Male cat leaving wet spots?

[Brat]

Hello!

My male cat seems to be leaving little wet spots wherever he's sitting. He was also paying a lot of attention to that area and licking it. We noticed it about a half hour ago.

I think it all started last night but I didn't know it at the time. I heard him growling at our other cats (we have 3 in all) and he does this sometimes when he just doesn't want to be bothered by them so we didn't think anything was unusual. But now it makes sense.. they keep getting close to him and sniffing him with their mouths open. He hasn't growled again.. he seems to be acting completely normal. I fed him, he ate, he came to me for a petting and purred at my feet. I opened the back door that leads to our balcony about 10 mins ago and he went out happily. And right now he's sitting at my feet right now grooming himself. But the wet spots? I tried searching and couldn't really come up with anything? Could it be a urinary infection?

He's neutered and 3 years old. I also notice a smell coming from the area.. it smells kinda like old sweat..hehe I know that sounds weird.

Thanks for all your help!

[Love4himies]

Usually with an infection a cat will try to urinate frequently, there may be blood in the urine too. Another issue may be anal glands but there is usually quite a smell to those, lol.

Anyways, both issues require a vet visit. Good luck and let us know what the vet says.

[Dr Lee]

Good idea Love4himies, an examination and possible tests (urine test or blood and urine tests) will be able to help look for the cause. One quick note on male cats and frequent urination - FLUTD (Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disorder - has a variety of names (FUS - Feline Urologic Syndrome, idiopathic feline cystitis, etc...)) is one of the most common causes of frequent urination, straining to urinate, blood in urine, etc... Crystalluria (crystals being present in the urine) is the next common cause. Bladder infection is a less common cause however it is surprising how many times it is diagnosed and treated for.

I had a client this afternoon who came in for some antibiotics on "yet another urinary tract infection". After some convincing a urinalysis was performed showing high concentration of urine with no evidence of infection nor crystals. FLUTD with a change of dry to canned food will likely solve this cat from having this recurring problem. Just FWIW.

As far as the wet back end.... I like Love4himies idea to have the anal sacs checked.

Good luck.

[Brat]

Love4himies and Dr Lee, thank you

As for the anal sacs, the wetness wasn't coming from that area. My other cat had some leakage there and boy do I remember the smell when they drained it hehe.. but it was coming from the other hole yesterday.

Thanks for your help! I'll be making a visit to the vet. He's back to being his normal self already (took about two hours) but I still want to make sure everything is A-OK!

[Love4himies]

Any updates for us Brat?