My House is Not Your Toilet: Feline Elimination Disorders

While cats may not recognize their inappropriate elimination patterns as problematic, owners of such cats find it quite undesirable, making it the number one behavioral reason for relinquishment of cats to shelters and a common reason for the return of a previously adopted cat to a shelter. This session aims to boost general practitioners' knowledge regarding the current literature on feline elimination problems. This includes how to make an accurate diagnosis, as well as to implement safe and effective treatment strategies.