I love my sister! Even though she's got lots to do and hates driving, she's on her way to come help me. I'm already dressed and made up and was going to go alone, and then she called. LOVE. HER.

Aw, poor little Trudy feets. Feel better, Trudy feets!

fucknuts. Furry Mal still hasn't pooped. He's got quite the appetite, had a full breakfast today and 3 mini meals yesterday. And the xrays showed that his innard were chock full of turds. But they just aren't coming out :( Two little ones have slipped out since i brought him home more than 24 hrs ago (like, he's walking around the kitchen, i notice something brown hanging out his butt, and it just slips into the floor where he sniffs at with curiosity like "where did that come from?") so clearly his butt is full...but he's not interested in the litter boxes. I'm terrified to call the vet because i know they'll want him to come in for surgery and he's acting totally normal and clearly not in pain. He's looking out the window, meowing at me for more noms, playing with Nico...he seems fine aside from the lack of poopage. I've started using the big syringe to shoot a little water (like 3ml) into his mouth whenever he camped out by the food bowl and asks for more. He's had a full breakfast, so maybe a little more fluid would be helpful? The vet was very against adding pumpkin or any kind of laxative or stool softener to his food until after he passes the blockage. I'm knotted up with worry and don't know what to do except fret.

ok, he *just* let me three teeny little turds. Nothing foreign looking, but totally normal output for the dude. I've been going a lot of reading on bowel obstructions and aside from the projectile vomitting (which has not recurred since Thurs afternoon) and sketchy xray he has zero other signs. No abdominal pain (i've been giving him tummy rubs and he treats them just like normal, no pain or wincing or swelling) and he's not off his food aside from Thurs morning. He's not lethargic or acting at all strange. How long do i keep freaking out before there is some sort of definitive answer?

I did call the vet to recheck xrays as per discharge instructions and the vet who saw him Thurs doesn't feel it is necessary as long as he's eating normally and not vomitting. *phew* Keeping him home.

Poor Furry Mal. Wishing him poopage.

So remember Uncle Dickhead? I just ran into him and his daughter at the grocery store. Her and I are still friends - we're going to the Detroit Science Center with her tomorrow - so I walked over to say hi. I greeted them both. Cousin greeted me warmly. He glared at me, dropped whatever he had in his arms back into the cooler he was standing in front of, walked around it and went down some random aisle.

I guess he's still angry with me. And it fucking hurts.

Stoopid familial relations.

erin_o, I'm glad you called the vet for an actual educated opinion, but I was thinking before reading that bit, that the regular appetite and energy level are definitely a good sign, and that I would take the small amounts of poop to be a sign that something is working. I'd bet the additional water IS helping move things along. At work, we always encourage folks suffering from constipation to drink plenty of water, and to go for walks.

Oh, Aims, I'm sorry that your uncle is such a dickhead.

I think that's the kind of behavior one can expect from somebody named Uncle Dickhead.