I have written in where before about my (now 15/16 year old) boy Petey. Masses were found in Peteys stomach a little over a year ago. Due to the location and his age we decided not to investigate further as it seemed it would do more harm that good and just started hospice care. At the time he was throwing up blood and rapidly losing weight. I thought he’d be gone within a month or two. He was put on Gabapentin, started eating well and was seemingly the most happy he had ever been for the next 11 months. In comes diarrhea around January this year. Not runny, but super soft, a huge amount and horribly smelling. He started going anywhere he could from the floor to the couch. Anywhere but the litter box. He also started again to rapidly lose weight despite eating well. I took him to our vet who did some tests and X-rays. He said despite the diarrhea and weight loss that he looks good. I can’t remember exactly what he said about the X-rays but he said he couldn’t see anything and that it could be either a good sign or that the cancer has now spread through his stomach lining not allowing food to digest properly. We increased his Gabapentin and he started metronidazole. This was about a month ago. His poop has become firmer though some days it’s a little soft and he has put back in weight. Here is my dilemma. He is still pooping everywhere except the litter box(he pees in it fine). I am assuming he associates it with pain when pooping. I have tried litter attractant, puppy pads on the floor, a litter box is currently sitting in the middle of my living room with pellets (we normally use clay) I even tried a box with just a puppy pad to see if that would work. I am at a loss. Despite the pooping he is loving, playful, eating and drinking well and overall looks in decent health so it’s definitely not time to say goodbye, but I sure would love to get him to poop in the litter box or at the very least in that room! Any suggestions/ideas??
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