On May 23, my cat Cypress had to be totally cleaned out by my vet. The stool he removed was hard as cement. Since then, I have been giving Cypress lactulose twice a day, feeding her with a high-fiber "weight reduction" dry food and her Fancy Feast canned food, adding a tablespoon of pumpkin to each. She has pooped regularly, with no straining or evidence of constipation. The only thing is, she has lost weight and by today she was listless and her fur is looking a little scruffy. I feel the "weight reduction" dry food is a disaster. She hated it and stopped eating it. She would only eat the pumpkin. She was so hungry today I gave her grain-free Purina dry food & she gobbled it down. I'm going to switch to Wellness Core low-fiber, grain-free dry food, as recommended on this forum. Hopefully, she will eat it & stop losing weight.
Question: how long do I give her the lactulose? Do I reduce the amount, and monitor her pooping behavior? If she appears constipated again, do I then resume the lactulose? Could I switch to Miralax?
Thanks for your help!
Question: how long do I give her the lactulose? Do I reduce the amount, and monitor her pooping behavior? If she appears constipated again, do I then resume the lactulose? Could I switch to Miralax?
Thanks for your help!