Kittens not eating dry food
I had my cats declawed (had to be done for various reasons) one week ago yesterday and they have been home for 4 days now. They are walking around fine, using the litter box (thank goodness!) and are very happy to be home (lots of purring and meowing, they're being very sucky!). They're little fuzzy paws are a bit sore, but they'll be fine, I can tell already! The only problem is that they haven't eaten much at all since they got home. They have both had bowel movements (I think just one or two each) and they are peeing - but they won't eat. I see them drinking every so often, so I'm not worried about dehydration, but I'm worried about them starving. I gave them each half a can of Fancy Feast wet food to make them eat. It's usually only given to them once a week as a treat and they eat dry food every day. They devoured the wet food, but will not eat the dry that's always there. I don't want to keep giving them wet food because this is not the usual routine and I don't want them to think that they will always get wet food from now on. Any ideas/comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated! |
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Dog with problems walking
When I came home from work yesterday, Sparrow(6yo female neutered mix breed), who stays in my basement with access to the crawl space under the house, was having trouble going up the stairs. She seemed sick - hot nose & depressed. She has a knot midway up her tail about the size of a quarter. Her hindquarters are slightly swollen and tender. Her behind was dirty with dust, some fecal matter, and little black dots that looked like flea eggs (she doesn't have fleas - she's on med from the vet.) It seemed she had been dragging her bottom on the ground. My gut feeling is that she may have been bitten by a spider or god forbid a snake (in my basement?!!) but I'm also worried that she's hurt her back. She can still walk - even jump on the bed - but she is not moving correctly. She is still eating and drinking. She's not any worse this morning, but no better. She's not limping, but she acts stiff - is not moving her hind legs with ease, but I don't see where they look out of whack. For example, when she goes up steps, she just goes one step at a time, very slowly and carefully when she usually bounds & skips steps. It doesn't look like she's knuckling over, and her feet and legs look normal. Another thought after babying her this morning - she has had trouble in the past with her anal glands being blocked. Usually I try to massage & expel them when I bathe her. I haven't noticed her dragging her butt, which usually happens when her glands are filled and need expelling, but is it possible this could be the problem? Or constipation?
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