Bunged up cat

Judith Curtis

Hi, can anyone advise. I have a 2 yr old tabby boy, and last week and this he´s had a couple of days when he´s only spent pennies in his tray. I gave a tsp of liquid paraffin in his food, and that worked. He did a lap of honour round the flat after! He´s happy in himself, although a month ago his brother went missing. Delayed reaction? He´s an exclusively house cat, and has always been ´regular´. I´ve not changed his food. I´ve tried rubbing his tum, like for a baby, and my hand´s still in 1 piece, so he can´t be in pain. Is it normal?

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29 May 2009 22:24

nettie

sometimes they just get clogged up if his playmate went missing and he is indoor then he wont be as active and may be grooming more furr balls can cause sickness or constipation i keep a tube of katalax in the med cupboard and give all three of mine some every 2nd week and it keeps everything nice and regular lol hope you figure something out soon. nettie xxx

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28 May 2009 19:12

Mary * End B.S.L *

Sorry...my ´Hi Judith´ went in the wrong place (LOL)!..I added it at the end rather then at the beginning and it´s gone in the middle...sorry about that..it´s been a long day typing.

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28 May 2009 19:10

Mary * End B.S.L *

Constipation can happen from time just as it can with us (LOL)!.

Older cats that are avid groomers especially long haired ones are the most likely to develop impaction of the large intestine and rectum or sometime´s it´s just a basic dietary factor.

Hi Judith,

You did the right thing in what you did and that obviously helped......I´d keep an eye on him and if all continue´s well from now on,then take it as just a blip BUT if he start´s having re-occuring problems of this,then it´s best to get it checked out by your vet just to make sure that everything is OK!.

I hope that helps!.