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Hi! I have been on a constipation prevention adventure with my 14 year old cat, Amber.
She tended to sometimes have recurring bouts of decreased appetite and vomiting. We took her to the vet and had her all checked out, they found nothing wrong and thought maybe IBD. Now, we're trialing the idea it may just be constipation and not IBD and so far, its going well.
I'm wondering - how do you all manage your cat's constipation? I'm wondering more about a day-to-day management. Like how do you decide to increase or administer a treatment such as pumpkin, Miralax, lactulose, etc. from one day to the next? If the poop is smaller? If it looks drier? Basically I'm wondering how do you decide to increase or decrease dosages?
I'm curious about your experiences as I try to manage Amber's. Amber is currently getting 1/4 to 1/2 tsp Miralax in her evening wet food and started in the Royal Canin Fiber dry food. We also have lactulose we can give if needed. This seems to be working for now... But I am curious how everyone else decides and manages.
(Mods please move to another forum if better suited. I wasn't sure!)
She tended to sometimes have recurring bouts of decreased appetite and vomiting. We took her to the vet and had her all checked out, they found nothing wrong and thought maybe IBD. Now, we're trialing the idea it may just be constipation and not IBD and so far, its going well.
I'm wondering - how do you all manage your cat's constipation? I'm wondering more about a day-to-day management. Like how do you decide to increase or administer a treatment such as pumpkin, Miralax, lactulose, etc. from one day to the next? If the poop is smaller? If it looks drier? Basically I'm wondering how do you decide to increase or decrease dosages?
I'm curious about your experiences as I try to manage Amber's. Amber is currently getting 1/4 to 1/2 tsp Miralax in her evening wet food and started in the Royal Canin Fiber dry food. We also have lactulose we can give if needed. This seems to be working for now... But I am curious how everyone else decides and manages.
(Mods please move to another forum if better suited. I wasn't sure!)