My 8 y/o spayed female, Pink, is frequently urinating outside the litter box (on the couch, on my bed) and has blood in her urine. I suspect this has been going on for a while and I didn't notice. I just discovered that she has been peeing in an unused room. I found the urine on my couch and a throw rug in that room.
I am very certain that this is stress related FIC. Her brother (also 8) is a bully. She has become very afraid of him and I think that's how all this started.
I've sort of been through this before with my 16 y/o cat. She displayed the same issues shortly after a stressful incidence. Antibiotics did nothing. The problem was solved by putting a litter box in the room she stayed in 24/7. She was perfectly content staying in one room all the time. Her senses had started failing and I think that had also caused some uncertainty around the other cats.
But with Pink, I can't have a litter box in my living room. I have no vacant rooms to put her or her brother in.
If I take her to the vet and she checks out ok (no infection or disease) can I put her on a medication such as Elavil to help while I try to make more space in the house? What about the brother? Should he be put on medication since he's being a bully? I intended to do a reintroduction with them, but life things happened that were beyond my control (two deaths in the family and other stuff) and I haven't been able to do that. I thought about trying human-grade, made for cats CBD oil with the brother. If I can get some stuff tidied up, I can put one of the cats in a room but I need time (couple weeks).
Thoughts? Opinions?
I am very certain that this is stress related FIC. Her brother (also 8) is a bully. She has become very afraid of him and I think that's how all this started.
I've sort of been through this before with my 16 y/o cat. She displayed the same issues shortly after a stressful incidence. Antibiotics did nothing. The problem was solved by putting a litter box in the room she stayed in 24/7. She was perfectly content staying in one room all the time. Her senses had started failing and I think that had also caused some uncertainty around the other cats.
But with Pink, I can't have a litter box in my living room. I have no vacant rooms to put her or her brother in.
If I take her to the vet and she checks out ok (no infection or disease) can I put her on a medication such as Elavil to help while I try to make more space in the house? What about the brother? Should he be put on medication since he's being a bully? I intended to do a reintroduction with them, but life things happened that were beyond my control (two deaths in the family and other stuff) and I haven't been able to do that. I thought about trying human-grade, made for cats CBD oil with the brother. If I can get some stuff tidied up, I can put one of the cats in a room but I need time (couple weeks).
Thoughts? Opinions?