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Why won't my cat go to the bathroom?
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MyThreeFatCats posted:
On Thursday we noticed that he wasn't looking well and he started throwing up mucus. We took him to the veterinarian on Friday and he said that his vitals were normal, and he had a small bladder, but he said that our cat must have ate something that didn't agree with him. The veterinarian prescribed him Florentero and Novamoxin. After we give him the medication we give him water through a syringe to help it go down. He stopped eating and drinking on Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday he started drinking a little bit of water but still wouldn't eat. We started giving him cat milk using a syringe or else he wouldn't drink it. Yesterday he started picking at his food but hasn't done it since. Since the trip to the veterinarian he has not went to the bathroom and still hasn't gone.
1 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Why won't my cat go to the bathroom?On Thursday we noticed that he wasn't looking well and he started throwing up mucus. We took him to the veterinarian on Friday and he said that his vitals were normal, and he had a small bladder, but he said that our cat must have ate something that didn't agree with him. The veterinarian prescribed him Florentero and Novamoxin. After we give him the medication we give him water through a syringe to help it go down. He stopped eating and drinking on Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday he started drinking a little bit of water but still wouldn't eat. We started giving him cat milk using a syringe or else he wouldn't drink it. Yesterday he started picking at his food but hasn't done it since. Since the trip to the veterinarian he has not went to the bathroom and still hasn't gone.
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Drew Weigner, DVM, ABVP responded:
The most likely reason your cat isn't going to the bathroom is that he's not eating or drinking much. The real question is why. If your veterinarian hasn't done them already, your cat need lab tests and an x-ray to find out what's wrong. Since he's been sick so long, this needs to be done right away. Please let us know what you find out!

Drew Weigner, DVM, ABVP
The Cat Doctor
Board Certified in Feline Practice
Report This| Share this:Why won't my cat go to the bathroom?The most likely reason your cat isn't going to the bathroom is that he's not eating or drinking much. The real question is why. If your veterinarian hasn't done them already, your cat need lab tests and an x-ray to find out what's wrong. Since he's been sick so long, this needs to be done right away. Please let us know what you find out!<br /> <br /> Drew Weigner, DVM, ABVP<br /> The Cat Doctor<br /> Board Certified in Feline Practice<br />
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