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My cat may have bladder infection

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Hello...I hope that you can help me.

I have two cats which are indoor only. They are both males, ages 9 & 10 (approx.)

all of a sudden the older one went in his litter box and peed a little, then jumped on a sofa in our sun room and peed a little. (Thank goodness we have a blanket/sheet on all sofas so we don't have too much fur on them. He then went on the sofa in the Living Room and did the same.

An hour later my husband saw him jump on the sofa down in our TV room and do it again.

Can you please tell me why he all of a sudden is doing this? Is it possibly a bladder infection?

I am hoping that you can help as we took these two cats in from outdoors and can NOT pick them up to take to a vet.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to read your response.

Sincerely,

Laura

• Master Advisor Matthew says:

  August 24th, 2008 at 01:31 PM

  Hi Laura

  Your cat may well have an inflamed bladder (cystitis) or a urinary tract infection (UTI). However, those are more characterized by straining to urinate with just a dribble coming out, with repeated unsuccesful trips to the litter tray, spending a long time in the tray and having some blood in the urine. If any of these apply, your cat will most likely need a course of antibiotics (usually amoxicillin).

  If none of those apply, then it could be just behavioural. The most common cause for stress related urine marking is a disagreement between your 2 cats, or a perceived threat from a cat outside that has scent marked nearby, or has been spotted infringing on your cats territory.

  Good luck!

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