How to identify which cat is peeing outside the litter box area?

Hi there and thank you for your post! Unfortunately there is no dye that you can feed a cat that will cause the urine to become luminescent. The best way to try and determine which cat it is would be to put them in individual rooms with their own litter box and see which one it is. I hope this helps! Please feel free to contact me with any other questions or concerns that you may have.

This is a difficult problem with that many cats, The best thing to do is isolate each cat in a separate part of the house and place a fresh litter box in the same room. You may want to use plastic to coat the bottom of the box and use only a small amount of litter allow you to see the urine in the box. You can isolate one cat at a time for a 24 hour period, Usually the culprit will be peeing more frequently and straining to urinate, so keep any eye on that behavior as well. Within a few days you will know which on is affected, then seek out your local veterinarian for diagnosis and treatment. Urinary problems in cats can often be related to high magnesium containing pet food. Science diet cat food is more urinary safe and would help avoid pet food related urinary problems in all your cats. Consult your veterinarian for additional help in preventing urinary tract disease. Best of luck. thats, Steve Popish, DVM

Well I wouldn't expect any of the cats to be sick from the lilies if they just sniffed it and didn't actually ingest any of them. So that is not a concern, especially if you don't see any other overt signs of lily toxicity which would include vomiting, lethargy and a lack of appetite. However a cystitis or UTI is a possible cause of the bloody urine. One good way to determine which cat is responsible is to isolate one cat at a time in a small room with a clean litterbox in it for a day, then monitor the urine output for blood. Another thing you could do is to gently palpate (feel) the cats bladder (lower abdomen) to see which one seems uncomfortable or painful. You could also try to monitor the cats for 1 hr duration to see which one is constantly going to the litterbox. Chances are the one that is affected is going many times within the hour and will be noticeably drinking more water as well.

Hi. I would recommend a few things. Uncover the boxes. Add a third box. And isolate them from each other for a bit. Then introduce, after showing them where the boxes are. Also recommend full exam and labs to rule out any medical potential causes for inappropriate defecation. Good luck.

You will need 5 boxes for 4 cats. You can also try to get the see through plastic storage boxes from a department store and use those (with foot-high walls). You can gently put each cat into the litter box and gently take a front leg and scratch the litter with it. It will take effort. The self-cleaning ones may be scary, so turn them off for a while so the cats get used to those boxes first, and then after they start pooping in them and peeing , you can manually turn them on as needed. However cats are very clean and they may not be happy to have old poop near ...

First off, I love Katniss Everclean's name! One option might be to confine whoever you think is the most likely culprit to a bathroom with a litter box and wait. This could take awhile if you choose wrong, and it can be a little stressful for a cat to spend a day confined so you may not want to go this route if any of your cats are easily stressed. I have also heard of veterinarians shaving up small pieces of different colored crayons (non toxic!) and putting the shavings into canned food to determine which cat might be having diarrhea or gastrointestinal issues. You probably don't have to worry about rushing to the vet if it is just a drop or two of blood in otherwise normal stool, so you could also just continue to monitor and see if you happen to catch someone in the act. If it is getting worse (i.e. if there is a large amount of blood or diarrhea) it should be easier to determine who the culprit is. Good luck - I hope you figure it out!

It can be very stressful for cats if they have changes in their house. I would recommend a few different things for Pelly. The first is neutering him, the second is a urine sample looking for a urinary tract infection and the third is behavioral medication that can be prescribed from your veterinarian. thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.