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I have an adult cat ( 5 or less years old? the shelter couldn't tell me how old was my cat when I got her ) She is a shy cat and always fear of my husband after we move in together. We also have 2 other dogs that she doesn't seem to have too much problem with (at least they dont fight)

the story is, this last Christmas weekend, we went for a vocation for 3 days and locked the door of our bedroom so that our animals can't trash our bedroom while we are not home. I had a friend to come over from time to time to check them out but she never saw my cat ( which is normal for her as she hides from everyone besides me ). We came home Sunday night and I opened the bedroom door to air out the room. Later that night when we ready to go to sleep, we found a pile of poop and a big wet spot right adjacent to my pillow on my side of the bed!! Every once awhile she would sleep with me but always been sleeping on my legs. I dont know what she is trying to tell me!? And I need to have this problem solved or else my husband will try to find a new home for my cat!!

Should I keep her from the bedroom from now on? She doesn't have a "bed" of her own as she likes to sleep at different places all the time.

 

[KittenLover]

Had the same problem

I have a cat named Gizmo, and we had the same problem. We ended up taking him to different vets until we found out that he had a Urinary Tract Infection. They gave us medicine for him and at first it did not work. We put him on some other medicine given by a different vet and it seemed to work. However, my parents got tired of him using the bathroom on the beds that he is now outside. However, one of the vets told me that there are several medicines out there to try for this problem. If it is not this, it COULD be a kidney problem. My advice is to get him to a vet as soon as you can so kitty can start feeling better. I hope it all works out for you. My cat is 4 and it started when he was about 3 I guess. Let me know what happens and good luck!

 

[ForJazz]

It doesn't sound like a UTI or kidney problem just because of this one instance, it sounds like a behavior problem. Of course I don't believe in overlooking anything, and if she has other symptoms of urinary tract or kidney problems please let us know. But if it was just this one time after you got back from a vacation, she could have been trying to tell you something. Some cats do this if you leave them alone for too long. If they are used to seeing you every night and then one night you don't come home, some cats will poo on your bed or your rug or something, seeming like a statement. Same thing with vacations. Some cats seem to feel abandoned if they are used to seeing you and then you aren't around. Also -- did your friend who came over to check on the animals scoop the litter box? Some cats will poo elsewhere if their litterbox gets too full. If it was one instance and hasn't happened since, give her some love. Never punish a cat for something like this -- it was most likely because they were upset. Give her some extra attention. If it doesn't stop after this one time, then you *might* have to keep her out of the bedroom. Sometimes that doesn't help either though -- if she's doing it to make a statement then she'll just find another spot to do it. Let us know what happens.