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For a cat to pee themselves out of fear or excitement?!?!

My foster - just under 2yrs, healthy (other than herpes virus in eye + 1 eye removed), ALWAYS uses the LB, eats well, playful, snuggles, etc. I came home today and found her with a completely soaked and dripping back end/tail. She was almost oblivious to this and more concerned as to why I was not giving her the usual greeting of pets on the bed. She even helped me scout out all the possible areas she could have peed. Once it was determined, she rolled on the floor purring away. ohmygod_smile The window perch in the kitchen was slightly damp (nothing else wet - like floor, window sill, etc). About 30 minutes after I got home she went in her litter box.

After having a cat with incontinence issues, I am quite certain she had an accident (or something :shock: ). There is no mistake, trust me! But WHY?!

My only thought is that she was sitting on the perch watching birds as usual and something scared or excited her. Or, she was so interested she could not get up in time? It had to happen right before I got home, since she was dripping. If the perch had not been damp, I might think I had scared while she was using the LB (door is right there) and she missed. Even if that was the case, its a far stretch.

Her behavior and eating is 100% normal. At this point I would not suspect anything medical. What else could have caused her to do this?!?!?
 
fwiw, my Jr when he was younger would wet himself if he got scared. seriously. if he got scared he would shake and wet himself like a scared or extremely happy puppy will do sometimes. this happened about the same time he took to peeing on my fiance and yes, we had him checked out medically and the vet ultimately said he is a stress kitty and put him on prozac.

i'm not saying Tippie needs prozac though :-) just that yep, they can have the pee scared right out of them
 
Yup, that is pretty much what I am wondering... can they have the S**t scared out of them enough to literally have it happen?
Makes me feel bad if that was the case.

She is very nervous about sounds and people (other than me). Due to her clipped ear and earlier behavior, I suspect she has a bit of feral in her.

I'm just surprised this did not happen sooner. Or had it, and it all dried up before I got home. :o

A friend who is a vet suggested misdirected aggression when seeing something outside. There is a poodle next door and lots of crows she will watch from that window. She seems to like them. We do have hawks and eagles, which may be hard to see but not impossible. Another cat?!

I will continue to keep an eye on her.
 
yes its possible.. but misdirected aggression is just that, aggression. misdirected peeing, I dont think so. However, since you think it JUST happened when you got home, and she wasnt acting fearful or anything.. maybe she was sound asleep, heard you approaching the door, and either got startled by your arrival (and recovered when she realized it was you), or was so excited that you were home she lost control?? weird.

Tomorrow I will run it by our behaviorist and see what they think.

I would be interested in knowing if its happened before and dried. Maybe get a small blacklight and check? Obviously if its happened a lot you will see it in the blacklight, and it could indicate more of a medical condition, like lack of muscle control. I think Stephs Misha has bladder control issues and dribbles when sleeping. I dont know how common it is in cats tho.
 
I do think that cats can lose control of their bladder when scared. Smokey, my old civie, hates to go in the cat carrier because she knows that means going in the car and going to the Vet's office (she cries the whole time). She almost always urinates in the carrier, and sometimes right before I even get her in the carrier. Otherwise, she never urinates outside of her litter box. However, she has had some fecal accidents around the house... I thought it was constipation and gave her lactulose which seemed to help for a while. But sometimes it gets stuck in her fur, and then other times.... I wonder if she just doesn't feel it. When my dog (who passed a few years ago) was old and health failing, he would frequently have bowel movements while he was sleeping. I know he didn't feel it, and I felt so badly for him.
 
i just remembered another incident we incurred with our Giggles a few years back. i had picked her up and was walking around holding her and when i came around a corner, several of the kitties got excited and came running at us meowing for whatever reason (wanted to see the kitty, wanted food, who knows) but it was enough coming at her suddenly she must have got too scared because pee shot out of her all of a sudden, getting me since i was holding her and splatting down onto the floor.
 
When Snowshoe (DLH) has a URInfection or UR bad inflammation, if he's startled awake or doesn't wake up soon enough, he pees on our bed where he sleeps during the day. Not feeling well, he sleeps a lot deeper then tends to wake up a bit confused. He gets so embarrassed when he does it but I know he can't help it. That's usually my clue to start him on Baytril - he can't take Amox.

BIG HUG!
 
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