So here's a little backstory:
I adopted Marlon a little over a month ago from my local county shelter. He's a 10 year old tabby who previous owner was taken into a nursing and was not allowed to take him with her. He is declawed in all four paws. He had spent the first month at the shelter and they told me he had diarrhea and was vomiting due to his change in circumstances (stress). He, then, spent a month in a foster home where he also had diarrhea and vomiting for th first few days but then he got better (I'm assuming as he got more comfortable). We finally adopted him after he had silent about 3 months in between the shelter and foster home. The shelter had given us a clean bill of health and we took him to the vet a week later for a general check up. The vet told he was fine but he did need to lose weight (he weighed a little over 17lbs). He's not an active cat. He doesn't chase, play, or do much of anything else. I've tried and bought him toys that were listed as his favorite but nothing. Occasionally he'll swat at a string but not much. She just suggested I give him smaller portions when feeding him. Since I've gotten him, I've been feeding him Purina Cat Chow for Indoor Cats (he's strictly an indoor cat since he's been declawed), a third of a cup in the morning and a third of a cup in the even following doctor's orders. I know it's not the best but I got 2 full bags of it from the shelter for free. He's had no problems at all especially in terms of digestive or gatsrointestinal problems. He hasn't even had stress diarrhea or vomiting like he did at the shelter or foster home. I was really happy because that meant he was really adjusting well.
So fast forward to Monday:
I finally decided to give Marlon wet food for the first time since getting him. I wanted to make sure he was settled and dry food was working for him before I changed anything. I gave him Purina Veterinary Diet EN Gastroencentric Feline Formula canned food. He ate it just fine for dinner and a bit throughout the night. However the next morning (Tuesday) he threw up twice. I gave him his regular dry food for breakfast and decided the canned food I had given him wasn't for him. He had diarrhea for the next two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) but no more vomiting. Wednesday I had looked up ways to stop diarrhea and I had read that a 24 hour fast is good to clear out their stomach. After I saw he was still having diarrhea Thursday morning, I decided not to give him any food for the day. He had been eating and drinking just fine in the 2 days he'd been vomiting and had diarrhea. I made sure he had fresh clean water on Thursday. Other than having diarrhea Thursday morning, he didn't have any more the rest of the day. I gave him his regular food Friday morning and he ate about half of it and promptly threw it up. But he ate the rest of it and didn't throw it up. He's been eating and drinking just fine as of yesterday (Friday) and today with no more vomiting. However I've noticed he hasn't used him litter box other than to pee a little bit this morning. Before he used to pee about 3-4 times a day and poop 1-2 times a day.
Other than the stomach problems, he's still his old self. Sleeps most of the day, eats and drinks like he did before, and "plays" like he used to.
So I'm wondering, is this something I should be worried about? Should I just wait to see if he eventually poops and goes back to his normal digestive routine? If so, how long? Is there anything I can give him to help him poop if he doesn't eventually go? And lastly, is there a relatively cheap brand of canned food that you recommend for a cat with an apparently sensitive stomach?
Sorry this was so long! I just wanted to be thorough!
I adopted Marlon a little over a month ago from my local county shelter. He's a 10 year old tabby who previous owner was taken into a nursing and was not allowed to take him with her. He is declawed in all four paws. He had spent the first month at the shelter and they told me he had diarrhea and was vomiting due to his change in circumstances (stress). He, then, spent a month in a foster home where he also had diarrhea and vomiting for th first few days but then he got better (I'm assuming as he got more comfortable). We finally adopted him after he had silent about 3 months in between the shelter and foster home. The shelter had given us a clean bill of health and we took him to the vet a week later for a general check up. The vet told he was fine but he did need to lose weight (he weighed a little over 17lbs). He's not an active cat. He doesn't chase, play, or do much of anything else. I've tried and bought him toys that were listed as his favorite but nothing. Occasionally he'll swat at a string but not much. She just suggested I give him smaller portions when feeding him. Since I've gotten him, I've been feeding him Purina Cat Chow for Indoor Cats (he's strictly an indoor cat since he's been declawed), a third of a cup in the morning and a third of a cup in the even following doctor's orders. I know it's not the best but I got 2 full bags of it from the shelter for free. He's had no problems at all especially in terms of digestive or gatsrointestinal problems. He hasn't even had stress diarrhea or vomiting like he did at the shelter or foster home. I was really happy because that meant he was really adjusting well.
So fast forward to Monday:
I finally decided to give Marlon wet food for the first time since getting him. I wanted to make sure he was settled and dry food was working for him before I changed anything. I gave him Purina Veterinary Diet EN Gastroencentric Feline Formula canned food. He ate it just fine for dinner and a bit throughout the night. However the next morning (Tuesday) he threw up twice. I gave him his regular dry food for breakfast and decided the canned food I had given him wasn't for him. He had diarrhea for the next two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) but no more vomiting. Wednesday I had looked up ways to stop diarrhea and I had read that a 24 hour fast is good to clear out their stomach. After I saw he was still having diarrhea Thursday morning, I decided not to give him any food for the day. He had been eating and drinking just fine in the 2 days he'd been vomiting and had diarrhea. I made sure he had fresh clean water on Thursday. Other than having diarrhea Thursday morning, he didn't have any more the rest of the day. I gave him his regular food Friday morning and he ate about half of it and promptly threw it up. But he ate the rest of it and didn't throw it up. He's been eating and drinking just fine as of yesterday (Friday) and today with no more vomiting. However I've noticed he hasn't used him litter box other than to pee a little bit this morning. Before he used to pee about 3-4 times a day and poop 1-2 times a day.
Other than the stomach problems, he's still his old self. Sleeps most of the day, eats and drinks like he did before, and "plays" like he used to.
So I'm wondering, is this something I should be worried about? Should I just wait to see if he eventually poops and goes back to his normal digestive routine? If so, how long? Is there anything I can give him to help him poop if he doesn't eventually go? And lastly, is there a relatively cheap brand of canned food that you recommend for a cat with an apparently sensitive stomach?
Sorry this was so long! I just wanted to be thorough!