Cat Constipation

by Terry
(MA)

QUESTION:

For the past two days my cat cannot go to the bathroom. She pees ok but not poo. What can I do for her? And now she won't eat.



Hi, Terry,

Constipation can become very serious in a cat. When they get to a certain point, they won't eat and it sounds like you may be at that point.

You can try giving her hairball lubricant, the kind that comes in a tube. If you don't have any, you can get it at any pet store. It's called a number of things depending on the company -- Petromalt, Lax'aire, Laxatone, etc.

Give a "glob" of that a few times during the day and also encourage her to drink water or chicken broth or tuna juice...anything to get more fluids into her.

However, if she hasn't produced a BM by Monday, she needs to see the vet for probable enemas and perhaps tests to look for an underlying cause.

Good luck,
Dr. Neely