Hey everyone!
So a bit of backstory. My cat is 5 years old and has problems with constipation. We are trying to adjust her diet, but for now it hasn't exactly been effective. She usually goes at least every two days.
So yesterday I have noticed that she hasn't pooped for over 80 hours. She was clearly uncomfortable, meowing, pacing around her litterbox and not eating. I took her to the vet, they did an xray to rule out any obstructions (all good) and gave her an enema. This was clearly pretty traumatic for her, she hates the vet and was clearly distressed. After about 5 minutes, she pooped and we went home. That was yesterday around 8pm.
The problem is, she started having diarrhea and scooting on her butt. The whole night she was licking herself, wouldn't let me touch her. She is longhaired and very fluffy, so she had some of her poop stuck to her fur and she started to rip it out in places, where she couldn't lick it clean (she also eats the fur that she rips out and runs away before I can remove it from her mouth). I tried to wash her, but she is already kind of crazy on her good days, so this time around she just clawed her way out, I am alone and physically can not constrict her enough to wash her. Washing at the vet is not an option, if I bring her there again, she will be even more stressed.
It is now 11am the next day. She seemed to calm down a bit. She hasn't eaten anything substantial since yesterday though. I gave her some churu with added lactulose that the vet prescribed, she ate a bit of that (like 15g yesterday and 8g today) and that's it. She hasn't peed either.
I guess my question is, is this normal? Should she feel better by now or am I doing something wrong? What should I do about the poop that is stuck on her fur, if she is not letting me wash her? Should I just cut it, so she won't continue to rip out and eat her fur?
By the way, she also did occasionally rip out fur on her butt before. I guess she does it if she can't unravel a knot with her grooming (i do brush her, but she hates it and often runs away before I can properly brush her). It was never this much though
So a bit of backstory. My cat is 5 years old and has problems with constipation. We are trying to adjust her diet, but for now it hasn't exactly been effective. She usually goes at least every two days.
So yesterday I have noticed that she hasn't pooped for over 80 hours. She was clearly uncomfortable, meowing, pacing around her litterbox and not eating. I took her to the vet, they did an xray to rule out any obstructions (all good) and gave her an enema. This was clearly pretty traumatic for her, she hates the vet and was clearly distressed. After about 5 minutes, she pooped and we went home. That was yesterday around 8pm.
The problem is, she started having diarrhea and scooting on her butt. The whole night she was licking herself, wouldn't let me touch her. She is longhaired and very fluffy, so she had some of her poop stuck to her fur and she started to rip it out in places, where she couldn't lick it clean (she also eats the fur that she rips out and runs away before I can remove it from her mouth). I tried to wash her, but she is already kind of crazy on her good days, so this time around she just clawed her way out, I am alone and physically can not constrict her enough to wash her. Washing at the vet is not an option, if I bring her there again, she will be even more stressed.
It is now 11am the next day. She seemed to calm down a bit. She hasn't eaten anything substantial since yesterday though. I gave her some churu with added lactulose that the vet prescribed, she ate a bit of that (like 15g yesterday and 8g today) and that's it. She hasn't peed either.
I guess my question is, is this normal? Should she feel better by now or am I doing something wrong? What should I do about the poop that is stuck on her fur, if she is not letting me wash her? Should I just cut it, so she won't continue to rip out and eat her fur?
By the way, she also did occasionally rip out fur on her butt before. I guess she does it if she can't unravel a knot with her grooming (i do brush her, but she hates it and often runs away before I can properly brush her). It was never this much though
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