My overweight cat hasn't pooped in days after enema. Is this normal?

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Fatboy had a enema sat at noon he poop alot after we got home then poop Sunday morning and again monday morning hes 16 pounds we cut his food by 1/4 he gets bigger portion at feeding time was feeding him 6times now 4 trying to get 2 times my ? Is does bus colon have to be fill with poop before he goes he hasn't poop since monday morning 4 am it's now wed noon what u think our goal is to cut him down another 1/4 food we also give a chewy hair remedy a laxatone a day what u think. Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | 6 years and 8 months old | 16.3 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

This sounds pretty normal. The colon doesn't necessarily have to be completely full for him to defecate. If you are cutting down his portions he may not have to defecate as much. You can continue to cut his portions down. He is definitely overweight at 16 pounds. I don't know if your vet suggested this but I would recommend you add some fiber into his diet - it is best to do this by using a high fiber prescription cat food like Hill's w/d or r/d. I personally would put him on one of those diets as his own source of food and not just use it as an additive. These diets will also make him lose weight. And he will be able to eat more instead of you cutting his regular food down until he is eating almost nothing. I suggest you speak to your vet about this. You can continue the Laxatone. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

My overweight cat hasn't pooped in days after enema. Is this normal?

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