Hello-
I am having a hard time figuring out my male/neutered cat's behavior. He was diagnosed with struvite crystals and has been eating, exclusively the canned RX food. The vet made it sound like this was going to solve the problem. But it hasn't. 4 days after starting the RX food, and he has peed twice outside the box. He originally had a UTI and I brought him into the vet after catching him pee outside the litter box. After starting the anti-biotics, I changed the litter box and litter thinking he might associate the pain with the box/litter. This didn't work and back to the vet we went where he was diagnosed with the crystals (no infection). But we are back to the original problem of him peeing outside the box.
Any ideas? Could this just be behavioral now or is it still medical related? We tried the Cat Attract litter with no positive results. I did try adding another box (we have 3 cats with 3 boxes normally) but the extra box did nothing too. I clean with several different cat urine-specific cleaners, throw the cushion covers in the wash as well, spray the cleaner numerous times on the spots, finish it with vinegar and baking soda too. The cleaning regimen is getting tiresome and we have not gone more than a few days in the past 3+ months without finding pee in the house.
-Meagan
I am having a hard time figuring out my male/neutered cat's behavior. He was diagnosed with struvite crystals and has been eating, exclusively the canned RX food. The vet made it sound like this was going to solve the problem. But it hasn't. 4 days after starting the RX food, and he has peed twice outside the box. He originally had a UTI and I brought him into the vet after catching him pee outside the litter box. After starting the anti-biotics, I changed the litter box and litter thinking he might associate the pain with the box/litter. This didn't work and back to the vet we went where he was diagnosed with the crystals (no infection). But we are back to the original problem of him peeing outside the box.
Any ideas? Could this just be behavioral now or is it still medical related? We tried the Cat Attract litter with no positive results. I did try adding another box (we have 3 cats with 3 boxes normally) but the extra box did nothing too. I clean with several different cat urine-specific cleaners, throw the cushion covers in the wash as well, spray the cleaner numerous times on the spots, finish it with vinegar and baking soda too. The cleaning regimen is getting tiresome and we have not gone more than a few days in the past 3+ months without finding pee in the house.
-Meagan