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chkmeowt · February 2014

My cat had kind of similar issues - he wound up needed to get a camel hump because he was so dehydrated and jaundiced. I had to force feed him watered down wet food through a syringe and some crushed pills (he was not a fan of me for a while). I forget the exact diagnosis...The vet thought it could have been a worm or ate something that scratched his kidney or liver (I forget which) while passing through his system and thats why he stopped eating and drinking. But, mucho bucks later he is back to his self.

JCbride2015 · February 2014

*Second Update* *Gross alert*

I think better news today! I took him to the vet this morning. He had lost another pound since Tuesday and was showing signs of pain in his rear end, and had a fever (temp 103, I think it's normally 101). They did X-Rays which showed he colon was totally compacted with poop. He was full of shit! So they gave him an enema, subcutaneous fluids (camel hump), and a shot of antibiotics in case the fever indicates an infection.

After the enema, he seems much better. He was poking around his carrier, whereas before he was just a bag of rocks in there. He went for his spot under the bed when we came home, but he came out when I called him and he just ate a whole can of wet food with no coaxing. Now he's sitting under the bed grooming himself. Much more active than before.

Just waiting for him to use the litter box and be up and about a little more. Vet is sending the X-rays to an offsite radiologist to check for anything she didn't see at first glance. But we are really hoping he just got compacted and he will feel a lot better after this, especially with the fluids.

Meanwhile, $900 later and we're hoping he's just constipated...

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@debmonn sounds very similar to your kitty's issues. He's got his little camel hump now.

JCbride2015 · February 2014

And more breaking news-- he just used the litter box! So relieved.

jdluvr06 · February 2014

Yay! That is great. I'm so glad kitty is feeling better.

cruffino · February 2014

Full of shit is the best diagnosis...there are a few people in my life who may be suffering the same issues.

Seriously though, glad he's ok!

SmileDamnit · February 2014

Great news!!

Jells2dot0 · February 2014

YAY!!! So relieved! We had the same thing happen. The kitty with the gall stones had a fecal obstruction once due to eating some ribbon. It was gross, but that is where my mention of milk came in. Sounds like your kitty probably wouldn't have even tried the milk, but it's something that may lessen bills next time around

Peaseblossom55 · February 2014

Yay glad you figured out the problem and he is already doing better!!

arrippa · February 2014

I am so relieved to hear that it's a minor issue and he is feeling better.

firebabe6519 · February 2014

Yay! So glad Kitty is feeling better! If he continues to have a constipation issue, you can usually just add a couple spoonfuls of fish oil to his food. That should help keep him regular in the future.

lc07 · February 2014

Glad to hear they found the cause and that he's doing better. Yay for you for being such a great Mommy to him!

Belthil · February 2014

Glad to hear he's feeling better!!

CrazyCatLady3 · February 2014

Yay kitty is better! I don't know if you normally feed dry food, but if you do, if you switch to a wet-only diet he may be less likely to have the same problem in the future.

JCbride2015 · February 2014

@CrazyCatLady3 He normally eats dry in the morning and wet at night. Since he's been sick we've been giving him mostly wet because it's his favorite and we really just want him to eat. It's funny, my vet suggested we give him less wet food because it's fattening. I had heard the opposite-- that wet food is better because it has less carbs and fillers. Oy. I think we will stick with half and half.

He's still hiding and not interested in playing, but hopefully this just means he needs a couple days to feel back to normal.

buddysmom80 · February 2014

@jcbride2014 my cat gets constipated all the time (he's a long haired cat too and hates coughing up hairballs). I literally spent close to $1000 at vet's offices getting him un-constipated until finally one vet told me to add miralax to his wet food and it help!. I put a 1/4 t in a day and he can't even tell it's in there.

We do cut back on the dry food too (maybe like 2/3 cup a day).

I'm glad kitty is doing better!!!

RebeccaB88 · February 2014

$900 is some expensive shit...but glad he's feeling more like himself!

CMGragain · February 2014

There is prescription $$ catfood that is used for cats that have this tendency. You need a food with a low ash content. Check the nutrition ingredients on the food you regularly feed him. This is a common problem with older cats. I kept a kitty going until he was 17 years old with this.

pinkcow13 · February 2014

RebeccaB88 said:

$900 is some expensive shit...but glad he's feeling more like himself!

Seriously lol.

I'm so glad to hear that he is okay, and that constipation was the culprit. Hopefully in a few days he'll be back to normal!

PrettyGirlLost · February 2014

buddysmom80 said:

@jcbride2014 my cat gets constipated all the time (he's a long haired cat too and hates coughing up hairballs). I literally spent close to $1000 at vet's offices getting him un-constipated until finally one vet told me to add miralax to his wet food and it help!. I put a 1/4 t in a day and he can't even tell it's in there.

We do cut back on the dry food too (maybe like 2/3 cup a day).

I'm glad kitty is doing better!!!

Our cat Tigger, whom I mentioned in this thread, had the same issues and we do the Miralax trick too! He gets it every other day because he was loosing too much weight when we gave it to him daily.

I am so glad your kitty is on the mend!!!!!

RWS2011 · February 2014

So glad to hear that your cat is feeling better!

pinkshorts27 · February 2014

I'm sorry about your cat still

animals are hard because they really don't want to show pain, it makes them targets to predators. Good luck.

JCbride2015 · February 2014

Thanks everyone! It means a lot that you were concerned. He is not back to 100% but we think he has definitely turned the corner. I don't know what initially caused the constipation and fever, but maybe we'll never know. At least he is getting better!

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