Hi all,
this is my first post here and I'm wondering if anyone has some suggestions for me.
I adopted a new kitten from a shelter a week ago, he was 8 weeks old. He was the runt of the litter and very skinny (though he's long haired it's hard to tell). The shelter told me to feed him dry food mixed with water as well as wet food often throughout the day. They also told me to make sure he didn't have diarrhea because I guess they had problems with him before having it.
Anyways, 2 days ago I noticed he hadn't pooped in a while and he seemed like he was in pain. He would try to poop, sitting himself on the ground and squeezing like he needed to, but nothing would come out. We took him to the vet and they had to put him to sleep to give him an enema because he was really badly blocked up. The vet got the huge blockage out and gave me a laxative and antibiotic to give him daily.
I've been giving him both and he was back to his old happy playful self after that experience. Today however, i noticed he hadn't pooped again and was having troubles like before. When I feel his lower abdomen, it feels like another large blockage. He doesn't seem to be in pain yet this time, but I am so worried about him. I called the vet and he said if he hasn't pooped today then bring him back in tomorrow. Later on in the day, he tried to poop again and I sort of helped him push out a bit of it. There is still more in there though.
I am wondering why the laxative isn't working and why he is having these problems. Does a laxative take time to work? Shouldn't his poop be soft instead of what feels like a hard nugget inside of him? (that's his name by the way, Nugget... I guess he's living up to it!)
Is there anything else I can do to make my little guy poop? I've tried rubbing/massaging his lower tummy and have been giving him all his meds :(
