Just a little background: My cat is 8 years old and is overweight at 22 pounds. He is an indoor only cat and loves his Chicken Soup brand adult cat dry food.
Last week, I caught my cat eating a thread similar to fishing line and when I picked it up he ran back a bit and wound up pulling the line (about 6 inches) out of his throat/stomach. It did not appear as if he broke the string.
After that point, he would not eat or drink anything for a day. He was lethargic and was not himself. The next day I took him to the vet who did X-rays and found out his bladder was very full and he had a blockage in his urinary tract. This was starting to affect his kidneys. He had stones blocking his urinary tract. The vet did a urinary catheterization and put my cat on medication that would prevent more stones.
He also noticed the cats small intestines were empty so he has kept him this past week checking x-rays to see if there is blockage or movement in his intestines. The next few days proved to be good as things were moving in the intestines but my cat has not had a bowel movement. He has urinated however. So the vet is keeping him for now.
My cat has not eaten in a week but they are feeding him Rebound (a nutritional supplement like pediolite for children). The vet is unable to get my cat to eat anything. He said my cat looks fine and is active and if you did not know the history, you would think he is perfectly fine. The vet has tried to avoid exploratory surgery for now but may have to open him up to see what is going on. The X-rays have not shown anything.
If my cat seems healthy and is urinating for the most part, (however, he did not urinate for a day and had to have another catherization) what could be wrong? Has anyone else had a cat in this situation? I have been combing the net looking for some ideas and I saw scary things such as CRF, pancreatic cancer, and fatty liver disease but all those posts seemed to have cats that were losing weight and ill.
Last week, I caught my cat eating a thread similar to fishing line and when I picked it up he ran back a bit and wound up pulling the line (about 6 inches) out of his throat/stomach. It did not appear as if he broke the string.
After that point, he would not eat or drink anything for a day. He was lethargic and was not himself. The next day I took him to the vet who did X-rays and found out his bladder was very full and he had a blockage in his urinary tract. This was starting to affect his kidneys. He had stones blocking his urinary tract. The vet did a urinary catheterization and put my cat on medication that would prevent more stones.
He also noticed the cats small intestines were empty so he has kept him this past week checking x-rays to see if there is blockage or movement in his intestines. The next few days proved to be good as things were moving in the intestines but my cat has not had a bowel movement. He has urinated however. So the vet is keeping him for now.
My cat has not eaten in a week but they are feeding him Rebound (a nutritional supplement like pediolite for children). The vet is unable to get my cat to eat anything. He said my cat looks fine and is active and if you did not know the history, you would think he is perfectly fine. The vet has tried to avoid exploratory surgery for now but may have to open him up to see what is going on. The X-rays have not shown anything.
If my cat seems healthy and is urinating for the most part, (however, he did not urinate for a day and had to have another catherization) what could be wrong? Has anyone else had a cat in this situation? I have been combing the net looking for some ideas and I saw scary things such as CRF, pancreatic cancer, and fatty liver disease but all those posts seemed to have cats that were losing weight and ill.
