BEAUTIFUL! Before I read the post I thought this was a "Where's Waldo?" pic...could not find "Waldo"/Chispa.https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/11-06-22-chispa-114-amps-96-5-123-pmps-92-3.270515/
'Morning everyone! I hope today brings good health and happiness, wherever you are.
(Fall colors in the Bishop's Garden outside the National Cathedral.)
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This was more interesting. You kept us on our toes!
Thanks, Angela. Unfortunately, DBF gave her some food (LC) because she was meowing loudly by her dish (oops). I'm going to test again in a few minutes, and then I guess I will have to make a decision. I can get up during the night if I have to keep testing.
(You can shoot any number over 50 if you can monitor.)
I didn’t realize that about dry food. I’m sure the small amount I have on hand in the hypo emergency kit is HC, so I’d have to seek out another kind. Thought I might try 1/8 tsp. of Miralax in the morning if she still hasn’t gone.Congrats on shooting your lowest preshot yet
There is more fibre/bulk in dry food which helps with pooping.
I just googled it - sounds like it should be easy enough to find. So it’s better than Miralax?
I think you want to start with adding fibre to her diet and if that doesn't work then go to Miralax (laxative). Right now, if you think she is blocked, you might want to try Miralax to get her to go, but as a preventive measure against future poop issues, add fibre to her diet.
That’s a very helpful website. Thanks, Bhooma!
I will order some of this for herm when i do my next methyl b12 order which I get from vitacost too. Can I ask how much you give? Once daily or twice?Karen, a lot of the psyllium powders have sugar or artificial flavors. I use this brand that is sugar/additive free. It’s also a really fine powder, which is helpful, b/c they don’t particularly care for it, but mixed in food it’s usually fine. I add a little water if it gets pasty. Hope she gets regular soon.
https://www.vitacost.com/yerba-prima-psyllium-husks-powder
Thanks for this, I also just realized you have the dosing in your signature.I give 1/4 tsp and started with once a day, but I worked up to twice a day. I think vets say you can give up to 1tsp of this a day or possibly twice a day (definitely double check with your vet) but I can’t imagine a cat tolerating that much of this in their food.
I also give 2tsp of pumpkin with this, morning and evening. The pumpkin is a stool softener, and without it the bulking power of the psyllium makes it hard for him to poop it out. So they work well hand in hand for Biggie. I hope it helps Herman!
Herman was not thrilled with pumpkin, I currently give him 1/8 - 1/4 miralax once a day and was thinking I should switch to something more natural.
A lot of vets really push the high fiber hard food for ibd kitties which of course our guys can’t have, (and shouldn’t have anyway!). But I think this is a really good substitute. I also top it with fortiflora to mask the flavor.Thanks for this, I also just realized you have the dosing in your signature.
no concerns with fortiflora and carbs? I've heard that Temptations are coated in fortiflora type substance so always thought it was high carb. Herm was OBSESSED with Temptations prior to his diagnosis (I feel so bad that I let him eat so much of them - now knowing how BAD they are) - but that prob means he would love some fortiflora.
I’m not sure how “healthy” the fortiflora is, mainly b/c it’s from Purina lol…but I don’t see anything in the ingredients that looks like carbs. It’s definitely like crack to them. It has brewer’s yeast, and I think they like that flavor.
Seriously, I am learning so much here. I feel like we should all get an honorary DVM for all the reading and questioning that we do. Extra credit for fretting. And highest honors for valor in cajoling uncooperative patients! 
This discussion is so helpful; thank you for conducting it in my condo!
Some cats prefer baby food squash.
Great to know! Thanks, Wendy.
I read that too and it makes me feel better. Since Biggie has to have novel protein I don’t have as many choices of foods that he likes, so I just keep it under 10% and also don’t worry about it. His preshot foods have gravy and potato but they’re between 7% - 9% and he’s doing ok with it. I think some cats might not be ok with it so you just go with what works..ECIDHaha, not at all! Bring the party on over.
I guess I should consider myself lucky that Chispa really seems to like the canned pumpkin. Most of the time she poops like clockwork, but something goes awry every time I try to wean her off of the prescription food (for CKD) and feed her only Weruva. I think I will just stop trying. I read this morning that Dr. Lisa Pierson says once you get the carbs under 10% it doesn't really matter how much lower you go. If that's true, I'll stop worrying about lowering the carbs and feed her what is easiest to digest. (Duh.)
I’ll try that. And good to know about the fortiflora, I actually have some sitting in a cupboard and if I recall it wasn’t cheap!
