My cat, Dear Daisy, is 10 yrs old and we have been dealing with allergies for the past 5 years! She was on prednisone for 5 yrs, but that stopped working earlier this year, so we switched her to Atopica. It took a good 2 weeks before it kicked in, but once it did, she has been able to live a...
I have multiple cats in my household too (5 total)! How do you manage keeping track of whether the constipated cat has pooped or not with all the other kitties using the litterbox? At first I had Penny sequestered in a room with his own box. Now that he is going #2 and it's usually soft, i...
Thank you, both, for your thoughtful replies! They really helped me help Penny and also just gave me a little more confidence and comfort as I got him through this!
He is regular now, going everyday to every other day on 1/8 teaspoon of Miralax in the morning. I was wondering your opinions...
I'm new to kitty constipation too! What I found worked for my guy (he has a little frame and about 8.5 lbs), was giving the Miralax (1/8 teaspoon) twice a day at first just to get things hydrated and moving. After that worked and I could tell the poop was too soft I backed off to 1/8 tsp one...
My cat, Penny, has been experiencing constipation related to his colitis. If the colitis is due to constipation or the constipation due to colitis - we have no idea. He is 13 yrs old. His vet started him on Miralax to soften the hard stools. He has been on 1/8 tsp twice a day since Monday...