Sue & Emma
Member Since 2020
For the past week maybe 2, I found 1 inch pieces of poop on the carpet. Emma has alot of fur around her behind and I thought poop was getting caught there and dropping off. Nope. I have watched her for the last couple of days and she is having trouble pushing the poop out and "pinching" it off.
Here's what I see. She goes to the litter box spreads her back legs apart just as far as she can go, like really spread out. I see her back muscles flex, I see her pushing. She can get the initial poop out but the last 3 pieces take alot of work. She will exit the box, walk around the house and go back to the box.
I don't think her poop is that hard. I'm able to squish it in my fingers like a tootsie roll, not too smooth but not too hard I guess. It seems to be the same consistency, size, length as a tootsie roll. My other cat's poop is softer than hers but not alot.
Emma had a bought 3 weeks ago with a terribly bad UTI. She had a bladder draw last week and there is no bacteria in there so that part is good. At that time she had gabapentin. I saw her more relaxed and climbing the stairs with it so I asked my vet if she could have it but it seemed to sedate her too much, so I backed off. I can't honestly tell if this has anything to do with what's going on now. She has been off the gaba for about a week. Should I put her back on? Does gaba make this worse?
I'm really lost guys. I'm wondering if I need to add some fiber stuff to her food?? She eats wet FF with 6 pieces of Wysong kibble. She drinks well. Her BG numbers are just fine. Is this a neuropathy problem?
Here's what I see. She goes to the litter box spreads her back legs apart just as far as she can go, like really spread out. I see her back muscles flex, I see her pushing. She can get the initial poop out but the last 3 pieces take alot of work. She will exit the box, walk around the house and go back to the box.
I don't think her poop is that hard. I'm able to squish it in my fingers like a tootsie roll, not too smooth but not too hard I guess. It seems to be the same consistency, size, length as a tootsie roll. My other cat's poop is softer than hers but not alot.
Emma had a bought 3 weeks ago with a terribly bad UTI. She had a bladder draw last week and there is no bacteria in there so that part is good. At that time she had gabapentin. I saw her more relaxed and climbing the stairs with it so I asked my vet if she could have it but it seemed to sedate her too much, so I backed off. I can't honestly tell if this has anything to do with what's going on now. She has been off the gaba for about a week. Should I put her back on? Does gaba make this worse?
I'm really lost guys. I'm wondering if I need to add some fiber stuff to her food?? She eats wet FF with 6 pieces of Wysong kibble. She drinks well. Her BG numbers are just fine. Is this a neuropathy problem?
