Comments on: Feline Inappropriate Elimination http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2010/03/cat-peeing/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:06:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dr. Scott A. McKay http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2010/03/cat-peeing/comment-page-1/#comment-1920 Dr. Scott A. McKay Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:48:57 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=5575#comment-1920 Dear Chris, If you discover ear mites (otodectes cyanotis) in one ear of your cat it is very likely that the other ear will be infested as well. In addition, this mite is highly contagious between animals (cats and dogs in particular). If you discover ear mites in your cat you will need to treat all cats/pets in your home. Fortunately they don't like us and they don't live very long off the animal. Otitis externa (outer ear infection) can be caused by: mites, bacteria, yeast or a combination of all three. An accurate diagnosis is critical to accurate treatment. Please consult your veterinarian. Below is a link to an informative article on ear mites: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+2123&aid=733 Best of luck! Dear Chris, If you discover ear mites (otodectes cyanotis) in one ear of your cat it is very likely that the other ear will be infested as well. In addition, this mite is highly contagious between animals (cats and dogs in particular). If you discover ear mites in your cat you will need to treat all cats/pets in your home. Fortunately they don’t like us and they don’t live very long off the animal. Otitis externa (outer ear infection) can be caused by: mites, bacteria, yeast or a combination of all three. An accurate diagnosis is critical to accurate treatment. Please consult your veterinarian.
Below is a link to an informative article on ear mites:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+2123&aid=733

Best of luck!

]]> By: chris http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2010/03/cat-peeing/comment-page-1/#comment-1915 chris Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:31:37 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=5575#comment-1915 if a cat has earmites in one ear , isn't it likely to spread to the other ? if a cat has earmites in one ear , isn’t it likely to spread to the other ?

]]> By: babz http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2010/03/cat-peeing/comment-page-1/#comment-1875 babz Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:41:22 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=5575#comment-1875 You forgot to mention that declawing is one of the main reasons why cats stop using their litter boxes! The trauma of scratching in cat litter with sore stumps stays with a cat long after the stumps have healed over and the association of pain with using the litter box may, and has ,lead to cats abandining previously well used litter boxes in favour or softer area where scratching doesn't hurt the remainder of their toes. Similarly if, when, either claw regrowth, left over shards of bone or arthritis due to the cat walking unnaturally affect the paws the cat often finds it painful to use a litter box and resorts to soft furnishing or carpets around the house. If you have a declawed cat that startts to reject the litter box then as well as the above examinations you should also have her paws examined by a non-declawing vet to find out if there is any new damage there causing the cat pain. You forgot to mention that declawing is one of the main reasons why cats stop using their litter boxes! The trauma of scratching in cat litter with sore stumps stays with a cat long after the stumps have healed over and the association of pain with using the litter box may, and has ,lead to cats abandining previously well used litter boxes in favour or softer area where scratching doesn’t hurt the remainder of their toes. Similarly if, when, either claw regrowth, left over shards of bone or arthritis due to the cat walking unnaturally affect the paws the cat often finds it painful to use a litter box and resorts to soft furnishing or carpets around the house. If you have a declawed cat that startts to reject the litter box then as well as the above examinations you should also have her paws examined by a non-declawing vet to find out if there is any new damage there causing the cat pain.

]]> By: Bonnie Ramba http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2010/03/cat-peeing/comment-page-1/#comment-1869 Bonnie Ramba Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:39:56 +0000 http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=5575#comment-1869 I have two sister cats, Angel and Autumn. I was very concerned when Autumn started peeing in other places than her cat box. I couldn't understand because I keep their box pristine and it is in a good location. The vet could find nothing wrong and her urine sample was also fine. I had read online how many cats do not like a covered cat box and decided to purchase an additional box that was sleigh shaped with no cover. Both cats took to the new box immediately and the other box with the cover was untouched! I removed the cover from the other box and my cats started using both boxes. That was the answer to my problem and since then - no inappropriate peeing! I have two sister cats, Angel and Autumn. I was very concerned when Autumn started peeing in other places than her cat box. I couldn’t understand because I keep their box pristine and it is in a good location. The vet could find nothing wrong and her urine sample was also fine. I had read online how many cats do not like a covered cat box and decided to purchase an additional box that was sleigh shaped with no cover. Both cats took to the new box immediately and the other box with the cover was untouched! I removed the cover from the other box and my cats started using both boxes. That was the answer to my problem and since then – no inappropriate peeing!

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