Constipation in Cats

My cat autumn we brought from another owner who is 1. And I've noticed her stools are quite hard and she only does one in the morning. She only passes one stool a day and when she does there's dry stools around her anus. I usually just use an unscented baby wipe to wipe off but tonight it was really hard and took me a long time and there was a poo stuck in bottom. What shall I do?

Our cat hasn’t pooped in a few days, and we noticed his stomach was swollen. We took him to emergency vet and they drew blood and did x Ray. His blood was normal except high red cells but on the lower end. His x Ray showed fluid. They sent us on our way and said “he’s sick” and we needed a specialist. When we got home he finally pooped! His belly swelling went down a little. We can’t get into the specialist for a week. Will our guy be ok?

Our normal vet isn’t open today, and we’re really looking for a piece of mind.

Just got our cat Mia from the vet today. She was constipated and they cleaned her out good and she's been eating and drinking ok but now seems to be trying to squat in the floor again like she's trying to see and then sitting in the litter box without doing much if anything. Should she still be this way, or does her organs take time to get back to normal?

So I'm a bit concerned about my Kiki. On Sunday she was the same naughty little demon she always was. Running around,playing, tearing things up, all of that. But then Monday came around and she hid in the closet all day. It's now Tuesday, she eats very little wet food here and there, but she tries. She's been trying to have a bowel movement but nothing happens. She passes gas though, (not sure if that's good or not). She also wretches but nothing comes up. We took her to the vet today (same Tuesday) and they prescribed her some antibiotics. I know it seems like I'm freaking out, but she's pretty old and I'm not sure if she's gonna be okay or if I should start emotionally prepping for the worst. I don't even know what scale of severity this is honestly.

We brought our 16 year old cat in to the vet because we suspected that he was constipated. They told us he was severely dehydrated and the vet said he felt hard poop - and in fact pulled out two hard poop balls. He's been on lactulose too. They gave him an enima and fluids. He's been home for 24 hours and has been acting pretty lethargic .. we did blood work and will find out the results tomorrow. Poop has been coming out all day yesterday and some today. He's only been drinking water and won't touch any food. He was acting fine before we brought him except he wasn't pooping and wasn't eating much. Should we expect him to perk up soon? They also wanted to give him 2 more enemas next week .. it all just seemed to much for him.

Reggie has the feline shelter virus and occasionally gets sick (the virus sheds) for a few days. It is usually brought on by stress. Reggie's dad had a massive heart attack shortly after Reggie got sick, so we think we know he knew something was wrong. A few days after his dad was released from the hospital, Reggie began to vomit. It was alot and it smelled bad. That was twice Saturday. Normal appetite and drinking water and peeing. But beginning to look underweight to me. (spine and tail) His last poop was About 3 days ago. It was mucousy and greenish but had form. He is continuing wet food and water..wants dry but I'm only allowing a tiny bit. More wet food than dry. He vomited again smaller amount last night and it smells...really bad. But he seemed to feel better right after and goes right back to eating and drinking. :( really concerned and still dealing with my husbands heart attack. :(

Hi there I have a 16 year old female kitty.. she urinated normally but usually only poops 1 to 2 times a day... her poop can be hard at times but today she went and the poop was stuck part was out and part was still in I had to pull it out and it hurt her I felt so horrible having to do this to her but I couldn't let her be in that kind of discomfort. ... she eats dry food during the day and gets wet food for dinner she loves her treats too she has been eating and drinking normally but I'm worried I don't want her to be in any pain or discomfort ever she is my life any feed back would be so helpful thank you

My kitty was very fractious last week. Growling and biting us. The following day he would not eat. Took him to the er the following morning because of lethargy. The ER vet put him on pepcid and did an exray. She told me about some stool but didnt tell me he was full! This was a friday. Monday I took him to my vet, enemas and mirilax. He went a little bit. Wednesday took him back for more enema and the vet put him on lactulose. We had success last night and this morning. Green hard stools. That was this morning. He wont eat except for a few treats and runs and hides when he sees me. He will come out to eat a treat and I have to trick him to give him the lactulose. I know hes feeling bad.. how long will he take to bounce back?

