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Hello, we have a 15 old female spayed cat and two other cats. She uses the litter box but lately has started to wet my bed. No new people or environmental changes.Vet has checked her and no health issues. Any suggestions to stop this behavior.
Susanna,
At age 15, she is very geriatric, so I suspect this is some of the issue. I would expect she has lost some control back there. Is she drinking excessive amounts of water? Is she peeing excessively in the litter pan? Sometimes, if they saturate the litter pan, they will choose somewhere else to go.
If the answer to any of the above is yes, she may have kidney issues (common for geriatric cats). So, it may be she needs access to another litter pan. BTW, even before the kidney indicators (BUN, createnin) are elevated, there could be loss of kidney function. The first indicator is excessive drinking of water and excessive peeing. Your vet can also check to see if she is concentgrating her urine properly.
You might also try a Feliway diffuser in your bedroom. These are available from most pet supermarkets. You also have to make sure you clean any area on which she wets with an enzyme based cleaner specifically for pet stains and pet odors (again, available from most pet supermarkets or farm stores).
Please let me know how you make out.
Best regards... Norm.
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Answers by Expert:
Norman Auspitz
Expertise
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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