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I had my cat Meatball in the vet last Monday, he spent the night on IV fluids and amoxicillin due to a suspected pancreatitis flareup. When he was at the vet, they did a full panel ($148!) which of course showed elevation in liver/pancreas enzymes but I caught it pretty quick. An x-ray showed no blockages or constipation, at least at that point.
He is still on amox 50mg twice daily and methocol (1/2 capsule/day). He hadnt peed or pooped since Friday evening. At that time, he let out a little itty bitty poop smaller than my pinky finger, it appeared to be very mooshy probably from the amoxicillin, Im not sure. Anyway, hes pretty alert and playful, you wouldnt guess hes got a flareup or suffering from constipation..definitely different from the last time he had it. He doesnt appear to be in any pain or discomfort and I have, at least 3-4 times, inspected his belly.
He has very little interest in food still, Ive been syringing him canned science diet I/D and nutra-cal 2-3x day. I soaked his food in chicken broth (no onion seasoning!), he still has little/no interest. I finally started syringing chicken broth & water to him earlier. On his own, he might be eating a tablespoon of dry food a day
Per the advice of my vet, I gave him 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil mixed in with his syringed food, just in case he was constipated, but at the very least to help move things along. He really didnt like the olive oil at all and hid for a while. He came out from hiding and peed a little bit in his box. I was hoping he'd have a BM but no go. Arrgghh!
I lifted his tail to check, because Weds or Thurs he had a large BM which consisted of some diahrrea. He had dingleberries (lol) that I had to put on rubber gloves and cut them out (hes a long hair maine ****). When I lifted his tail tonight, everything appeared ok (no dingles, etc), but Im no expert in kitties butts...lol
What else can I do? I thought the olive oil would go right through but its been a few hours and no-go. :sad2
He is still on amox 50mg twice daily and methocol (1/2 capsule/day). He hadnt peed or pooped since Friday evening. At that time, he let out a little itty bitty poop smaller than my pinky finger, it appeared to be very mooshy probably from the amoxicillin, Im not sure. Anyway, hes pretty alert and playful, you wouldnt guess hes got a flareup or suffering from constipation..definitely different from the last time he had it. He doesnt appear to be in any pain or discomfort and I have, at least 3-4 times, inspected his belly.
He has very little interest in food still, Ive been syringing him canned science diet I/D and nutra-cal 2-3x day. I soaked his food in chicken broth (no onion seasoning!), he still has little/no interest. I finally started syringing chicken broth & water to him earlier. On his own, he might be eating a tablespoon of dry food a day
Per the advice of my vet, I gave him 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil mixed in with his syringed food, just in case he was constipated, but at the very least to help move things along. He really didnt like the olive oil at all and hid for a while. He came out from hiding and peed a little bit in his box. I was hoping he'd have a BM but no go. Arrgghh!
I lifted his tail to check, because Weds or Thurs he had a large BM which consisted of some diahrrea. He had dingleberries (lol) that I had to put on rubber gloves and cut them out (hes a long hair maine ****). When I lifted his tail tonight, everything appeared ok (no dingles, etc), but Im no expert in kitties butts...lol
What else can I do? I thought the olive oil would go right through but its been a few hours and no-go. :sad2
