For three weeks I’ve trailed behind our youngest cat, Patches, in an attempt to get a fecal sample for the veterinarian. We’d tried isolating her in a guest suite outfitted with a litter box in the bathroom and plenty of food and water in the adjoining bedroom, but that just traumatized her to the point where instead of pooping, she peed on every imaginable surface and didn’t poop even a little bit.
It took me a day to clean everything and it’s taken even longer to soothe poor Patches’s nerves. I’ve had to mend a lot of fences with her, and she’s still pretty jumpy.
My next plan for getting a sample from her was to catch her in the act of pooping, thereby knowing for sure it was her poo and not Scout’s. Sounds fairly straightforward, right? Not with a traumatized Patches. We went a couple of days without seeing her at all, and while I knew she was using the litter box I couldn’t distinguish Patches’s Poo from Scout’s Scat.
I’d almost given up on ever getting a piece of Patches’s poo when this very morning I had the pleasure of seeing her make a deposit in the box. I’ll tell you I’ve not been this excited about watching a bowel movement since our youngest child was potty trained. I had to rein in my enthusiasm, though, so as not to interrupt her endeavors. Inside my head I was jumping with joy.
So this, friends, is Snapshot #270. We’re calling it, The Sweet Smell of Success.
Peace, people!
Praying for Eyebrowz 
The things people post about never ceases to amaze me.
Thanks for the (uhh) smiles
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Not exactly my most highbrow post!
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Is she still having issues?
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Well, it’s the older cat who is my sick one. Patches was just in for a wellness check and annual shots. Normally they’d get her fecal sample at the time of her visit, but apparently she had nothing to give that day.
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Oh, that makes sense, I forgot you have 2 cats…oops!
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Leslie. it si like everything else in life. When you want it most it ain’t there……
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And that’s the truth!
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Yep… x
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💩 Never was this emoji more appropriate. 😂
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🤣🤣🤣
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Absolutely hilarious. I’m sure you have finally gone potty
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Lol!
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You have to celebrate the small victories in life! 🙂
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Absolutely! No matter how bad they smell!
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We have two cats as well and our vet has always said it didn’t matter which cat gave the sample as all the things they check for, if one cat had it, then they both most likely had it.
We get excited anymore when the dog decides to leave her deposits in the yard rather than on the patio (she is getting way up there in years) or even in the house. How crazy is it that we get excited about bowl movements in animals?
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It is crazy! I have become consumed with the cats’ potty habits.
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Oh my, I did have to giggle, but seriously trying to get specimens from a cat is such a pain, We have had to get pee from the cats before, man can they hold on when they decide too! Got help me if I ever need to get a pee sample from the dog!
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Lol!
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