We've never had any litterbox problems -- until recently. It started small, but in the past couple of weeks, we've had five or six SERIOUS puddles on throw rugs in various parts of the house. Clearly, someone is having a problem.
But in a house with six cats, the question is... WHO?
At first, we suspected St. John, who turns six months old tomorrow... but as the puddles grew larger, suspicion fell on 18-pound blue tabby Dylan, and we took him to the vet. It turned out that he did have a very minor touch of UTI. We treated that with Clavamox, and he seems to be fine.
But the puddles continue, and they've gotten too big to be the work of little St. John. And since Dylan is well, and since his infection was so minor that the doctor didn't think it could cause this anyway, we no longer think it's Dylan.
Abby lives in her own room, so she's off the hook. That leaves Clyde, Pearl, and Sassy. Clyde and Pearl sleep in my room at night, and my room remains puddle-free, so I doubt it's either of them. Therefore...
...J'accuse Sassy! Sassy is a longhaired calitortie (my word for it), black with patches of white, orange, and orange tabby stripes. She's sweet and loving, but extremely highstrung and about five pounds overweight. [Kinda like me!
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So my question is, before we invest in another vet visit, is there any way to make a positive identification on our Phantom Piddler? Short of a 24-hour stake-out with night-vision equipment, that is?
I sure can't think of anything... but people here are so smart, I thought I'd better ask. Thanks for any guidance you can give me!
But in a house with six cats, the question is... WHO?
At first, we suspected St. John, who turns six months old tomorrow... but as the puddles grew larger, suspicion fell on 18-pound blue tabby Dylan, and we took him to the vet. It turned out that he did have a very minor touch of UTI. We treated that with Clavamox, and he seems to be fine.
But the puddles continue, and they've gotten too big to be the work of little St. John. And since Dylan is well, and since his infection was so minor that the doctor didn't think it could cause this anyway, we no longer think it's Dylan.
Abby lives in her own room, so she's off the hook. That leaves Clyde, Pearl, and Sassy. Clyde and Pearl sleep in my room at night, and my room remains puddle-free, so I doubt it's either of them. Therefore...
...J'accuse Sassy! Sassy is a longhaired calitortie (my word for it), black with patches of white, orange, and orange tabby stripes. She's sweet and loving, but extremely highstrung and about five pounds overweight. [Kinda like me!
So my question is, before we invest in another vet visit, is there any way to make a positive identification on our Phantom Piddler? Short of a 24-hour stake-out with night-vision equipment, that is?
I sure can't think of anything... but people here are so smart, I thought I'd better ask. Thanks for any guidance you can give me!