My cat always pees and poops next to the litterbox. What can I do about it?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 8-year-old cat stopped using the litterbox. I don’t know why. He always pees and poops beside the litterbox, which is in the unfinished part of the basement. I have three other cats and have no problems with them. I clean my four litterboxes twice a day. I don’t know what to try anymore. Is there hope for this one? He’s a healthy, loving, purring cat, but he’s overweight. ~Nadine... Read More
My cat won’t eat and won’t let me touch his abdomen. What’s going on?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 12-year-old cat won’t or can’t eat. Until two days ago he was always hungry. We noticed a large cat around the house and also a strong smell of urine/spraying in the room where he sleeps — maybe the intruder? Now he is apprehensive about coming in and doesn’t eat anything. He even rejects a saucer of milk. He also gets aggressive when I try to feel his abdomen. I’m taking... Read More
My kitten is peeing and pooping on the kitchen floor. How can I make it stop?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My kitten is about 3 months old now. She uses the litter box but still will pee and poop 0n our kitchen floor. I’ve taken out all the rugs because she will push all the kitchen rugs to one side of the kitchen and then pee or poop. We’ve scolded her by putting her nose into it and spraying her with water and saying NO. But when no one is around she still does it. When we take her into the... Read More
Why is my spayed 15-year-old cat acting like she’s in heat?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a cat that is 15 years old. I had her spayed 12 years ago. Right now, she has been in heat constantly for the past 2 months. She also has been urinating all over the house, mostly on my husband’s things. She has also been drinking a lot of water and is constantly hungry. She has never urinated on my husband’s things before. Any suggestions? ~Laurie Siouxsie: We’re pretty sure... Read More
My senior cat has stopped using the litterbox. Help!
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I’vve got an old cat who just sleeps all the time. Recently it started peeing and pooping everywhere on the first floor. It’s never done this before; it always used the litterbox on the second floor. What, if anything, can be done about this? ~Cote Siouxsie: Well, Cote, this is your lucky day: this is a pretty easy problem to solve. Read More Read More
Why is my cat peeing all over the place?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Hi. I have a 5-year-old “torbie” (tabby/tortoiseshell) cat and a 3-year-old ginger female. They have been spayed but in the last few months the older one has been hissing and lashing out at the younger one. My younger one cowers away from her. The older one has started to spray around the house in all places and the spray has blood in it. I have three litterboxes which are cleaned... Read More
My elderly cat has stopped using the litterbox. Help!
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I need serious help. My 15-year-old Siamese, Mandy, has decided to refuse to use her litterbox. I have had to resort to putting her in the bathroom and only letting her out when supervised. She is pulling her hair out in chunks and is bleeding. She is also hissing and screeching at my son, who will not even use his bathroom anymore. I am at my wits’ end. I do not like shutting her up... Read More
