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My 3 1/2 month old kitten hasnt had a bowel movement in 2 days (today is day 3) please read entire post before replying. As there has been a lot to lead up to this..
Mishka (mee-shka) was fixed on 06/14/2016 along with her sister Isabella. They both came home EXTREAMLY ill. Severe bouts of non stop diahrea and vomiting. Diahrea was every 20 min easily and throwing up maybe 3 times/4 times. I am a certified pet nutritionist through petco and certified in animal welfare.. So I did what I had learned.. I gave them a quiet room, including their favorite bed, a lot of water and their hard food. My kittens only get holistic wet/dry food or organic chicken/beef.
Anyways 24 hrs later they were only getting worse.. Dry nose, fever ect.. So I brought them back to where I had them fixed, All About Animals. The dr I seen took their temp.. Both was over 103 but not higher then 104. He gave them both a shot of (in his handwriting looks like) CONVRNA? Which in all my times of taking care of sick animals, id never heard of. He assured me it was a widly used. So I agreed.
For 2 more days it seemed as if there was no improvement in either of my girls. But I did as I learned, Solisitic pumpkin puree and home made rice added to every dish, along with a ton of water in every dish I gave them. Finally last night Isabella (my black kitten) did a 180 and today passed her first firm stool.. Unfourtunatly Mishka has not..
So Mishka (my brown/black stipped girl with off white around her eyes).. Has not thrown up in aprox 30 hrs.. But she also has not had diahrea or even a bowel movement at all in almost 48 hrs. She did have a VERY tiny, tiny bit of diahrea yesterday afternoon that was dark and very pungent. I know this because I am constantly watching the litterbox, I honestly must check it 15 times a day and clean it 5/6 times (even more when they both had non stop diahrea) She is eating. Not as much as she used to.. She isnt drinking a lot of water out of her bowl but I do still add a ton of water to what ever dish I serve them and she will drink the broth and all of it. I do this about 4/5 every 24 hrs just so I know she is getting enough water in her tiny system.
I have tried the hairball remedy just because I know it helps cats digest hair balls and contains mineral oil... So it should help..still no go..
So I am at a loss.. I have seen her go into the litterbox and dig a spot out, but then she just walks out.. So she doesnt even try.
Am I beling over worried? Maybe her system is just taking a bit to recover and get back on a regular schedual? Maybe her behind is sore from all the diahrea and she is just not wanting to be in pain?
I dont have the extra cash to bring them back to the vet for the 3rd time in 7 days. I just paid for them to be fixed, all their shots, deworming, microchips and then the emergency follow up appt with the other shot..
Is there anything else I can try at home? I know i cant let her go too long, i dont want her with a blockage.
I should add her energy level is almost normal. They both have still been sleeping a bit more then normal since surgery. But she will still run & play when i let them.. As I dont let them play to hard as i know they are still recovering from surgery.
They are both 3.9lbs.
Please let me know if i forgot to include anything. Im headed out to a DR appt, so itll be a couple hrs before I can get back online.
THANK YOU very much for reading my very long post.
The photos are when they were 8 wks old..morecrecent pics are on a different device.
My 3 1/2 month old kitten hasnt had a bowel movement in 2 days (today is day 3) please read entire post before replying. As there has been a lot to lead up to this..
Mishka (mee-shka) was fixed on 06/14/2016 along with her sister Isabella. They both came home EXTREAMLY ill. Severe bouts of non stop diahrea and vomiting. Diahrea was every 20 min easily and throwing up maybe 3 times/4 times. I am a certified pet nutritionist through petco and certified in animal welfare.. So I did what I had learned.. I gave them a quiet room, including their favorite bed, a lot of water and their hard food. My kittens only get holistic wet/dry food or organic chicken/beef.
Anyways 24 hrs later they were only getting worse.. Dry nose, fever ect.. So I brought them back to where I had them fixed, All About Animals. The dr I seen took their temp.. Both was over 103 but not higher then 104. He gave them both a shot of (in his handwriting looks like) CONVRNA? Which in all my times of taking care of sick animals, id never heard of. He assured me it was a widly used. So I agreed.
For 2 more days it seemed as if there was no improvement in either of my girls. But I did as I learned, Solisitic pumpkin puree and home made rice added to every dish, along with a ton of water in every dish I gave them. Finally last night Isabella (my black kitten) did a 180 and today passed her first firm stool.. Unfourtunatly Mishka has not..
So Mishka (my brown/black stipped girl with off white around her eyes).. Has not thrown up in aprox 30 hrs.. But she also has not had diahrea or even a bowel movement at all in almost 48 hrs. She did have a VERY tiny, tiny bit of diahrea yesterday afternoon that was dark and very pungent. I know this because I am constantly watching the litterbox, I honestly must check it 15 times a day and clean it 5/6 times (even more when they both had non stop diahrea) She is eating. Not as much as she used to.. She isnt drinking a lot of water out of her bowl but I do still add a ton of water to what ever dish I serve them and she will drink the broth and all of it. I do this about 4/5 every 24 hrs just so I know she is getting enough water in her tiny system.
I have tried the hairball remedy just because I know it helps cats digest hair balls and contains mineral oil... So it should help..still no go..
So I am at a loss.. I have seen her go into the litterbox and dig a spot out, but then she just walks out.. So she doesnt even try.
Am I beling over worried? Maybe her system is just taking a bit to recover and get back on a regular schedual? Maybe her behind is sore from all the diahrea and she is just not wanting to be in pain?
I dont have the extra cash to bring them back to the vet for the 3rd time in 7 days. I just paid for them to be fixed, all their shots, deworming, microchips and then the emergency follow up appt with the other shot..
Is there anything else I can try at home? I know i cant let her go too long, i dont want her with a blockage.
I should add her energy level is almost normal. They both have still been sleeping a bit more then normal since surgery. But she will still run & play when i let them.. As I dont let them play to hard as i know they are still recovering from surgery.
They are both 3.9lbs.
Please let me know if i forgot to include anything. Im headed out to a DR appt, so itll be a couple hrs before I can get back online.
THANK YOU very much for reading my very long post.
The photos are when they were 8 wks old..morecrecent pics are on a different device.
You can also add a tiny bit of Restoralax (Miralax) to her food- it's a human aid for constipation, but is safe for cats. I'd ask your vet before doing it, though- if she was suffering from diarrhea earlier, giving her a laxative might be the last thing you want to do.
