Thank you for reading, I’m looking forwards to your answers.
Issues:
Aggression
- Always bite-y, harder than love bite but rarely draws blood
- Aggressive mildly towards everyone
- Biting and scratching mostly, hissing started recently (post last flare up of urinary issues – 3 months ago)
- Skittish and most social interactions normally including hard “love” biting person
- Frequent UTI symptoms but no stones, crystals, or bacterial infections (determine by licensed vet)
- Has been treated multiple times with antibiotics, pain relief, and anti-spasm medications
- Has been cleared as not having UTI from vet multiple times
- 3 major flare ups in last 5 months
- Vet suggested cause was anxiety
- Urinating outside litter box
- Started with peeing in bathtub at young age
- Progressed to peeing in and around water bowl in last 4-6 months
- Last couple months peeing on floor outside litterbox as well as in/near food and water bowl
- Still uses litter box regularly as well
- On medicated wet food for urinary health (42 grams) as well as regular dry food for general health(50 grams)
- On anxiety medication (fluoxetine)
- Began with no major environmental changes
- Added another cat to the household about 2 months ago in hopes it would help, has only made things worse
- Shared litter box and water bowl (other cat refuses to use different box or bowl)
- No interest in playing or attention
- Sleeps all day and night
- Only interest is in food
- Always very lazy
- Did not previously have issues with any type of animal, now seems irritated around most/all
- Very intelligent
- Occasionally is very loving for short periods of time, as of late this has seemed to stop
- Has been on diet for around a year (largest weight at 17 pounds)
- I've been his only owner
Male
- 7 years old
- 14-ish pounds
- Fixed
- Declawed on front paws (not my choice)
- 650-ish sqrft apartment
- Multiple cat “houses” as well as toys and comfort items
- Daily play
- Outside time on enclosed patio
- Always been an indoor kitty
- Regularly cleaned litter box
- Regular feeding schedule
- Isolated in bathroom with food, water, litter box, and comfort items
- All shots up to date with regular wellness visits to vet
- Tried “NaturVet Hemp Quite Moments” cbd and melatonin infused treats as well as pheromone sprays with no change in behavior