Cat Peeing Outside Litter Box - Your Vet Wants You to Know

Learn how stress can trigger feline idiopathic cystitis, causing painful urination, bladder inflammation, and cats to pee outside the box.

Outside the Box 3: Feline Idiopathic Cystitis Stressing Your Cat Out?

Your cat is straining, peeing outside the litter box, or even passing bloody urine but your veterinarian says it may not be a UTI. In Episode 3 of Outside the Box, Dr. Brittany Lancellotti and Dr. Amy Oberstadt explain feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC), one of the most common causes of lower urinary tract signs in cats. Discover how stress can create real physical changes involving the nervous system and bladder, why FIC can keep coming back, how to recognize urinary pain, and why treating the whole cat, not just the bladder, is so important.

A cat sits next to a litter box with its paw gentle resting on the side of the box.

Outside the Box 1: Why Is My Cat Peeing Outside the Box?

Why is your cat peeing outside the box? Learn signs of feline urinary disease, common causes like FIC, UTIs and stones, and when straining is an emergency.

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Outside the Box 3: Feline Idiopathic Cystitis Stressing Your Cat Out?

Outside the Box 1: Why Is My Cat Peeing Outside the Box?