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Our beloved little buddy Jack is about 15, we think. We adopted him from the shelter two years ago and they guessed he was at least 13. Anyway, he had to have a couple of teeth extracted three weeks ago. He was put on buprenorphine 1ml 3 times a day (tapered down to 0.5ml twice a day earlier this week and stopped on Wednesday) and clavamox twice a day for two weeks. He developed constipation, naturally, and a week after his dental surgery he had to spend a night and day at the vet for an enema and observation. Once home, we were given lactulose to administer 2mls twice a day, restoralax 1/4 tsp twice a day, and fiber food.
A week after all that drama, he is now off the pain meds and antibiotics, but his pooping has not settled down. Since coming off all the constipating meds, he is pooping once every two days. I was expecting one this morning, no luck so far and he seems uncomfortable. We've been continuing the lactulose at 1ml twice a day, and this morning gave him 2ml. He eats canned food - Royal canin recovery to get his weight and appetite back up, mixed with fibre food if I can convince him to eat it - and drinks water, and we mush his food with water as well. He has been eating food with the restoralax okay, and we manage to convince him to eat some food mixed with probiotics sometimes, but he's a bit reluctant. He loves the pure recovery food and doesn't always tolerate it mixed with other things.
I just don't know what I'm doing wrong. Canned food, water, restoralax, lactulose, really encourage him to play, feeding him small amounts several times a day. I feel like another enema will be really traumatic for him, and I'd do anything to avoid it.
Am I just being a bit impatient? Does it take a bit longer for things to settle down and get regular again? Am I messing up his system with the restoralax AND lactulose AND probiotics?
A week after all that drama, he is now off the pain meds and antibiotics, but his pooping has not settled down. Since coming off all the constipating meds, he is pooping once every two days. I was expecting one this morning, no luck so far and he seems uncomfortable. We've been continuing the lactulose at 1ml twice a day, and this morning gave him 2ml. He eats canned food - Royal canin recovery to get his weight and appetite back up, mixed with fibre food if I can convince him to eat it - and drinks water, and we mush his food with water as well. He has been eating food with the restoralax okay, and we manage to convince him to eat some food mixed with probiotics sometimes, but he's a bit reluctant. He loves the pure recovery food and doesn't always tolerate it mixed with other things.
I just don't know what I'm doing wrong. Canned food, water, restoralax, lactulose, really encourage him to play, feeding him small amounts several times a day. I feel like another enema will be really traumatic for him, and I'd do anything to avoid it.
Am I just being a bit impatient? Does it take a bit longer for things to settle down and get regular again? Am I messing up his system with the restoralax AND lactulose AND probiotics?