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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2003My cat Bear needs help
Bear is a 2 yr old black long hair neutered male. He has started staying out at night lately. I saw him Sat morn and he didn't come home till Mon afternoon. He doesn't feel well and last night I saw him straining to poop but no resuts and no sign this morning. I will take him to the vet today but what could be going on? I have some of that black charcoal stuff. Should I force him to take some? Thannks Take him to the vet. He may have an impaction. Don't delay. Gail > Bear is a 2 yr old black long hair neutered male. He has started > staying out at night lately. I saw him Sat morn and he didn't come home > till Mon afternoon. He doesn't feel well and last night I saw him > straining to poop but no resuts and no sign this morning. I will take > him to the vet today but what could be going on? I have some of that > black charcoal stuff. Should I force him to take some? Thannks Thanks I just talked to the vet. She will try to see him this morning. I have a repair man coming at 9 as the washer quit and I am teaching a class 2-4. I will take him in as soon as the repair man leaves. The vet told of a cat that was plugged by a breast milk pad it had eaten. She will give Bear an enema and then an xray if needed. > Bear is a 2 yr old black long hair neutered male. He has started > staying out at night lately. I saw him Sat morn and he didn't come home > till Mon afternoon. He doesn't feel well and last night I saw him > straining to poop but no resuts and no sign this morning. I will take > him to the vet today but what could be going on? I have some of that > black charcoal stuff. Should I force him to take some? Thannks Straining in the litterbox is often a sign of URINARY obstruction, not poopy problems. He's probably shifting his stance upright as if to poop while he strains. Urinary obstruction is a COMMON and DEADLY problem in male cats. Get thee to a vet!! -Alison in OH Please don't force anything on Bear unless the vet advises it. hope you get to the vet as soon as possible. -- Barb I can only please one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either. I had seen Bear pee so I knew it wasn't that. The vet had to give him several enemas and keep him 2 days and nights. She had a hard time getting several 'knots' of hard stuff out of him. He's done now and I will go get him when they open the office. The vet kept asking if he had been out of water. Bear had been missing 2 days. Would that have been long enough for this problem? I keep water in both bathrooms, the garage, front and back porches. Do you feed him canned food?? That would help provide more water in his diet. Glad you took him to the vet and he's OK. It's also good that you keep a lot of water dishes for him. If he's on dry food, I would switch him to a high quality canned food. Gail > I had seen Bear pee so I knew it wasn't that. The vet had to give him > several enemas and keep him 2 days and nights. She had a hard time [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > been long enough for this problem? I keep water in both bathrooms, the > garage, front and back porches. I have 5 other cats but they are all shorthaired. I put canned and dry food out, several kinds. At the vets office they said I should feed all the cats hairball preventative food and I have to give Bear Laxatone twice a week from now on. They said he had the worst case they had seen. And I thought he was so healthy. Thanks for your concern. It's nice to have a place to look for advice besides the vet. > I have 5 other cats but they are all shorthaired. I put canned and dry > food out, several kinds. At the vets office they said I should feed all > the cats hairball preventative food and I have to give Bear Laxatone > twice a week from now on. Well, I feed hairball remedy food, and have for at least five years, and my cat still became semi-blocked by hair, so nothing is a guarantee. best of luck with your kitty! -L. Maybe some of you remember when I asked for advice 2 yrs ago when his mom was stuck giving birth and I couldn't reach a vet. The first kitten died but this one, Bear, was fine. He is so cute with his long black fur and very affectionate. When you pet him he doesn't just lay there but has to get up and take part, rubbing againt your hand and giving you head-butts. |
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