Not pooping and bloated?

[Aayla]

Hi guys!

I have a question for a friend.

My friend is concerned over her 10 year old female cat who, over the last few days has looked bloated. She says that the cat has been acting differently, her paw is shaky and she hasn't been pooping. She has seen no poops in the litterbox (or anywhere else).

She has an appointment with the vet tomorrow morning. She says if it changes for the worse tonight, she will take her into the emerg vet clinic.
In the meantime, I wondered if anyone knew what kinds of things this could mean to her little kitty?

Sounds like a blockage or something wrong with the bowels... I'm a little concerned too, not only for the cat but for my friends

[coaster]

yeah, you're right to be concerned. distended bowel and bloating could be an obstruction. if there's vomitting involved, that's another symptom.

[Aayla]

Thanks Tim. No vomitting yet. She's heading home for lunch to check on the cat. I hope that there is no vomitting.
I couldn't find anything on the site about this, so I hope it's not something you 've talked about over and over ..