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RE: refuses to pee in litterbox

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Posted by: PHKitkat at Sun Oct 4 10:41:27 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHKitkat ]  
   

Hi There,



Usually, when a cat stops using a litterbox, he or she is trying to tell us that something is wrong. In the case of your kitty, her UTI has been treated and resolved, so it appears that there is no reason for her inappropriate elimination. This is not necessarily true.



If it has not yet been done, an x-ray of the bladder needs to be taken. If a stone, or stones, are present, the bladder can still be irritated. A full blood panel should be done also, mainly to rule out the possibility of kidney disease or diabetes.



There is also a possibility that your cat won't use the box for urinating because she associates the litterbox with painful urination while she had the infection. In this case, she might have to be retrained to use the box by confining her to a smaller area with a different litterbox.



Regardless, it is never a good idea to have just one litterbox for multiple cats. No matter how clean it is kept. Ideally one for each cat plus one more.



Regards,

PHKitkat


   

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