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Hi all, it's me again.
On Saturday my 13 yr old boycat had to have an enema because he was constipated. Unbeknownst to me beforehand, the vet didn't even give him so much as a tranquilizer, so he (and I) were quite traumatized from the event. When he got home, he went many times later that day.
However since then, there hasn't been any more poops. It's now Tuesday evening. I have a feeling his rear end might still be irritated and I'm hoping that he's just holding it because he's sore. I just gave him a forkful of pumpkin mixed with a little food and he ate it up so I guess we'll wait and see. He's been on canned only since the event, I think prescription dry food is what caused the blockage.
The vet didn't assess whether there was damage to his colon - he was actually incredibly rude to me, took the cat, enema-ed him and shooed us both out the door. Needless to say, I no longer have a vet.
Anyway, any advice on folks' kitties that have gone thru an enema? Is it common to take a couple of days to get things in working order again? He's never had constipation issues before.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
On Saturday my 13 yr old boycat had to have an enema because he was constipated. Unbeknownst to me beforehand, the vet didn't even give him so much as a tranquilizer, so he (and I) were quite traumatized from the event. When he got home, he went many times later that day.
However since then, there hasn't been any more poops. It's now Tuesday evening. I have a feeling his rear end might still be irritated and I'm hoping that he's just holding it because he's sore. I just gave him a forkful of pumpkin mixed with a little food and he ate it up so I guess we'll wait and see. He's been on canned only since the event, I think prescription dry food is what caused the blockage.
The vet didn't assess whether there was damage to his colon - he was actually incredibly rude to me, took the cat, enema-ed him and shooed us both out the door. Needless to say, I no longer have a vet.
Anyway, any advice on folks' kitties that have gone thru an enema? Is it common to take a couple of days to get things in working order again? He's never had constipation issues before.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!