Why did my aging cat start using the floor?
jtownman asked:
Why did my blind, 16-year-old calico cat begin ****** and s******g on the floor six months ago? She has no urinary tract infection, did not do this the first two years she was blind, and uses the litter box in the daytime. She only does this at night and does it near the same place. I’ve tried everything the vet suggested and nothing helps. Any ideas?
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Why did my blind, 16-year-old calico cat begin ****** and s******g on the floor six months ago? She has no urinary tract infection, did not do this the first two years she was blind, and uses the litter box in the daytime. She only does this at night and does it near the same place. I’ve tried everything the vet suggested and nothing helps. Any ideas?
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May 25th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
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She was already check for uti? What about kidneys and liver testing through blood work.
Put another litter box where she is going. Something easy for her to get in and out of. Maybe when she wakes up in the middle of the night it is difficult for her to get in and out of the one you have. 16 is OLD!!
May 27th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
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Sounds like she is losing her night vision sense of direction. She’s very old in cat years (89) and slowly dying. Maybe getting a bit alzeimerish. Just deal with it and at night, put her box where her ‘new’ spot is and see if she uses it there.
May 29th, 2009 at 10:52 am
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Is it happening near her litterbox? Is the litterbox too high for her to get into?
Also, have you checked her for kidney disease?
May 31st, 2009 at 5:56 pm
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Jtownman,
It’s very important to keep the litter box clean (very clean), for some cats. If I don’t keep the litter box really clean my cat go’s to the box and stands on the edge and does her business in the floor, right next to the box. Cats are very finicky when it comes to their litter box. This is probably tiggered from the fact that she is getting very old and even more finicky.
TDCWH
June 1st, 2009 at 12:27 am
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As animals age they loose control of bladder functions
Try moving the letter box to where she is making her
messes now. Or just keep two litter boxes available
one in her regular spot and the new spot.
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 am
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is it near a light if so leave her a lite on she may be blind but can see lite
June 6th, 2009 at 2:16 am
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i have no idea but my cat is starting to do the same thing he his also old. It might be thatwant more attention.because when cats get older you don’t have the same feeling for them or may be he litter box is messed up or he like the smell of the floor
June 6th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
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I recently had to put my 15 year old cat down. Two years before I had to put her down she started doing the same thing. I think it might be for lack of better words lazyness, your cat is an old lady. And she just can’t make it to the bathroom.Also make sure that they litter box is always very clean. But there is a great product called Urine Begone that works really great to get the stain and the smell out of carpet.