I have had my kitten, Sambuca, since September 2005. She's always been a shy kitty, and every a little scaredy cat at times. She does not take well to any raised voices or scolding. We try to scold her only when she does something that could be dangerous to her health (ie - playing with cords).
Within the past four days, she has had three accidents (pee). The first occurred at night when I pulled her out from underneath to bed when I was getting ready to go to sleep. She likes to sleep in enclosed spaces, so I have a padded cat hut for her to sleep in on the bed. If I go to bed late, then I routinely have to pluck her out from underneath the bed. She had a small trickle of pee when I pulled her out. She was no asleep at the time.
The second incident occurred the next day under similar circumstances. The third incident occurred very early this morning when I was sitting in bed with her. I was petting her as she lay in her cat hut and she hissed at me. I verbally scolded her ("No hissing Buca"). About five minutes later, I realized that she had peed herself and it had seeped out of the cat hut and all over the bed and the covers.
I don't know if this is an indication that she is sick (urinary tract infection), if she is scared, or whether something else is bothering her. We have two other cats in the house, one of whom has been pestering her quite a bit the past week or so. She's so sweet that she doesn't fight back with him.
Some background - We have two other cats, a 4 year old female and a 3 year old male. Both have been fixed. There are two litterboxes in our apartment, and Sambuca regularly uses both of them.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Within the past four days, she has had three accidents (pee). The first occurred at night when I pulled her out from underneath to bed when I was getting ready to go to sleep. She likes to sleep in enclosed spaces, so I have a padded cat hut for her to sleep in on the bed. If I go to bed late, then I routinely have to pluck her out from underneath the bed. She had a small trickle of pee when I pulled her out. She was no asleep at the time.
The second incident occurred the next day under similar circumstances. The third incident occurred very early this morning when I was sitting in bed with her. I was petting her as she lay in her cat hut and she hissed at me. I verbally scolded her ("No hissing Buca"). About five minutes later, I realized that she had peed herself and it had seeped out of the cat hut and all over the bed and the covers.
I don't know if this is an indication that she is sick (urinary tract infection), if she is scared, or whether something else is bothering her. We have two other cats in the house, one of whom has been pestering her quite a bit the past week or so. She's so sweet that she doesn't fight back with him.
Some background - We have two other cats, a 4 year old female and a 3 year old male. Both have been fixed. There are two litterboxes in our apartment, and Sambuca regularly uses both of them.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!