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Problems with a constipated cat (or dog)? Here's a solution. (vanity)

Posted on 12/30/2023 12:45:02 PM PST by RoosterRedux

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1 posted on 12/30/2023 12:45:02 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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Just get some hairball meds and give it some.


2 posted on 12/30/2023 12:47:52 PM PST by oldasrocks
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Not Taco Bell?


3 posted on 12/30/2023 12:49:22 PM PST by null and void (I identify as a conspiracy theorist. My personal pronouns are told/you/so.)
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Thanks for the info!


4 posted on 12/30/2023 12:50:14 PM PST by kiryandil (Free Rocco!!)
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To: oldasrocks

Hairball meds were hit or miss in that they didn’t work for serious constipation. Good for hairballs though (I use Vaseline for that).


5 posted on 12/30/2023 12:51:26 PM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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My vet recommended it a few yrs ago for my 17Lb dog...1/2 tsp twice a day sprinkled on food


6 posted on 12/30/2023 12:51:33 PM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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LOL. I hadn’t thought of that. I could fly her down to Cancun for the real thing.


7 posted on 12/30/2023 12:53:30 PM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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Did it work? I stir it into the liquid really well because, well, she’s a cat and naturally very picky. Any hint of medicine and it’s game over.


8 posted on 12/30/2023 12:55:44 PM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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Mathematicians know how to solve this problem without drugs.


9 posted on 12/30/2023 12:55:48 PM PST by Venkman
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We use Miralax for our older male cat. We mix, as do you, 1/4 tsp with his food. Before this he was having a terrible time. Now he has no trouble in the box.


10 posted on 12/30/2023 12:56:05 PM PST by Blennos ( Byaasea)
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I take it too, so I had plenty on hand for Mollie (the cat).


11 posted on 12/30/2023 12:57:40 PM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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I guess giving a constipated dog
cooked hamburger with prune slices might be too effective.Then you’ll have the opposite problem.


12 posted on 12/30/2023 12:59:39 PM PST by lee martell
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Now Fluffy is hooked. Miss the feline fix by just one day and watch out...


13 posted on 12/30/2023 12:59:46 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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As someone who suffers from chronic constipation I can attest that Miralax does work..been taking it for 5 yrs now..my nephew is 3 and he gets constipated so my sister gives him miralax as well works well doesn’t work right away but taking it everyday a few times a day does the trick


14 posted on 12/30/2023 1:01:26 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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Osmotics aren’t additive.


15 posted on 12/30/2023 1:01:42 PM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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Yep. Seemed to work. It’s supposed to be tasteless, but I’ve had cats, so I get it.


16 posted on 12/30/2023 1:02:33 PM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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I can’t work out how they’d do that?


17 posted on 12/30/2023 1:02:59 PM PST by null and void (I identify as a conspiracy theorist. My personal pronouns are told/you/so.)
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18 posted on 12/30/2023 1:03:30 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Agreed. I take a little bit every day unless I go on a really high-fiber binge.

As you probably know, the generic is significantly less expensive and is identical.

19 posted on 12/30/2023 1:03:49 PM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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Just the opposite with my kitty. It’s not parasites or anything like that. Just a very sensitive stomach. Anyone have a remedy for that?


20 posted on 12/30/2023 1:05:40 PM PST by ClaytonForester
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