11/29/20 Chicamonkey AMPS 399/+6 319/PMPS 431

Suzi and Chicamonkey

Suzi and Chicamonkey

Member Since 2020
Sorry for not posting more yesterday-I had my hands full caring for my husband.
She stayed in the 300 range all day..
Still having hard poop despite pumpkin and lots of water with food and she has a fountain for drinking. Added a scant bit of miralax to morning food
 
Gill & George said:
Hope she comes out of the pinks soon.

Is she having trouble passing the stool?
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No I don’t think so. Yesterday she came out of the box and my husband said a poo ball fell off her behind area while she was walking through the living room. ( she has never had that happen before- never goes outside the box) It was dark and very firm.
 
My little girl cat sometimes has that happen. She has a fluffy bum, and occasionally poops that are hard stick to it:oops:


I keep an eye on her and it has, up till now sorted itself out. She's on a wet canned LC diet.

Is your girl on raw or canned?
Have you changed her from a kibble diet?
 
Gill & George said:
My little girl cat sometimes has that happen. She has a fluffy bum, and occasionally poops that are hard stick to it:oops:


I keep an eye on her and it has, up till now sorted itself out. She's on a wet canned LC diet.

Is your girl on raw or canned?
Have you changed her from a kibble diet?
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Yes I switched her from ff gravy lovers to ff classics and got rid of kibble
 
Where did you get your fountain? I ordered one from Amazon but the thing was absolutely huge! I don't have the real-estate in my laundry room for one that large...thanks!

I hope the poo situation resolves soon...I know how difficult that can be - with us lately it's been just the reverse - I think things are finally settling down in the LB department...

Have a good day Suzy!
 
Their poop can be different on a LC species appropriate diet, she may just be adapting and the new consistency of the poop may not necessarily be a problem if she isn't straining. The change from dry to wet can make quite a difference.
Below is some infor taken from Dr Lisa's site, on constipation, signs to look for, also talks about poop consistency changes, as well as treatment. When did she have the first hard stool? and when did you start the pumpkin?
Did you do the food change slowly, from kibble to all wet?

https://catinfo.org/?s=constipation (there is more info about it on the web site, didn't cut and paste the whole thing, take a look, you may find it helpful/ the hang on poop is definitely the problem my girl cat gets)

Many people write to me stating that their cat is “constipated” simply because they are not passing feces every day. However, this is not necessarily a sign of constipation. Cats on a low residue (low fiber/low waste/highly digestible) diet will often not pass stool every day.

There is very little non-digestible matter contained in this diet. Therefore, the volume of feces will often be much less when compared to cats on high fiber or poorly digestible diets.

Signs of constipation can include:

  • straining without production of feces,
  • crying in the litter box and acting distressed,
  • diarrhea – yes, you read that correctly – sometimes diarrhea feces will leak around a hard piece of stool,
  • excessive licking of the anal area, and
  • defecating outside of the litter box can also be a sign of constipation but it can also be due to other (behavioral and/or medical) issues. These cats either associate the litter box with pain and develop a litter box aversion or they simply get discouraged and impatient when trying to defecate in the litter box and end up going elsewhere.
Make sure that you are not confusing constipation with urethral obstruction! A cat with a blocked urethra – which blocks urination – is in a tremendous amount of pain and their bladder can rupture, resulting in death within 24 hours. Seek immediate veterinary attention if your cat is not able to pass urine.

Note: Some cats – especially long-haired cats – end up with ‘hang on’ poop meaning that the bulk of the feces was passed but a long thread of hair is mixed in with the feces with one end still in the rectum resulting in the feces hanging from the anus. In these cases you may see poop outside of the litter box – wherever the poor cat managed to get the ‘hang’er on’er’ off – but this is not an issue of constipation. In these cases, look for a stringy tapered end to the fecal ‘log.’

If your cat is exhibiting any of the signs of constipation noted above, it is important to determine if he has any other medical problem(s) that may be causing or contributing to the constipation. For instance, kidney disease can cause dehydration which, in turn, can lead to constipation.

Intestinal disease is also common in cats and constipation can be a sign of an unhealthy intestinal tract.

The two treatments that will be discussed in this section are Miralax (or its generic equivalent) and soluble fiber (e.g., guar gum, pumpkin, and psyllium).

  • Miralax increases fecal water content without increasing bulk/diameter. It is a laxative (made for humans) that can be found at pharmacies and some grocery stores.
  • Soluble fiber increases fecal water content but also increases bulk. Soluble fiber (versus insoluble fiber) may also play a beneficial role in intestinal health since it is fermented to short chain fatty acids which nourish the cells of the colon and also promote healthy bacteria.
Both treatments can be used at the same time but I normally just start with Miralax. The dosage of each is determined on a case-by-case basis but I will discuss general starting doses below.

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What is the normal consistency of feline feces when eating a species-appropriate diet?

With regard to the diet discussed on this webpage, as well as some low residue commercial canned and commercial raw diets, it is important to note that the feces of a cat eating a species-appropriate diet are often dry and crumbly which is not necessarily abnormal, or a problem, for most cats.

Cats eating a natural, species-appropriate diet do not produce soft, voluminous, stinky feces like so many people are used to seeing from their cats eating commercial diets.
 
Sue and Luci said:
Where did you get your fountain? I ordered one from Amazon but the thing was absolutely huge! I don't have the real-estate in my laundry room for one that large...thanks!

I hope the poo situation resolves soon...I know how difficult that can be - with us lately it's been just the reverse - I think things are finally settling down in the LB department...

Have a good day Suzy!
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I’m attaching the kind I got from amazon. She loves it! It’s stainless in the drinking well and bps free plastic. And you can see how much water is still inside! she loves it! It came with an extra filter too
 

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Thank you! I'll look it up on Amazon!

Gosh this shopping thing has to stop! It's CyberSunday, Monday or something like that...I've been shopping all weekend (in the stores and on line!)

Have a nice evening Suzy!
 
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