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Q: My cat is now about two years old.
We've had him for a year and a half.
He's very house trained, he uses his litter box, doesn't scratch furniture etc.
Recently he didn't really want to eat anything, but now he's eating fine again and all is ok.
The thing is though that he keeps peeing in random places. Like once on the side of our sofa, then in the corner of our island counter in the kitchen, in the middle of my parent's bathroom, middle of a carpet, etc.
He still uses the litter box but I'm worried.
He's never peed anywhere else in the house.
The only things that could affect him could be the fact that we moved houses, but that was at the end of April...and he adjusted quickly.
Also during the summer holidays he used to go out in the morning and then come in the house for lunch and then just go in out and out during the day. Now that school starts we let him out once me or my brother get home from school.
He doesn't stay out during night either.

So yeah, any ideas what could be causing him to pee in random places over the house?
Or should we take him to the vet?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
If he feels adjusted and is otherwise friendly, doesn't glare or run from you or stare angrily at you when you come home (all signs that a cat is angry with living adjustments and feels passive-aggressive), then it could be a medical problem. Considering his age, it's probably not kidney failure. Keeping him in at night is good. I'd suggest taking him to the vet to rule out physical discomfort. You're doing everything else right, I think.

Yeah, we took him to the vet, he had a small bladder problem and we were giving him medication for that.
We noticed though that when we stopped giving him his favorite brand of cat food, he stopped peeing in places.
When we gave it to him again, he'd pee.
So I'm guessing that's the main reason.

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People have been coming to me for advice so long, I might as well do this all in one spot. I watch a lot of unfathomable Japanese TV and drink a lot of coffee. I'm a freshly-hatched Illustration major, formerly trapped & dying in the American South, now busily teaching phrases to all of Nagoya Japan. I'm always on the lookout for more video games and sushi.
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