L-Lysine for inappropriate feline urination?

panthera · 03-13-2009, 10:03 AM

Has anybody heard of using L-lysine for inappropriate feline urination? My housemate is at her wits end, trying to care for two human kids & two felines, one of whom sometimes has peeing sprees. She started recording them on her calendar to prove to her hubby that things were getting out of hand, and it seemed to me that he (the kitty, not the hubby) would pee on a blanket or carpet 4 or 5 days out of the week.

They're giving him lysine, and it may be working, but I've never ever heard of this.

nauthiz · 03-13-2009, 10:34 AM

I'd never heard of it. I've always been under the impression that inappropriate urination is usually a symptom of either some sort of illness or the cat having taken a dislike to the litterbox because it's not being cleaned often enough or they don't like the brand of cat litter or something like that.

Maybe L-Lysine is used as a treatment for some sort of UTI? If that's the case, it seems like a trip to the vet might be in order if it hasn't already been done, just in case L-Lysine is the wrong thing for whatever particular situation is causing the peeing.

michiganveganchick · 03-13-2009, 11:30 AM

My kitties have taken it for herpes (eye, respiratory), but I've never heard about it for littlerbox issues.

I'm trying feliway right now for litterbox issues and it might be too soon to tell, but it seems to be making a difference for that.

panthera · 03-13-2009, 12:24 PM

Feliway? I thought that was an anti-anxiety measure. This cat seems fine otherwise, and the pee sprees have occurred sporadically since he was much younger, including before the kids. He actually defecated on their bed a number of times when they went away for a week, but I was cleaning his box every day.

They're going away again, so I'm going to spend lots of time in their room to give him (and his kitty friend) lots of personal attention. As well as covering the family's beds with plastic!

He's the loveliest, purriest cat, but with such peeing, I'm much relieved to live with ~~a rather~~ an extraordinarily bratty & scratch-ready Karma instead.

Who knows, maybe he does just need a lot more scritching than he was getting, what w/the kids taking all the attention away from the kitties.

vegankitty · 03-13-2009, 01:09 PM

Feliway has been a miracle for us. One of the cats used to pee on sometimg at least a couple of times a week. No more! He still does it rarely. Our apartment is small so we unplug it for a few days I'd only leave it plugged in had the day.

panthera · 03-18-2009, 02:03 AM

ooh! I will pass that on! Thanks!

bluedawg · 03-25-2009, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by panthera

Has anybody heard of using L-lysine for inappropriate feline urination?
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They're giving him lysine, and it may be working, but I've never ever heard of this.

hmmm, our humane society has recently started sprinkling it on all the kitties' food, but i can't remember why now. someone told me when they first started doing it, but i definitely don't remember them saying it had anything to do with peeing. i'll try to remember to ask when i'm there next week.

03-13-2009, 10:03 AM	#1
panthera Reprazents Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,594	L-Lysine for inappropriate feline urination? Has anybody heard of using L-lysine for inappropriate feline urination? My housemate is at her wits end, trying to care for two human kids & two felines, one of whom sometimes has peeing sprees. She started recording them on her calendar to prove to her hubby that things were getting out of hand, and it seemed to me that he (the kitty, not the hubby) would pee on a blanket or carpet 4 or 5 days out of the week. They're giving him lysine, and it may be working, but I've never ever heard of this. __________________ ARCO's Abolitionists

03-13-2009, 12:24 PM	#4
panthera Reprazents Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,594	Feliway? I thought that was an anti-anxiety measure. This cat seems fine otherwise, and the pee sprees have occurred sporadically since he was much younger, including before the kids. He actually defecated on their bed a number of times when they went away for a week, but I was cleaning his box every day. They're going away again, so I'm going to spend lots of time in their room to give him (and his kitty friend) lots of personal attention. As well as covering the family's beds with plastic! He's the loveliest, purriest cat, but with such peeing, I'm much relieved to live with ~~a rather~~ an extraordinarily bratty & scratch-ready Karma instead. Who knows, maybe he does just need a lot more scritching than he was getting, what w/the kids taking all the attention away from the kitties. __________________ ARCO's Abolitionists

03-18-2009, 02:03 AM	#6
panthera Reprazents Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,594	ooh! I will pass that on! Thanks! __________________ ARCO's Abolitionists

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03-13-2009, 10:34 AM	#2
nauthiz Administrator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ORD Posts: 6,505	I'd never heard of it. I've always been under the impression that inappropriate urination is usually a symptom of either some sort of illness or the cat having taken a dislike to the litterbox because it's not being cleaned often enough or they don't like the brand of cat litter or something like that. Maybe L-Lysine is used as a treatment for some sort of UTI? If that's the case, it seems like a trip to the vet might be in order if it hasn't already been done, just in case L-Lysine is the wrong thing for whatever particular situation is causing the peeing.

03-13-2009, 11:30 AM	#3
michiganveganchick Reprazents Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan Posts: 4,011	My kitties have taken it for herpes (eye, respiratory), but I've never heard about it for littlerbox issues. I'm trying feliway right now for litterbox issues and it might be too soon to tell, but it seems to be making a difference for that.

03-13-2009, 01:09 PM	#5
vegankitty Android typo queen Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York , NY Posts: 5,440	Feliway has been a miracle for us. One of the cats used to pee on sometimg at least a couple of times a week. No more! He still does it rarely. Our apartment is small so we unplug it for a few days I'd only leave it plugged in had the day.