Recent Content by solsticepixie

  1. S

    Megacolon - post-clean out "drips"

    My cat Wags was diagnosed with megacolon last year at age 11.  He did quite well on just Miralax until recently.  He ended up going to the vet for his first "clean out".  He came home last Sunday on Llactulose, Cisapride, and an antibiotic in addition to the Miralax.  (He finished the lactulose...
  2. S

    help for kitties with megacolon

    He finally pooped yesterday morning.  YAY!  It was a tad soft, but otherwise perfectly normal looking.  That's the good news.  The bad news is that I still don't have a diagnosis of megacolon, extreme constipation, or anything else.  I'm reluctant to stop giving him the Miralax, but also don't...
  3. S

    help for kitties with megacolon

    Thanks for replying!  He still hasn't gone, unless he's done it in some obscure place. He continues to act his usual self.  The vet told me that Miralax is undetectable by cats, but I didn't believe it until I experienced it.  Wags just chows down on the food like it isn't even there.  What a...
  4. S

    help for kitties with megacolon

    Hi catbikini!  How long did it take for your kitty to have his first poop after starting Miralax?  I suspect my cat has megacolon, but my vet thinks it's just constipation (in spite of 2 human-sized poops!)  Anyway, she sent us home with instructions to give him 1/4-1/2 tsps of Miralax twice a...
Top