My cat quit using her litter box?

Question

I am at my wits end with my cat (now 3). I love her dearly and am scared about whats going on with her. I have had her since she was premature, bald, no bigger than my finger kitty. I bottle fed and burped her and raised her like 'I' was her mother. She has always been a happy loving cat and now I am at my wits end with her.

Over a month ago now she quit using her litter box altogether except for an occasional urination. At times she runs around like she sees or is being chased by an invisible 'something'. she hides under the bed and wont come out till its my bedtime at which point she still sleeps with me. I used to be able to call her and she would come. Not anymore.

Tonight I woke up and was sitting on the edge of the bed having a smoke and she was sitting next to me. All of a sudden I felt this warm liquid on my leg and I looked over and she was peeing on the bed. I have to admit (my bad) I am at my wits end and don't know what else to do. I grabbed her and rubbed her nose in it and placed her in the litter box. She ran out of the litter box, ran around the bed, ran down the hallway, and back into the bedroom, like some kind of freak. All along the way was a trail of of poo, like I have seen before i.e. pudding like, always yellow, and in trails like she had lost her bowels.

We took her to the vet almost a week ago and they indicated she had a slight infection and a fever. We were given medications (which are obviously not having any effect) and was told if it didn't clear up in a week to ten days to bring her back for blood work. I'll take her back for the blood work but I am writing here because I am at my wits end as to what might be wrong with her.

I hesitate to mention that about the same time this problem started we had several kittens in the home from another litter (my daughters boyfriend) whom, after their mother abandoned them we nursed and cared for them until they were ready to find new homes. The reason I hesitate to mention it is because I think there is something else going on besides the 'change' in the house i.e. the kittens leaving, and I don't want that to become the focal point for my cats problem.

However, up until that time everything was fine i.e. the kittens had their own litter box and my cat had hers, everyone did what they were suppose to do, where they were suppose to do it. A short time after the kittens left is when my cat all of a sudden started acting like she was freaked out about something, she would hide all day, sometimes for days at a time. She used to have the run of the house and now she wont hardly come out of the bedroom, I keep seeing these 'trails' of poo all over the room in the same consistency i.e. yellow, pudding like, and sometimes in a trail, sometimes not.

She has pooped on my desk, keyboard, pooped on the pillows, pooped in the window sill, all over the carpet, etc, not one time using her litter box and always the same consistency.

I am at my wits end and I hope it isn't anything serious. I am anxious to hear what others might think. She is still the loving, affectionate, cat I always had, still plays, isn't losing weight and still drinking plenty of water. In short, aside from the daily hiding, not coming out of the bedroom, and the po trails, nothing else seems to have changed.

Additional Details

I failed to mention that we have tried new litter, a new cat box, a new food, etc.

Answer 1

I'm sorry to hear you are having such a tough time with your kitty. I may be totally wrong here but maybe she is stressed because she has no other 'friends' in the house. Is she left alone for long periods during the day or night? She may have really liked the company of the other kittens.
In my opinion I think you should get the blood tests done anyway just in case there is something more sinister. But if she is eating and playing and not showing any discomfort I don't think you have anything to worry about.
I hope everything works out for you and kitty.

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Mother to a moggy and two pedigrees.

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Answer 2

The runny poo is not good and suggests something is not quite right, her change in behavior also points to something being wrong with her. Is there anyway the kittens had something?

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Answer 3

I would suggest for you to really clean the litterbox or buy a new litter box,if that doesnt resolve the problem,I would then sugest for you to take the cat to the vet,since there might be a medical problem that inhibits the cat from reaching the litterbox in time to urinate or deficate

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I have a friend who is a Vet Tech

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