CATDOLL : The cat hasn't pooped for two days

Adult cats usually defecate twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. If a cat has not defecated for two days, the owner needs to consider the following points:

1. Cats have a stress response. Strange smells at home, new family members, cats changing to a new environment, sudden fright, etc., will cause certain stimulation to cats and cause stress reactions, causing temporary physiological dysfunction in cats, and the phenomenon of being unable to defecate for several days.

2. Cats have poor digestion. Cats have too much food in their stomachs and cannot digest the food. At the same time, they lack water and exercise, which makes them prone to defecation. This may be caused by eating too much or being too full. In this case, the cat needs to fast for half a day or a day, during which the cat can only drink water. The next day, the food should be halved, and liquid or soft food should be fed. The cat should be fed more crude fiber food and increase the amount of exercise to see if it can defecate. If not, you can follow the doctor's advice to feed some digestive drugs, which can be fed with yogurt or honey water.

3. Cats suffer from hairball disease that blocks their intestines. Cats often lick their hair and eat it into their stomachs. When the hair accumulates too much, it blocks the intestines and makes it impossible to defecate. It is recommended to feed cats some cat grass and hairball remover, or hairball-removing cat food. If the cat still cannot defecate, you can use enema to stimulate defecation. If the cat's symptoms are more serious, it is recommended to send it to the hospital in time.

4. Cat’s eating situation. The owner needs to consider whether the cat has eaten in recent days. If the cat has not eaten or eats very little, it will not defecate. It is recommended that the owner determine the reason why the cat does not eat.

5. Is the cat constipated? If the cat eats but does not defecate, it may be constipated. The owner needs to take the cat to the veterinary hospital for palpation and X-ray examination. If the constipation is relatively mild, you can give the cat some honey water to lubricate the intestines and help the cat defecate. If the constipation is more serious, you need to use enema or enema treatment for the cat. Generally, the cat can defecate on its own after one treatment.

What to do if your cat is constipated:

1. Guide cats to exercise more. Let cats run more to promote intestinal peristalsis and help defecation.

2. Check the amount of stool your cat has. If your cat stays in the litter box and refuses to come out, it could be constipation or diarrhea. If it is diarrhea, your cat will stay in the litter box for a long time, but the stool it excretes may be only a little, which may cause the owner to mistake it for constipation. A healthy cat defecates about once a day. The cat's stool is hard and formed. In many cases, it may look like the cat is constipated, but in fact, the cat has other diseases, and the initial symptoms are similar. The owner needs to observe the cat carefully to make sure there are no other underlying diseases.

3. Feed wet food. If the constipation is caused by the cat food being too dry, you can try feeding some wet food, such as staple food cans, to increase the moisture of the stomach and intestines.

4. Make an appointment with a veterinarian. If you find your cat is staying in the litter box and refusing to come out, or if you suspect your cat may be constipated, you can take your cat to the veterinarian for a physical examination. The veterinarian can determine whether your cat needs medication or a change in diet, such as switching to high-fiber cat food.

5. Guide the cat to drink water more often. If the cat does not like to drink water, the owner can add some flavors that the cat likes or honey to the cat's water bowl, or force the cat to drink some water with a push tube. If conditions permit, you can buy an automatic water dispenser. Cats like to drink running water.

If a cat is constipated, the owner should take it to the doctor as soon as possible without delay. The inability to defecate may not be a sudden situation, but a sign of other serious diseases. The inability of cats to defecate and the difficulty in defecation may cause many physical problems for cats, such as colon obstruction, megacolon (colon dilation), etc.