why is my cat starting to defecate in my room?

[smitty692]

She is 16yrs old, she is spayed. She has had issues with her bowels before due to a change in food, as her regular food was discontinued.  This is different, I know because its not diarea.  Her bahaviour when she does it is also completely different from when she has diarea.

she uses her litter box the rest of the day just fine.  I have been racking my brain trying to figure out why she wold be stressed?  She sleeps with me either on me or beside me.  We get up together, I feed her and then get ready for work.  She will come into the bathroom with me to watch.  

I had a feeling she was about to do it again but I watched her just to see if she wreally would.  She used her litter box to pee then came into the room...  was on the floor, walked a few steps, layed there, walked another, almost like a nervousness.  then she walked out of my view and when I turned the corner there she was going right in front of me around the other side of the bed! I yelled at her she just looked at me and then ran away and acted like nothing was wrong.  Her eyes were not dialated like she gets when she is mad, her tail was not twitching. There were no digging motions made. In fact once I picked it up and dropped in her litter box, she went and covered it up.

I just don't get it? Any ideas? Her eating and drinking habits are normal, her stools are normal. could it be weather? or is she just getting old and crazy and this is more of what I get to see.....?

[nancyjac]

I agree that at her age it could be a physical problem.  I would also examine her anus for any swelling of hemmrhoids or rash.  I assume you haven't change the type of litter you are using or the box itself or the location of the box.

[PrettyKitty1]

I agree with Jade. She is an older cat. Older cat are prone to illnesses and it doesn’t necessarily have to be UTI. It could be she is losing sense of smell or eye sight and you may not even be aware since cats are so good at hiding pain and illnesses sometimes. Older kitties require special care. You should contact the vet and see what the best course of action for your little girl is.  

Good Luck!

[Jade59]

Hi there,

You really should make an appt with your vet right away.  This change in behavior can mean your kitty is in some kind of pain.  I just read an article on this yesterday.  Especially since she's an older cat, I'd get her in for some bloodwork to rule out Hyperthyroidism...things like that.