Took our boy to the vets for his annual vaccinations last week, and the bet noticed he was uncomfortable when she touched his kidneys, so wanted a urine sample to check if there's anything wrong.
She gave us non-absorbent litter to use, it's been down since Friday and he refuses to use his litter tray, and wants to be let outside to go instead (no cat flap, is let outside by us via a door/window)
I'm worried that there's something wrong and really want to get this sample, but he's really not happy about going in his tray (I'm thinking he doesn't like the litter as he'll use it any other time if he needs to). I've tried not letting him out to try to force him to use it but I feel like I'm being cruel so I cave in.
So, do I need to be a cruel mummy and keep him in until he uses his tray, or is there another way of getting this sample?
For info, we got him when he was 2 and was already housetrained, so I've never had to housetrain a cat before.