Hi all
my 3 year old cat, generally has constipation, and seems to be losing weight now. Does anyone know if there’s correlation between these two symptoms that could be a health sickness/issue? She has an 100% wet diet, rawz and Merrick. She’s has chicken allergies so is fed duck and rabbit. Naturally Her stool is hard and somewhat thin, and she def doesn’t pass anything for 48 hrs unless I put miralax in her food. When I use miralax, it’s 24-36 hrs passing and normal
stool.
she had her blood work done twice in the last 8 weeks- first result show borderline higher creatinine and the second result showed everything normal. So I thought she was in the clear with kidney stuff, or least we were gonna least just be tracking it now more closely.
Now, she’s lost two lbs since May 1. She was ten lbs then, and I weighed her last night and she’s only 8 lbs. I haven’t changed her diet or increased exercise, 200 calories over four meals, which she doesn’t always finished her meals even if left out for several hours. So yesterday since she is only 8 lbs now, I changed her to 160 calories between three meals- which she has finished every meal in the first 30 mins.
a part of me wonder if it’s stress related bc since May 1 she’s gone over to my friends house for 2- 2 night sessions for cat sitting while I was out of town.
What do you all think? Any correlation with constipation and weight loss or just stress ? Should I take her to the vet, and if I do- what test should I be anticipating? She’s a calico so maybe she shed some winter coat? Is that a silly guess for two lbs of weight? Idk-First time cat owner here.....
my 3 year old cat, generally has constipation, and seems to be losing weight now. Does anyone know if there’s correlation between these two symptoms that could be a health sickness/issue? She has an 100% wet diet, rawz and Merrick. She’s has chicken allergies so is fed duck and rabbit. Naturally Her stool is hard and somewhat thin, and she def doesn’t pass anything for 48 hrs unless I put miralax in her food. When I use miralax, it’s 24-36 hrs passing and normal
stool.
she had her blood work done twice in the last 8 weeks- first result show borderline higher creatinine and the second result showed everything normal. So I thought she was in the clear with kidney stuff, or least we were gonna least just be tracking it now more closely.
Now, she’s lost two lbs since May 1. She was ten lbs then, and I weighed her last night and she’s only 8 lbs. I haven’t changed her diet or increased exercise, 200 calories over four meals, which she doesn’t always finished her meals even if left out for several hours. So yesterday since she is only 8 lbs now, I changed her to 160 calories between three meals- which she has finished every meal in the first 30 mins.
a part of me wonder if it’s stress related bc since May 1 she’s gone over to my friends house for 2- 2 night sessions for cat sitting while I was out of town.
What do you all think? Any correlation with constipation and weight loss or just stress ? Should I take her to the vet, and if I do- what test should I be anticipating? She’s a calico so maybe she shed some winter coat? Is that a silly guess for two lbs of weight? Idk-First time cat owner here.....