My 15-year-old cat is pooping everywhere on the floor. What's wrong?

Poor kitty! In a 13 year old cat, I strongly suspect that she has a medical problem causing these issues. Some common possible causes would include hyperthyroidism, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. I would recommend taking her to the vet for an exam as soon as you are able to - he/she can do blood work and a urinalysis to help diagnose the problem and get her started on appropriate medication to treat it.

That is quite strange behavior. I would first make sure there is nothing medically wrong with him. Your vet can check a fecal for parasites including giardia to ensure everything is normal. I would also think about whether anything else has changed in the house that coudl be causing him to be stressed like new people, changing in work or at home schedules, construction, new pets, children starting to crawl/walk, etc. If you aren't sure, it never hurts to add in some feliway diffusers throughout the house. Feliway is a cat pheromone to help calm them and help with anxiety. If this doesn't work, I would talk to your vet about starting him on an anti-anxiety medicine like amitryptilline. I hope this helps!

Poor Baba. Without more information it's not possible to determine what has caused Baba’s condition. However, it is essential that Baba see a veterinarian immediately. He sounds like he is seriously ill, and there are various reasons that may have lead to his sickness. Diseases such as kidney disease, hyperthyroidism or diabetes are possibilities, as well as potential bacterial, parasitic or viral infection, trauma or toxin ingestion, or a neurological or muscular disorder. Please take Baba to a veterinarian immediately, as he sounds very unwell. They will let you know about their recommendations for diagnostics and treatment based on Baba's condition, and can guide you through the process if you elect to euthanize.

Hi there. Yes, you could certainly try leaving the litter box in your attached bathroom so that it's closer and easier for her to get to, as a starting point. But in a cat this age, I would be very suspicious of an underlying medical issue causing this behavior - this can be true even if she appears generally healthy otherwise, on the outside. Possible causes would include hyperthyroidism, a GI problem such as chronic pancreatitis or inflammatory bowel disease, or arthritis making it difficult or painful for her to get into the litter box when she needs to go. I would recommend a vet visit for a thorough physical exam and some basic lab work to check for these issues. If she has a medical problem of some kind, having it treated appropriately will often resolve the unwanted accidents.

It sounds like you have a tough situation on your hands! When a cat who was previously litter trained starts going to the bathroom in the house, it can be a sign of a medical illness. Given that Furble is a senior cat, I would have her seen by a vet for a physical exam, geriatric blood panel, and urinalysis. These test will help identify if there is a medical problem behind this behavior, and can treat her for it. If a medical cause is ruled out, then I would discuss with the vet about using anti-anxiety drugs on Furble. It could be that she is getting very stressed out about the interactions with the new cat and dog, and that's leading her to go to the bathroom everywhere. The vet can prescribe medications for her, and there are a few things you can do at home. You can get Feliway, which is a plug in diffuser that releases pheromones into the home. These pheromones help cats with anxiety. You can can also get her a Sentry calming collar. This collar release pheromones as well when in contact with her skin.

Hi. Poor Zuzu. Usually when kitties defecate, or urinate, outside the box, they are trying to tell us something, if she isn't urinating, that is definitely a concern. Most likely though, she is going somewhere or she would be a lot sicker. I recommend getting her seen as soon as you can. In older kitties, some of the common problems we see include kidney disease, high thyroid, cardiac disease, diabetes, UTI's, or cancers. So in a case like this, blood and urine will help us rule a lot of those out. So to start I recommend an exam and labwork. Good luck

Chronic diarrhea in an older cat with vomiting can be a sign of an inflammatory bowel disease or intestinal cancer. The only way to differentiate between the two disease is a surgery to take biopsies of the intestines and have them analyzed. Based on the diagnosis, the diet may be changed or vitamin supplements or steroids may be added to manage her symptoms. They will check for parasite and check her labs for any renal or endocrine disease