Cats-tipated.

[bluesilverkdg]

*****WARNING*****
This post concerns cat poo.
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Might not want to read if you're eating. Or don't care about cat poo.
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General has been walking around the house meowing all day, pitifully. He would scratch at the carpet, like a bull getting ready to charge. And he just seemed miserable and angry. I think I now know why. He kept going to the litterbox, then jumping out, getting in, jumping out. Finally he squatted on the rug that I keep under the box, which I would normally discourage, but didn't today, because I wanted to see what was going on with him. So I watched. He strained and strained and just looked really annoyed for what seemed like forever. When he got up, I went over to examine. One teeny little spot of poo about the size of a pea, if that. So I'm thinking he's constipated.

I did some reading online, and I've heard recommendations from cod liver oil (which cats supposedly like the taste of), to Vaseline on their paw to flax seed, to cooked boiled chicken (not sure what this would do?) If I use cod liver oil, where do I get it? I don't think I've ever noticed it in a store, although it's not like I've been looking for it.

Have any of you had a constipated kitty, and if so, what did you do about it? He seems so utterly miserable, and I want to help him. I'm wondering if things will just "break free" on their own, or do I need to help him out? Poor baby.

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[bluesilverkdg.livejournal.com]

OMG, I so totally thought about you this morning. When I first got Trouble from the shelter, he had the most horrible earmites. His little ears were just black and crusty. The vet pretty much got it all cleaned out, but every now and then I'll notice a little black gook in his ears. This morning, he had this big patch of yuck, so I dug it out and told him he had "nasty ears." Then I realized he had eyesnot, so cleaned that out, too and said he had "nasty eyes." I said "what's wrong with you??", then realized I should probably never have human children, because I'd ask them something like that and totally give them a complex for life.

I love that icon, too. It's the story of my life.