Hi everyone.
I'm hoping someone may have some insight on this issue. It all started last Friday night when my female spayed and indoor cat Joopy threw up her food in the middle of the night. Initially I wasn't super concerned but the next morning she threw up again and later that day she threw up another meal. I called the vet and they advised to bring her in. It was rather costly as it was an emergency visit but I would do anything for Joopy. When I brought her in she was examined and xrayed. The vet came to the conclusion that there was no apparent foreign object obstruction but she had many hard poops binding her up. A bad but of constipation. They gave her a couple shots and provided me with lacutose (laxative) to give to her twice a day with instructions to feed her a wet food diet. The vet said he didn't expect her to throw up any more than maybe once after this regimen. Well, we got her home and she puked once after some food in the evening, in the middle of the night and a big one in the morning after some water. I went to work and my fiancee kept an eye on her. At this point she was starting to refuse food and her energy was dipping. My fiancee called the vet and they said bring her in! When he brought her in they got another vet to have a look at her and again all she felt were that there were hard poops but no foreign object obstruction. They debated on bringing her right into surgery but at the end of it they decided to keep her overnight and into the next day for monitoring. She was given an IV, fed a very small amount and I was told she did have one really small hard poop overnight. The good news was she hadn't vomited the small amount of food she had. They kept her right until close the next day then she was ok'd to come home with us and we were given high fiber food and instructed to continue with the lacutose. I feel like yesterday her energy was slightly up. She did eat but in very small amounts. We believe she did have a runny poop but I can't be 100 percent sure as it may have been our other cat. This morning she did go to the litter but when I checked it there was nothing visible inside. We're continuing with the lacutose (which Joop hates with a passion) but today her food intake has definitely decreased. She had two treats, lucked a bit wet food, put a small amount of chicken in her mouth (her usual favourite) and spat it out! It's like she gets a bit excited for the food but can't eat it. I'm feeling for her so much... she is so low energy. Should I give it another day? Does she just need recoop time after being sick? The positive part is she has not vomited of which she was doing constantly. I love Joopy so much and I just want her to get better. She's 5 years old and in good health otherwise.
I'm hoping someone may have some insight on this issue. It all started last Friday night when my female spayed and indoor cat Joopy threw up her food in the middle of the night. Initially I wasn't super concerned but the next morning she threw up again and later that day she threw up another meal. I called the vet and they advised to bring her in. It was rather costly as it was an emergency visit but I would do anything for Joopy. When I brought her in she was examined and xrayed. The vet came to the conclusion that there was no apparent foreign object obstruction but she had many hard poops binding her up. A bad but of constipation. They gave her a couple shots and provided me with lacutose (laxative) to give to her twice a day with instructions to feed her a wet food diet. The vet said he didn't expect her to throw up any more than maybe once after this regimen. Well, we got her home and she puked once after some food in the evening, in the middle of the night and a big one in the morning after some water. I went to work and my fiancee kept an eye on her. At this point she was starting to refuse food and her energy was dipping. My fiancee called the vet and they said bring her in! When he brought her in they got another vet to have a look at her and again all she felt were that there were hard poops but no foreign object obstruction. They debated on bringing her right into surgery but at the end of it they decided to keep her overnight and into the next day for monitoring. She was given an IV, fed a very small amount and I was told she did have one really small hard poop overnight. The good news was she hadn't vomited the small amount of food she had. They kept her right until close the next day then she was ok'd to come home with us and we were given high fiber food and instructed to continue with the lacutose. I feel like yesterday her energy was slightly up. She did eat but in very small amounts. We believe she did have a runny poop but I can't be 100 percent sure as it may have been our other cat. This morning she did go to the litter but when I checked it there was nothing visible inside. We're continuing with the lacutose (which Joop hates with a passion) but today her food intake has definitely decreased. She had two treats, lucked a bit wet food, put a small amount of chicken in her mouth (her usual favourite) and spat it out! It's like she gets a bit excited for the food but can't eat it. I'm feeling for her so much... she is so low energy. Should I give it another day? Does she just need recoop time after being sick? The positive part is she has not vomited of which she was doing constantly. I love Joopy so much and I just want her to get better. She's 5 years old and in good health otherwise.