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Took cat to vet yesterday as he hadn't been eating much the past week and was losing weight. The two previous evenings I'd given him Miralax as I know he won't eat if constipated (now on renal diet as has CKD). He ate heartily before we set off (catsssss) and the vet did a blood test to find he's numbers had increased from 4.5 to 5. The vet said to minimise the Miramax as much as possible 'as it draws water from his intestines'.and if he won't eat, to bring him back for another bout of IV ) I won't stress him more by applying SubQ, did that with two of my dogs and short term benefits do certainly not outweigh the stress and inevitable outcome, they both died shortly anyway. Question: I feel it would be better to give him the Miralax so he eats instead of carting him off to vet for IV every week and I don't see how just two small applications of Miralax could have made his numbers jump in so short a time - last test only a month ago. Thoughts?