3 year old kitty with urinary issues

[thesun898]

My 3 year old neutered male kitty, Jack has been to the Vet three times in the last month and a half for urinary tract issues. I first noticed him going to the litter box frequently, then peeing on anything and everything in the house- so we went to the Vet. He had a full exam, and was given a 10 day prescription for Amoxil and Oxazepam. We tried putting him on food the Vet recommended, but he wouldn't touch it. He normally eats Iams Multicat, and doesn't even look at anything else. He drinks lots of water as well.

For a few days after the meds were finished he seemed better, then the peeing everywhere started again. Back to the Vet for another exam, a complete urinalysis and a new prescription for Oxezapam and Baytril. Again, he seemed better for a few days, now hes back to peeing on the furniture and licking his privates again. What is going on here?

His urinalysis showed no evidence of crystals, his temperature was normal and the physical exam showed no abnormalities. I'm perplexed! ..and a little disheartened to have my furniture full of cat pee all the time. Is there something we could be missing, that the Vet wouldn't normally test for? This is SO frustrating for us, and Jack as well I am sure! Please help!

My cat is a male neutered cat he has the same trouble, it is common in male cats to have this problem, for one your cat wont let himself starve to death, but i use special kitty for urinary trouble and purina cat chow puts out a urinary dry food also try one of those,and change his litter box every day. This won't be cured you will have to live with it. but the food is impotant if you dont get him to eat it he could die from this disorder

[columbine]

You can also get a feline urinary acidifier with DL-Methionine (an amino acid) that's supposed to taste pretty good to cats - I think Drs. Foster & Smith carry it, among others. I'm lucky in that my Smudge is controlled on c/d kibble, which he really likes. (So does the little feral I'm about to trap - sie may be covered with fleas, but hir bladder will be nice and clean!)

Love, Columbine

[juxie]

I switched Jack's litter to the silica crystals, and gave him a new box in a private enclosed area- he has been fine for 2 days now. I'm keeping a close eye on him to make sure, and at the first sign of more trouble we'll go back to the Vet. I think he was associating his litter box with the pain he felt before. He's acting more like his lovable self now, and I'm hoping this is behind us. The feline urinary acidifier seems like a good preventative measure for all the cats...I'm going to look into that.

Thanks so much for your concern and advice- I'll keep you updated on the little furball

[critters]

The feline urinary acidifier seems like a good preventative measure for all the cats...I'm going to look into that.

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Be careful with that, since 1 kind of crystal forms in alkaline pee while the other forms in acidic pee. You don't want to accidentally encourage the crystals or to encourage the other kind. Unfortunately, there are no easy, sure-fire answers.