Hello,
Last week, my cat had to have emergency intestinal surgery due to a blockage. She had started throwing up on Monday, and finally got surgery Wednesday Night. She refused to eat until Saturday. However, since she started eating again, I have been feeding her less than what she used to eat, because I thought it would not put strain on her body. I was not given a special diet to follow. I'm not sure of exact calorie numbers- I just know I have been feeding her less. (Was previously free feeding, then started feeding 50% of a cup, to now 75% of a cup of dry food. She is an overweight cat.
It was today that I realized that she has been eating significantly less than what I fed her before her surgery. She isn't anorexic or jaundiced. She is less active, but I'm not sure if that is because of recovering. The biggest tell is her bowel and bladder movements: after her surgery, she had been peeing once a day, then all of a sudden started peeing 4 times a day. She only started pooping on Monday, (which I was told is normal after GI surgery) but then didnt poop until Wednesday, then again on Friday. Both times, the poops were a little orange/yellow tint and soft, not brown or hard. They were still long and in log form.
Given that it is almost Monday, it will now have been 2 weeks since my cat ate regularly. I will now be feeding her a cup of dry food until I can get her on a proper diet, but is it possible she is already in this disease? If I start feeding her normally now, will I reverse the disease or any early stages of it, or is it too late for that and necessary for me to go to the vet? I will be going again on Tuesday to have her sutures removed, but I don't want to wait if its possible my cat is already seriously sick. Please help.
Last week, my cat had to have emergency intestinal surgery due to a blockage. She had started throwing up on Monday, and finally got surgery Wednesday Night. She refused to eat until Saturday. However, since she started eating again, I have been feeding her less than what she used to eat, because I thought it would not put strain on her body. I was not given a special diet to follow. I'm not sure of exact calorie numbers- I just know I have been feeding her less. (Was previously free feeding, then started feeding 50% of a cup, to now 75% of a cup of dry food. She is an overweight cat.
It was today that I realized that she has been eating significantly less than what I fed her before her surgery. She isn't anorexic or jaundiced. She is less active, but I'm not sure if that is because of recovering. The biggest tell is her bowel and bladder movements: after her surgery, she had been peeing once a day, then all of a sudden started peeing 4 times a day. She only started pooping on Monday, (which I was told is normal after GI surgery) but then didnt poop until Wednesday, then again on Friday. Both times, the poops were a little orange/yellow tint and soft, not brown or hard. They were still long and in log form.
Given that it is almost Monday, it will now have been 2 weeks since my cat ate regularly. I will now be feeding her a cup of dry food until I can get her on a proper diet, but is it possible she is already in this disease? If I start feeding her normally now, will I reverse the disease or any early stages of it, or is it too late for that and necessary for me to go to the vet? I will be going again on Tuesday to have her sutures removed, but I don't want to wait if its possible my cat is already seriously sick. Please help.