Urinary Tract Diseases
Diseases under this category include cat UTI and interstitial cystitis (bladder inflammation), both of which make urinating grossly painful for your cat. In a handful of cases, they also produce blood in the urine.
Although treatable, the problem with this (which applies to many medical conditions causing cat litter problems) is that your cat may associate the pain with the litter box. This means she might think that it’s the box making her suffer, consequently resulting to her avoiding the litter box completely.
Kidney and Bladder Stones, Blockage, or Failure
Unlike with the first disease causing cat litter box problems, here, your cat will be adamant to frequently enter the litter box since she will feel full but can’t excrete properly. Unfortunately, by the time she is actually able to pee, the box may be out of her reach.
Intestinal Problems
Of course, it’s not always pee that’s the problem. It can also be #2, aka poop. There are a lot of cat medical conditions that fall under this category and cause cat litter box problems. Some of those are parasites, impacted anal glands, and inflammatory bowel disease. Most of these cat diseases produce symptoms like abdominal pain, weight loss, and frequent vomiting and pooping outside of the litter box.
Hyperthyroidism
If your feline buddy has thyroid tumors producing excessive thyroid hormones, she will be likely to drink more and urinate often and longer. If she becomes rushed to pee, she might end up doing so wherever nature calls her. Luckily, this cat disease can be easily cured with medications, surgery, or an iodine treatment.
