Well, the trip to the ER was exactly what I had thought. Re-hydrate, and clean him out. He had a kitty enema! Ew! Richard didn’t get home till around 4:30 and then stayed up to monitor the cat. Chanel has been eating canned pumpkin. He’s not in pain but hasn’t meowed or visited the box. Richard will be on cat box vigil all day.

At least the 2 cats are getting along. That trick of bringing them both is amazing! The doctor visits used to be worse because when Chanel got home all the new smells on him terrified Coco, who’d attack and hiss. Oi. It was bad!

Anyway. I need to start getting ready for work. I am closing again. Yay me!

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Well, this is an update on the cat. If you are not interested in our cats you don’t need to read on. I’ll understand.

Chanel has a bit more than a sneeze. He was showing signs of severe constipation. Tonight after his daily medicine and feeding he threw up all of his food. He made repeated trips to the litter box, followed by hiding. He threw up some more. 6 times in four hours actually, kept visiting the box, and hiding the rest of the time. Richard called the 24 hour emergency vet. They were sympathetic, but less than helpful. The outcome of the call was to administer his medicine and try feeding again. Weird. You see I had just done my duty and Googled ‘cat constipation’ and of course became an instant expert. From what I could tell the hiding, trips to the box, and licking (yes he was cleaning himself too) were signs of advanced constipation. Meaning he may not have ‘number 2’d’ in days. Ouch!! Poor thing!

Richard was at first in denial. Then distressed. You see, we have been through this before. Chanel almost died from constipation some years back. He has been fine for 3 years… Although there has been a change in his medication, and Richard has been playing hone tag with the veterinarian for a week because of changes in Chanel. The cat had seemed to put on a lot of weight in a short time, but in hindsight maybe he has been bloated?

Anyway, no success with the more feeding idea. I wasn’t surprised, I mean you can’t stuff anything into a plugged hole. It just backs up. Why they suggested that..... So now Richard has packed up the cats and gone to the ER. You have to take them both even though only one is sick (trust me on this one). I think (because I am an instant expert) they will re-hydrate with an IV and ex-ray to determine the severity. He may need to be ‘cleaned out’ again. I offered to tag along, but that was greeted by sarcasm/bitchiness. I think it’s a cat owner thing. They were his first you know.

So please send some positive kitty vibes! Before they left Chanel was hiding behind the plant near the computer here and he was crying! Just about tore my heart out…

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