We discovered recently that one of our two 8 year old cats, Chloe, very likely has chronic kidney disease (renal failure). Part of what prompted the vet visit a couple of weeks ago was finding cat pee in our living room, which we'd never experienced before. My research tells me that inappropriate elimination is common in cats with kidney issues, but very few places address what can be done about it.
I've now caught her peeing in our entry way several times in the last two days. I've cleaned the spots with Nature's Miracle and even ran her to the litter box myself tonight when I saw her scouting spots in the entry way. (She peed in the box.) I don't think it's a sudden overwhelming urge to urinate, because I've seen her several times now deliberately poking around before peeing. She would've had time to get to the boxes. Her energy level is pretty good, so I don't think it's that she's too weak to walk there. I can only think that she's just letting me know she feels lousy! (Which I know she does!)
I'm planning to get Cat Attract litter and see if that will encourage her to go back to the box. I can't really put a litter box in the entry. Our house is tiny and front door area in particular is so small! We already have 3 boxes set up in the central part of our one-story house.
I've been giving 200 ml sub-q fluids every other day. She's also on antibiotics, as we're trying to rule out kidney infection before officially settling on CKD/CRF as the diagnosis. She is so young and I hope will lead a long, relatively healthy life with us despite her illness - but we also don't want to be dealing with cat pee every day. This diagnosis is enough of an emotional roller coaster without puddles of urine everywhere. It pains me to see my little buddy so out of sorts.
HELP please with any advice you have! Thank you!
I've now caught her peeing in our entry way several times in the last two days. I've cleaned the spots with Nature's Miracle and even ran her to the litter box myself tonight when I saw her scouting spots in the entry way. (She peed in the box.) I don't think it's a sudden overwhelming urge to urinate, because I've seen her several times now deliberately poking around before peeing. She would've had time to get to the boxes. Her energy level is pretty good, so I don't think it's that she's too weak to walk there. I can only think that she's just letting me know she feels lousy! (Which I know she does!)
I'm planning to get Cat Attract litter and see if that will encourage her to go back to the box. I can't really put a litter box in the entry. Our house is tiny and front door area in particular is so small! We already have 3 boxes set up in the central part of our one-story house.
I've been giving 200 ml sub-q fluids every other day. She's also on antibiotics, as we're trying to rule out kidney infection before officially settling on CKD/CRF as the diagnosis. She is so young and I hope will lead a long, relatively healthy life with us despite her illness - but we also don't want to be dealing with cat pee every day. This diagnosis is enough of an emotional roller coaster without puddles of urine everywhere. It pains me to see my little buddy so out of sorts.
HELP please with any advice you have! Thank you!