Constipation..?

peeka73

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So after syringing baby food on Wed and Thurs, Tripper started eating again on Friday.  Annnd.. he started having poo'ing issues.  Or constipation I believe?  Which is weird, because the vet said that with all the fluid in his intestines, he was likely to have diarrhea.  But he's been running between boxes and producing a few pebbles of poo, and peeing little bits at time as well.  He's not licking his genitals like he did prior, so I'm going to guess he's not hitting the boxes for peeing issues.  Also, he's now on c/d canned food with added water.  Vet gave me Lactulose to see if it moves things along, but he hasn't been producing much, and still running to the box quite a bit.

Um.. for those of you with cats that was diagnosed with gastroenteritis.. how long did it take for your kitties to get well?  And did you guys encounter weird litterbox issues like this?  He is completely alert, curious, and bratty as usual.  He seems fine except for the box runs to poo.  Completely different from when he was vomiting, he definitely was sick and depressed then.

I love this cat, but man.. I am ready to throw the towel at this point.  

- Grace

EDIT:  OK, while in middle of scooping the box, he nudge past me and runs into the box.. YEP, diarrhea.  Really hard to tell in the box after it is clumped up.  So looks like Lactulose is working?  Uh.. so I guess it took awhile for his poo to push out.  At least now I know his frantic runs to the box are probably diarrhea related.  
 
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Hey, when you're constipated and take something for it,  you know ya gotta wait awhile before it takes effect.
 
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peeka73

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Haha, yes.. I was impatient and worried!  And so very happy he is more or less back to normal now.  :)
 
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