Hello all,
I just heard that beet pulp may cause constipation in some cat.. does anybody know if that is true?
I have been dealing with my cat's constipation problem for weeks... She doesn't like pumpkin, so I am mixing her dry food (she doesn't like wet or canned food either) with chopped lettuce and wheat bran, and giving it a good splash of water.... Although she is having one bowel movement a day now (instead of one every other day), her stool is still hard, and she is still complaining and tries several time before being able to do her business.
Then I realized that her dry food (1st Choice) has dry beet pulp in it..... It seems that some cat food manufacturers adds dry beet pulp to the food to make the stool harder, so it would be easier for one to scoop the stool out....
I just heard that beet pulp may cause constipation in some cat.. does anybody know if that is true?
I have been dealing with my cat's constipation problem for weeks... She doesn't like pumpkin, so I am mixing her dry food (she doesn't like wet or canned food either) with chopped lettuce and wheat bran, and giving it a good splash of water.... Although she is having one bowel movement a day now (instead of one every other day), her stool is still hard, and she is still complaining and tries several time before being able to do her business.
Then I realized that her dry food (1st Choice) has dry beet pulp in it..... It seems that some cat food manufacturers adds dry beet pulp to the food to make the stool harder, so it would be easier for one to scoop the stool out....