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Hi Pam, Did the vet do any bloodwork by chance? (Though it would be better to get blood and urine at the same time and that may have been the thought.) In older cats, I find that there is often involvement of a kidney stone, usually calcium oxalate, and little bitty pieces of it flake off and...

If she is truly constipated, that is, straining in the box without producing, feeling uncomfortable, touchy about the belly, then a dose of Vaseline is the quickest way to move the stool out. But as Dr. Jeff pointed out, this may be just the "not much in, not much out" syndrome happening here...

Hi and Welcome! Well if Evy isn't the cutest little fluffball ever! Thanks for taking such good care of her after all her traumas! Just a few thoughts... Honest Kitchen is already very high in carbohydrate, and you are adding much more without balancing with more protein. It's a great food...

You have to wait 6 months before testing, which is how long it takes for the worms to mature and reproduce.

Hi Anna! Thanks for helping your friend out! Does she know what the kitten has been fed before? Usually it's best to stick to the same thing and gradually transition to whatever diet she wants to use. I certainly recommend a balanced raw diet (a commercial raw diet made for all life stages will...

Oh Ann, I'm so sorry to hear of Buddy's passing. 😿 But what a blessing that you understood his message of not taking the meds, and he went gently with you by his side. It is a tremendous gift to be able to let our beautiful pets transition so easily. Thank you for being such a loving family for...

Hi, yes I was thinking an animal communicator could talk to him about further treatment. The difference is that Nate had a solid tumor and the primary was removed; Punkin's is diffuse. Those forms behave differently. Personally I tend to err on the side of not putting them through too much...

Hi Lisa, and welcome! Wow, Punkin has been through quite a lot, bless you for giving him such a loving home for these years since his original owner died! It sounds like we may be in the last couple of innings and looking more for comfort than cure (though cure is never impossible!). But more...

Three days is reasonable, but it varies. I came home from vet school one day to find a little pile of cat puke with 3" of soggy, colorful yarn in it. I knew the piece of yarn had been about 12" (and, I thought, out of reach!). Oops. Who knew cats could digest acrylic yarn... she pooped in...

Fantastic! Crisis averted! Glad she likes the Vaseline, that will make life much easier! Bodhi is a beautiful girl, with a beautiful name and a BIG BIG spirit!

LOL what a story!!! What a cat!! You can always give Vaseline... my cat Spirit got a teaspoon (yes, really!) of Vaseline every day of her life, twice a day when she could talk me into it. She loved the stuff!! She lived to 20-1/2 so evidently it did her no harm! The paper bag was probably...

Oh yes... soaked in hydrochloric acid while being beaten by stomach muscles that would give an NFL quarterback nightmares... scrunched through the pyloric valve... pushed and pulled by peristalsis in the intestines... pretty sure she has well and truly pulverized those strips by now!

You can give more Vaseline, one more dose would be extra insurance. B ut I'm thinking that the paper towel is so shredded and digested, and now embedded in the poop so it's brown and indistinguishable from anything else, you may not actually be able to see anything remotely resembling its...

Let's say if she eats dinner okay, then give Vaseline at bedtime.

You might want to give more fluids. That is the #1 most important thing you can do for both kidneys and bladder. How much does she weigh? If at least 7 pounds I would give 100 ml daily; if less, perhaps 75 ml twice a day.

Glad she seems okay this morning! Keep an eye on the litterbox, see if we have any pieces showing up! I would not add anything else to the mix right now. Best to wait and let her body deal with it, we can always help later.

Yes, that's what I would suggest. We want there to be lots of room for everything to move through. If she's holding food down and not showing any signs of distress, you can feed other half of meal 1/2 hour later. Start watching poop for signs of digested towel. One of my cats at a 6' length of...

It's impossible to predict how this will go, too many unknown factors. If there were a good way to force her to vomit (without a $500 emergency vet bill) we would, but failing that... Here's my best guess: If she is acting normal in AM, give small breakfast. If acting sick in the morning...

Did you mean 9 pm (what time zone)? I.e., how many hours since she last ate, and was it before or after the paper towel? I'd like to see if she will vomit it up tonight. Cellulose is pretty irritating. If she ate recently (after paper towel), leave at least 2 hrs after eating before Vaseline...

How old is the kitten and how much does she weigh? How big were the pieces she ate? If small strips, she can digest it at least partially. Vaseline won't hurt, just give it apart from meals. We *really* don't want it to get stuck partway down! There's no calcium in cellulose (paper), probably...