Pee Pee..at the vet all day!

[kimlovescats]

Originally posted by Lilith Cherry
I think ceramic is only porous if it is unglazed Kim so you should be fine using ceramic ones if you stick them in the dishwasher to sterilise them .

Oh YES, I depend on my dishwasher to sterilize .... thanks for the info!

[catmandu]

The Found Catys,and I are glad,that you are atking the wet bed,in stride,as a lot of people would get angry,and throw the Cat out,and we hope,that your Vet,can help her,from repeating ,the peeing!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

I'm sorry to hear Phoebe is having problems, but I'm glad to hear she's home and doing well again. Hopefully they find a problem because those durn behavioral issues are so much tougher to deal with.

[mina'smomma]

Originally posted by NoahsMommy

I also noticed she has the beginnings of kitty acne too. I think we'll be buying a new cat tree soon...of all things to cause kitty acne!!

What is kitty acne and what does it look like?

[NoahsMommy]

Originally posted by mina'smomma
What is kitty acne and what does it look like?

Their hair gets a bit sparse and there are black flecks. That's how Phoebe looks right now. Sami lost fur and had really scaley skin. Dr. H did a parasite skin scraping on Phoebe yesturday and didn't find anything. She wanted to make sure it was just acne.

Dr. H brought over some Oxy Dex cream to apply to their chins. I think they prefer their Aveda facials to that, though.

Pee Pee is doing well this morning. I guess I'll hear from Dr. H today if anything came up on the tests.

[mina'smomma]

Thanks Kelly. How do they get acne? Is it mainly one type of cat like an indoor cat or outdoor cat, or are all cats subject to it.

[jazzzytina]

I would pay DEARLY if anyone could tell me how to get Sasha to quit peeing on our bed! She doesn't have a UTI, she's healthy as a horse, happy as a lark, and she's done this since day one. I'm like CCL - she always does it RIGHT before we go to bed, and scolding doesn't seem to affect it any. I am terribly sensitive to smells and cat urine is HORRID.

She also pees on piles of clothes (yeah, I know, picking them up off the floor would be an easy solution but I'm too lazy for that) or towels in the bathroom (again, on the floor). It's like there's something about fabric...

I'm sorry about Pee Pee (what a cute nickname) and hope she feels better real soon.

[jazzcat]

I'm glad she is home and hope the tests are good. I'm another who can sympathize with the pee pee problem. Ripley has begun spraying again. So far he is only doing it in our bathroom in the corner by the tub and bath rug so it's not too destructive but I'm afraid he is going to or has already started spraying elsewhere and I just haven't found it. The odd thing is his urine has very little smell to it. The other cats can smell it but it's not strong like cat spray usually is.

I've never thought about the cat tree causing acne. Have you ever considered recovering it with new carpet? It's easy to do with two people and a staple gun and a lot cheaper than buying a new tree. You can get carpet remnants at flooring stores really cheap. I got a huge remnant for $10 a few years ago and we've used it to cover our tree and recover three scratching posts plus there is a lot left over.

[NoahsMommy]

Originally posted by jazzzytina
Pee Pee (what a cute nickname)

hee hee Besides her little pee pee issues, wanna know why we call her that? When she was younger, she followed David into the bathroom. He pulled up the lid and seat and got ready to pee. Phoebe was highly interested in what was going on, so she climbed up and fell into the toilet!!!! David couldn't stop his, uh, flow that quick, so she got peed on a bit!!

She didn't learn her lesson that time! She tried to jump in again, but luckily David learned the first time and shewed her away!

[NoahsMommy]

Test Results are in: Phoebe has a behavioral issue!!!

I'm glad she's healthy...just not happy she's finding our bed a nice place to pee.

Looks like I'll be purchasing some Feliway and some odor spray to help prevent this....

[krazyaboutkatz]

Kelly, Has she been under a lot of extra stress lately? Have you and David been under a lot of stress? Maybe she senses that you and David are going away this weekend. Cats are very good at picking up our stress. Hopefully you'll be able to control this bad habit. Good luck.
I'd also think about buying a plastic matress cover so she won't do any major damage to it.