Hello. My 10 year old male tuxedo cat named Boogie, stayed overnight at the vets for two nights last week due to constipation and gulping issues. They gave him a couple enemas each day, and of course he never gulped once while there, but they did take xrays of his throat and did not see any blockages or anything abnormal.
I’m wondering what you all think, if the gulping could have been related to his constipation?
He was gulping for a couple months (we actually thought he was hiccuping), and the constipation started a couple weeks ago. This was his 2nd major bout with constipation. The first time was in the summer of 2017 and he went thru the same thing, with staying at the vets for two nights for enemas. Vet says he does not have megacolon.
His vet said to give him 5mg of pepcid by mouth, daily, to see if it clears up. He has not done it once since being home, either. The vet seems to think it was acid reflux. When I asked her what she thought, if the gulping was related to the constipation, she pretty much said there’s no way to know for sure.
The vet put him on liquid Lactulose to keep his stools soft, and liquid Clavamox (antibiotic), which he hates.
I am having a very difficult time getting the Clavamox in him. I hold his jowels with one hand on top of his head, put the syringe in the side of his mouth and it all dribbles out.
I tried giving him just plain Greek yogurt, hoping he would eat it, then I was planning to mix the Clavamox in it, but since he did not touch the plain yogurt, I know he won’t eat it with the Clavamox mixed in. He does not like pumpkin, as I tried that a couple times in the past.
What else can I try? I do have some Gerber baby food here for when I watch my niece.
Please see attached photo.
Are all or any of these good to use, to mix his Clavamox in?
Or do you have any other ideas? I will go back to Walmart tomorrow if I can not use any of the baby foods as shown in my attached photo.
TIA
Terri
I’m wondering what you all think, if the gulping could have been related to his constipation?
He was gulping for a couple months (we actually thought he was hiccuping), and the constipation started a couple weeks ago. This was his 2nd major bout with constipation. The first time was in the summer of 2017 and he went thru the same thing, with staying at the vets for two nights for enemas. Vet says he does not have megacolon.
His vet said to give him 5mg of pepcid by mouth, daily, to see if it clears up. He has not done it once since being home, either. The vet seems to think it was acid reflux. When I asked her what she thought, if the gulping was related to the constipation, she pretty much said there’s no way to know for sure.
The vet put him on liquid Lactulose to keep his stools soft, and liquid Clavamox (antibiotic), which he hates.
I am having a very difficult time getting the Clavamox in him. I hold his jowels with one hand on top of his head, put the syringe in the side of his mouth and it all dribbles out.
I tried giving him just plain Greek yogurt, hoping he would eat it, then I was planning to mix the Clavamox in it, but since he did not touch the plain yogurt, I know he won’t eat it with the Clavamox mixed in. He does not like pumpkin, as I tried that a couple times in the past.
What else can I try? I do have some Gerber baby food here for when I watch my niece.
Please see attached photo.
Are all or any of these good to use, to mix his Clavamox in?
Or do you have any other ideas? I will go back to Walmart tomorrow if I can not use any of the baby foods as shown in my attached photo.
TIA
Terri
