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Constipated Dusty?
I think the Dust "may" be constipated. I am not sure what qualifies as
constipation in cats. He basically hasn't pooped in 3 days. He is not going to the box and straining, he isn't complaining, he is eating and drinking very much so normally and he is peeing about twice a day. We had a house full of people over the turkey day holiday and that seems to be when he stopped. I also have removed the lid from his "booda-loo" litterbox so that he could in and out more comfortably. Since I have taken off the lid he has pooped, about every other day. Could the house full of people have caused a colonic traffic jam in my little man? Does he feel "exposed" in his box now? He has always been a "every other day" kinda pooper but that was on dry food only. For the past several weeks he has been eating a small can of wet a day and grazing the dry in the same quantity that he did before the wet. He is taking Norvasc for his hypertension but I went to their website and do not see that it causes constipation in people so I figured not in cats either... He is not uncomfortable at all. He is getting back to the old Dust in some ways and his irritated eye seems to be improving greatly since I STOPPED the eyedrops, per TED's recommendation. So.. am I looking at having to give the big guy a little kitty enema? I can only think of this comic, remember this? http://www.catenema.com/cat1.html . I can't imagine. LOL. Any advice? Is there something I can buy at Petsmart or one of the holistic pet centers? TJ and The Dust |
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 13:53:19 -0700, "TJ and The Dust"
wrote: I think the Dust "may" be constipated. I am not sure what qualifies as constipation in cats. He basically hasn't pooped in 3 days. He is not going to the box and straining, he isn't complaining, he is eating and drinking very much so normally and he is peeing about twice a day. We had a house full of people over the turkey day holiday and that seems to be when he stopped. I also have removed the lid from his "booda-loo" litterbox so that he could in and out more comfortably. Since I have taken off the lid he has pooped, about every other day. Could the house full of people have caused a colonic traffic jam in my little man? Does he feel "exposed" in his box now? He has always been a "every other day" kinda pooper but that was on dry food only. For the past several weeks he has been eating a small can of wet a day and grazing the dry in the same quantity that he did before the wet. He is taking Norvasc for his hypertension but I went to their website and do not see that it causes constipation in people so I figured not in cats either... He is not uncomfortable at all. He is getting back to the old Dust in some ways and his irritated eye seems to be improving greatly since I STOPPED the eyedrops, per TED's recommendation. So.. am I looking at having to give the big guy a little kitty enema? I can only think of this comic, remember this? http://www.catenema.com/cat1.html . I can't imagine. LOL. Any advice? Is there something I can buy at Petsmart or one of the holistic pet centers? TJ and The Dust Petromalt Hairball Remedy -- Femalt -- or any of the malt hairball remedies should help. Even butter if nothing else is available. I had to take my Siamese to the Vet once for the "works" when she was approaching her death. |
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TJ - constipation and lack of appetite were the signs when Bob had the UTI
problem both times! Stacey "TJ and The Dust" wrote in message ... I think the Dust "may" be constipated. I am not sure what qualifies as constipation in cats. He basically hasn't pooped in 3 days. He is not going to the box and straining, he isn't complaining, he is eating and drinking very much so normally and he is peeing about twice a day. We had a house full of people over the turkey day holiday and that seems to be when he stopped. I also have removed the lid from his "booda-loo" litterbox so that he could in and out more comfortably. Since I have taken off the lid he has pooped, about every other day. Could the house full of people have caused a colonic traffic jam in my little man? Does he feel "exposed" in his box now? He has always been a "every other day" kinda pooper but that was on dry food only. For the past several weeks he has been eating a small can of wet a day and grazing the dry in the same quantity that he did before the wet. He is taking Norvasc for his hypertension but I went to their website and do not see that it causes constipation in people so I figured not in cats either... He is not uncomfortable at all. He is getting back to the old Dust in some ways and his irritated eye seems to be improving greatly since I STOPPED the eyedrops, per TED's recommendation. So.. am I looking at having to give the big guy a little kitty enema? I can only think of this comic, remember this? http://www.catenema.com/cat1.html . I can't imagine. LOL. Any advice? Is there something I can buy at Petsmart or one of the holistic pet centers? TJ and The Dust |
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I gave him some petramalt and will see how it goes. He hasn't had that in a
long time, he loves that stuff. He is peeing like normal and has a normal (well, normal for a pig) appetite. My DH thinks I am nuts because everyone in my family is always so concerned about their bowels and the bowels of others. LOL. If you even hinted at a stomach ache around my grandma she would immediately suggest and enema. The more I think about it he may be right. I just recently removed the lid from the box. Before that I couldn't see what his bathroom habits were and when I cleaned the box every 3 days or so I didn't really pay attention much. There was pee clumps their was poop. I scooped it out and threw it away. There was always more pee than poop. He has never been a big pooper in quantity or frequency. I may just be hypersensitive to everything since he has been having so many problems. He is acting more like the old Dust everyday, better then he has in weeks. Purrs for poop would be appreciated! TJ and the Colonic Traffic Jam Cat "Stacey" wrote in message . .. TJ - constipation and lack of appetite were the signs when Bob had the UTI problem both times! Stacey "TJ and The Dust" wrote in message ... I think the Dust "may" be constipated. I am not sure what qualifies as constipation in cats. He basically hasn't pooped in 3 days. He is not going to the box and straining, he isn't complaining, he is eating and drinking very much so normally and he is peeing about twice a day. We had a house full of people over the turkey