My cat recently starting pooping every 3 days. its regular amounts but kind of hard pieces and dark, it sometimes seems like it takes him awhile to go. He goes consistently every 3 days but he used to go more often.He pees a lot and he is more vocal on the days he does poop. I'm trying to change his food to higher fiber and have a vet appointment coming up. I'm worried though as to why his has changed. He eats wet food that I add a lot of extra water too and I've switched to a higher fiber brand this week but no change yet.

My cat is almost 15 years old and she just had her second enema within a month but a month ago she was in the hospital with severe constipation and she develop sepsis. Since then she has not quite been herself she is not eating as much as she was and she's not going to the bathroom where she should be. So she just had another enema yesterday and luckily she wasn't septic. I had been giving her a quarter teaspoon of Miralax with her meals every day except for the first few days after the hospital I gave her lactulose but she's kept having diarrhea so I went back to mirilax. She has kidney disease but her lab tests were good so her kidney food is helping. Yesterday she went potty a ton, didnt really eat but did drink some. Today she ate a small meal i left her during the day but she's not interested in food at all right now for dinner and seems little lethargic. I started giving her lactolose again a few days ago before the enema and gave her 2 mg yesterday. I guess I wonder what the recuperation time is after an enema. I know it was a traumatic event she was very nauseous yesterday right afterwards in a little bit in the evening. She is 15 years old roughly. I also wonder if I should decrease the lactulose because she's not constipated anymore right now but I do not want to chance in any way her getting constipated again.

My cat went in for a dental under anesthesia on Tuesday. When she came home she was very drunk. Within an hour she was walking with her rear end down, crouched. It seemed very odd and I was immediately worried, but I also know anesthesia can have unusual effects. As the night went on the hunched walking became more pronounced. We called after hours care and they said to keep an eye on it, but it should wear off as time passes. I slept with her through the night. I’m the morning it had only seemed she got more uncomfortable. I took her back in. They feel it’s not neurological, but either a back injury or constipation. They gave her subq fluids and a shot of onsior and sent her home saying they think everything will be ok. She still has not had a bowel movement, but I know that can be expected after going under. She woke up today I’m more pain, it looked like. Would constipation be an issue that soon after surgery? Do you have any ideas? I gave her 1/4 teaspoon of miralax an hour ago per the doctor. And an onsior 5mg per the doctor. She ate a little wet food earlier. Not drinking too much water, so I’m adding it to her food.

How do I tell if my cat is recovering from his constipation? He could not go at all and now he is going a very little bit, very runny, does that mean he is getting better?

My cat has been eating and drinking like normal but not pooping daily for the past 3 days, almost 4. She pooped last night a fairly decent sized one but she has now almost gone 24 hours without going again. She pees normally, just not pooping. She has become a bit more lethargic than usual and has a slightly tight, bloated stomach but doesn't seem to show discomfort or pain when I touch it.

My cat was diagnosed with constipation. He spent about 3 days not eating or drinking. X-ray showed a little bit in the large intestine otherwise ok and blood work was ok. He was given 2 rounds of IV fluids and an enema. Then I took him home that night and gave him a prescribed amount of medicine that should lubricate his insides to help him go. It’s been 2 days since the enema and the last round of the IV fluids and other than a few licks here and there of food and water he still isn’t eating. Any recommendations on what I can try to get him to eat? I’ve put out his favorite wet food and dry, and even tuna but he’s not super interested in anything.

hi. My cat is at the vet being observed. She's not sure what is wrong with him at this point. 2 days ago he became lethargic, walking very slowly & gingerly & doesn't want to eat. He urinated last night ok & I didn't see any blood. Vet is giving him subcutaneous fluids & doing an x-ray. She said she felt some hard stools in his stomach. My question is: if my cat has constipation, could it cause him to not be able to walk very well & does it cause pain in lower back?

My cat has not been using her litter box she has been pooping outside of it and her stool seems to be be in pebbles and is quite dry. She barely eats food but is drinking water. She also doesn’t seem ill she is very playful and acting normal except for the fact that she can’t poop in her litter box. This has been goin on for 4 days.