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We just completed a multi-state move to a new apartment with our three-year-old rescue cat, Scout, who we've had for a year.
We left on Tuesday morning and got to our new apartment Wednesday afternoon. When she hadn't had a bowel movement by Friday afternoon, we called a local vet who gave us a laxative and said to bring her in on Sunday if she didn't have a bowel movement on Saturday. We gave the laxative to her three times: once Friday afternoon, once Friday night, and once late Saturday night. She did poop on Saturday afternoon, but hasn't since. Normally she poops about every day.
We know that it is normal for cats to have trouble pooping after a move. (The last time we moved with her, she wouldn't eat for a few days.) But we are worried that if she holds it in for too long, bigger problems will result. As students, we'd prefer to avoid an expensive vet visit if possible, but Scout's health comes first.
Should we take her to a vet today? Give her another day? Any home remedies you recommend for constipated cats who are stressed following a move? To reiterate, she is eating regularly and is her normal, playful self.
We left on Tuesday morning and got to our new apartment Wednesday afternoon. When she hadn't had a bowel movement by Friday afternoon, we called a local vet who gave us a laxative and said to bring her in on Sunday if she didn't have a bowel movement on Saturday. We gave the laxative to her three times: once Friday afternoon, once Friday night, and once late Saturday night. She did poop on Saturday afternoon, but hasn't since. Normally she poops about every day.
We know that it is normal for cats to have trouble pooping after a move. (The last time we moved with her, she wouldn't eat for a few days.) But we are worried that if she holds it in for too long, bigger problems will result. As students, we'd prefer to avoid an expensive vet visit if possible, but Scout's health comes first.
Should we take her to a vet today? Give her another day? Any home remedies you recommend for constipated cats who are stressed following a move? To reiterate, she is eating regularly and is her normal, playful self.