Cat constipation?

Poor Meow. I feel bad writing about him like this - I'm sure its embarrassing. Well, it seems the poor guy might be a little constipated, and I'm starting to get a little worried.

He still "goes" each day as usual, but it seem that there is such effort needed for him to do it. He runs around like a nut meowing for a few minutes beforehand, which tells everyone to "Clear out of the bathroom!"

Without going into the gory details of the process,he just seems to strain beyond what I would consider normal. I'm worried that he'll stop going to avoid the obvious discomfort, and then we'll have a serious problem.

What to do? Well, for one, Meow was never a fan of wet food. So, we're trying to find some food that he will enjoy and eat. People are telling me it will help to soften his stool.

We've also been giving him Petromalt, (yummy fish flavor) which is essentially for hairballs (which thankfully is not a problem with him) but may help the "flow" of things.

Another tip I got was to put another bowl of water down someplace in the house, in a different location. It would be like an impulse purchase for him. He'll see the water as he's traveling around the house, and hopefully stop for a drink, even if he didn't plan to!

The last thing we were going to try is giving him some pumpkin filling. At first, I didn't know why, but apparently its the FIBER that would help. Just like in people, I guess cats need fiber too! We're going to try Fibercon powder instead of pumpkin, and sprinkle some onto his wet food.

I've tried it (the fiber additive, not his food!) and it is tasteless (just like this post!) and more importantly it does not thicken, so maybe this will add to his fiber intake. Th

Welcome!

Meowtopia.

One one hand, the name sounds extremely cheesy. On the other hand- tantalizing! I think its a name that might have some mental-stickiness, we will see as time goes by!

You can see the picture of my cat on the right over there (at least until I change the template) if you want an idea about how he looks. He's all black, and to me looks like a small panther. Oh, and his name is Meow.

Meow has an interesting story. We (my wife and I) didn't really plan to have a cat living with us. We were friendly with the local vet who had taken care of our pet hamster until he died. We had stopped in to say hello, and she introduced us to this beautiful black cat that was abandoned. Well, actually his previous owned died, but someone stupidly just let him out to fend for himself. Grrrrrrrr.

Long story short, he was the sweetest cat I had ever met, and my wife and I decided right there to adopt him. He's been a part of our little family for about 2 years now, and he has really enriched our lives. Adult cats can make for great adoptions too!

Well, that's it for now. Hopefully, as Meow gets through some school, he will be able to manage this blog for me. I don't know what he'll talk about. Maybe how he hates when the toys escape under the couch, or what new sleeping position he found. Who knows! Come back and see!