My male cat smells like urine. Is he spraying or is it something more serious?

Question

I have a male cat who is about 8-9 months old. Recently, in the last month, I've noticed my bed sheets smelling like cat urine. It's in the areas he usually sleeps. My cat also smells like urine sometimes. He's not neutered, so my first thought was that he was spraying. But, I have not yet seen him spray. And the strong urine smell is on a flat surface, not a vertical surface.
I took him to get him neutered a couple weeks ago, but the vet couldn't do it because he took my cat's tempurature and he had a fever (103). I also told the vet how my cat sneezes every now and then. (I assumed it was allergies). My cat also eats good, so I didn't know why he would have a fever. Anyway, the vet told me to come back in a couple weeks and they would check him out again.
So, last week I brought my cat in and he still has the fever. The vet told me to wait again on the neutering, and he gave my cat a couple antibiotic shots and allergy shots. He also gave me amoxicillan to give to my cat morning and night for two weeks.
So, I've been doing this for a few days now.
I'm wondering if the urine smell problem is related to his fever. Like I said, I've never actually seen my cat spray, it just smells really strong where he lays (and he himself smells). Is he spraying and I'm just not catching it, or could it be he has a urinary tract infection that's causing the smell (and also the fever)? If so, will the antibiotics clear it up? I noticed the smell again today. I've been giving my cat the antibiotics for about 5 days now.

Answer 1

Nah i would imagine this is a undesexed boy cat problem. Once you have him fixed it should solve your problem. 8-9 months is a great time for boy cats to start spraying especially if there are Queens in the area on heat. I would keep him out of the main areas and confine him to tiled or lino floor only as you will find it hard to get that smell out of anything

Hope he gets better soon so you can have him done

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I would get a second opinion from another vet. The fever needs to be addressed, not just sent away to come back in another few weeks. Cat's normal temp ranges 100-102.5 degrees. So it's not too high of a fever, but still needs to be taken care of.

The antibiotics may help, but you must complete the 2 weeks.

I don't know what to tell you about the praying. It may all be related. Good luck

Answer 4

My 2 year old cat died of cancer. She started smelling like urine first, started peeing on the carpet next, then howled in pain when she peed last. At first I thought it was a behavioral problem until the pain became obvious. By the time I got her to the vet she was in kidney and liver failure. Don't let it get to that, you'll never forgive yourself.

Answer 5

Go to another vet or at least get a blood test done on kitty if his kidneys are functioning fine. You need to find out why the cat has a fever. Usually we and animals get fevers when they are fighting infection. Your kitty is a bit too young to be spraying and a bit too young to have kidney or bladder crystals, so I am thinking that he may have an infection somewhere in his urinary track that is causing him to have wee wee accidents (possibly the pee trickles out even when he is asleep). I'd go to another vet if I were you.

Answer 6

The only thing I can think of that makes people smell like this is kidney failure. It may be the same with cats.

Answer 7

Yep sounds like he is spraying and that smell is awfull. I dont really know what to tell you to do to stop it because now that he has done it even if you get him neutuerd he may still spray but its worth a shot.

Answer 8

My hamster smelled like urine when she had kidney failure.... She died.... I really hope your cat doesn't have the same thing. How long has this been going on?

Answer 9

i would say he is spraying. the fever i can't help out with. but i i do know is even when he is fixed male cats can continue to spray.