Suddenly he has become unfriendly. He is sleeping a lot, with his back to us and in places out of reach. When we can get near him he cries if we touch his stomach. He has eaten little over the whole day. We think he was fine until lunchtime, although he was very sleepy leading up to lunch.
I think his tummy is sore - he makes a noise when i press on it. No signs of anything untoward happening in the house so Im very confused. Any advice?
As much as I want to save you money and say wait until tomorrow to see if he gets better I don't think that I would - although it's very difficult to judge by text how serious you feel it is. I mean is this the equivalent of you or I getting the runs and not feeling so good so we have an early night? Or is it appendicitis type symptoms?
I'm trying not to overreact. On one hand you could say he is just tired and unsociable. He had eaten well until lunchtime, and he has been out in the garden the afternoon for a wander. But I know he is not quite himself. No vomit, no toilet troubles at all. In fact I might say he could be bunged up. It's confusing.
I will take him to the vet if I think he definitely needs to go. Im not bothered about the out of hours charge - I have insurance anyway, although I have never claimed before. I just don't want to waste anyones time unnecessarily. Interestingly though Barney is currently wolfing down some food which is the first time he has ate properly in about 12 hours
Personally I would be at the vet with Barney,he sounds as though he is in pain and obviously unwell.
Cats are masters at hiding illness so if you can see he isn't right it has most likely gone beyond "a sore guts"
He could have a blockage .
I hope you managed to speak to your vet and I'm with @Quartermass - if you ever err on the side of not being sure about contacting the vet, always be cautious. Hope Barney is okay, let us know if you get a minute to do so.
Vet thinks he has had a fall and hurt his pelvis. The vet gave him a anti inflammatory injection and asked us to confine him to a room for the next 24hrs to limit his movement
Yes I agree thanks - I was hoping he was just constipated as he hadn't pooped yesterday. The vet thinks thats because he has hurt his pelvis and the action of pooing may hurt
He seems to be back to his old self, Im trying to restrict his movement but he's running wild! Climbing on everything and doing somersaults with a mouse toy
Jack for the first time, did the far leap from counter to top of fridge yesterday.
I was going to put a high stool for him to hop down on when he was ready but OH took him off, worried he would hurt himself jumping down.
Jack did not want to leave the fridge but did
Jack for the first time, did the far leap from counter to top of fridge yesterday.
I was going to put a high stool for him to hop down on when he was ready but OH took him off, worried he would hurt himself jumping down.
Jack did not want to leave the fridge but did
You can't take you're eye of them for a minute! Barney heard finally just done a poo (which was quite firm) and is now racing about - currently trying to eat the front room blinds
So things have got worse. Barney has been very quiet again and just generally out of sorts. His crying when touched returned so back to the vets today where he has been admitted into their care. The vet thinks he is constipated, severely dehydrated and very ill. He needs to be put on a drip, bloods taken, and then an X-ray. I have rang his breeder to see if any others of the litter are poorly but he said not and was very concerned about Barneys health. My wife and I are very worried about our little boy.
Oh Barney, I'm so sorry to read you've been admitted - but it's the best place and hopefully they can figure out what's going on very soon. You can be pain free too, whilst they work it out. So sorry BBC Thanks for the update.
Update, vet just called. Nothing in his bloods but they are sending off samples for virus checking. X-rays look fine. Hes on a drip for dehydration and is very constipated. The lucky fella is getting an enema next!
Hopefully his bloods will come back clear and its "only" his constipation and severe dehydration that's making him so poorly. Once that's addressed, you'll get your naughty fella back
Thanks! Im racking my brains trying to work out how he became so constipated. He hasn't been that regular going to the toilet, only once a day. But he didn't go on Saturday so it all adds up. It must be one almighty blockage
@BarneyBobCat - I am so sorry to hear the news that poor little Barney is unwell and has been admitted to the vet as an inpatient. Constipation can make a cat feel very unwell. As can dehydration. I very much hope the bowel problem is something that can be managed with an appropriate diet.
Thanks! Yes we need to review his diet. Ive been trying to follow the advice on this excellent forum but he simply doesn't like the higher quality food suggested. I have managed to get him settled on Applaws broth based pouches / cans so I thought dehydration wasn't an issue. More thinking required!
He may need to have more fibre added to his food. One of my girls (aged 5) sometimes misses a day of having a BM and even when she goes every day her stools are often hard and dry. I am now adding a teaspoonful of mashed cooked squash to her food; even added to only one of her meals a day it helps her have a slightly bulkier BM and ensures she goes once a day.
I think there is not much fibre in those Applaws broth pouches.
Sorry he's so poorly, hope things will improve for the little fellow soon. I don't think any of the Applaws foods other than the pate are complete foods so they aren't ones to feed regularly. As the Applaws ones are flaky, have you tried Thrive or Seriously Good from Pets at Home. You could give the Applaws Chicken and Pumpkin every so often to help the constipation problem.
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