If the cat does not defecate for 2 days: First, give the cat some lactulose orally, which can lubricate the stool and make the stool discharge more smoothly. You can also pour some lactulose into the rectum at the same time. Second, you can give the cat some probiotics orally, or eat relatively soft and easily digestible food or kitten food, because unsoaked cat food and adult cat food are not easy to digest and can easily cause constipation in young cats. ​​​​​​

The reason why the cat has not pooped for 2 days

If a cat does not defecate for 2 days, it may be due to the following reasons: 1. The cat may suffer from Hirschsprung disease, which results in impaired colon motility and the inability to defecate normally. 2. It may be caused by some damage to the nervous system, such as damage to lumbar nerves and damage to brain nerves. 3. It may be a rectal diverticulum or a rectal foreign body.

What are the symptoms of constipation in cats

Early stage of intestinal constipation: The sick cat exerts force to defecate, and a small amount of feces is accompanied by mucus or the stool is sparse and smelly. Late stage: Sick cats show symptoms such as restlessness, trying to defecate but not being able to defecate, nervousness, and whining. Some sick cats may experience vomiting, obvious tenesmus, repeated defecation gestures but are unable to defecate, enlarged abdominal circumference, and intestinal vomiting. Flatulence is a digestive system disease due to intestinal motility and excretion disorders, where intestinal contents remain and dry out, resulting in incomplete or complete blockage of the intestines.

What should cats eat with constipation

Lactulose. Cat constipation means that the cat has not defecated for more than 3 days or has a long defecation time, and the feces is relatively dry and hard. If the cat is constipated, a certain amount of lactulose (0.5-1ml/kg) can be given two to three times a day. While using the medicine, the cat can be fed low-fat and easily digestible prescription food to reduce the formation of feces. If you still don't see defecation, you need to go to the pet hospital for a check-up to see if there are other problems such as ingestion of foreign objects.