My 10-month old male kitten is straining to poo but not having success. His belly is bloated quite a bit. Help! Answers at Dogster Answers.

Thu, Mar 8th 2012, 04:39 GMT

Your kitty has been exhibiting a continued decline since you started noticing that he is having trouble defecating - he needs to be seen immediately. First of all - there is nothing wrong with trying different things with your cat’s diet to remedy occasional constipation or diarrhea - where you went wrong was with the whole milk - cats cannot digest cow’s milk. So if in fact your kitty is blocked - which is a very real possibility - you just compounded the problem. Secondly - if your kitty is not producing urine at all - you have about 6 hours before he starts going into critical distress. Stop trying to solve this on your own at home - get your kitty to the vet as soon as possible and find out the underlying cause for the constipation – he is really too young to be dealing with chronic constipation unless it is a side effect from a medication that he is on or he is not eating a balanced diet. See the vet!

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Joey
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Thu, Mar 8th 2012, 02:47 GMT

This is an emergency situation! He may have a urinary track infection if he's not producing much urine, which is VERY dangerous to kitties. They can get extremely ill. Males seems to be more proned to them I think. Please get him in to see a vet ASAP!

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Soso

Wed, Mar 7th 2012, 22:49 GMT

I agree with the others. This is an emergency situation, and if it were your child or yourself,you would have visited the physician long before now. A situation this serious seldom resolves itself. Giving the kitten milk will make the situation worse as dairy products can cause digestive upsets in healthy cats. Everything is shutting down on your kitten. Please take him to the vets today!

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Izadore (Izzie)
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Wed, Mar 7th 2012, 22:42 GMT

I agree with Twinkle. He needs to be taken to the vet NOW, to an emergency clinic if an appointment is unavailable. If he has a blockage, which sounds possible, me may not survive two days. His change in behavior and personality indicate that he feels unwell or is in pain. It is cruel and irresponsible to continue to allow him to suffer. Get him in to a vet IMMEDIATELY.

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Wed, Mar 7th 2012, 21:53 GMT

It sounds like he certainly needs an enema from the vet. The poor little guy is suffering. You should have taken him to the vet before now. Why are you waiting until Friday? Why are you continuing to let him suffer?

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Twinkle
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