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My 5 year old (spayed) female cat has developed some very odd behaviors over the past couple of months. It started with running wildly through the house while pooping but still using the litter box to pee. Vet visit number 1: ran a fecal sample, felt for constipation, the verdict came back as totally normal. Then she started peeing around the house too, in very random areas. In the middle of the floor, under the couch, under my son's bed. Vet visit number 2: tests urine, comes back with a UTI. Antibiotics are administered. She still runs around the house while pooping every day, pees on the couch and other areas very randomly, and tries to get outside (she has always been a house kitty who fears the outdoors so trying to get outside is new and strange behavior). Vet visit number 3: No bacteria in the urine, UTI has cleared. Behavior ruled as a mental breakdown of some sort by the vet and she is prescribed Anxitane (half a pill twice a day) to calm her down. The Anxitane works to make her sleepy, but her behavior hasn't changed. I added 3 more litter boxes to the house in different areas. Even put a litter box under the couch to give her that option. Bought new litter of different types and textures, all unscented so some boxes have the old brand of litter, some new. I have a total of 7 litter boxes all over the house now but none are being visited. Nothing major has changed in the household, or even minor for that matter. At night she climbs all over my husband and I for affection. ALL NIGHT, relentlessly, so we barely get any sleep. During the day she mostly hides who knows where because she's impossible to find. Has anyone experienced this or anything remotely similar with their cat? Any input is greatly appreciated.