Hi, this is a 2 part question: We have had our cat for just about 2 years, and about 2 months after getting him, he started urinating next to the litterbox. We have tried to cater to him by changing the litter a few times, moving the litterbox, getting a larger litterbox, and we also took him to the vet, where after blood, urine, and xrays could only come up with the conclusion that he had a "little liver" because he was very small for his age. Second, once in a while he has a bowel movement with blood in it. This has happened only 2 times that we have recognized, but the most recent one having mucus, blood, and a very out-of-the-norm foul oder. Do you have any suggestions?
2 part question - bowel movement & urination
Posted on 2008/10/08 by Kelly OBrien
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Mark Nunez says:
Blood and mucus in the stool are not normal. A small liver, unfortunately, is not a diagnosis. His liver many be subjectively small on x-ray, but that does not mean disease is present and it certainly does not tell what type of disease is present. A bile acids test, +/- and abdominal ultrasound will give you a lot more information about the liver. Are his bowel movements formed or are they soft? If soft, are we talking cow pie are watery? All medical problems should be ruled out, but from a behavioral standpoint, the number one reason that cats go out of the box is an inappropriate number of litter boxes. You should have one more box than number of cats. Some like to urinate in one and have bowel movements in the other. The boxes should not be right next to on another and should be in areas that are not high traffic.
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