One of my babies, Willow, has been peeing next to the litter box and in other areas around the house. I have two kitties and three litter boxes which I try to keep clean. I usually use clumping litter, so I tried switching to those absorbant crystals in one of the boxes. That worked for about a week. Normally, I catch her right after she's peed next to a box, on the newspaper. I even tried filling one of the boxes with newspaper to see if that would work (she used it once only). A couple of days ago, I watched her pee on another piece of paper, and she has also peed on some clothes (once on my boyfriend's pants and once on a shirt I put in a box to make a bed).
She doesn't do this every time, and sometimes she is quite good about using the litterbox. Should I take her to the vet? Since she isn't doing it all the time, I'm not sure whether this is strictly behavioral or if there could be a medical problem. Also, if I take her, should I bring her in at the same time as my other cat (he is always at the vet--if the vet offered frequent flier miles with every visit, I could be in Hawaii right now) or should I take them in separately? Willow and Spot aren't exactly friends but they rarely hiss at each other.
She doesn't do this every time, and sometimes she is quite good about using the litterbox. Should I take her to the vet? Since she isn't doing it all the time, I'm not sure whether this is strictly behavioral or if there could be a medical problem. Also, if I take her, should I bring her in at the same time as my other cat (he is always at the vet--if the vet offered frequent flier miles with every visit, I could be in Hawaii right now) or should I take them in separately? Willow and Spot aren't exactly friends but they rarely hiss at each other.