It is likely a urinary tract infection. Common ailment and can be treated quickly and inexpensively with antibiotics. It's painful and can eventually damage their kidneys, so you really need to get her to a vet.

Big Easy and Rivers Vet Urgent Care both do walk ins. You just have to get there early because it's first come, first serve. If you don't intend to keep her or care for her, surrender her at a shelter asap so she can see a vet because she is almost certainly sick and in pain.

https://www.jacksongalaxy.com/blog/litter-box-avoidance-101/

https://fearfreepets.com/litter-box-basics/

Here are two good sources for litter box husbandry. A lot of it can take trial and error. Trying different locations, different boxes, different litter until you find what works best.

Make sure you are scooping once or twice a day and regularly changing out the litter and scrubbing the box when it gets smelly.

Littee boxes should not be placed anywhere near their food or water bowls.

not really. if anything, I feel like we have lots of local/regional chains vs. the national chains for a city of our size.

Napa Prime is great, but it's well outside of the city in Wexford. Cioppino and Alla Famiglia come close in terms of vibes, but neither has the variety of cuts you expect at a good steakhouse. That said, both are worth visiting regardless.

Edit: I'm going to add Meat and Potatoes to the "not a steakhouse, but go for steak anyways" category.

It is kind of odd that we don't have any locally owned high end steakhouses. It really seems like it would thrive in the Pittsburgh market. The more expensive places that are popular here tend to be food over ambience like gastropub type places where people don't feel the need to dress up. Steakhouses seem to fall in line to with that niche

I feel like it's more chain filled than places like New England, but I think it's less chain saturated than most places I've been in the South and Midwest.

I think this is a good way to put it. Even in the suburbs, you can find your share of non-chain restaurants once you get away from places like McKnight Road.

In the suburbs, perhaps. In the city itself, I would elect to say no.

There are chains in the city limits but they are wildly outnumbered by independent restaurants and bars.

Set up a Pirate radio station and rebrand the island as The Republic of Brunot.

Do you keep a litter box in the attic?

We had an issue with my cat, when my wife moved in and brought her 3 cats, and spraying. It was a territory thing, a literal pissing contest, my cat was not pleased. Solution ended up being more litter boxes in more locations (we used to just have one, in the basement that my cat used. We got more and put them on the 1st and second floor).

She now has an appointment tomorrow. Yes I would love tips about litter box. I have had cats my whole life so I know a bit. Currently she has 2 times of boxed, two open and one hooded, and use scentless litter.

I'm sure there's someone with access to this data who could quantify it, but my general observation is that Pittsburgh is sorta under-represented when it comes to chains. Not saying that's good or bad--just that when I travel to some US cities, I notice way more chains that either we don't have or that I've never heard of.

Columbus is the city to go to if you want chain restaurants. Holy mackerel, do they have a lot of variety! They've been a test market and/or HQ for a number of them over the decades, so I guess there's some kind of very generic, average-ness to Columbus that we don't have here.

Don't forget about the saga of SouthSide's fake Burger King

What's the metric for determining whether something is or isn't a chain restaurant city?

Monkey knife fight nights!!!

the city? most chains are local or regional, with exception to some national chains like Eddie V's that plant themselves in almost everyone's downtown

the metro area? yeah, just as many chains as everywhere else

I’d say somewhere in the middle, definitely a lot of good independent places. But chains seem ever present and very popular, especially local chains.

I met a guy under Kaufmanns clock at Noon in 1991 we spent the next 25 years in a wild romantic relationship. ❤️

That was a couple years ago. Lab work very well could have changed by now. Most vets recommend yearly lab work, and they may suggest a urine test.

Moving her to a different home is just going to stress her out even more. Same with moving her back again.

I think your best option here would be taking her to the vet for a complete workup, which she should be getting along with yearly vaccines. If you want, I can give you some litter box husbandry tips to make sure you're giving her all the right options to use the litter box.

Pgh isn't a chain city, with the notable exception of steakhouses.

Hey, it's your attic and your time, do what you want. I'm just making an attempt to save you the small fortune in urine removal products you'll end up buying before you realize that your friend is a wild animal that desperately wants to be outside.

When you can convince a feral cat to stop peeing in your house after it's been doing it already, make sure you write it down. You'll be a billionaire.

She doesn't hide in the attic that is just her safe place and were she sleeps. she also hangs out on the second floor were we feed her away from the other cat. And she has ventured down to the living room to hangout for a couple of hours.

If you're a beer snob I'd suggest trying Fat Head's. And East Carson St. is good for people watching but can get a little wild if it's the weekend evening and the weather is fair.

Plenty of chains in the suburbs but for the most part I’d say Pittsburgh is a town where you’ll find independent restaurants/bars and local conglomerates that spread around the same concept (Eat N’ Park, Primanti’s) or multiple different concepts (Deshantz group, Big Burrito). Though soul sucking developments like the terminal in the strip and east side bond are bringing in more out of town chains/franchises so who knows where we’re going at this point.

>but what ever is in her best interest.

If the cat is hiding in the attic, this is your first indication that the cat is feral and doesn't want to be in the house. Given they're already 10 years old, and have been living outdoors (presumably) all this time, it's likely terrified. Let it out already. You're not doing it a favor by keeping it indoors.