http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: could my kitten die from constipation? en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:11:37 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/21342#post-456603 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:50:40 +0000 Khom 456603@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>can u see his poo at the entrance f the anus? does his anus look slightly open? sometimes what we do at the shelter here is to syringe in some KY jelly into the bums. u will hv to use a small syringe though (1 cc) and the synrin ge ould have to be lubricated adequately too before insertion. You cannout insert the syringe too deep when you're doing this. Once you're in (I push it in till the ~0.1 cc marking for a slightly older kitten), push out the K into his anal cavity. Sometimes kitties stop trying cuz it hurts too much as the hardened poo grazes and scratches their anal walls. This lubricates their walls enough and makes it less painful. All said, I'd advise you to ask a vet to demonstrate the proper procedure to you first. Good luck. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/21342#post-450261 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:31:09 +0000 sammys mum 450261@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>my hubby thinks it might be because i changed his food to a dry food and added water to it he said it will have expanded in his stomach, trying to get him to drink water is inpossible but he is still hungry so i've given him a small amount of the whiskers pouches that hav jelly in and will try rubbing his bottom when he's finnished, or do you think i shouldnt feed him tonight at all. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/21342#post-450257 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:23:05 +0000 sammys mum 450257@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>could i try surringeing water into his mouth? </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/21342#post-450250 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:03:18 +0000 ailuromaniac 450250@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Let's try to keep this consolidated</p> <p>The original help request is here</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/21341" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/21341</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/21342#post-450248 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:01:38 +0000 iliketea 450248@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi..if you are really really concerned, there are are few people on here who have tried to help their kitties poop by using a warm wet cloth and gently rubbing and massaging their bum hole to stimulate what mommy would do. I haven't had to do it myself but someone on here will be more experienced in that kind of thing!</p> <p>Having said that...is there an emergency animal hosptial you can take her too? Google it for your city and they might be able to help if you are really concerend she won't make it through the night </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/21342#post-450247 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:01:09 +0000 CheetahBoysmommy 450247@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Are you stimulating him to go? Kittens need to have their butts gently rubbed to encourage them to go. </p> <p>Some people have had success with a tiny bit of olive oil in kitty's food. You might also try rubbing a little bit of olive (or vegetable) oil on his little butt. </p> <p>The more liquid he has the easier it will be for him to go. </p> <p>Please look at the pink tags in the upper right hand corner of this page. Kittens and poop are something we talk about a lot here and there are some good suggestions in some of the posts.</p> <p>This one has a video attached to it: <a href="http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19366" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19366</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/21342#post-450243 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:57:32 +0000 MadcatwomanintheUK 450243@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Sammy's Mum, don't panic, go back to your original thread, there's already some help there for you :o) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/21342#post-450241 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:55:32 +0000 sammys mum 450241@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>please, please help i'm really worried i think my 7 week old kitten is constipation he's blown up like a balloon and is straining when he goes to the toilet, what can i do, i will ring the vet in the morning but i've read it can be fatal, will he last through the night i'm so scared i dont want to loose him, can anyone advise me please? x </p>