My 3yr old spayed kit-cat Mephistopheles is hopefully on the mend with a bout of constipation. For two weeks she ate about 5-6oz Fancy Feast grilled varieties, with extra water and Miralax mixed in. Before that it was (for the two cats I have) 2/3 cup Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon or Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dry + 1 can FF daily. That was their diet for months and months- 1/2can FF in two plates for each kitty w/ 1/3 dry in the morning and another 1/3 in the evening.
When Meph stopped eating because of her constipation I switched her to all wet (w/ extra water & vet recommended Miralax) and as stated previously she would eat about 5-6oz. Her bowl movements have increased but since they were soft the vet recommended reintroducing the dry food. I added half an oz and she would preferentially eat that and leave a little wet food behind.
She slowed down her eating to barely anything and the vet prescribed mirtazapine (went from 9lb to 8.5lb in 2wks) and it perked her right up! ate the full 6oz and 1oz of dry, probably wanted more. That was 3 days ago and the last two days she wasn't even touching the wet food anymore. For fear of her not eating I put more dry food and she would eat that at least.
Yesterday she ate 1.25oz of dry and no wet (I left 2oz dry & 1/2 can FF in total). She's not active at all at the moment. I was mixing less Miralax in with the wet so she didn't get any yesterday. This morning I had to syringe her dissolved mirtazapine and Miralax and she was NOT happy. I left 1.5oz of dry only for her (which it looked like she ate most of in the 45min I was getting ready for work).
The Blue bag states 1/4-1/2cup (4-8oz) for her weight. I leave out a large bowl of water and she's peeing so hopefully she's drinking enough on her own. Should I just leave out tons of dry to make sure she eats? Maybe she senses the Miralax in the wet food and doesn't want to eat it anymore. Honestly I think it's the sound of the rain (we hardly get any in So. Cal and it's been raining for weeks now (COINCIDENCE?! lol) and it's making her anxious, but I'm just grasping at straws.
*sigh* The vet told me to "take a step back" and just observe her but I can't helping being a paranoid helicopter cat momma. This is why I can't have human children
When Meph stopped eating because of her constipation I switched her to all wet (w/ extra water & vet recommended Miralax) and as stated previously she would eat about 5-6oz. Her bowl movements have increased but since they were soft the vet recommended reintroducing the dry food. I added half an oz and she would preferentially eat that and leave a little wet food behind.
She slowed down her eating to barely anything and the vet prescribed mirtazapine (went from 9lb to 8.5lb in 2wks) and it perked her right up! ate the full 6oz and 1oz of dry, probably wanted more. That was 3 days ago and the last two days she wasn't even touching the wet food anymore. For fear of her not eating I put more dry food and she would eat that at least.
Yesterday she ate 1.25oz of dry and no wet (I left 2oz dry & 1/2 can FF in total). She's not active at all at the moment. I was mixing less Miralax in with the wet so she didn't get any yesterday. This morning I had to syringe her dissolved mirtazapine and Miralax and she was NOT happy. I left 1.5oz of dry only for her (which it looked like she ate most of in the 45min I was getting ready for work).
The Blue bag states 1/4-1/2cup (4-8oz) for her weight. I leave out a large bowl of water and she's peeing so hopefully she's drinking enough on her own. Should I just leave out tons of dry to make sure she eats? Maybe she senses the Miralax in the wet food and doesn't want to eat it anymore. Honestly I think it's the sound of the rain (we hardly get any in So. Cal and it's been raining for weeks now (COINCIDENCE?! lol) and it's making her anxious, but I'm just grasping at straws.
*sigh* The vet told me to "take a step back" and just observe her but I can't helping being a paranoid helicopter cat momma. This is why I can't have human children