Jamie & Jupiter
Member Since 2013
Link to condo from 3/29 - 3/30 (Jupiter constipated and worried about blockage) :
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I apolgize the update is so lengthy. After typing it all up I realized its soo long... I should not have tried to explain so much lol but dont want to retype. (and sorry for any yucky details)
The tech took Jupes temp which was normal. She weighed him and he did gain a little weight since the last time he was there. (Not necessarily important here… but just thought I would mention it here)
The vet first did an exam and felt Jupe’s belly. He said he could feel stool but that it felt soft. He said because of Jupe’s past problems with constipation and blockages, he wanted to do xrays just to be sure. He showed us the xray and explained that Jupe does have a lot of stool in there… but he doesn’t see anything that indicates a blockage. He said he thought Jupiter must have been starting to get constipated so it was a good thing we gave Jupiter the enema on Saturday. If we wouldn’t have given the enema and Jupe didn’t have any bowel movements, the vet said it would probably be much worse today, so he said we definitely did the right thing. He said he wanted to give Jupiter a little more time to have a bowel movement since the xrays indicate he will probably have a bowel movement soon (I guess where the stool was in the colon maybe?)….and since the stool seems soft, he doesn’t see a reason why Jupiter shouldn’t be able to pass it…… Although, he did say its possible that Jupiter wont have a bowel movement so he told us to keep an eye on Jupiter today and makes sure he has a bowel movement. Vet said Jupe should definitely have a bowel movement today…so if he doesn’t pass any stool by tonight… the vet said to give Jupiter another enema. He said give him 1/2 of the pet enema only if no bowel movement today.
If for some reason, Jupiter still doesn’t have a bowel movement by first thing tomorrow morning, he would want us to bring Jupe back in so they can do some enemas and get all that stool out. (but he said he doesn’t think this will be necessary because if we give him the enema tonight he should have a bowel movement just from the enema). Vet said within a few days he should be having regular bowel movements (because I asked if I give Jupe an enema and he passes only a little bit of stool…. How long should we wait for him to have another bowel movement without getting worried again) so if he passes stool tonight from enema, he should have another bowel movement within 48 hours after that and to call and let them know if not.
Since Jupiter vomited a LOT…so many times on Saturday after the enema, the vet said he wanted to give Jupiter some fluids to help with dehydration. The vet also said that if we give him an enema tonight… we can give him some cerenia 1-2 hours beforehand to help with the nausea and vomiting. I also asked about the really skinny pieces of stool since he normally has very wide pieces of stool (when we scoop the litter box its always easy to tell if hes had a bowel movement because his poop is much more wide then the other kitties). He said it could have been that Jupiter was constipated and had some small hard pieces of stool causing the straining without leaving anything in the litter box. He said the enema we gave Saturday probably helped pass that stool….. or that his stool could have been wider… but the enema may have broken it up on the outside causing the liquid stool and then the skinny pieces.
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=116304
I apolgize the update is so lengthy. After typing it all up I realized its soo long... I should not have tried to explain so much lol but dont want to retype. (and sorry for any yucky details)
The tech took Jupes temp which was normal. She weighed him and he did gain a little weight since the last time he was there. (Not necessarily important here… but just thought I would mention it here)
The vet first did an exam and felt Jupe’s belly. He said he could feel stool but that it felt soft. He said because of Jupe’s past problems with constipation and blockages, he wanted to do xrays just to be sure. He showed us the xray and explained that Jupe does have a lot of stool in there… but he doesn’t see anything that indicates a blockage. He said he thought Jupiter must have been starting to get constipated so it was a good thing we gave Jupiter the enema on Saturday. If we wouldn’t have given the enema and Jupe didn’t have any bowel movements, the vet said it would probably be much worse today, so he said we definitely did the right thing. He said he wanted to give Jupiter a little more time to have a bowel movement since the xrays indicate he will probably have a bowel movement soon (I guess where the stool was in the colon maybe?)….and since the stool seems soft, he doesn’t see a reason why Jupiter shouldn’t be able to pass it…… Although, he did say its possible that Jupiter wont have a bowel movement so he told us to keep an eye on Jupiter today and makes sure he has a bowel movement. Vet said Jupe should definitely have a bowel movement today…so if he doesn’t pass any stool by tonight… the vet said to give Jupiter another enema. He said give him 1/2 of the pet enema only if no bowel movement today.
If for some reason, Jupiter still doesn’t have a bowel movement by first thing tomorrow morning, he would want us to bring Jupe back in so they can do some enemas and get all that stool out. (but he said he doesn’t think this will be necessary because if we give him the enema tonight he should have a bowel movement just from the enema). Vet said within a few days he should be having regular bowel movements (because I asked if I give Jupe an enema and he passes only a little bit of stool…. How long should we wait for him to have another bowel movement without getting worried again) so if he passes stool tonight from enema, he should have another bowel movement within 48 hours after that and to call and let them know if not.
Since Jupiter vomited a LOT…so many times on Saturday after the enema, the vet said he wanted to give Jupiter some fluids to help with dehydration. The vet also said that if we give him an enema tonight… we can give him some cerenia 1-2 hours beforehand to help with the nausea and vomiting. I also asked about the really skinny pieces of stool since he normally has very wide pieces of stool (when we scoop the litter box its always easy to tell if hes had a bowel movement because his poop is much more wide then the other kitties). He said it could have been that Jupiter was constipated and had some small hard pieces of stool causing the straining without leaving anything in the litter box. He said the enema we gave Saturday probably helped pass that stool….. or that his stool could have been wider… but the enema may have broken it up on the outside causing the liquid stool and then the skinny pieces.
