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I'm not sure if I should have placed this in health forum but since it seems behavior related, I figured I'd give it a shot. Last week, New Year's eve to be exact, I noticed my cat Grace go into the bathroom to use the litterbox. I heard her scratching around briefly and then nothing. Then I heard the scratching in the litterbox in the other room. I wasn't sure what was going on and why she left one box to go to another. It didn't appear she had peed in the first box but it did look like she did in the second. So then I got all paranoid that maybe she was constipated, had a blockage, or was peeing too much. So I watched her the next day and saw her pee and poop fine, no issues. She also didn't go in the box again for hours. Then oddly enough as I kept an eye on Grace, I saw her sister Delilah doing the same thing. She went in the first box, dug around a bit, and then decided to use the second one. It really left me perplexed. I called the vet about it last Friday about the quirky litterbox behavior and he actually said there is a phenomenon around this time of year with the days being shorter that cats can have some seemingly odd or even "bad" behavior. I had also mentioned to him that my young cats who are almost 2 have been particularly fresh lately and chasing everyone around, even into hiding at times with some snarling and hissing, which he attributed to this phenomenon. He also suggested more toys which they have plenty of. He said since both were doing the litterbox thing too, it was probably nothing of concern. He also said given their age, (they'll be 6 in April) that he doubted there was anything health related going on. He said his only concern would be UTI but he asked me some questions regarding that and I said no to all of them.
Fast Forward to yesterday after it seemed that the litterbox issues had resolved themselves, as in no one was "testing" one box and going to another, it happened again. I got home from work and Delilah was digging around in the box. Then she ultimately got out of the box and decided to use the other one. I didn't see her in it for the rest of the night except to poop but my cats always pee in one box and poop in the other. Does this seem abnormal to anyone? I'm kind of scratching my head but worried at the same time too. Delilah is overweight so I do worry that she could have something else going on. I also noticed that the waterdish was almost empty but I only have one in that vicinity and 3 cats drink out of it. Plus I hadn't changed it in a couple days. Delilah is due for a physical and I'm considering a blood workup to be on the safe side but I'm not sure if waiting is a good idea if something else is going on.
Fast Forward to yesterday after it seemed that the litterbox issues had resolved themselves, as in no one was "testing" one box and going to another, it happened again. I got home from work and Delilah was digging around in the box. Then she ultimately got out of the box and decided to use the other one. I didn't see her in it for the rest of the night except to poop but my cats always pee in one box and poop in the other. Does this seem abnormal to anyone? I'm kind of scratching my head but worried at the same time too. Delilah is overweight so I do worry that she could have something else going on. I also noticed that the waterdish was almost empty but I only have one in that vicinity and 3 cats drink out of it. Plus I hadn't changed it in a couple days. Delilah is due for a physical and I'm considering a blood workup to be on the safe side but I'm not sure if waiting is a good idea if something else is going on.