I have a couple of tummy questions. The first one is about how my kitty uses his litter box. Oftentimes he meows before going potty (not during, which I know isn't a good sign). He peed ok and then he started to paw around as if he was getting ready to poop. He abruptly stopped and walked out of the box.
I know he had plenty of litter in it but I added some more just in case he wanted extra. I know it was clean enough for him as I scooped it just before this happened.
Pumpkin's been pooping pretty good and is on Laxatone three times a day and Lactulose twice daily. He urinates two to three times a day.
This morning when I got back from doing wash, he escaped to the inner hallway. I was chatting with my next door neighbor, who absolutely adores my kitty. The inner hallway is shared between both our apartments and it leads to both outer hallways - front and back entrance. He tries to escape but between the two of us Pumpkin hasn't managed to get outdoors. Anyway, it's a medium-traffic area and imo, they need to vacuum it more often.
I noticed what appeared to be a small strip of plastic off a Walmart bag. It was about 1/4 inch wide and two or three inches long. Before I could stop him, Pumpkin ate it.
He's acting fine otherwise but I don't know what possessed him to do this. Could this make him sick? Should I check his poop for it?
Pumpkin has had strange things before. A couple of months ago my father brought some corn from his garden. Before i had a chance to put it away Pumpkin started chewing on the husks. He was ok after that but I thought that was odd.
Thoughts, anyone? Thanks!
I know he had plenty of litter in it but I added some more just in case he wanted extra. I know it was clean enough for him as I scooped it just before this happened.
Pumpkin's been pooping pretty good and is on Laxatone three times a day and Lactulose twice daily. He urinates two to three times a day.
This morning when I got back from doing wash, he escaped to the inner hallway. I was chatting with my next door neighbor, who absolutely adores my kitty. The inner hallway is shared between both our apartments and it leads to both outer hallways - front and back entrance. He tries to escape but between the two of us Pumpkin hasn't managed to get outdoors. Anyway, it's a medium-traffic area and imo, they need to vacuum it more often.
I noticed what appeared to be a small strip of plastic off a Walmart bag. It was about 1/4 inch wide and two or three inches long. Before I could stop him, Pumpkin ate it.
He's acting fine otherwise but I don't know what possessed him to do this. Could this make him sick? Should I check his poop for it?
Pumpkin has had strange things before. A couple of months ago my father brought some corn from his garden. Before i had a chance to put it away Pumpkin started chewing on the husks. He was ok after that but I thought that was odd.
Thoughts, anyone? Thanks!