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About Jana Connell RVT, CVT
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PLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING TO ME: I am NOT a vet and do NOT diagnose diseases. That is only for a licensed Veterinarian to do. I will give you suggestions and steer you toward calling your vet for help. You can call the vet's office and talk to the technician there or the vet at times. Don't be afraid to call them! If you have a serious issue with your pet please post it to one of the veterinarians in here- I will tell you the same thing in my answer. IF your pet is injured or in an emergency situation, CALL YOUR VET- Do not wait and post in here. Just call the vet's office and get them in to see the vet right away. Critical treatment time is lost if you seek answers here when you should have your precious pet at the vets!! Don't sit at home waiting for an answer when your pet is critically ill or injured!! I can answer most questions about small animal and wildlife care as well as small animal nutrition. I can also answer questions about all phases of dental care for small animals. I DO NOT do birds (unless it is wildlife or songbirds) or HAMSTERS/GERBILS/CHINS/GUINEA PIGS/REPTILES/FROGS/RABBITS/PET BIRDS OF ANY KIND so please submit these questions to the appropriate sections. I, as well as other experts in here, do NOT do homework questions- that is for YOU to do! Please respect these rules for all of us. Thanks!

Experience
I have over 35 years experience in the field of veterinary medicine. I specialized in small animals and did wildlife rehab for over 25 years, mostly raptors, squirrels and opossums. I am a Small Animal Nutritional Consultant with 6 certificates from Hills Pet Foods, CNM and Purina. I also specialized in Small Animal Dentistry which is a field I truly love.

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Audubon,World Wildlife Federation, American Society of Veterinary Dental Technicians.

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Licensed with California and Oregon, RVT and CVT. Certified Veterinary Dental Technician Have over 500 logged hours of Continuing Education Credits(that means I keep up to date!).

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Ask the Veterinarian - Cat Urination on Bed

Expert: Jana Connell RVT, CVT - 11/1/2009

Question
We have a female tabby four years old( she has always been skittish but is loving to my husband on myself) who recently lost her male cat roommate they were very close, slept together etc. right after we put male down due to illness we had to board Bella
at a friends house for ten days, she came home with bad fleas!
about two months ago we brought home a 6 month old female cat
who dominates Bella and they hiss alot at each other, we figured initially this is normal. Has been three months and new little girl still attacks Bella. We went on vacation and left the two of them for ten days, my neighbor visiting twice daily and
spent time with them. All of a sudden Bella urinated on my husbands side of the bed, just one time while we were away.
following month we went away again for three days and she did it again in the same exact spot! we just dont know what to make of this? Any ideas? Thank You

Answer
She is telling you off in the only way she knows how to. Wetting on your bed is her way of telling you to stop leaving her alone with this other cat.

I am confused however as you said you brought home a new cat 2 months ago but then you said it's been three months so is this the same cat or another one?

I think that you either need to board Bella at a vet hospital or boarding facility or board out the other cat and leave Bella home alone. One way or the other she will keep showing you her displeasure at being left with this other cat. Now eventually this will all pass but for now you have one ticked off cat.

Cats always tell us how they feel in some way and the most common way that we see is that they urinate somewhere that is sure to get your attention.

So she is asking you to please fix this some how.

It is up to you to figure out how to do that.

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