From the category archives:

Medical Issues

Which Cat is Peeing Outside the Box?

July 20, 2012

So of course I have Google Alerts set for all things litter and litter box related so I can keep an eye out for awesome tidbits of information. Today I came across Dr. Patty Khuly’s column in the Miami Herald. She was answering a reader’s question about how to tell which of their four cats [...]

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Preventing Lower Urinary Tract Disease

March 6, 2012

Most posts here on The Happy Litter Box remind readers to always, always take your cat to the vet as a first step when faced with any type of odd litter box behavior. That’s because medical issues can often be the culprit and you don’t want to ignore them.  Remember poor Pugsley’s blocked urethra? That [...]

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Peeing Outside the Box: What to Tell Your Vet

October 20, 2011

If your cat starts peeing or pooping outside his litter box, it could be an indication something is medically wrong. I’m not trying to be an alarmist here, but it’s VERY important that you visit your vet if your cat’s litter box habits suddenly change. You need to rule out life threatening conditions like Pugsley’s [...]

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How to get your cat to drink more water

August 6, 2011

The more I learn about litter box issues and urinary health for cats, I find it’s pretty much unanimous among experts that getting your cat to drink more water is a big part of the prevention and treatment of most urinary issues. And, because medical problems are often the cause of inappropriate elimination (i.e. outside [...]

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Urinary Crystals in Cats

July 29, 2011

Pugsley’s doing much better now after his ordeal a few weeks ago. Thankfully he has not re-blocked and he’s eating and drinking well. But he does have urinary crystals which may have been the cause of the blockage. Urinary crystals can cause a lot of problems in cats, from simply making urination uncomfortable to causing [...]

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When Cat Peeing Issues are Life or Death

June 29, 2011

Because Romeo is our problem child when it comes to the litter box, Pugsley’s peeing issues came as a bit of a surprise. Friday afternoon, we noticed Pugsley was spending a lot of time in the litter box – up to 10 minutes at a time. I thought he had one of his frequent bouts [...]

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