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Hey, looking for advice please!
My soon to be 4month old male kitten (getting neutered at 4months, booked in for 9th September) has been having some pee issues and wondered if anyone had any advice or opinions on what else to do?
So he pees like crazy. Everywhere. As soon as an empty box is put down (like a delivery box from Amazon) he pees in it. He pees on clothes, beanbags, towels etc. Everything. And it's not little amounts like spraying. Full on squat down, crazy amounts of pee. We have another kitten, female 4weeks older, they're best buddies. No issues with her (spayed). He does use the tray but every day there's another explosive pee, today I left a room for 2 mins and came back up, a whole beanbag covered and a pool of water collected, sprayed on the wall and his cat tree. Then he went into the litter box. He also cries sometimes and we put him in the tray and he'll go, but this doesn't always happen. Like today, silence and pee everywhere. He also always manages to get himself covered, like his legs and paws covered and I have to clean him with wipes usually.
We have no idea why he's doing it. We've tried clapping and saying no, picking him up and putting him in the box mid pee (disaster for all involved), antibacterial sprays to clean up so he doesn't go there again (he just finds new places), even resorted to the squirt bottle training and I hated that. Felt awful so would rather not use that method.
There's 3 trays all in different areas, one in open area, other 2 in corners, not hidden though. He does pee in them. It's just he always does it outside of them too.
I had him tested at the vet and there's no issues at all, urine sample came back fine. Though the vet said his bladder is very tender/soft. Not sure what that means overall. I'm so confused and don't know what else to do, he drinks like crazy too which doesn't help.
Someone elsewhere suggested anxiety - is that likely? He does cry if we're in a room and close the door (IE kitchen or at night if the kittens are being zoomy we keep them out, but usually they sleep with us) and he'll cry. The kitchen door has a window and he'll look at us through it and yelp, pawing at the window and jumping up to see through it. He's fine when we're not in, as he's got Koda, the other kitten and they're inseparable, but when we're in if he's not with us he gets awful vocal and paws at the doors etc. Starting to think that it might be anxiety after all? What do you guys think?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Really worried .
Should add, he's a snuggle bug and runs downstairs to greet us when we come in from work. He's very purry and loves being held bit also plays loads with his sister when we're in, he's not stuck to our sides but always likes to be in the same room, even of he's doing his own thing.
My soon to be 4month old male kitten (getting neutered at 4months, booked in for 9th September) has been having some pee issues and wondered if anyone had any advice or opinions on what else to do?
So he pees like crazy. Everywhere. As soon as an empty box is put down (like a delivery box from Amazon) he pees in it. He pees on clothes, beanbags, towels etc. Everything. And it's not little amounts like spraying. Full on squat down, crazy amounts of pee. We have another kitten, female 4weeks older, they're best buddies. No issues with her (spayed). He does use the tray but every day there's another explosive pee, today I left a room for 2 mins and came back up, a whole beanbag covered and a pool of water collected, sprayed on the wall and his cat tree. Then he went into the litter box. He also cries sometimes and we put him in the tray and he'll go, but this doesn't always happen. Like today, silence and pee everywhere. He also always manages to get himself covered, like his legs and paws covered and I have to clean him with wipes usually.
We have no idea why he's doing it. We've tried clapping and saying no, picking him up and putting him in the box mid pee (disaster for all involved), antibacterial sprays to clean up so he doesn't go there again (he just finds new places), even resorted to the squirt bottle training and I hated that. Felt awful so would rather not use that method.
There's 3 trays all in different areas, one in open area, other 2 in corners, not hidden though. He does pee in them. It's just he always does it outside of them too.
I had him tested at the vet and there's no issues at all, urine sample came back fine. Though the vet said his bladder is very tender/soft. Not sure what that means overall. I'm so confused and don't know what else to do, he drinks like crazy too which doesn't help.
Someone elsewhere suggested anxiety - is that likely? He does cry if we're in a room and close the door (IE kitchen or at night if the kittens are being zoomy we keep them out, but usually they sleep with us) and he'll cry. The kitchen door has a window and he'll look at us through it and yelp, pawing at the window and jumping up to see through it. He's fine when we're not in, as he's got Koda, the other kitten and they're inseparable, but when we're in if he's not with us he gets awful vocal and paws at the doors etc. Starting to think that it might be anxiety after all? What do you guys think?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Really worried .
Should add, he's a snuggle bug and runs downstairs to greet us when we come in from work. He's very purry and loves being held bit also plays loads with his sister when we're in, he's not stuck to our sides but always likes to be in the same room, even of he's doing his own thing.
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