tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post8919246187884013605..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Things you don't want to hear at the vet...Sisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-23698565394372425052010-03-30T17:48:53.858-07:002010-03-30T17:48:53.858-07:00Mwhahahaha! Want a schmear for that bagel, Moria? ...Mwhahahaha! Want a schmear for that bagel, Moria? <br /><br />*snickers*Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-76174404735524503442010-03-30T07:56:36.660-07:002010-03-30T07:56:36.660-07:00oh, my gods, sisyphus! some of us are innocently o...oh, my gods, <i>sisyphus</i>! some of us are innocently opening our google reader while chomping into a delicious bagel (the first thing some of us have eaten in more than 24 hours)! trigger warnings! trigger warnings!<br /><br />that said, i'm sorry your kitty is feeling, um, poopy. i can't read the rest of this entry (cf. above, bagel), but i hope he's okay.moriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390704103460109691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-87438650189957450162010-03-29T19:34:53.434-07:002010-03-29T19:34:53.434-07:00I guess it's not the same thing (or is it?), b...I guess it's not the same thing (or is it?), but my cat gets severely constipated on a fairly regular basis. We used to have to take her to the vet for an enema. :-( One problem is that the vet felt she wasn't getting enough moisture or fiber. This probably isn't a problem with your cat, since I've never met a cat that did this, but mine absolutely will not eat wet food. Weird, right? Even weirder? The vet suggested a Tbsp a day of canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling, just pumpkin), and she LOVES it.Poppy Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670286570216335905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-47315887655969558112010-03-29T18:43:06.574-07:002010-03-29T18:43:06.574-07:00This started happening to BFF's cat when she (...This started happening to BFF's cat when she (the cat, not BFF!) turned about 8. It is disgusting, but it's not a major health concern, and at least in the case of BFF's cat, it's not like she needs to have the anal glands expressed regularly - I'd say it's pretty much just at regular annual check-up visits that they do it, since the first time.<br /><br />As far as I know from BFF's researches when this happened to her cat, it's just something that some cats have an issue with.Dr. Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-9339287322049741282010-03-29T17:23:04.070-07:002010-03-29T17:23:04.070-07:00Your vet sounds wonderful!
Could it be related to...Your vet sounds wonderful! <br />Could it be related to diet and/or lack of water-drinking? My FeralCat sometimes has "expression" problems with urine, not poo, and I was told he likely did not drink enough. And it's true, he seldom goes to the water bowl. So now, I mix some water into his wet food, or give him tuna water once in a while. You also can buy something fishy, like clam juice or even use seafood bouillon.Phul Devihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001424066432419292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-86015479097289119342010-03-29T16:57:04.409-07:002010-03-29T16:57:04.409-07:00My big 7 year old Maine Coon cat does that every o...My big 7 year old Maine Coon cat does that every once in a while, too, alas. We respond by shaving his butt (sometimes it's a knotted hair thing) and giving him hairball medicine which helps with 'expressing';-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com