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How long should a cat go without defecating before you take him to the vet? my cat usually has normal poops everyday, but he went outside (he's an indoor cat but i let him out on the porch with me) and he ended up eating a lot of grass on Sunday. He had diarrhea 3 times on Sunday and then puked up a huge hairball with grass too. He hasn't pooped since Sunday and it's Tuesday night! But i don't want to stress him out by taking him to the vet unneccesarily.

Thanks,

Lisa

It is normal for a stool to be delayed after diarhea, and if he vomited, he probably didn't have a lot of food to pass down the intestines. If he is eating now, is not uncomfortable, no longer vomiting, he should pass a stool within 2 days. If he is going outside, watch to see if he is going there.

Now he has diarrhea again! It's been off and on since last week. I'm going to take a fecal sample into the vet to see if maybe he has worms, but he has also had 2 big hairballs during the last week. I've read that sometimes hairballs can become inpacted and his preoccupation with eating grass and having diarrhea could indicate a hairball problem?