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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2005Mystery of the non-pooping cat
I'm stumped. I adopted a five year old cat a nine days ago. In all the time he's been here I've found a very small amount of poop in his litter box once. Since then nothing. Four days after getting him I took him to the vet for a general checkup. At that time it had been three poopless days. I mentioned it to the vet who said he did not feel constipated. He told me to look around to see if he had done it someplace other than the box. I have searched this place high and low. It's a pretty small place. All closet doors are always closed and there aren't very many hidden areas. I can't find anything. I have been giving him hairball medicine and, at vets suggestion, canned pumpkin with his food. Nothing.......... The cat seems perfectly fine. Active, playful, eats, drinks and pees. Has anyone else every had a poopless pussy? Do you have a dog? My neighbor adopted two cats and after a week, wondered why there was never any poop in the litter box. Then one day she noticed her dog had kitty litter on his lips. Ewwwwwww, I know, but dogs do gross things like that. Irene Sushi and her (gross) dog Zoot: http://tinyurl.com/57zvu > I'm stumped. I adopted a five year old cat a nine days ago. In all > the time he's been here I've found a very small amount of poop in his [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Has anyone else every had a poopless pussy? > Do you have a dog? My neighbor adopted two cats and after a week, > wondered why there was never any poop in the litter box. Then one day [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> >> Has anyone else every had a poopless pussy? First of all, make sure the cat's pan is in a low traffic area where the cat feels safe. Then make sure the cat knows where it is -- with easy access. Yes, I had this happen once and I took her to TED and insisted on an enema. The Vet felt her tummy and thought it felt normal, but I insisted. Later he told me she had a very large BM which surprised him. Now I must ell you she was old and ill. Good luck . MLBt > Do you have a dog? My neighbor adopted two cats and after a week, > wondered why there was never any poop in the litter box. Then one day [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Sushi and her (gross) dog Zoot: > http://tinyurl.com/57zvu Puma did that =/ We were in an apartment and I never was able to figure out how to keep him out of the litterbox. Oscar didn't care for hooded litterboxes.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Do you have a dog? My neighbor adopted two cats and after a week, > wondered why there was never any poop in the litter box. Then one day > she noticed her dog had kitty litter on his lips. > > Ewwwwwww, I know, but dogs do gross things like that. hahahaha! I have seen this, but did not think of it in this connection. Good thinking! > > Do you have a dog? My neighbor adopted two cats and after a week, > > wondered why there was never any poop in the litter box. Then one day [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > hahahaha! I have seen this, but did not think of it in this > connection. Good thinking! No dog and no poop. If nothing happens today I'm taking him to the vet. > > > Do you have a dog? My neighbor adopted two cats and after a week, > > > wondered why there was never any poop in the litter box. Then one [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > No dog and no poop. If nothing happens today I'm taking him to the vet. Good plan. Maybe you should do what Karen (I think?) said and insist on an enema. It cannot hurt and could put your mind at ease. You're very smart to be watchful of this. Suddenly, without warning, Mary exclaimed (3/15/2005 6:28 PM): >>>>Do you have a dog? My neighbor adopted two cats and after a week, >>>>wondered why there was never any poop in the litter box. Then one [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > and insist on an enema. It cannot hurt and could put your > mind at ease. You're very smart to be watchful of this. Keep in mind, if your kitty isn't eating much, there won't be much output... > Suddenly, without warning, Mary exclaimed (3/15/2005 6:28 PM): > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Keep in mind, if your kitty isn't eating much, there won't be much output... I thought of that. He actually wasn't eating much so I decided to get him to eat by tempting him with some canned cat food which he seems to like. Besides there is a difference between "not much" output and NO output. What I can't understand is why he seems to be so fine otherwise. If he was an outdoor cat I never would have suspected a thing. I spent the last hour on the floor with a flashlight trying to find a week's worth of poop but it just isn't there. > I spent the last hour on the floor with a flashlight trying to find a > week's worth of poop but it just isn't there. I just cracked up at that image...a week's worth of poop!! HA! Hopefully, you'd smell it! Pam On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:12:16 -0800, googlemail2003 wrote: >> Suddenly, without warning, Mary exclaimed (3/15/2005 6:28 PM): >> > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > I spent the last hour on the floor with a flashlight trying to find a > week's worth of poop but it just isn't there. Ask your Vet if a little mineral oil would be appropriate. MLB > I'm stumped. I adopted a five year old cat a nine days ago. In all > the time he's been here I've found a very small amount of poop in his > litter box once. Since then nothing. If he is healthy and happy that poop is somewhere. If it continues be sure to take him back to the vet as it could kill him. >I'm stumped. I adopted a five year old cat a nine days ago. In all >the time he's been here I've found a very small amount of poop in his [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Has anyone else every had a poopless pussy? My parents were once keeping a cat for my brother while he was in the hospital. After a few days of no poop they took him (the cat) to the vet. Nope, cat felt just fine. A couple of days after that the cleaning lady was doing her thing and my mother hears "oh isn't that cute, he likes going into the fireplace." Sure enough. Remember to clean out the ashes after that last fire of the season. > >I'm stumped. I adopted a five year old cat a nine days ago. In all > >the time he's been here I've found a very small amount of poop in his [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > cute, he likes going into the fireplace." Sure enough. Remember to > clean out the ashes after that last fire of the season. Well, yesterday I moved his litter box to someplace quieter and this morning there is was - a little present for me! It was about a day's worth so who knows where the rest is. Some day perhaps I'll find it but right now I'm VERY relieved (no pun intended). > Well, yesterday I moved his litter box to someplace quieter and this > morning there is was - a little present for me! It was about a day's > worth so who knows where the rest is. Some day perhaps I'll find it > but right now I'm VERY relieved (no pun intended). Yippee! Bet you were never so glad to see poop. Hope the rest is somewhere relatively harmless. :) >Yippee! Bet you were never so glad to see poop. Hope the >rest is somewhere relatively harmless. :) I know that feeling. When Jay Jay went over 2 days without poop, I was getting really worried. And I was sick at the time too. I decided I would have to write down everything and send somebody to the vet with my cat since he wasn't going, and I wasn't going anyway. I was never so happy to smell something stinky (he doesn't cover). Signature-- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com > My parents were once keeping a cat for my brother while he was in the > hospital. After a few days of no poop they took him (the cat) to the vet. > Nope, cat felt just fine. A couple of days after that the cleaning lady was > doing her thing and my mother hears "oh isn't that cute, he likes going into > the fireplace." Sure enough. Remember to clean out the ashes after that last > fire of the season. They didn't notice little grey pawprints all over? =P Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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