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My 12-year-old girl, Sassy, has had health issues ever since we rescued her when she was five. From UTIs, crystals, tooth-extractions (pre-when she lived with us), anal gland issues, pancreatitis flare-up, anemia, the beginnings of kidney disease, arthritis, antibiotic resistant E-COLI for a stretch, stress, anxiety, over-grooming, etc. I am most definitely forgetting something.
Saturday night she started straining. Yowling. Was restless. Wouldn’t eat or drink water. My lactulose was out so I had nothing. There is a backup of all emergency animal hospitals in LA so I couldn’t get her in anywhere until the morning and then she wasn’t worked on until early evening. It seemed to traumatize her and the enema they gave her didn’t work. They were horrible.
Her actual vet was able to squeeze her in Monday morning. They kept her for the day. She had two warm water and lube enemas on mild sedation, IV fluids, anti-nausea meds. They did an X RAY to see that she was definitely backed up before doing the enemas. They said the stool was actually soft so that was good. And that she was doing great. She said that she did poop when she was there. They also checked her kidneys and they were still stable. She had been acting off for two weeks before this and walking slower, and had lost all her hair on her front leg in a section (that is now growing back). She licks a lot but that has never happened all of these years. Her vet and I talked via email so we thought it was just her arthritis and bad back acting up. So basically it’s been a stressful journey since Sunday.
When I picked her up they made it seem like she’d be pooping when she got home. She seemed ok in the car. Calm. Calmer then she usually is when she gets home from the vet. She got Butrophonol at the vet for the procedure which she’s never gotten before.
They prescribed her Cisapride to help her GI tract that I pick up tomorrow. And now I have to just give her lactulose everyday instead of as needed like before.
She seems to be a little better than Sunday. She has licked me, which she wasn’t before. She loves licking us so that’s good. She’s not walking around struggling but she’s also not walking around much. Just to get to her fountain. She is still walking very funny. She’s leaking which I was expecting, but some of her leaking in the litter box is light brown/reddish droplets. No poop.
She is eating! Which I am grateful. But she doesn’t look for it. I have to bring it to her. But she eats.
She just still seems the same. And not vocal either. I haven’t heard her meow since Saturday.
I’m just still so sick over this. Is she just overly traumatized and worn out from the events of Sunday and Monday? Will the food help give her something to poop out? I am at a loss and feel super overwhelmed. Like I am stressing her out.
She won’t leave this one closet. She responds to me petting her. She let me pick her up but didn’t really stay. She felt lighter If that makes sense. She also peed in the closet. Which is unlike her. Does enemas make cats pee like that?
Is she just stressed and am I being impatient and thereby stressing her out.
I can’t eat or sleep. I’m a wreck.
Saturday night she started straining. Yowling. Was restless. Wouldn’t eat or drink water. My lactulose was out so I had nothing. There is a backup of all emergency animal hospitals in LA so I couldn’t get her in anywhere until the morning and then she wasn’t worked on until early evening. It seemed to traumatize her and the enema they gave her didn’t work. They were horrible.
Her actual vet was able to squeeze her in Monday morning. They kept her for the day. She had two warm water and lube enemas on mild sedation, IV fluids, anti-nausea meds. They did an X RAY to see that she was definitely backed up before doing the enemas. They said the stool was actually soft so that was good. And that she was doing great. She said that she did poop when she was there. They also checked her kidneys and they were still stable. She had been acting off for two weeks before this and walking slower, and had lost all her hair on her front leg in a section (that is now growing back). She licks a lot but that has never happened all of these years. Her vet and I talked via email so we thought it was just her arthritis and bad back acting up. So basically it’s been a stressful journey since Sunday.
When I picked her up they made it seem like she’d be pooping when she got home. She seemed ok in the car. Calm. Calmer then she usually is when she gets home from the vet. She got Butrophonol at the vet for the procedure which she’s never gotten before.
They prescribed her Cisapride to help her GI tract that I pick up tomorrow. And now I have to just give her lactulose everyday instead of as needed like before.
She seems to be a little better than Sunday. She has licked me, which she wasn’t before. She loves licking us so that’s good. She’s not walking around struggling but she’s also not walking around much. Just to get to her fountain. She is still walking very funny. She’s leaking which I was expecting, but some of her leaking in the litter box is light brown/reddish droplets. No poop.
She is eating! Which I am grateful. But she doesn’t look for it. I have to bring it to her. But she eats.
She just still seems the same. And not vocal either. I haven’t heard her meow since Saturday.
I’m just still so sick over this. Is she just overly traumatized and worn out from the events of Sunday and Monday? Will the food help give her something to poop out? I am at a loss and feel super overwhelmed. Like I am stressing her out.
She won’t leave this one closet. She responds to me petting her. She let me pick her up but didn’t really stay. She felt lighter If that makes sense. She also peed in the closet. Which is unlike her. Does enemas make cats pee like that?
Is she just stressed and am I being impatient and thereby stressing her out.
I can’t eat or sleep. I’m a wreck.