Hunched position????

[CatLover49]

Hey all
My boy has started sitting like this alot
Does this position look like a position he would sit if he had pancreatitis...or IBD..or a Blockage???
Thanks for the insight

 

[daftcat75]

It's hard to tell from that picture. That hunched position itself doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong. Cats in general, and even wild cats like tigers ("crouching tiger" isn't just a movie) will crouch like that. Is he eating alright? Is his energy level good? Does he play? Is he social? Is he pooping well? If yes to all of those, that position probably means nothing more than he's a cat and cats will crouch like that. If he's lethargic, not eating well, and reluctant to interact with you or others in the household, then that could be the crouch of pain and a vet visit would be in order.

 

[FeebysOwner]

Hi. Echo daftcat75 .

 

[CatLover49]

It's hard to tell from that picture. That hunched position itself doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong. Cats in general, and even wild cats like tigers ("crouching tiger" isn't just a movie) will crouch like that. Is he eating alright? Is his energy level good? Does he play? Is he social? Is he pooping well? If yes to all of those, that position probably means nothing more than he's a cat and cats will crouch like that. If he's lethargic, not eating well, and reluctant to interact with you or others in the household, then that could be the crouch of pain and a vet visit would be in order.

Yes to those questions
And around 5/13 ...of last month he had to be put under anesthesia..and the vet did a more in depth enema
Waiting for vet to call me

 

[daftcat75]

Yes to those questions
And around 5/13 ...of last month he had to be put under anesthesia..and the vet did a more in depth enema
Waiting for vet to call me

Yes to which questions? There were the all-good questions and then there were the needs-a-vet-checkup questions.

 

[CatLover49]

Yes to which questions? There were the all-good questions and then there were the needs-a-vet-checkup questions.

No to the good eating..he eats somewhat...little bit..No to energy..No to playing..No to social..And somewhat pooping ok...
He eats little bit through out the day
He poops once or twice a day..Some times normal poop..and sometimes muchy like poop
Could him acting like what ive described be related to the enema last month

 

[daftcat75]

Lethargy and not a great appetite are usually two good leading indicators that a vet visit would be a good idea. Beyond that, there's very little that can be said without bloodwork. Cats are very stoic creatures who hide their pain. As best they can.

Ask for the pancreatitis test when they get his blood. It's called fPLI and it's not usually a standard test they run.

 

[CatLover49]

Lethargy and not a great appetite are usually two good leading indicators that a vet visit would be a good idea. Beyond that, there's very little that can be said without bloodwork. Cats are very stoic creatures who hide their pain. As best they can.

Ask for the pancreatitis test when they get his blood. It's called fPLI and it's not usually a standard test they run.

Just talked to vet..snowball had bloodwork senior profile last month and came back ok..Vet said pancreatitis not likely..from the blood work..
He feels he wants to start him on high fiber diet
And hes starting him on Metamucil..And a anti nausea med..And see how snowball does
He feels that snowball maybe still having some discomfort from being full of poop last month n having to go under anesthesia to get the enema.
He said to try that for about 2 weeks see how he does