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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2004kitty not moving bowels
our inside/outside kitty turned up with a limp. the vet diagnosed a sprain and a fever (no sign of abcess despite fever). we're now keeping inside until the leg is better. we stopped the antibiotic per the vet, because his appetite was nearly zero for three days. also no bowel movement for three days. vet says not to worry about the bowel movement. expects it to start when he starts eating again. in over a year, he has used a litter box to urinate only twice. he has never had a bowel movement inside. perhaps his preference for outside is causing him to hold it. or maybe he isn't eating enough. he now is nibbling a bit on food. but it has been over four days without a bowel movement. the vet says not to worry but i'd like some opinions from the group (we've never had pets or vets). > our inside/outside kitty turned up with a limp. the vet diagnosed a > sprain and a fever (no sign of abcess despite fever). we're now keeping [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > without a bowel movement. the vet says not to worry but i'd like some > opinions from the group (we've never had pets or vets). If he is used to the outside maybe put some dirt and grass in the box to encourage its use. Karen >our inside/outside kitty turned up with a limp. the vet diagnosed a >sprain and a fever (no sign of abcess despite fever). we're now keeping [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >without a bowel movement. the vet says not to worry but i'd like some >opinions from the group (we've never had pets or vets). The vet is a professional and much more highly trained that almost anyone in this group. That said, even vets give poor advice on occation so you are right to be monitoring this issue. I too, would worry about no movement in four days, that is quite a while. It is not a terrible amount of time, but is a worry. Output is closely related to input, no food going in yields no movement coming out. The cat needs to eat more than the nibbling that you describe. Perhaps some canned food, or different flavors, or warming it up a bit would help. I have found fancy feast to be helpful in such cases. I have also found that paying a lot of attention to the cat by petting it can encourge it to eat. Perhaps petting the cat for a while and have a dish of slightly warmed food right next to him/her. I have resorted to human grade tuna steak in extreme cases. Even then, I have felt a little guilt in eating the leftovers, LOL. As for the litterbox, I have seen suggestions of putting some plain old dirt in the litterbox, along with the litter. This will allow the outdoor cats to feel more at home. I have no experience with this, I am just passing it along. >>he now is nibbling a bit on food. but it has been over four days >>without a bowel movement. the vet says not to worry but i'd like some [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > As for the litterbox, I have seen suggestions of putting some plain > old dirt in the litterbox, along with the litter. i've been getting him to take little bits of turkey out of my hand, but hardly a meal's worth. he nibbles a bit from his science diet, which is him overall preference. we do have a three boxes of dirt in addition to the two boxes of kitty litter. he's pretty 'rich' in the litter box department. If he hasn't been eating he has nothing (or next to nothing) to eliminate. If you can't entice him to eat with Fancy Feast or other warmed food, another call to the vet might be in order. They can prescribe something that could jump start the appetite again. W >>he now is nibbling a bit on food. but it has been over four days >>without a bowel movement. the vet says not to worry but i'd like some [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > As for the litterbox, I have seen suggestions of putting some plain > old dirt in the litterbox, along with the litter. i've been getting him to take little bits of turkey out of my hand, but hardly a meal's worth. he nibbles a bit from his science diet, which is him overall preference. we do have a three boxes of dirt in addition to the two boxes of kitty litter. he's pretty 'rich' in the litter box department. Nowan <nowan.noware@nohowe.net> wrote in message news: > i've been getting him to take little bits of turkey out of my hand, but > hardly a meal's worth. he nibbles a bit from his science diet, which is > him overall preference. > > we do have a three boxes of dirt in addition to the two boxes of kitty > litter. he's pretty 'rich' in the litter box department. Is he drinking and urinating properly? He may be fighting off some mild infection (fever). It can be a mild virus so he only needs time to heal. We don´t like to eat when we´re sick either. Either way, keep offering him different foods. If you feel he is getting worse, get a second opinion.
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