I have a huge problem but let me give you some backround first.....
I rescued two kittens in July, they are sisters and are now about 19 weeks old. When I first got them they had coddedia and since have been cured. Bonnie one of the sisters has been having trouble going to the bathroom since I got her. She has been to the vet numerous times and they can't seem to find anything wrong with her
For awhile the constipation was BAD, poop would get stuck and the vet would have to remove it, it would come out all dry and hard, and she would scream because of the pain. She spent two days in the emergency vet once. She is on a stool softner and laxatone to help her move things along. Right from the beginning she neve used the litter pan to poop but she used it to pee, and I know this is probably because she associates it with pain. But she is doing better now. Her poop is soft and not hard anymore and I never hear her crying in pain. She goes in the litter box scratches around but she continues to poop under the couch
And this morning she went pee and poop under the couch.....
She is a very happy kitten she loves to run and jump and play and keeps me up at night playing with my feet. She is very affectionate and loves to cuddle with me. My questions are:
1. How can I get her to go poop in the litter pan?? I have tried new pans, new litter etc...
2. Has anyone ever heard of this problem in kittens
The vet said she could have a small rectum and maybe she would grow out of it. On out last visit she expressed her anal glands and didn't get much of anyting out..... Any advice woluf be helpful!
Thanks
I rescued two kittens in July, they are sisters and are now about 19 weeks old. When I first got them they had coddedia and since have been cured. Bonnie one of the sisters has been having trouble going to the bathroom since I got her. She has been to the vet numerous times and they can't seem to find anything wrong with her
She is a very happy kitten she loves to run and jump and play and keeps me up at night playing with my feet. She is very affectionate and loves to cuddle with me. My questions are:
1. How can I get her to go poop in the litter pan?? I have tried new pans, new litter etc...
2. Has anyone ever heard of this problem in kittens
The vet said she could have a small rectum and maybe she would grow out of it. On out last visit she expressed her anal glands and didn't get much of anyting out..... Any advice woluf be helpful!
Thanks