My Senior cat (19) has been constipated the past few days. I have a call in to the vet, but has anyone had this issue? He has been on Miralax for a long time but just wondering what has been recommended? He is pooping a little but obviously constipated and won't let me clean him. Any advice??
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Cat constipated
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what is his weight and how much Miralax did they tell you to give?
Are the crystals fully dissolved when you provide it?
Did they do a blood panel and stool sample to see the underlying cause? It may be time to run a new blood panel (every 6 months for geriatric cats, which is over age12).
Are the crystals fully dissolved when you provide it?
Did they do a blood panel and stool sample to see the underlying cause? It may be time to run a new blood panel (every 6 months for geriatric cats, which is over age12).
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He is on a 1/4 tsp. twice daily-not sure how much he weighs, but he is a large cat-maybe 14 lbs??
Is he eating dry food or wet food? Sometimes adding in wet food can help. Plain canned pumpkin puree added to wet food can also help get things moving.
Yes, it should be dissolved. 1/4 twice a day seems high, but every cat is different
Let us know what your vet says.
1/4 teaspoon twice a day is probably the max dose that can be given to a cat.
Yes, you need to dissolve the Miralax in water before mixing it into food, preferably canned food or a moist treat like lickable treats. The Human instructions on the Miralax package says to dissolve a dose in a full glass of water before ingesting. The same applies to pets but a spoonful or two of water is plenty. Dissolving the Miralax in water rehydrates the powder so that it doesn't draw water from other parts of the body into the colon which results in dehydration which in turn can cause constipation, not relieve it. Vets often don't know that Miralax is supposed to be dissolved in water first.
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Wow-I never knew that-thanks! I will!Yes, it should be dissolved. 1/4 twice a day seems high, but every cat is different
Let us know what your vet says.
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Wow-I was never told that! Thanks so much for the info.! I do put it into his wet food.
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He eats both wet and dry, but I put the Miralax in the wet food. You know, I totally forgot about the pumpkin-thanks for reminding me! How much would you recommend trying?
Yes. It needs to be 100% dissolved in water and then added to the food.
By adding the plain crystals, that will make the constipation worse.
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1/4 tsp twice a day is normal for a cat that size Nobel is 16 pounds and that is his original dosage. He did well on it. After some time he didn't need as much and I lowered the dosage
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1/4 tsp twice a day is normal for a cat that size Nobel is 16 pounds and that is his original dosage. He did well on it. After some time he didn't need as much and I lowered the dosage - Thread Starter Thread Starter
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I wish I had known this before, but from now on, I will dissolve it! Ty!
That's fair. Larger cats may need a larger dosage though. That's pretty normal for most medications once you get over 12 lbs of cat. I used to have a very hard time double checking dosages due to Nobel's size. He was off most manufacturers charts
now bigger breeds are more common. So it's not an issue.
Yes, Daisy was put on 1/4 tsp twice a day to start with. I have her on 5/16 tsp at present. She’s 5kg/11lbs.That's fair. Larger cats may need a larger dosage though. That's pretty normal for most medications once you get over 12 lbs of cat. I used to have a very hard time double checking dosages due to Nobel's size. He was off most manufacturers charts
The great thing about dissolving the Osmolax (aka Miralax) is that she has recently taken to drinking it out of the spoon - it’s become her treat drink!
