Feline incontenance

Hi all,

I have an eight year old female Burmese. She is an indoor cat (well,
99%), an "only" cat and well and truly litter trained. This morning I
woke to find a wet spot where she was lying. I think she had no idea
until she woke up when I stripped the covers back. She started cleaning
herself, then hid under the bed looking terribly embarrassed. She had
easy access to a fairly clean litter box (less than a day old), and I
haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary with her visits or her diet
and she seems otherwise to be happy and healthy.

Google hasn't helped much. I found some info about UTI and that sort of
thing, but I can usually tell when she is distressed or in pain. For a
one off like this, do you think a visit to the vet is necesarry?

Thanks,
R.

Yes. She may have a urinary tract infection.
Gail
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Hi all,

I have an eight year old female Burmese. She is an indoor cat (well,
99%), an "only" cat and well and truly litter trained. This morning I
woke to find a wet spot where she was lying. I think she had no idea
until she woke up when I stripped the covers back. She started cleaning
herself, then hid under the bed looking terribly embarrassed. She had
easy access to a fairly clean litter box (less than a day old), and I
haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary with her visits or her diet
and she seems otherwise to be happy and healthy.

Google hasn't helped much. I found some info about UTI and that sort of
thing, but I can usually tell when she is distressed or in pain. For a
one off like this, do you think a visit to the vet is necesarry?

Thanks,
R.

Yes. She may have a urinary tract infection.
Gail
"Raist" wrote in message
news:d6ANb.74525$8H.113035@attbi_s03...
Hi all,

I have an eight year old female Burmese. She is an indoor cat (well,
99%), an "only" cat and well and truly litter trained. This morning I
woke to find a wet spot where she was lying. I think she had no idea
until she woke up when I stripped the covers back. She started cleaning
herself, then hid under the bed looking terribly embarrassed. She had
easy access to a fairly clean litter box (less than a day old), and I
haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary with her visits or her diet
and she seems otherwise to be happy and healthy.

Google hasn't helped much. I found some info about UTI and that sort of
thing, but I can usually tell when she is distressed or in pain. For a
one off like this, do you think a visit to the vet is necesarry?

Thanks,
R.

In article d6ANb.74525$8H.113035@attbi_s03, enlightened
us with...

Google hasn't helped much. I found some info about UTI and that sort of
thing, but I can usually tell when she is distressed or in pain. For a
one off like this, do you think a visit to the vet is necesarry?


Yes. Cats are very good at hiding pain.
Could be UTI, stones, etc and if it's caught early, it is much easier
and less painful to treat.

The first sign of kidney failure in our dear, departed Tom was gradual
incontinence.
Incontinence can also be caused by an enlarged prostrate (or in females,
something pressing on the bladder or blocking the urethra, such as a
tumor) and several other illnesses and diseases, some easily treatable,
some not.


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~kaeli~
Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid
someone will clean them?
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In article d6ANb.74525$8H.113035@attbi_s03, enlightened
us with...

Google hasn't helped much. I found some info about UTI and that sort of
thing, but I can usually tell when she is distressed or in pain. For a
one off like this, do you think a visit to the vet is necesarry?


Yes. Cats are very good at hiding pain.
Could be UTI, stones, etc and if it's caught early, it is much easier
and less painful to treat.

The first sign of kidney failure in our dear, departed Tom was gradual
incontinence.
Incontinence can also be caused by an enlarged prostrate (or in females,
something pressing on the bladder or blocking the urethra, such as a
tumor) and several other illnesses and diseases, some easily treatable,
some not.


--
--
~kaeli~
Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid
someone will clean them?
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

kaeli wrote:

In article d6ANb.74525$8H.113035@attbi_s03, enlightened
us with...

Google hasn't helped much. I found some info about UTI and that sort of
thing, but I can usually tell when she is distressed or in pain. For a
one off like this, do you think a visit to the vet is necesarry?



Yes. Cats are very good at hiding pain.
Could be UTI, stones, etc and if it's caught early, it is much easier
and less painful to treat.

The first sign of kidney failure in our dear, departed Tom was gradual
incontinence.
Incontinence can also be caused by an enlarged prostrate (or in females,
something pressing on the bladder or blocking the urethra, such as a
tumor) and several other illnesses and diseases, some easily treatable,
some not.

Thank you both for your advice. I'll let you know if I learn anything
interesting.

R.

kaeli wrote:

In article d6ANb.74525$8H.113035@attbi_s03, enlightened
us with...

Google hasn't helped much. I found some info about UTI and that sort of
thing, but I can usually tell when she is distressed or in pain. For a
one off like this, do you think a visit to the vet is necesarry?



Yes. Cats are very good at hiding pain.
Could be UTI, stones, etc and if it's caught early, it is much easier
and less painful to treat.

The first sign of kidney failure in our dear, departed Tom was gradual
incontinence.
Incontinence can also be caused by an enlarged prostrate (or in females,
something pressing on the bladder or blocking the urethra, such as a
tumor) and several other illnesses and diseases, some easily treatable,
some not.

Thank you both for your advice. I'll let you know if I learn anything
interesting.

R.