July 7, 2008
My 12-year-old cat was attacked by our other cat, and now he is urinating by the front door. We took him to the vet and were told that he was diabetic. We are trying glypizide on him, but he still pees near the door every day.
The problem might be that his blood sugar is not regulated and is still too high even though you are giving him the glypizide. One way too tell is to check his urine with urine strips to see if there is sugar in his urine.  Diabetic animals are also predisposed to bladder infections because of the presence of sugar in their urine and this may be contributing to him urinating outside the box.  I would take him in for a complete urinalysis and ask your vet to give you urine strips to test his urine at home as well.
 
 
 
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Dr. Karen Halligan, DVM is the Director of Veterinary Services at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Los Angeles. She is the author of the acclaimed book Doc Halligan’s What Every Pet Owner Should Know: Prescriptions for Happy, Healthy Cats and Dogs, which offers practical tips and advice on pet diets, health, exercise, reducing vet bills, disaster preparedness, and much more. She is also in private practice in Venice, Calif.


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