My cat Bear needs help

Bear is a 2 yr old black long hair neutered male. He has started
staying out at night lately. I saw him Sat morn and he didn't come home
till Mon afternoon. He doesn't feel well and last night I saw him
straining to poop but no resuts and no sign this morning. I will take
him to the vet today but what could be going on? I have some of that
black charcoal stuff. Should I force him to take some? Thannks

Take him to the vet. He may have an impaction. Don't delay.
Gail
"Teddy" wrote in message
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Bear is a 2 yr old black long hair neutered male. He has started
staying out at night lately. I saw him Sat morn and he didn't come home
till Mon afternoon. He doesn't feel well and last night I saw him
straining to poop but no resuts and no sign this morning. I will take
him to the vet today but what could be going on? I have some of that
black charcoal stuff. Should I force him to take some? Thannks

Take him to the vet. He may have an impaction. Don't delay.
Gail
"Teddy" wrote in message
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Bear is a 2 yr old black long hair neutered male. He has started
staying out at night lately. I saw him Sat morn and he didn't come home
till Mon afternoon. He doesn't feel well and last night I saw him
straining to poop but no resuts and no sign this morning. I will take
him to the vet today but what could be going on? I have some of that
black charcoal stuff. Should I force him to take some? Thannks

Thanks I just talked to the vet. She will try to see him this morning.
I have a repair man coming at 9 as the washer quit and I am teaching a
class 2-4. I will take him in as soon as the repair man leaves. The
vet told of a cat that was plugged by a breast milk pad it had eaten.
She will give Bear an enema and then an xray if needed.

Thanks I just talked to the vet. She will try to see him this morning.
I have a repair man coming at 9 as the washer quit and I am teaching a
class 2-4. I will take him in as soon as the repair man leaves. The
vet told of a cat that was plugged by a breast milk pad it had eaten.
She will give Bear an enema and then an xray if needed.

In article ,
(Teddy) wrote:

Bear is a 2 yr old black long hair neutered male. He has started
staying out at night lately. I saw him Sat morn and he didn't come home
till Mon afternoon. He doesn't feel well and last night I saw him
straining to poop but no resuts and no sign this morning. I will take
him to the vet today but what could be going on? I have some of that
black charcoal stuff. Should I force him to take some? Thannks


Straining in the litterbox is often a sign of URINARY obstruction, not
poopy problems. He's probably shifting his stance upright as if to poop
while he strains. Urinary obstruction is a COMMON and DEADLY problem in
male cats. Get thee to a vet!!

-Alison in OH

In article ,
(Teddy) wrote:

Bear is a 2 yr old black long hair neutered male. He has started
staying out at night lately. I saw him Sat morn and he didn't come home
till Mon afternoon. He doesn't feel well and last night I saw him
straining to poop but no resuts and no sign this morning. I will take
him to the vet today but what could be going on? I have some of that
black charcoal stuff. Should I force him to take some? Thannks


Straining in the litterbox is often a sign of URINARY obstruction, not
poopy problems. He's probably shifting his stance upright as if to poop
while he strains. Urinary obstruction is a COMMON and DEADLY problem in
male cats. Get thee to a vet!!

-Alison in OH

Please don't force anything on Bear unless the vet advises it. hope you get
to the vet as soon as possible.

--
Barb
I can only please one person a day.
Today is not your day.
Tomorrow doesn't look good either.

Please don't force anything on Bear unless the vet advises it. hope you get
to the vet as soon as possible.

--
Barb
I can only please one person a day.
Today is not your day.
Tomorrow doesn't look good either.

I had seen Bear pee so I knew it wasn't that. The vet had to give him
several enemas and keep him 2 days and nights. She had a hard time
getting several 'knots' of hard stuff out of him. He's done now and I
will go get him when they open the office. The vet kept asking if he
had been out of water. Bear had been missing 2 days. Would that have
been long enough for this problem? I keep water in both bathrooms, the
garage, front and back porches.