day holiday and that seems to be when he stopped. I also have removed the lid from his "booda-loo" litterbox so that he could in and out more comfortably. Since I have taken off the lid he has pooped, about every other day. Could the house full of people have caused a colonic traffic jam in my little man? Does he feel "exposed" in his box now? He has always been a "every other day" kinda pooper but that was on dry food only. For the past several weeks he has been eating a small can of wet a day and grazing the dry in the same quantity that he did before the wet. He is taking Norvasc for his hypertension but I went to their website and do not see that it causes constipation in people so I figured not in cats either... He is not uncomfortable at all. He is getting back to the old Dust in some ways and his irritated eye seems to be improving greatly since I STOPPED the eyedrops, per TED's recommendation. So.. am I looking at having to give the big guy a little kitty enema? I can only think of this comic, remember this? http://www.catenema.com/cat1.html . I can't imagine. LOL. Any advice? Is there something I can buy at Petsmart or one of the holistic pet centers? TJ and The Dust |
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TJ and The Dust wrote:
So.. am I looking at having to give the big guy a little kitty enema? If you do, please I beg you, have a camera ready! I can't imagine. LOL. Any advice? Is there something I can buy at Petsmart or one of the holistic pet centers? How about giving the Flabulous One some prune juice? -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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"TJ and The Dust" wrote Purrs for poop would be appreciated! Purrs for poop always available. As I posted just the other day, when Nikki is constipated after the trip home from the island, I give her a tablespoon of cooking oil. That always does the trick. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi |
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Just been there with Pirate, TJ! I realized Pirate was chowing down but not
having a lot to show for it; when he refused to eat breakfast at all I knew something was up and I immediately took him to the vet. He apparently was quite constipated, got a kitty enema and sub-q fluids. Apparently, the vet told me the enema only had cleaned about 1/3 out but I went ahead and took him home thinking he might have better luck going in the quieter environment in our house (ha) than at the vet's. Nothing dramatic happened although he did start eating again the next day but I was concerned so picked up some lactulose solution at the vet's which I can definitely recommend if Dust's plumbing doesn't start up. It doesn't taste like much so I mixed it in with his regular canned food and I am now adding extra water to Pirate's food and am going to suggest his new owners feed him canned food only. I also found out you can mix in baby food winter squash into the canned food or canned pumpkin (not the spicy pie kind). Pirate is an extremely fluffy longhaired boy and I'm sure part of his constipation problem is due to his hair. Dusty's a longhair, too, if I remember rightly. And having recently asked for poop purrs for Pirate myself, I'm surely sending you out a hefty purr quotient from here. Christine "TJ and The Dust" wrote in message ... I gave him some petramalt and will see how it goes. He hasn't had that in a long time, he loves that stuff. He is peeing like normal and has a normal (well, normal for a pig) appetite. My DH thinks I am nuts because everyone in my family is always so concerned about their bowels and the bowels of others. LOL. If you even hinted at a stomach ache around my grandma she would immediately suggest and enema. The more I think about it he may be right. I just recently removed the lid from the box. Before that I couldn't see what his bathroom habits were and when I cleaned the box every 3 days or so I didn't really pay attention much. There was pee clumps their was poop. I scooped it out and threw it away. There was always more pee than poop. He has never been a big pooper in quantity or frequency. I may just be hypersensitive to everything since he has been having so many problems. He is acting more like the old Dust everyday, better then he has in weeks. Purrs for poop would be appreciated! TJ and the Colonic Traffic Jam Cat "Stacey" wrote in message . .. TJ - constipation and lack of appetite were the signs when Bob had the UTI problem both times! Stacey "TJ and The Dust" wrote in message ... I think the Dust "may" be constipated. I am not sure what qualifies as constipation in cats. He basically hasn't pooped in 3 days. He is not going to the box and straining, he isn't complaining, he is eating and drinking very much so normally and he is peeing about twice a day. We had a house full of people over the turkey day holiday and that seems to be when he stopped. I also have removed the lid from his "booda-loo" litterbox so that he could in and out more comfortably. Since I have taken off the lid he has pooped, about every other day. Could the house full of people have caused a colonic traffic jam in my little man? Does he feel "exposed" in his box now? He has always been a "every other day" kinda pooper but that was on dry food only. For the past several weeks he has been eating a small can of wet a day and grazing the dry in the same quantity that he did before the wet. He is taking Norvasc for his hypertension but I went to their website and do not see that it causes constipation in people so I figured not in cats either... He is not uncomfortable at all. He is getting back to the old Dust in some ways and his irritated eye seems to be improving greatly since I STOPPED the eyedrops, per TED's recommendation. So.. am I looking at having to give the big guy a little kitty enema? I can only think of this comic, remember this? http://www.catenema.com/cat1.html . I can't imagine. LOL. Any advice? Is there something I can buy at Petsmart or one of the holistic pet centers? TJ and The Dust |
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"TJ and The Dust" wrote in message ...
[snip] I can't imagine. LOL. Any advice? Is there something I can buy at Petsmart or one of the holistic pet centers? A cure for mild constipation that worked very well for my mother's cats (and which they regarded as a treat) was to give them the oil (and a little fish) from a tin of tuna steak in sunflower oil. Then we'd shut them outside, because it works pretty fast! Shifts hairballs too! But don't be like the constipated mathematician, who worked it out with a pencil Cheers, Al. |
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