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Nature Rarely Calls ......
Thanks so much, Karen. Think I'll get them checked out just to be on the safe
side. Have a great night .... |
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On 2003-09-09, Allegra640 wrote:
Many thanks for the post ... one thing: if it was indeed hairballs, i'm assuming you mean hairballs that haven't been coughed or spit up, right? Again, my apologies for sounding stupid, but I've never had cats until a year ago. Of course, now, there's no going back. I had a cat that got "plugged up" by hairballs. I neither saw it cough up a hairball nor found a hairball on the floor. I noticed the cat straining and the vet discovered an impacted hairball. They unimpacted the cat digitally (not a job I'd want) and used laxatives and enemas to help the cat. I did more intensive grooming of the cat and gave it Laxatone (basically flavored petroleum jelly with some vitamin supplements) a couple of times a week. No more hairball problems. Constipation can have more ominous causes, though, and should be looked into by a professional. My cat was obviously in distress. It would paw and strain, but nothing would happen. |
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Allegra640 wrote: I've noticed in the last week or so that my girls have been going for extended stretches of time without using the litter box. It's beginning to worry me. Before I take them to the doctor I wanted to ask if anyone else has encountered this. Do cats just naturally go for longer periods than dogs without having to "go?" Depends upon what you mean by "longer periods", and whether you're talking about urine or feces. Some "premium" cat foods are formulated to produce less solid waste. (You might also check around and see whether they've found a spot they like BETTER that the litterbox!) |
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Are you like sure they're not going somewhere else.......somewhere you
haven't noticed yet? Positive ......... |
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Cats can, or I should say, some cats can go a long time without using
the litter box. A few years ago I left for a week's vacation, and accidentally shut Skeeter in my bedroom closet before I left. Luckily, my daughter and son-in-law decided to surprise me by painting my bathroom while I was gone. Fortunately, they came the day after I left. They heard a faint mewing and found Skeeter. She immediately bolted for the cat door and ran outside. She had been in there for about 30 hours and had not done *anything* - thank goodness! I'd never have gotten the smell out of my clothes. A few days after I got home, she got shut in there again, this time for only a couple of hours. Now I watch carefully whenever I open and close that closet door, and I always leave it open a few inches (It has sliding doors) when I go on a trip. -- Joy Normal is in the eye of the beholder. -- Whoopie Goldberg "Allegra640" wrote in message ... I've noticed in the last week or so that my girls have been going for extended stretches of time without using the litter box. It's beginning to worry me. Before I take them to the doctor I wanted to ask if anyone else has encountered this. Do cats just naturally go for longer periods than dogs without having to "go?" Tracy |
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