Idiopathic Cystitis, not sure what to do

Idiopathic Cystitis, not sure what to do

Warning,long read. This is my boy, Bean. He’s 4 years old, and neutered. 2 years ago, he started having instances where I noticed blood in his urine. I thought maybe he had a UTI or something so I took him to the vet I’d been using, and they tested a sample of his urine. They didn’t find any bacteria or crystals/stones. They said there was just a bit of blood and didn’t really give me much else besides that. I can’t remember if they gave me medication for him, I feel like they may have given him an antibiotic but I might be confusing that with the time he had a random abscess show up. It seemed like the issue went away though. Then last year, same thing. He started having blood in his urine and this time I was noticing he was peeing a lot, but small amounts. He wasn’t straining at all, just peeing often. He also started peeing outside of the litter box. I took him to a different vet office this time because I had found one I liked better, and one of the doctors checked him out fully and went over what the other vet had found previously. He diagnosed him with idiopathic cystitis and told me it’s pretty common in male cats Bean’s age. He said he wasn’t concerned about a blockage or crystals or anything like that, but also told me there’s not really much of a treatment. He said some people use a urinary food but because I have multiple cats (4) he wouldn’t recommend that because of price and because the other cats don’t need it. He did give a round of gabapentin and said this might clear it up for a bit, but he may have another bout again. He said it’s often stress related. After that, Bean went a while without a flare up of any kind. In May, I lost my grandmother that I was really connected to and went through a period of really struggling. Soon after that, Bean flared up again and started peeing weird places and having some blood in his urine. But then it seemed to get better, once I got more back to normal. Then in July, I ...

Peeing outside litter box

I’m not sure why, but my cat (male, fixed, approx. 6 years old) has started to pee outside of his litter box. I’ve been making sure to scoop it everyday, either first thing in the morning or sometime in the evening. There haven’t been any changes in routine and there are no other animals in the house aside from our fish. He hasn’t shown any signs of distress or discomfort while peeing. He has done this in the past, where he began peeing outside his litter box after our dog passed away. He only stopped when I got him a new litter box (bigger size) and I had to essentially deep clean the house with an enzyme cleaner. Vet has already told us this is behavioral, as all bloodwork and tests came back normal. He is a very loving and sweet boy, I’m just not sure how to fix this—he’s the first cat I’ve ever had so I’m just looking for any kind of helpful advice.