Hi everyone, hope you are all doing well in quarantine. I posted here a while ago and got some great advice, now I’m back again with more questions...
My Luna is 7 years old, she my first cat and I have had her for 9 months. She had been eating Whiskas dry food her previous life so I kept her on it.
She was having some problems with her spay surgery so I didn’t try to change her food to something better quality until now. For a week now I’ve been slowly mixing Instinct ultimate protein dry food into her diet, we were at about 70% new food last night.
I noticed then she was straining to poop, I heard her crying and digging but nothing was in the litter box. Half an hour later she did poop a tiny amount but it was outside of the litter box and all over the place like a trail. The poop was dry and semi-hard. She then started licking her butthole aggressively while whining, tried going to the litter box again, then threw up. She continued to eat and drink, but lethargic and sleepy.
I took her to the vet just now because she hasn't peed or pooped in 20 hours and I was paranoid. They did x-ray and found an acceptable amount of poop. I think they did something with her anal gland which she has been furiously licking since we got home. The vet said laxatives not necessary but gave me some Royal Canine weight management kibbles that's supposed to be high fiber. If she doesn't poop by tomorrow then he'll prescribe laxatives.
Is this all because of my attempt to switch her to better food??? I've read added protein may be a factor? I keep seeing on here high protein low carb food is better and that what I was trying to do. She’s very picky and absolutely would not eat any wet food I tried to put down, even if I mix it with her dry food. She has perfected the sniff, glare and walk away sequence. Now that switching kibbles has failed...I’m not so sure what to do. Should I make fiber a priority now instead of protein? Should I just stick to Whiskas since she's been eating it with no problem?
All the long term remedies I've seen for constipation seems impossible because she's just so picky. There's no wet food to mix meds/pumpkin into. She's not interested in any form of treats or pill pockets. She wouldn't eat anything off my hand or in her bowl that's not her food. If I mix treats/enrichments in her bowl she just sniffs it and refuses the entire meal. Are there options for putting in her water that she wouldn't notice?
Sorry for the rambling post. I just really hope to get some input on this poopy situation.
Thank you!
My Luna is 7 years old, she my first cat and I have had her for 9 months. She had been eating Whiskas dry food her previous life so I kept her on it.
She was having some problems with her spay surgery so I didn’t try to change her food to something better quality until now. For a week now I’ve been slowly mixing Instinct ultimate protein dry food into her diet, we were at about 70% new food last night.
I noticed then she was straining to poop, I heard her crying and digging but nothing was in the litter box. Half an hour later she did poop a tiny amount but it was outside of the litter box and all over the place like a trail. The poop was dry and semi-hard. She then started licking her butthole aggressively while whining, tried going to the litter box again, then threw up. She continued to eat and drink, but lethargic and sleepy.
I took her to the vet just now because she hasn't peed or pooped in 20 hours and I was paranoid. They did x-ray and found an acceptable amount of poop. I think they did something with her anal gland which she has been furiously licking since we got home. The vet said laxatives not necessary but gave me some Royal Canine weight management kibbles that's supposed to be high fiber. If she doesn't poop by tomorrow then he'll prescribe laxatives.
Is this all because of my attempt to switch her to better food??? I've read added protein may be a factor? I keep seeing on here high protein low carb food is better and that what I was trying to do. She’s very picky and absolutely would not eat any wet food I tried to put down, even if I mix it with her dry food. She has perfected the sniff, glare and walk away sequence. Now that switching kibbles has failed...I’m not so sure what to do. Should I make fiber a priority now instead of protein? Should I just stick to Whiskas since she's been eating it with no problem?
All the long term remedies I've seen for constipation seems impossible because she's just so picky. There's no wet food to mix meds/pumpkin into. She's not interested in any form of treats or pill pockets. She wouldn't eat anything off my hand or in her bowl that's not her food. If I mix treats/enrichments in her bowl she just sniffs it and refuses the entire meal. Are there options for putting in her water that she wouldn't notice?
Sorry for the rambling post. I just really hope to get some input on this poopy situation.
Thank you!
