Eating clumping litter

it depends how and when and how much..

 

You perhaps must phone your emergency vet immediately?

 

It is more dangerous in a kitten.  That is why non clumping clay litter is recommended for kittens.

If a grown up ates just a little, it isnt so dangerous.

But if if it bothers you, use non clumping clay litter. Or litter made of wood.

 

 

Good luck!

nay, cranberris in cat food has nothing to do with it. they are for holding the pH lower, and thus reducing the risk of stones in urine.

 

But youghurt could be useful in many situations, including if a adult cat ates a little litter now and then.

As said before, - if it is more than just a little, I would recomend to consult a vet - ASAP.

 

Had he eaten litter before without visible bad effects, or it is something you just did discovered he just did??

Kaopectate is toxic for cats - do not give it...... It contains salicylates, which is an aspirin derivative.

 

Right.  And this means, as you are describing an everyday scenario in most cat households,

small amounts are apparently not dangerous for adult cats.

How much litter is he eating? How often?

I ask this, because in our cat, it was a pica thing that was an indication of anemia. Had the original vet not brushed it off as "nothing to worry about," we would have caught it much earlier and not had to fight as hard for two years to keep him alive. (He's doing great now!).

Two things you can use. Canned Organic Pumpkin. Most cats will eat it if it's mixed into wet food. Otherwise you can just syringe feed it - it works in a syringe well. Use one tablespoon a day. Sometimes I give one tablespoon all at once - sometimes I divide it up into three teaspoons fed at three different meals (one tablespoon IS three teaspoons).

You can also, at the same time, give him 1/4 teaspoon of slippery elm powder. I get it at the health food store. Mix it with 1/4 teaspoon warm water. When it gels up, add it to wet food. Again, most cats just eat it without a problem. Give it twice a day.

The pumpkin is a safe fiber, to push things through. The slippery elm is also a fiber, but is additionally a coating - like a lubricant.

Olive oil as such (olive oil of good quality) cant be bad. I had seen it recommended by very knowleable cat nutrionists as a source of E-vitamines.  Olive oil is also commonly used as a simple home remedicum for sore paw-pads and so on... Either just oil,  very basic, or as ingrediense in more complicated formulas.

 

But if you think food oil, I would suggest something else and more potent.  Cat malt.   This is used for cleansing - in first hand cleansing of the fur they lick inside themselves, but Im sure it should work for other cleansing too.

The extra intressant is, cat malt is  solved in petroleum jelly.  Petroleum jelly (or liquid paraffine) is often used for cleansing stops.  The difficulty for private persons is to get liquid paraffine of human food grade.  Its no problem for the vet, but for you? Using this cat malt is probably the easiest way for a private person.

I had seen also some vitamine preparates for cats are solved in some sort of petroleum jelly, as it is very greasy.

 

food oil is often mentioned for cleansing - but Im not sure it is really effective. Although harmless.  I would as said prefer liquid paraffine - or cat malt.

 

 

Said this - as Advisor on the forums Im not supposed to spread around a lot of home remedies unless sure it is entirely safe or the user knows what shehe is doing. 

If there is a medical problem - the vet is the usual recommendation here from the TCS forums.

So also here. I understand now this is no emergency case, but as you see it as a problem, consulting your vet cant be wrong.

 

As you are talking to use olive oil as a sort of everyday cure - there are alternatives.  Both this pumpking mentioned by LDG, and cat malt. And others.

 

Good luck!     *vibes*