My boyfriend has a neutered male cat (Whiskers), who is somewhere between 11-14 years old (he's had him since he was a kitten, but can't remember just how long ago that was). This is not the cat in question, but looks almost exactly like him.

So. Elderly cat. Sunday evening, Whiskers comes into boyfriend's room, jumps on bed, comes up to me for pettings, and proceeds to walk around me, sitting maybe 4 inches away.

He then proceeds to pee. Everywhere. Soaked right through the comforter, two sheets, the fitter sheet, and onto the mattress. Of course, we put him outside immediately (all of the cats in the household are indoor-outdoor, and they typically do their business outside - and are pretty damn good at letting people know when they need out), not scolding him because he seems like he doesn't even know what happened.

Boyfriend tells rest of household not to let Whiskers back inside for the rest of the evening, and possibly Monday.

Monday: boyfriend gets off work, picks me up, we have lunch, pick up another friend, then go to his place. Whiskers is outside. We let him in, because he's obviously hungry. He eats, then slinks in boyfriend's room to sleep on one of the computer chairs.

Things are going well; boyfriend did laundry, so the sheets aren't stained, nor do they reek of piss. Neither does the mattress. Boyfriend and other friend decide to take a quick trip to Walmart, I am placed on "Whiskers Watch". Before they even leave, Whiskers walks over to the bed - but not the same spot - and pees. Again. We pick him up to get him outside and he continues pissing, this time getting some on the carpet as well.

There's no pink/red in the urine, at least, not yet; so I don't think it's a UTI.

There are no litterboxes in the house (because they all go outside), and boyfriend feels it would be a waste of money, because Whiskers would probably not make it to the box/would miss it anyway.

-Boyfriend thinks he's just getting old. -I echo this, though I told him to be wary of any pink/red, because it could be a UTI. -Boyfriend's older, asshole brother says that Whiskers should be put down immediately. We're currently ignoring him, because he's a complete and utter douche.

TL;DR Version: Does anybody have experience with urinary incontinence in older cats?

I think your best bet is to take the cat to the vet's and get him diagnosed. Peeing all over the place could be a sign that he has developed some sort of medical condition that is not FLUTD but also maybe put the cat on one of those special urinary diets as well. I had to euthanize my 13 years old cat because she was in pain and could barely move that and i was sick of cleaning up her shit considering she was an indoor cat. I could get my book from the vet course i took i suppose.

The cat is probably getting older. Try a litter box by the bed since that's where Wiskers seems to want to pee the most. At that age many cats do loose control of their bodily functions. My boyfriend and I just had to put down our 13year old tuxedo cat because she couldn't find the litter box, eat, drink or really move. I suggest taking your boyfriends cat the vet and see what they say. If they suggest putting the kitty down then you know it's a professional suggestion and not just the word of your boyfriends brother.

There are many feline issues that can cause this. It may still be a UTI but in early stages. You won't know for sure until you go to the vet. Yes these tests can be expensive well over the cost of putting a kitty down but it could be something as simple as a UTI or the beginning stages of cancer even which is what our kitty had. It's up to you both if you want to test kitty or put him down either way this poor kitty isn't doing it on purpose. Try the litter box, and maybe call a vet and see what they think it is over the phone. Some vet offices will tell you what they think it is based on what you tell them, others will tell you just to bring the kitty in.

I hope this helped, I've had kitties off and on my whole life.

It's actually very common in older male cats to do this. They do say it's because they get UTI's easier. Just because you cannot see any signs of one, doesn't mean he doesn't have one. I suggest at least trying the litterbox. If he's that old, he could be getting forgetful too. -shug- couldn't hurt to try, right?

Once a cat pees somewhere they aren't supposed to, they keep doing it. You need to wash the sheets/bed with a urine eliminating product, such as Nature's Miracle. There is something in their pee that they can still smell no matter how many times you wash it unfortunately... Also he could have a UTI or crystals so he should probably see a vet.

most cats that arent litter trained will tend to pee wherever they want because they dont know any better. I also have a male cat who pees in our guest bedroom constantly, and he is litter box trained. though I do believe elderly cats tend to have weak bladders. my elderly cat who is about 10 years old has been litter box trained since she was a kitten and now that she's getting old, she tends to have a few accidents now and then. aside from that, I do agree that you should take him to the vet for a check up, because even if you may not see blood or discoloration is his urine, there still could be something wrong with him.

He still good have a UTI, I'd advise getting him checked out anyway. Just to be on the sage side. If it's just that he is getting older and can't control it properly anymore you will probably need to put a litter box near the bed and see if you can get him to use that. When my old cats got into their older years we often had messes to clean up as they couldn't control it like they used too.

I know that older cats often have incontinence issues, but beyond that I can't say much.

Thank you to everyone who responded! I've been busy with college classes, so I haven't been online to reply.

Whiskers has not had a single incident since the last one that Monday! We took him to the vet the same day I posted this to be absolutely sure it wasn't a UTI or some other underlying problem, and he's checked out to be perfectly healthy. The vet's theory is that, because we were in a cold snap at the time, and due to the cat's age, it could be a sign of early-stage arthritis.

In other words, he had to pee really badly, but didn't want to deal with the cold weather on his joints. So he peed on the warmest surface in the room.

lol awwww. Time to get him a heated catbox haha.

glad to hear it was only temporary