I put my chronic constipated cat on a diet of all wet thinking the extra moisture would help move things along. She was on this diet for about two months. Her constipation problem got progressively worse while she was on the wet food. Towards the end, I had to give her 3 enemas and still ended up taking her to the vet where she was sedated and palpated. The vet said the poop was not hard and dry at all, but was more sticky than anything. It was sticking to her intestinal wall really badly and just needed something to help it move along.
I'm not blaming the wet food (Wellness, grain-free) because she was also diagnosed with megacolon. I did noticed that when she was on all-wet, I NEVER saw her drink any water. Now c'mon, she couldn't have been getting that much moisture from 1/4 can in the a.m. and 1/4 can in the p.m. (on diet due to obesity).
I have since switched her to Orijen and haven't had any problems... good normal poops every day and she's drinking a normal amount of water now. Just hope it keeps up. Guess I'll be giving my stockpile of Wellness cans to the shelter where I volunteer....
I'm not blaming the wet food (Wellness, grain-free) because she was also diagnosed with megacolon. I did noticed that when she was on all-wet, I NEVER saw her drink any water. Now c'mon, she couldn't have been getting that much moisture from 1/4 can in the a.m. and 1/4 can in the p.m. (on diet due to obesity).
I have since switched her to Orijen and haven't had any problems... good normal poops every day and she's drinking a normal amount of water now. Just hope it keeps up. Guess I'll be giving my stockpile of Wellness cans to the shelter where I volunteer....