Hi all
I last posted here a few months ago when I had ongoing concerns about my (then) 9 month old rescue kitten's diet. Fortunately we got it sorted in the end. He is now happily eating well and also we found a dry food, (James Wellbeloved) that has absolutely no cereal in it. He loves this and we give him a very small amount as a treat every day.
My new concern is about my old 15 year old cat (both my cats are indoor cats by the way). He is the cat in the avatar above, but that was when he was much younger and fatter. He has slimmed a lot since then. He had a full physical around December and the vet said he was fine, but borderline hyperthyroid. I know all about hyperthyroidism in cats as I experienced it with a cat I owned previously.
Looking down at my old cat yesterday, I noticed that he suddenly has developed extremely swollen sides. When you press them it feels like a balloon. He does not seem to be in any pain, not yowling, but is not eating as much as he normally does, and drinking more than usual. Not very much more I might add.
I have been very busy lately, and it transpires my husband has been overfeeding him the dry food we give mainly to the younger cat I mentioned above, "as he loves it." This cat has also passed a couple (one a minuscule "cigarette" sized poop about 4 days ago, and one a bit larger - that was the last time he went a couple of days ago, after which he was scooting on the carpet. I have noticed some dried faeces around his anus too. However, he is not licking his bottom, he is not vomiting or retching. He seems fairly bright, he never has been a cat to run around either, so his inactivity is normal for him. However, I am really concerned about the bloating. Could this be the result of constipation or something sinister that has just happened out of the blue?
Shirley
I last posted here a few months ago when I had ongoing concerns about my (then) 9 month old rescue kitten's diet. Fortunately we got it sorted in the end. He is now happily eating well and also we found a dry food, (James Wellbeloved) that has absolutely no cereal in it. He loves this and we give him a very small amount as a treat every day.
My new concern is about my old 15 year old cat (both my cats are indoor cats by the way). He is the cat in the avatar above, but that was when he was much younger and fatter. He has slimmed a lot since then. He had a full physical around December and the vet said he was fine, but borderline hyperthyroid. I know all about hyperthyroidism in cats as I experienced it with a cat I owned previously.
Looking down at my old cat yesterday, I noticed that he suddenly has developed extremely swollen sides. When you press them it feels like a balloon. He does not seem to be in any pain, not yowling, but is not eating as much as he normally does, and drinking more than usual. Not very much more I might add.
I have been very busy lately, and it transpires my husband has been overfeeding him the dry food we give mainly to the younger cat I mentioned above, "as he loves it." This cat has also passed a couple (one a minuscule "cigarette" sized poop about 4 days ago, and one a bit larger - that was the last time he went a couple of days ago, after which he was scooting on the carpet. I have noticed some dried faeces around his anus too. However, he is not licking his bottom, he is not vomiting or retching. He seems fairly bright, he never has been a cat to run around either, so his inactivity is normal for him. However, I am really concerned about the bloating. Could this be the result of constipation or something sinister that has just happened out of the blue?
Shirley
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