My cat pees outside the box. Is it medical or should I crate him?

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I have two cats, and i have two stories house and pretty wide, so i put 2 litter boxes in each floor (is it enough?), my oldest cat which is a mix maine coon breed started doing his business out of his litter box pretty often lately (but not that much after i put extra litter box in the 1st floor, i used to put only 1 litter box on the 1st floor), im thinking that he should be crated at night, but not with my other cat cus he's well behaved, is it okay? Will my oldest cat get mad/jealous? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 10 months and 27 days old | 9 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

You've done a great job with the litter boxes, as you should have one for every cat plus an extra. I would be concerned that the reason why Cecile isn't using the litter box lately because he has a medical illness, such as feline idiopathic cystitis or bladder stones. Before crating him at night, I recommend taking him into the vet for a health check. If he does have a medical reason behind this behavior, the vet can diagnose it and treat him for it. I hope this helps!

My cat pees outside the box. Is it medical or should I crate him?

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