Jo Peshek wrote in a message to Joan Kelly:
 JK> Another symptom to add:  One of my cats tried to pee in 
 JK> every conceivable container which had "stuff" in it to
 JK> move around, including potted plants and boxes of old
 JK> clothes.
 JP> Laundry, a stack of newspapers, the bathmat, etc, etc...
 JP> And if it helps to take it any better, they do this because
 JP> (Speaking from a human perspective, but what do we know?)
 JP> after the first few tries in the litterbox, and particularly if
 JP> they are experiencing painful urination, they begin to
 JP> associate the pain and lack of success WITH the litterbox.
Oh, I never got that idea.  I thought they were just getting desperate.  In 
the times I had this problem, they would try the litterbox, move on to the 
plants, on to the clothes, back to the litterbox, etc. on and on.  I don't 
think they "blame" anything for their condition, just know that they are not 
peeing, and feeling very uncomfortable.
In any case, I never had a problem with a cat subsequently avoiding the 
litter box as a result of an infection.
 JP> mine have always gone back to the litterbox after a
 JP> cure was affected.  :)
Good.  :-)
Joan
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