I have a cat who has been blind for about a year now and last week had to have his eyes removed as they were edemetous and had debris in them and he had bleeding behind one. They never did figure out what caused his blindness. His eye biopsy might give some insight but haven’t gotten his report back yet.
So my question is how long after a surgery like that can a kitty go without a bowel movement? Today is day 6! Granted he has not eaten much and most of what he eats is soft food which is a high percentage of water. He doesn’t seem to be in any distress. He is drinking a lot of water and is peeing very well. He was on kitty moraphine taken orally but today was his first day off of it. I know with humans pain meds can bind you up.
Should I be calling the vet tomorrow or let him go another day or so? Poor little guy doesn’t need any other problems! Want to do what is best for him without adding any more stress. The cone is doing enough of that. Messes with his ears and whiskers which is how he tells how to get around. Now he’s going by memory only. Poor little guy.
Thanks for your help.
So my question is how long after a surgery like that can a kitty go without a bowel movement? Today is day 6! Granted he has not eaten much and most of what he eats is soft food which is a high percentage of water. He doesn’t seem to be in any distress. He is drinking a lot of water and is peeing very well. He was on kitty moraphine taken orally but today was his first day off of it. I know with humans pain meds can bind you up.
Should I be calling the vet tomorrow or let him go another day or so? Poor little guy doesn’t need any other problems! Want to do what is best for him without adding any more stress. The cone is doing enough of that. Messes with his ears and whiskers which is how he tells how to get around. Now he’s going by memory only. Poor little guy.
Thanks for your help.