My cat's mom needs a home NOW

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Aly & Sparky

Aly & Sparky

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Sparky is doing great.

Sparky's mom (Moonie) needs urgent help that I cannot provide.

She has elevated BGs (200s). She is slightly overweight and not showing too many signs of bad health.

She is PEEING everywhere. She usually just pees on our bathroom floor but since we started closing the bathroom door she now peed on my BED and on my 5 year old's rug today.

We also have a 10 month old who is crawling all over the place. We are in a small apartment and I don't have any place I can confine the cat to. We have tried a number of things and this has been ongoing for almost a month now.

I love cats dearly, especially this one, I've had her since she was born to a stray we took in. But I can't keep her in the house, I'm concerned about our children (and our property).

I don't want to put her to sleep, and I'd really like to find someone who can at least foster her while I figure out what I can do. I am in New York (near NJ border) but we are also travelling up to RI this weekend.

Please if anyone can take her in for a bit it would be greatly appreciated, I will pay for food/medication.

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Has she been diagnosed as diabetic? From the elevated BGS, it could be that she just needs that addressed - and it could just be a UTI. Also, where are the litter boxes? Are they in a quiet easily accessible place?

It could also be behavioral. If she didn't do this before, and it is not health related, it could be from a change in the house. When I adopted Jeddie, he peed outside the box. He ruined the carpet in my second bedroom and I had to rip it out, bleach and seal the underlayment and put down vinyl tiles. Finally, at the urging of a few people here, I started him on Prozac (the generic, flouxetine). It was like flipping a switch. I wish I had tried it sooner. I was concerned about it making him a dopy, zombie cat, but it did not change his personality, except to make him more relaxed.

I would urge you to speak to the vet about the situation. I understand your frustrations and concerns for your family's health, especially the baby crawling on the floor - all totally valid concerns - but for Moonie, trying to find a solution that keeps her at home, if at all possible, would be best.
 
Step 1 is always to rule out medical problems; she needs to see a vet asap to rule out infection, diabetes, renal disease, bladder cancer, etc.

Then, after you have had a vet rule out medical problems,
Step 2 is to look for any stressors or environmental arrangements that may be provoking or supporting unwanted behavior changes and modify them where possible.

The vet recommendations for litterboxes are:
1) the number of litterboxes = number of cats + 1 (ie 3 if you've 2 cats)
2) the box must be scooped daily (and if you can't squeeze in enough litter boxes, an additional scoop times for each box you're missing)
3) size of litterboxes = length from chest to tail base + another 50% of that length
4) the best depth of litter is roughly 3-4 inches
5) best litter types generally have a sand-like consistency and clumping is preferred as it keeps the box cleaner when you scoop daily
6) the boxes should be in accessible, yet quiet, locations - no one wants to be interrupted in the loo!
 
I did take her to a vet. They did a full blood workup. The only thing that came back abnormal was her BGs were over 300. I've tested her BGs several times at home and she's been steadily around 250.

Litter box situation is same as it has been the last 14 years, no changes there. She peed on the bathroom floor again tonight :(

I did notice a new symptom this evening, after I took her BG tonight (258) she was sitting in the hallway with her mouth open, breathing through her mouth. It was weird. I went over to her and pet her a bit and she stopped. Could have been stress, she is not used to being hometested.

I'm still very concerned about her pee, I have 3 young children aged 10 months - 6 years running about, it's a huge sanitary issue for us no matter how much we try to clean up after her.
 
If the vet didn't do a cystocentesis (urine sample from bladder) and culture, she may have a bacterial infection - possibly treatable with antibiotics.

If it were interstitial cycstitis, with no bacteria, some folks have found benefit in chondroitin and glucosamine supplements.

What about getting some of the bed protector sheets with the top dry layer and laying them down - they'll soak it up, making it less of a problem to clean up.
 
Just wondering but if BG is always over 200, what about starting on insulin?
My Shadoe was peeing outside the box before her dx, then once started on insulin she improved a great deal.
 
I'll try some piddle pads but she seems to be peeing in various places.

I just sent an email to my vet, I'm still paying off the last visit I took her to... I asked for a script for insulin and I asked if she should have her urine tested. I'll let you know what he says...
 
My kitty Jessie(GA) peed on the carpet when she was running high numbers, once I got her on good dose of insulin I didn't notice her doing it. She eventually went OTJ. I used a vinegar, dishwashing soap and baking soda mixture to get the smell out of my carpet. It did a good job. I would watch out for the open mouth breathing, that could be heart disease.

Sandy - Dottie, Jeter & Tilly
 
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