I have a stray with an existing condition: his hip broke and naturally healed, although incorrectly. This hip pushed inwards towards his colon, causing him to have narrower than normal colon passageway.
The condition make even normal stool difficult to pass, which causing blockage in a few days time because the amount that do go out doesn't match the amount queued to go out, really. The hip cannot be repaired without putting him in a large, risky op which the vet won't agree unless it's life or death situation for the cat. Simply put, the cat is fine except for the potential blockage every other day, which is manageable with diet change (adding fiber).
So, the goal is to soften the stool enough to be push through the narrow passageway without getting stuck.
We had him on RC Gastro (Fiber) for two weeks before returning to raw chicken + psyllium husk (the vet ok-ed this because the cat prefer raw meat and we do give raw for our pet and other stray cat).
It's been almost 6 months since, and we see no problem with the cat. Clean butt, normal-sized belly, and we found occasional soft poop in the garden which means he pooped an expected softness of poop.
Is it fine to keep this forever? I read that psyllium husk isn't recommended for long usage because it will lose effectiveness. Considering this is the only thing that work for him, I have no other option. Pumpkin doesn't work as effectively and it's way harder to make sure he eat the necessary amount -which is a large amount- to keep his stool soft. I only need 6% of his diet to be psyllium husk as it's the amount listed in RC. (around a teaspoon daily)
Or maybe anyone knows other ingredient aside from psyllium husk that is easily administer daily to keep the stool soft? Preferably something that can be mixed with raw meat as the cat won't eat kibble unless it's the only thing left, and he'd rather leave to find food on another place before he touched kibble.
The condition make even normal stool difficult to pass, which causing blockage in a few days time because the amount that do go out doesn't match the amount queued to go out, really. The hip cannot be repaired without putting him in a large, risky op which the vet won't agree unless it's life or death situation for the cat. Simply put, the cat is fine except for the potential blockage every other day, which is manageable with diet change (adding fiber).
So, the goal is to soften the stool enough to be push through the narrow passageway without getting stuck.
We had him on RC Gastro (Fiber) for two weeks before returning to raw chicken + psyllium husk (the vet ok-ed this because the cat prefer raw meat and we do give raw for our pet and other stray cat).
It's been almost 6 months since, and we see no problem with the cat. Clean butt, normal-sized belly, and we found occasional soft poop in the garden which means he pooped an expected softness of poop.
Is it fine to keep this forever? I read that psyllium husk isn't recommended for long usage because it will lose effectiveness. Considering this is the only thing that work for him, I have no other option. Pumpkin doesn't work as effectively and it's way harder to make sure he eat the necessary amount -which is a large amount- to keep his stool soft. I only need 6% of his diet to be psyllium husk as it's the amount listed in RC. (around a teaspoon daily)
Or maybe anyone knows other ingredient aside from psyllium husk that is easily administer daily to keep the stool soft? Preferably something that can be mixed with raw meat as the cat won't eat kibble unless it's the only thing left, and he'd rather leave to find food on another place before he touched kibble.
I found one online seller selling Kirkland brand with this ingredient, but the seller is questionable at best and I never heard of the brand, so I didn't try it. Maybe someone here had experience with the brand?
. I am not sure if that would help with your kitties health problems though. It is probably an acquired taste and cats because none of my other cats have ever showed any interest in lettuce.
