Recently my old 15 year old cat has moved in with us from my parents house. We already have two other cats that are one yrs old. We quarantine her in a room away from the other cats for a week with a clean litter box, food, & water. She was doing fine until recently we noticed that she has started pooping around our house and urinating on our floor mats.
We have tried everything to see what's wrong with her. We would clean her litter box everyday, give her attention, and she recently saw the vet who said she's fine. The other two cats don't really pay attention to her either.
Any advice or suggestions is welcome!
2007-01-04 05:11:28 · 8 answers · asked by Kita 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
This seems to be a pretty common deal after just moving. She is probably trying to mark her territory if the vet said she is fine physically. Try rubbing her toys around the house or maybe even when you give her a bath if you do try taking some of the bathwater with her scent all in it, and putting it into a spray bottle. You can try misting this on the floor in some areas so she dosen't feel she has to mark, hopefully this could help, she probably just feels akward where she is at, and cats are very emotional and particular animals. Good luck!
2007-01-04 05:22:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Cat Started Doing That At About The Same Age.
I Dont Know If It Had Any Thing To Do With It,
But Later On, We Took Her To The Vet, And It Turned Out SHe Had Kidney And Bladder Problems.
She Had To Be Put Down Coz She Was In So Much Pain.
Also, When Humans Get Old, Apparently They Lose Control Of Their Bladders. That Might Happen To Animals Too.
I Say Take It To The Vet.
Hope I Helped
!x
2007-01-04 14:06:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She might be rebelling against her new surroundings. If she stopped using the litter box around the same time as you let her out with the other cats, she may be unhappy about sharing space. You may need to separate her. Also, make sure she has her OWN litter box. Some cats refuse to share litter with other cats. If nothing else works, seek the opinion of another vet. Good Luck!
2007-01-04 13:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by CRF 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
that is either a territorial behavior (does not like living with the other cats, can't be fixed unless permanently "quarantined") or she has become incontinent (possible for an older cat, sometimes signals other health problems). If at all possible, you are going to have to keep her completely separated from the other cats at all times, as she is not likely to stop this behavior. and i agree with the other answerer - get a second opinion from another vet just to make sure there is no physiological problems. Your vet (the one that said she was "fine") should have some suggestions for behavior modification. try that first, and if they don't work, you will have to ask them for more ideas.
2007-01-04 13:23:25 · answer #4 · answered by SmartAleck 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like she's trying to show you that she's not too happy being moved. I'm not sure why you would decide to move a cat of that age anyway.
The other thing is that 15 is really old for a cat. When they get old, they do the same things that people do when they get old. They forget. So while she may physically be okay, mentally she may be starting to lose it a bit.
But it really just sounds like she's angry at being moved.
2007-01-04 13:20:01 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa Me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The litter my be too hard for her feet to handle. I've seen this before. Try using shredded news paper instead of clay based litters.
2007-01-04 13:20:44 · answer #6 · answered by Moon Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since you took the cat to the vet , i would recommend a second opinion. there has to be something they can help you with. good luck to you and kitty.
2007-01-04 13:16:03 · answer #7 · answered by punkbun03 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The cat is so old, it cant get up to get into the box.
2007-01-04 13:16:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