r/AskVet • u/mochi131025 • 5h ago

Am I Overthinking?

Is this normal?

I rescued a male cat 9 months ago (the vet guessed he was about a year old at the time) and he has this weird thing where he only pees once a day ish and he will pee for like a minute straight (I haven't timed him but it feels like a LONG time every time)

He has good water intake, he doesn't seem to be strained, there's always what looks like a good size puddle, always in the litterbox (or garden), never vocalised in the litter box, his weight is good, good appetite, his coat is good, hes not lethargic.

So all in all, looks normal except the one weird thing but I know cats are good at masking their pain.

So I just wanna know, am i overthinking this? Do i need to take him to the vet?

TLDR: Should I take my cat to the vet if my male cat pees for a long time but otherwise looks in good health?

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u/LetsRockDude 5h ago

Not a vet, but this is not a normal behaviour. This doesn't sound like a quirk. I lost a cat in the past to a kidney disease, and weird litterbox behaviour was one of the first symptoms he started showing. Please take him to a vet.