In the ongoing saga of my 14-year-old baby, Max, currently working through large cell gastrointestinal lymphoma -- the latest issue we've been dealing with as of the last 1-2 days is that he has lost strength in his back legs and can no longer squat to poop.
I believe this is pain issue, which I'm trying to address ASAP. I will be calling his vet tomorrow and he will be going in for a chemotherapy appt this week too (so they'll be able to take a closer look then).
He can walk fine for the most part, but when it comes to pooping, he falls right down into his own poop. Right now, he vacillates between constipation and diarrhea (really trying everything to get the formula right between food, laxatives, fiber, etc.) -- and is currently in a diarrhea stage. This means that every few hours is a backside full of feces that sticks to his butt, sticks to his fur, is impossible to clean off and a miserable experience for us both. I am also extremely worried about him getting a UTI, which I think would kill him at this point unfortunately.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a solution that helps prevent feces from getting all over his fur (and urethra area, especially)? Is there a type of diaper that would help his poop avoid his urethra? Or any other strategies folks can think of? I'm kind of at my wit's end here and I'm sure he is too!
I believe this is pain issue, which I'm trying to address ASAP. I will be calling his vet tomorrow and he will be going in for a chemotherapy appt this week too (so they'll be able to take a closer look then).
He can walk fine for the most part, but when it comes to pooping, he falls right down into his own poop. Right now, he vacillates between constipation and diarrhea (really trying everything to get the formula right between food, laxatives, fiber, etc.) -- and is currently in a diarrhea stage. This means that every few hours is a backside full of feces that sticks to his butt, sticks to his fur, is impossible to clean off and a miserable experience for us both. I am also extremely worried about him getting a UTI, which I think would kill him at this point unfortunately.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a solution that helps prevent feces from getting all over his fur (and urethra area, especially)? Is there a type of diaper that would help his poop avoid his urethra? Or any other strategies folks can think of? I'm kind of at my wit's end here and I'm sure he is too!