Newly paralyzed cat/ bowel movements – we have a newly paralyzed cat and she hasn’t had a bowel movement since Tues 3/17 pm. Hasn’t ate much since then, but also taking gaba & prednisolone. Eating wet food since accident. F/U with vet today to get more advice on manipulating. She’s spicy and difficult to handle at times so I’m worried how to make this work. Hoping to consider stool softener or laxative of some sort to help her with this process. Any recommendations ? I came across your video for the kitty that has had years of constipation and wanted to send a message. Thank you in advance!
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Hello,
I think it’s best to see your vet asap. I’m worried that the paralysis is affecting the go tract and your cats ability to defecate normally. Any cat with this should be on a canned food diet and maybe even laxatives to keep the feces soft. You also need to learn how to palpate your cats abdomen so you can monitor for constipation and bladder size. Good luck. These cats need a lot of vet oversight.
I did yesterday- they had NO ONE there to be able to show me how to do this. And actually said they couldn’t do it from the outside, which in the short time I’ve been researching, I know isn’t true: they told me to try miralax overnight and if she didn’t poop by today we have to intervene. Sadly, our cat is extremely touchy and is not wanting us to manipulate her at all. We didn’t feel right letting her go without trying, but I feel like we have no option at this point because if she will not let… Read more »