Marbles the chewer

[RedHedd]

Marbles chewed up a part of her favorite toy last week - one of those long ribbon chaser type toys. The ribbon is fleece/microfiber. I noticed it when I came home from the Paul McCartney concert last Saturday night - there was chewed up toy interspersed in a hairball she had horked up. I've been watching her like a hawk .... she's peeing and pooping normally and very active, but her appetite is off.

So I called the vet who said to bring her in ASAP. So she's going in this afternoon for X-rays and probably a barium enema. My poor little girl. She's SUCH a brat! I just hope this is not too $erious or expen$ive.

Purrayers that said toy makes a hasty exit without any invasive techniques necessary.

[Catty1]

Prayers going out!

[Medusa]

Make that a double!

[katladyd]

I'm praying that everything will be alright!

[cassiesmom]

Purrayers that said toy makes a hasty exit without any invasive techniques necessary.

Make it a triple!

[phesina]

ANY kind of thread is extremely dangerous for a cat to consume. It can start snaking through the intestines and wind up slicing right through them. Prayers that Marbles will be all right and this can be removed without too much trouble.

[RedHedd]

It's not a thread - it's a fleece ribbon about 1" wide and apparently she's thrown up all that she did ingest. X-rays show she's not blocked; she's just constipated! So they're giving her an enema right now and will send her home with some Petromalt or Laxatone.

Now if we can just figure out what food she will like - we're transitioning from kitten food to adult food. She won't even touch her kitten food! I guess she's telling me she's a big girl now. I just wish she could talk and tell me what she really likes!

Pets Unlimited is going to get a good food donation this weekend with all her rejects and none of it is cheap stuff - Wellness Core, Blue Buffalo, Science Diet .... ok maybe the Science Diet is junk food, but the rest ....

I think she WILL be on Evo - at least until Proctor & Gamble screws up the formula.

[RedHedd]

Marbles still having a hard time - not wanting to eat. I hate giving her the Laxatone - it's SO messy and gets her silky fur all sticky. One more day of forcing it down her - not sure it's doing much good. She's pooping, but still not normal "logs" - just little constipation balls.

Played phone tag with the vet today. Will probably try an appetite stimulant next.

Nancy the cat psychic is out of town and can't do a reading right now - I'm stumped and so frustrated!

I've tried just about everything for food - baby food, stinky, not stinky, wet, dry. She nibbled at some Evo turkey & chicken and some of her Iams kitten chow last night; Today it's mostly nibbles of treats. Please pray that she just eat something!

She is bratty and playing so she's not feeling TOO bad.

[Catty1]

Maybe once she 'empties' out a bit more, she will be hungrier. Prayers going out!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear that she's still not eating well. I know that when my RB Pepper was constipated the first time he stopped eating and lost a lot of weight. This is when I used to free feed so I didn't even notice that he wasn't eating right away. I'd also ask your vet about possibly giving her vitamin B-12 shots. This helped my Ziggy get her appetite back when she was very sick last summer with mild pancreatitis. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are going out to Miss Marbles.

[RedHedd]

Well, she finally had a normal poop last night, after which she went zooming around the apartment for about half an hour - she was feeling SO much better.

Her appetite is still off, but not gone. The vet said to watch her for a few days and keep trying to entice her to eat yummy things. Those Evo Wild Cravings treats are a huge hit and very expensive, but she loves them. She's also starting to nibble on the Evo food which is what I want to transition her to.

The pampered puss is back to being a super-brat so I know she's on the mend. It may just take a few more days for her digestion to catch up.

[RedHedd]

YAY! She's eating the Evo FOOD! Real Food! YIPPEE! \o/

[cassiesmom]

Well, she finally had a normal poop last night, after which she went zooming around the apartment for about half an hour - she was feeling SO much better.

Her appetite is still off, but not gone. The vet said to watch her for a few days and keep trying to entice her to eat yummy things. Those Evo Wild Cravings treats are a huge hit and very expensive, but she loves them. She's also starting to nibble on the Evo food which is what I want to transition her to.

The pampered puss is back to being a super-brat so I know she's on the mend. It may just take a few more days for her digestion to catch up.

Poopies and zoomies! Good girl, Marbles! I hope the appetite stimulant helps, and I hope your digestion is back to normal very soon. Please allow your meowmie to give you a gentle *kiss* from me.

[KitCat]

I like to give my cat children's toys. The cat toys are not sturdy at all!

[katladyd]

My boys love nothing more than a catnip mouse or a ball of tinfoil. Thankfully, neither of them is a chewer. They just love to bat things around. I hope Marbles is fully recovered very quickly and is eating you out of house and home.