Cat peeing on bed and sofas

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For the past three years my cat has been peeing on our bed and the sofas. He’s 14. We’ve been to the vet numerous times. He’s had an operation for struvite crystals, and every time we go, they just say that his bladder has “sand” in it. He’s on a special diet permanently and medication but it doesn’t seem to have any effect, and the vets just say that that’s all they can do.

We have another cat, and they tolerate each other but don’t really get on, and I know the other cat can stress him sometimes, which probably doesn’t help. This morning he went to use his tray, but freaked out because DH was in the bathroom, and he ran off and peed on the sofa. We have three litter trays, with different litter in them, so he has a choice of when and where.

I don’t know what to do. I love him so much - he’s the best cat I’ve ever had. But we’re about to do a long move, which will involve a flight, which will also traumatise him. I don’t want to have him put down, but equally I don’t want to live with everything smelling of cat piss for the next however many years.

Is his special food dry?

He has wet and dry special food.

Try cutting the dry out and adding a teaspoon of water to wet with an extra Cystease capsule or two depending on his weight.

I add water to his wet food anyway. He doesn’t like it much (any of it!) and just tends to eat the “gravy”. He only really snacks on the dry food at night. I’ll speak to the vet tomorrow about Cystease.

The dry is not great for cats, they aren’t meant to eat dry anyway their natural diet is high in water. For a cat who’s had blockages it’s just not suitable even if it’s medicated.

If he isn’t eating it anyway he isn’t getting the dose of calming ingredients into him & it’s probably costing you a fair bit too.

They can have amitriptyline on a low dose for calming too, they use it in humans too for nerve pain, but Cystease in normal wet would get the right dose into him.

Our Bengal had 4 x pouches a day but butchers choice is cheaper, licking gravy off is a classic sign they don’t like the meat.

He is on Urinovet Cat Dilution, which I think is similar to Cystease?

I think Cystease is more healing for the bladder.