shriveled poops, loss of appetite

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lipwak - 10 May 2006 01:26 GMT

Hi,

My cat didn't eat much last week and her poops were shriveled. She
seems to have more of an appetite now and her poops are back to normal
for the most part.

I don't know what caused this. A friend suggested it may be due to her
moulting. I have never noticed ANY moulting from her (she's an indoor
cat and we live in a small apartment so I would have.) but I combed her
fur anyway. She's has a neat underlayer of fur that is white, her fur
otherwise is black and you can't see the white underneath unless you
pet her. I combed out lots of that, somewhat reluctantly since she's
always had it. Anyway, the reason I mention all this is that after
doing that, she seemed to gain her appetite again and her poops started
going back to normal. That was Friday 5/5/06. Today Tuesday 5/9/06 her
poop was 99% normal (just a little shrivilling on one) and she was
meowing at me to give her dinner, something she hasn't done in awhile.
All the while her behavior has been normal, playful when she's up,
although maybe she's sleeping more than usual. Weather hasn't been hot
so that isn't the cause.

I'll ask my vet too but wanted to see if anyone could provide me an
answer or any info before then.

Cheers,

John L

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Anna - 10 May 2006 02:21 GMT

>My cat didn't eat much last week and her poops were shriveled. She
>seems to have more of an appetite now and her poops are back to normal
>for the most part.

The less she eats, the less stool there will be.

>meowing at me to give her dinner, something she hasn't done in awhile.
>All the while her behavior has been normal, playful when she's up,
>although maybe she's sleeping more than usual. Weather hasn't been hot
>so that isn't the cause.

How old is she? Loss of appetite can be a sign of many things.

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lipwak - 10 May 2006 17:11 GMT

And by virtue of there being less food, less poop, would that explain
the shrivilling? I could imagine smaller poops but the shrivilling has
me perplexed. Many of them are very tapered and rough whereas her usual
has always been amazingly round. Perfect evidence of peristalsis. I've
never seen such perfect poops in a cat (or any other animal/pet).

I am not sure how old she is. I got her from a friend who thought she
was 5 or so and that was about 5 years ago so let's say she's ten. She
has definitely lost her kittenish behaviors that she had up til about a
year ago and is less playful, more likely to sit and watch rather than
demand attention. She does seem quite happy behaviorally so that is
good.

Cheers,

John L

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Anna - 10 May 2006 17:58 GMT

>And by virtue of there being less food, less poop, would that explain
>the shrivilling? I could imagine smaller poops but the shrivilling has
>me perplexed. Many of them are very tapered and rough whereas her usual

Sorry don't know the answer but that would be a good question for your vet.
Maybe dehydration or interrnal parasites (?).

>I am not sure how old she is. I got her from a friend who thought she
>was 5 or so and that was about 5 years ago so let's say she's ten. She

Since she is a senior now, you should have a blood profile and urinalysis
done. Her lack of appetite could be due to an undiagnosed condition such as
kidney disease. There are many problems that a cat can start to have as she
gets older, but sometimes they hide their symptoms well, so the blood and
urine test will detect any problems.

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