Woohoo! Dabdoob had his first bowel movement last night, AND he went in the litter box, all on his own, to do it! And he even did it the way he used to before all the drama, where he digs all the way to the bottom of the litter, then goes poo. No covering it, but that’s ok, I prefer it that way right now so I can see what he’s done easier. I wish he’d go potty when I’m around, though, instead of in the middle of the night, so I can watch his behavior to see if he looks like he’s in distress or not. I can only stay awake for so long, sigh. He did make a commotion in his room fairly shortly after going, though, so I woke up and went to see what was up. Had to clean his little tushie off, and wash his cone, since he can’t clean himself yet, although he certainly tries, and got his cone all messy. I suspect he made the commotion because he made it stinky in the room, and wanted to get away from the smell – lol. Either that, or he was looking for his treats for being a good kitty & going potty in the litter (prior to finding out about the hernias, we’d been trying to retrain him on the litter box by giving him treats and lots of praises whenever he successfully goes potty in the litter – no litter, no treats or praise. He responds well to anything food related, heehee.)
Woohoo! Dabdoob had his first bowel movement last night, AND he went in the litter box, all on his own, to do it! And he even did it the way he used to before all the drama, where he digs all the way to the bottom of the litter, then goes poo. No covering it, but that’s ok, I prefer it that way right now so I can see what he’s done easier. I wish he’d go potty when I’m around, though, instead of in the middle of the night, so I can watch his behavior to see if he looks like he’s in distress or not. I can only stay awake for so long, sigh. He did make a commotion in his room fairly shortly after going, though, so I woke up and went to see what was up. Had to clean his little tushie off, and wash his cone, since he can’t clean himself yet, although he certainly tries, and got his cone all messy. I suspect he made the commotion because he made it stinky in the room, and wanted to get away from the smell – lol. Either that, or he was looking for his treats for being a good kitty & going potty in the litter (prior to finding out about the hernias, we’d been trying to retrain him on the litter box by giving him treats and lots of praises whenever he successfully goes potty in the litter – no litter, no treats or praise. He responds well to anything food related, heehee.)