone shed any light, maybe something I haven't considered?
. He actually isn't that bothered about being outside, he gets to go out supervised, as I mentioned above but he never cries to go out and never strays further than the gravel surrounding the front door and we have a large large garden. Like you say though it only takes him to get a smell of a female in heat and he might be off into the sunset as it were. 
