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Late Wednesday night, I had to rush my cat to the emergency vet because she was vomiting and collapsed. The vet found that she had a severely upset stomach and small intestines. They diagnosed her with Gastroenteritis: passed foreign body or eating something that didn’t sit well. They got her stabilized and kept her for two nights. She was doing really well and even ate a little at the hospital, so they sent her home Friday morning. They prescribed her two medications. Amoxicillin (an antibiotic) every twelve hours for 5 days, and Gabapentin (a pain killer) every twelve hours for 3-4 days as needed. They also said to feed her a bland diet for the next 3 days. I have been giving her her medication with success( they are both in liquid forms so it’s pretty easy). She has been eating a mixture of homemade bland food and prescription bland wet food that the vet gave me. She hasn’t been eating that much though, mostly because she sleeps all day(the gabapentin makes her very tired). She doesn’t seem to be in pain and she drinks plenty of water. She has been peeing regularly. The only concern I have is that she hasn’t pooped in the past four days. Since we got her Friday morning until today she hasn’t pooped, or even tried to poop. Me and my family have been monitoring her 24/7, because I know how important her being able to pass stool is. Should I be concerned? She has been eating mostly liquids and mush, but she ate quite a bit of boiled chicken breast on Friday and still hasn’t pooped it out. I am slowly transitioning her back to her original diet, will that solve her problem? I just wanted to get some insight from you guys to see if I need to call the vet about it.