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Hello again,
My cat is constipated due to a lot of changes in her diet. It’s a very long story, but she can only be on a certain type of kibble (Royal Canin Hydrolized Protein + Urinary S/O). She is on this food due to crystals and enlarged lymph nodes/ thickened bladder on an ultrasound.
She has had constipation for a long time. She used to get Laxatone but we suspect this laxative is the reason behind the enlarged lymph nodes. So we are switching her to lactulose but we had to wait 3 days from the last dose of Laxatone (today is the 3rd day).
She was doing really well with the crystals. She has been drinking a lot of water and having big pees. This morning, out of nowhere, she started straining in the litter boxes nonstop. She was peeing small, bloody pees. After one of her stops, she was straining (no crying) and we thought she pooped, but she didn’t. Then we found a tiny poop on the floor and a yellowish mucus on her back leg.
I got super worried and called the ER vet and asked if we should bring her in. They said no, that she could be passing the crystals and is also trying to poop and she is constipated. We are going to give her lactulose when she wakes up. I gave her buprenorphine for the pain from the straining and she relaxed enough to fall asleep. Other than that, she has been eating very well (she really likes her new kibble) and drinking water.
I am just wondering if anyone has ever found this type of mucus with poop. It’s really freaking me out. My vet has been very difficult to get in contact with (post pandemic) but he is a feline vet only and a big deal on feline medicine so I only go to him. I would just like reassurance that she isn’t blocked and lactulose is the right decision my vet won’t call back and we don’t have an appointment with him until mid April.
Thank you all for your assistance with this long post. My anxiety is at an all time high
My cat is constipated due to a lot of changes in her diet. It’s a very long story, but she can only be on a certain type of kibble (Royal Canin Hydrolized Protein + Urinary S/O). She is on this food due to crystals and enlarged lymph nodes/ thickened bladder on an ultrasound.
She has had constipation for a long time. She used to get Laxatone but we suspect this laxative is the reason behind the enlarged lymph nodes. So we are switching her to lactulose but we had to wait 3 days from the last dose of Laxatone (today is the 3rd day).
She was doing really well with the crystals. She has been drinking a lot of water and having big pees. This morning, out of nowhere, she started straining in the litter boxes nonstop. She was peeing small, bloody pees. After one of her stops, she was straining (no crying) and we thought she pooped, but she didn’t. Then we found a tiny poop on the floor and a yellowish mucus on her back leg.
I got super worried and called the ER vet and asked if we should bring her in. They said no, that she could be passing the crystals and is also trying to poop and she is constipated. We are going to give her lactulose when she wakes up. I gave her buprenorphine for the pain from the straining and she relaxed enough to fall asleep. Other than that, she has been eating very well (she really likes her new kibble) and drinking water.
I am just wondering if anyone has ever found this type of mucus with poop. It’s really freaking me out. My vet has been very difficult to get in contact with (post pandemic) but he is a feline vet only and a big deal on feline medicine so I only go to him. I would just like reassurance that she isn’t blocked and lactulose is the right decision my vet won’t call back and we don’t have an appointment with him until mid April.
Thank you all for your assistance with this long post. My anxiety is at an all time high
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