Constipated cat - Senekot okay?
Hi everyone, as the thread title says our poor kitty is a little bit constipated. She's just tried to go for a poo and ended up with a poo-hanging-from-bum scenario, which she's wiped all over the kitchen floor. My mum was wondering if it would be okay to give her a senekot tablet, so I thought I'd post here before we try it. I've googled and the reactions are mixed.
We used to be able to give her something called catalax, a paste she'd just lick off our fingers, which sorted her out before. She's randomly gone off it though and downright refuses it, even when it's mixed into food!
If the senekot is a no-go, does anyone have any other suggestions?
We used to be able to give her something called catalax, a paste she'd just lick off our fingers, which sorted her out before. She's randomly gone off it though and downright refuses it, even when it's mixed into food!
If the senekot is a no-go, does anyone have any other suggestions?
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I would strongly suggest consulting a vet first for advice even if only by telephone. Cats are so much smaller than humans so you have to be careful what drugs, and in what doses, are given to the animal. Furthermore, there may be underlying causes to the constipation which need to be identified and addressed.
That said, small amounts of liquid paraffin (available from chemists) well mixed in with cat food would be a better alternative. If this problem persistently reoccurs then a vet visit is strongly recommended.
You need to know why the cat is constipated - it could be dehydrated, have a blockage or all manner of things. The vet will assess the cat properly and take into account what you feed it, general health, whether it has access to water etc.
In the meantime you could try giving the cat a little oily fish, like tuna in oil or sardines in oil as that can help ease things through gently.
Hope the cat is sorted out soon!
I'm not going to, don't worry!! And she's not a kitten, more an OAP, she's sixteen
I hope your kitty gets better soon.
i'd take her the vet. Constipation was the beginning of the end for my last cat who also was 16/17. Vet couldnt give a reason for her constipation except for the fact her 'pushing reflex' has just given up. I had to give her oil daily and went the vets a few times with her to have the 'obstruction' squeezed out - wasnt nice for her or the vet:D
We had to give our poor little kitten enemas it was horrid...:(
It has been about a year since we took her to the vet for her constipation problem. And I hope we don't have to go down that route again. It was very stressful for all of us. Last time our sweet little cat took longer than she should have to come round from her general anaesthetic and therefore had to stay in overnight. I was very upset. But thankfully she was ok to come home the next day.