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My 6 year old female cat usually poops every other day in the evening. She is regular and healthy. Once in a while she will get diarrhea after eating food she shouldn't. She's a bit of a dumpster diver. I have since gotten a better lid for the trash can and kept an eye on her.
Last Thursday, I came home to a hairball which she never gets. She started laying around and wasn't quite herself that night.
In the morning on Friday, I fed her breakfast of wet food and went to work. I came home in the evening and she had diarrhea a couple times in her box and refused to eat. In the ten minutes I was home she had it two more times, then vomited watery substance with some hair in it 2 times. I immediately took her to the vet. This was Friday night 7pm.
The vet did two xrays, results normal.
Gave a shot of Cerenia for nausea to stop the vomiting
Gave her 200mL of fluids which really perked her up
Took blood for pancreatitis, results normal
Gave 250mg tablets a day of metronidazole , 1/2 tablet, twice a day.
I started the metro on Friday night. I waited 24 hours until I fed her. She ate Saturday morning. After the fluids she started acting normal again. Watching the birds, running around, asking to eat, greeting me at the door. The vet had me giving her baby food Sat, Sun, and Mon. I transitioned her back to her wet food on Tues and still give her some baby food for fluids. She's peeing normally and acting normal.
The only issue is that she hasn't pooped. I tried to look every where for advice on ththis. I don't know if there is a problem because she is acting the way she always does. She doesn't strain in the box. She doesn't attempt to poop at all. Can this happen to a cat after a day of long watery puddly diarrhea? If she doesn't go by Friday I will take her to the vet. I just want to know if anyone else has ever experienced this.
Last Thursday, I came home to a hairball which she never gets. She started laying around and wasn't quite herself that night.
In the morning on Friday, I fed her breakfast of wet food and went to work. I came home in the evening and she had diarrhea a couple times in her box and refused to eat. In the ten minutes I was home she had it two more times, then vomited watery substance with some hair in it 2 times. I immediately took her to the vet. This was Friday night 7pm.
The vet did two xrays, results normal.
Gave a shot of Cerenia for nausea to stop the vomiting
Gave her 200mL of fluids which really perked her up
Took blood for pancreatitis, results normal
Gave 250mg tablets a day of metronidazole , 1/2 tablet, twice a day.
I started the metro on Friday night. I waited 24 hours until I fed her. She ate Saturday morning. After the fluids she started acting normal again. Watching the birds, running around, asking to eat, greeting me at the door. The vet had me giving her baby food Sat, Sun, and Mon. I transitioned her back to her wet food on Tues and still give her some baby food for fluids. She's peeing normally and acting normal.
The only issue is that she hasn't pooped. I tried to look every where for advice on ththis. I don't know if there is a problem because she is acting the way she always does. She doesn't strain in the box. She doesn't attempt to poop at all. Can this happen to a cat after a day of long watery puddly diarrhea? If she doesn't go by Friday I will take her to the vet. I just want to know if anyone else has ever experienced this.