What have you done to help alleviate this in the interim?

I don’t immediately run to the vet UNLESS this is a very young puppy or a very small dog. Instead, I switch over from dog food to unseasoned cooked ground meat and cooked rice, with a higher rice to meat content. I stick to ground turkey breast, low fat ground beef, and ground chicken if I can find it. USUALLY diarrhea will resolve quickly with this change…once it does, I slowly add kibble back in.

After 2 days on this, if the dog’s loose stool is not resolving, I call the vet.

First off: I’m so very sorry. I know how much this hurts. I know how much it sucks. My biggest regret was not letting my cat go earlier. I couldn’t be with him when he crashed, and it absolutely destroyed me.

It’s always, ALWAYS better to let them go too early than to make them suffer for our need to keep them with us. We owe them that for all the love they’ve given us.

Self isolation is a big sign. So is the refusal to eat, the general restlessness. It sounds like he’s miserable. I would give him the best day you can, and let him go gently.

Oh I’m SO relieved to hear that! Our cats do get dehydrated quickly – I’d probably invest in a fountain or two to encourage more water consumption.

I would guess intestinal. Please get him to the vet first thing this morning.

I would consider this an emergency at this point. Please get him to the vet NOW.

If it wasn’t ingested you have nothing to worry about. The concern is when it’s ingested – depending on the individual dog’s tolerance and the amount ingested it can cause kidney issues.

Crate rest and support her hind end (if you don’t have an appropriate harness, a rolled towel works in a pinch) when going up and down stairs.

Are you using cat attract litter?

How about dirt? I know that freshly turned dirt attracts cats, so why not try that? (Make sure it’s plain old organic topsoil with no additives.)

Unfortunately, amputation really needs to happen here. Please do this – your kitten is suffering otherwise.

Have you tried cat attract litter? Or moving the box? Or *changing* the box to a different style? He probably associates the litterbox with pain, so changing things up should be the next thing. Also make sure you use an enzymatic cleaner for the messes.