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We have had our cat for over 12 years. She has always used a litter box and  lately we have been noticing a clear, slimy liquid on random areas such as our sofa, and my kids little couch.  But the amount of liquid found is a lot as if a whole bucket of water would have spilled on it. Also it has no odor.  Could this be possible? Has anyone ever had this problem? We have not seen our cat do it, but we assume it's her since there is no one else in the house at the time it happens.
Please let me know if you have expereinced something like this before. It has been a mystery for us for the last 2 weeks. She is acting normal.  Nothing abnormal has been brought to our attention to think she is sick.

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Daisy,

I would take her to your vet for a check up.  It sounds as if she is throwing up or cannot concentrate her urine.  Either way, at age 12 she is geriatric and it is possible she is having a medical problem, assuming she is the only possible source of the mystery liquid.  Has her water consumption changed?  If she is consuming copious amounts of water, I would suspect kidneys.

Anyway, I would get her to your vet to see what ypu can find.  IF you can take a sample of the mystery liquid, this would alsoi be a good idea.

Please let me know what you find out.

Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

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I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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