cat's pee!

loopylass

LavenderBees wrote: »

Hi Loopylass, did you mention this to your vet? I really don't want to worry you, but this could be the start of an overactive hyperthyroid.

My old boy (now nearly 14) was diagnosed with this earlier this year, had an op, and is absolutely fine at the moment. Apparently cats over 12 are very susceptible. My OB's condition was picked up during a routine checkup as his fur was a bit greasy. The vet said that normal symptoms could be as you describe, as well as becoming more agressive. Never being satisfied with food seems to be the main thing, though. My OB is so placid and laid back that his symptom changes were very slight and I didn't notice them except in hindsight.

Just keep an eye out for it as it can become serious if left untreated.

Really don't want to worry you though...but I wish I'd known to look out for it in an older cat.

L x

Thanks for the advice
Yes we did say shes like this and like yours mines a very placid cat and the last few months love to be curled up on your lap
Her fur is normal but i think i will ring up the vets for advice
my girls were 18 in september so they are getting on bless them

Mrs_Chip

Hi

Just wanted to reiterate how easy it is to miss an overactive thyroid in an elderly cat. Our boy started to look very thin and his coat was quite poor, and we just assumed it was because he was getting old (he started to 'look' old IYSWIM). He was always hungry as well, and was eating loads, and also very 'restless' and had an agitated look. He was also producing prodigious quantities of poo!!! He was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism after taking him to the vets with an unrelated problem. We were told there is an unusual unexplained hotspot of this disease in the SE of London. We are managing the condition with tablets, he has put all the weight he lost back on and his coat is in top condition, and you would never know he was knocking on a bit (unlike me! ).

When you have seen it, you can spot a 'thyroidy' cat a mile off! We now know what to look for and manage him by reducing or increasing the tablets as we think. The levels indicated by bloodtests do not seem to equate to how the cat will be affected, we were told the best way to tell if their levels are being managed is by observing the cat.

As an aside, we know if he wees in odd places he is not well, he has only ever done it when one of his various ailments has kicked in.

Hope this helps everyone coping with an older cat!

hotpot1000

Has the vet also ruled out diabetes?
My elderly female dog is on propalin for a leaky bladder at night, it can be used in cats too.
It's a syrup you can put on the food or syringe in the mouth. I dont even use it 3 times a day which would be the full dose.
No accidents when on the meds.

In females spayed at a young age -can result in shortage of hormones later in life which control the bladder sphincter, so it leaks when they lay down to sleep.
My dog was unaware of the leakage, I saw this myself, it's not like theyre peeing indoors,

sometimes a course of this can sort out the prob or sometimes they have to stay on it, not expensive.

Penelope_Penguin

I'll add this to the existing thread to give you more ideas

rubytuesday

Hello my thirteen year old cat has just recently had an operation for over active thyroid.

She was really thin but I put that down to her age and she was always a delicate looking thing.

I took her to the vets as she had difficulty and a little blood on weeing.

She is fine and dandy now.

camNolliesMUMMY

:eek:i know its a bit gross but i cought my cat peeing in my indoor plant pot :mad:it has a nice plant in it from ikea in my hall way, im currently pregnant so i know i need to be careful about this one, i have made some cat repellent for mess/weeing and poured it on my plant but what can i do to stop it smelling??? i really dont want to have to get rid of my plant xxx

McKneff

Re=potting it should do the trick.

anguk

Is it the soil the cat is peeing in? If so I would repot it then cover the top of the soil with large pebbles (or you could cover the soil with orange peel). You could also stick some wooden skewers in the pot about an inch or so apart and sticking up a few inches to deter it, if the cat can't squat it can't pee.

camNolliesMUMMY

ive just dusted a layer of bicarb of soda on it as its a deoderiser would this do the trick do you think???

thriftwizard

It might work as far as human noses go, but it won't mask the smell from the cat, who may be tempted to repeat the idea; their noses are far more sensitive than ours. Ours have also been known to forget where the cat flap is, especially when it's raining, and try to fit themselves onto one or other of the plants that overwinter in our conservatory, so now I roll a kind of doughnut of chickenwire and wrap it round the top of each pot, around the plant stem. The cats can't get onto the pots but I can still water & feed the plants through the wire. Hope this helps.