12yr old female cat just started peeing on everything in house..

could be a few things.
unhappy with litter box
diabetes
recent change of food, don't feed him frisky dry food, worst ever.
stressed over recent changes in house
to name a few

Take her to the vet!!! She either has an infection or she could have diabetes or a thyroid issue.

this.

the cat is sick
letting you know.

maybe urinary tract infection. maybe not. buts its something. 100%

You need to get her to a vet. Peeing outside the litter box is a sign to you from her, that something is wrong. Either a medical problem or a mental stress in her environment. Check for medical issues first. Then see if anything changed in her environment. New cat, dog, kids, strays, furniture moved, new litter or box etc.

It's probably time...

Urinary tract integration or you may have mice.

Cats are meant to live outdoors. They are dirty creatures that eat rodents for a living.

They also give everyone a parasite called Toxoplasmosis. It causes serious changes in brain chemistry and is hypothesized to be the reason behind late life mental health and autoimmune disorders.

But when they pee like that, its urinary tract crystals.
Over the counter kitty food is too acidic. You can add a small amount of sodium bicarb to their water.

But mostly they are going to put them on antibiotics for the UTI.

kidney disease common in older cats. renal failure soon to follow.

Also, make sure the cars flea collar / flea medicine poisening is not the cause of frequent urination

sounds like a urine infection, they haveb medicine for that

make sure litter box is clean and ar Petco they have that orange spray that was previewed on shark tank and it dissolves cat urine crystals and takes the smell right away its miracle something and I have used it works great.

poor kitty help her...

you are totaaly wrong and ignorant..
I have had cats all my life indoors and they do mot have any diseases
you take care of them like you take care of anything in your care that depends on you.

outdoor animals risk being hurt or killed or injured with disease when they are to roam outdoirs..I am speaking of domesticated pets.

If the vet tells you to stick a needle in her a couple times a day with a saline solution to rehydrate her, just pass.

It will keep your cat alive longer, but your cat will hate you and will not understand.

Kidney and UTI's are really painful. Make the vet put her down if that's her diagnosis.

I took my cat to the vet because he peed in my purse and they checked him for diabetes. He didn't have it, but I think it's worth getting it checked out. It does happen to cats. Not sure why the vet thought the cat peeing in my purse might have something to do with it? Weirdness.

Poor cat isn't feeling well...when they get older it gets tough

:(

In your opinion, in my opinion.

But the research is accurate. Read up on Toxoplasma Gondii.

You might be infected yourself. Have a psychological/emotional condition that requires meds?

Probably infected.

Yes they run the risk of death or injury. But do you think they are happy not living up to their killer potential. You think God gave them sharp claws, night vision and fangs for them to cuddle you all day?

Last Edited by Luxen on 07/30/2016 12:27 PM

Any chance another cat got in the house....

Most likely a uti or kidney problems. I would definitely get to the vet because kidney problems are common in cats.

I have a 17 year old cat who all of a sudden started peeing in everything and the vet did a urinalysis. There were crystals in his urine so he went through a course of antibiotics and he was better. It took like 2-3 days after he started them and he went back to seeing in his litter box. Good luck op!

OP - Are you keeping the litter box clean?

New litter once a week or cat doesn't like the smell.

Same way I lost a cat

Took him to the vet but it was too late.

Don't wait. Your cat is in tremendous pain

that's what they do !!!

Yep.

Yeah, they do that when they get old.. Don't know why. It's a pain in the ass

take it to the vet

diabetes

Sometimes cats are weird..we have one that will occasionally piss on a hand towel or whatever else is around when it doesn't feel like going through the cat door. It certainly goes through the door when it wants to so physical inability isn't the problem.

Urinary tract infection

It's obvious you're not a scientist or a vet, so please stop adding to the disinformation on the internet.

Some are commenting diabetes. If that turns out to be the diagnosis, please start to feed canned food. ANY canned food is better than dry. Do some research, you will see they most likely will go into remission if caught soon enough with just that diet change.
You have to monitor blood sugar closely as it can drop quickly. A human glucose meter will work for felines.
And yes, please take her to a vet to be checked. She is telling you something is wrong by her urination issues.

Join the club. Now mine is an outdoor cat. She has done well outdoors despite being declawed. I let her in the other day, I startled her, she ran behind my desk and pissed. Back out she went.

Nope.

Just a Doctor.

Last Edited by Luxen on 07/30/2016 03:27 PM