Hello everyone. Anybody remember me?
Anywayz, I saw nasty worms coming out of my cat's rear so I took her to the vet. I did get a med, but what concerns me is she also noted how firm her abdomen felt. They did x-rays but it really didn't reveal anything. The vet poked her belly with a needle to see if they could get fluid, but nothing. (I hope this rules out FIP.) I'm a bit concerned because even though she seems pretty okay, her appetite is on and off. Plus her bowel movements are irregular and you can see on the x-rays that she has lots of stool packed up in there. (When I first got her she had to be treated for constipation to the point where she could not go for five days straight. They gave her an enema and it worked.) There has been a slight amount of blood in her stool. Still the vet gave me the med and said if she does get worse to let her know right away.
I just want to know what could be causing the firm abdomen. Is it the worms? Can they cause constipation as well? Thanks in advance to anyone's response.
ps- The worms are tapeworms.
Anywayz, I saw nasty worms coming out of my cat's rear so I took her to the vet. I did get a med, but what concerns me is she also noted how firm her abdomen felt. They did x-rays but it really didn't reveal anything. The vet poked her belly with a needle to see if they could get fluid, but nothing. (I hope this rules out FIP.) I'm a bit concerned because even though she seems pretty okay, her appetite is on and off. Plus her bowel movements are irregular and you can see on the x-rays that she has lots of stool packed up in there. (When I first got her she had to be treated for constipation to the point where she could not go for five days straight. They gave her an enema and it worked.) There has been a slight amount of blood in her stool. Still the vet gave me the med and said if she does get worse to let her know right away.
I just want to know what could be causing the firm abdomen. Is it the worms? Can they cause constipation as well? Thanks in advance to anyone's response.
ps- The worms are tapeworms.