I'm sorry that this will be quite graphic, but it is necessary to explain what my poor baby Wolfpack goes through.
I came home from work once and as I was getting ready for bed, I noticed he hadn't stopped licking himself for several minutes. I sat by him and when he lifted his head up, I could see that his anus was stretched out over a huge poop. He had licked it so much trying to get it out that it was red and inflamed. I called the emergency vet since it was 2am and they told me to bring him in. I saw him go in the litter box and strain for a bit but nothing came out. First I tried getting a hot washcloth and dabbing it so it would soften it a bit but that was obviously extremely painful for him. I picked him up and took him to the vet. By the time I got there, the poop was gone. The vet stuck her finger in and didn't feel anything. The next day, I found the huge poop on the carpet right next to the litter box and then puke all over the place next to that. I took him to my regular vet anyway for a checkup and his shots that needed to be updated anyway and they did a fecal exam and said he's fine.
It's been a month or so and last night the same thing happened! I noticed it when I was getting ready to go out to dinner. Since he passed it on his own last time, I decided I would just give it time and hope he passes it again. I put a little olive oil around his anus and left for dinner. On our way home, we stopped so I could get some canned pumpkin and milk and an enema in case I needed to help him. When I got home, the poop was significantly smaller but still there. It stretched back to the big size with time though. I tried the milk and the canned pumpkin and he hated both. I woke up this morning to him scratching the carpet and found that he had pooped it out right by my bed, how sweet.
I am not sure what I can do to help him. My vet just said he is fine and didn't do any further tests but obviously I want to prevent this from happening in the future.
He and my other kitty, Jelly Bean, are on the same diet of Blue Buffalo dried food. They have a water fountain that I clean regularly and always fill with clean water. Jelly Bean has never had any digestive problems. I feed them wet food or canned tuna occasionally but not very often. It's more of a treat than a regular meal but they always have their dried food. I don't feed them human food.
Is it possible that Wolfpack has a colon problem or something within his digestive track?
Sorry for the gross image but this is what happens to him.
I came home from work once and as I was getting ready for bed, I noticed he hadn't stopped licking himself for several minutes. I sat by him and when he lifted his head up, I could see that his anus was stretched out over a huge poop. He had licked it so much trying to get it out that it was red and inflamed. I called the emergency vet since it was 2am and they told me to bring him in. I saw him go in the litter box and strain for a bit but nothing came out. First I tried getting a hot washcloth and dabbing it so it would soften it a bit but that was obviously extremely painful for him. I picked him up and took him to the vet. By the time I got there, the poop was gone. The vet stuck her finger in and didn't feel anything. The next day, I found the huge poop on the carpet right next to the litter box and then puke all over the place next to that. I took him to my regular vet anyway for a checkup and his shots that needed to be updated anyway and they did a fecal exam and said he's fine.
It's been a month or so and last night the same thing happened! I noticed it when I was getting ready to go out to dinner. Since he passed it on his own last time, I decided I would just give it time and hope he passes it again. I put a little olive oil around his anus and left for dinner. On our way home, we stopped so I could get some canned pumpkin and milk and an enema in case I needed to help him. When I got home, the poop was significantly smaller but still there. It stretched back to the big size with time though. I tried the milk and the canned pumpkin and he hated both. I woke up this morning to him scratching the carpet and found that he had pooped it out right by my bed, how sweet.
I am not sure what I can do to help him. My vet just said he is fine and didn't do any further tests but obviously I want to prevent this from happening in the future.
He and my other kitty, Jelly Bean, are on the same diet of Blue Buffalo dried food. They have a water fountain that I clean regularly and always fill with clean water. Jelly Bean has never had any digestive problems. I feed them wet food or canned tuna occasionally but not very often. It's more of a treat than a regular meal but they always have their dried food. I don't feed them human food.
Is it possible that Wolfpack has a colon problem or something within his digestive track?
Sorry for the gross image but this is what happens to him.