Old cat stopped taking care of herself

by Ellen
(Kentucky)

My cat is 13 years old. She has a history of bladder stones. For the past few months, she has taken up to peeing on everything. she does not have a urinary tract infection. She has stoppec cleaning herself - we gave her a bath and she never even licked the water off of herself. She still eats and drinks as normal.

She destroyed our sofa. We can not have any bathmats or towels or clothes within her reach. We had to throw out the sofa and we sit in the living room on camp chairs.

Now she has taken up peeing on the bathroom floor. Every day.

We are in the process of buying a house and this is so stressful. Every penny we have is tied up. I do not know what to do. I can't just take ehr to the vet again and drop another $300 on her for them to tell me she is fine.

I have a small child (his bedroom is a loft) - we have to raise the mattress up every day so she can not get on it (and neither can he). We are uncomfortable in our own home. Everything smells and is covered in cat pee.

Tell me what to do.

Reply
Hi
Firstly how do you know she does not have UTi?

i say this because the fact that she is peeing everywhere and is also not grooming could be a definite sign that your cat is feeling unwell.

Peeing everywhere may be a sign that she is feeling unwell and anxious about something. So this could mean that something else could be making her feel anxious, the moving of the home could be it.

please read this page about some of the causes of cat urination and how to try and help your cat through this upheaval.

http://www.our-happy-cat.com/cat-urine.html

Kate