I think that if you are weighing her on your bathroom scale there might not actually be a significant weight loss, it's easy to get that one wrong if you are standing holding a cat and leaning over to see the reading. Try it without holding your cat and just leaning one direction over another and see how the readout changes. It's a good way to get a rough weight but is not as accurate as the vet.
I would suggest at the least an xray to look at your girl if all you are going on is a palapation by the vet. The difference is that the vet is feeling a volume but if the cat is dehydrated the stool could be very very concentrated, or even blocked further up in the tract than is easily palpated by the vet. I understand your vet trying to reduce procedures but she hasn't pooped in 4 days and that is very worrying.
I spent 6 months with a chronically obstipated kitten (the more severe form of constipation) and I was told to never leave him more than 3 days without pooping, even if I was way too paranoid to leave him that long.
I would suggest at the least an xray to look at your girl if all you are going on is a palapation by the vet. The difference is that the vet is feeling a volume but if the cat is dehydrated the stool could be very very concentrated, or even blocked further up in the tract than is easily palpated by the vet. I understand your vet trying to reduce procedures but she hasn't pooped in 4 days and that is very worrying.
I spent 6 months with a chronically obstipated kitten (the more severe form of constipation) and I was told to never leave him more than 3 days without pooping, even if I was way too paranoid to leave him that long.
