I’m gonna take him in to the vet after today if he doesn’t have any bowel movements but if it’s something that requires a lot of $$$ I have no clue what I’m going to do.
You can up his dose to 1/3 tsp of Miralax to twice a day. I had a vet tell me this within the last month. Also you could slip 1/2 of a tsp Mineral Oil in his food.It’s been almost three full days of being on 1/8 tsp of Miralax twice a day, nothing. He does feel a little bloated, I watch him constantly and I have not once even seen him try to go to the bathroom (poop) like he doesn’t even get in his pooping position or strain. He constantly pees and doesn’t have any problem with that but he keeps eating normal but not pooing. I feel like everyday it’s a new thing, that I can’t afford
Can you start brushing him? All my babies are shedding like crazy for about the past 4 months now!
If you're going to give the miralax, make sure Harry gets PLENTY of water with it.
He drinks multiple times a day and we add even more water to his wet food. Unfortunately, we woke up today and is straining to pee again and there’s blood. He finished his antibiotics last week and was on the Prosasin Muscle Relaxer. I don’t know what to do, each day it feels like a new thing and I’m just spent, both financially and emotionally.
I agree, if possible ($ wise) to go to the vet, see if they are comfortable just feeling the poop chute, without needing expensive x-rays, doing an enema as well as showing you how to do it for the future, and then keep up the miralax, pumpkin, oil, and extra water at home.
I know it feels overwhelming, but hang in there, Emma. Although not diabetic, I went through Poop Watch with our newest addition, Miss Sugar, right after we adopted her last year, and it was very unnerving. But we went through almost exactly what I described, except that we did have x-rays to confirm what the vet actually felt -- in our case she had some really hard stool near the end of the chute and everything else was backed up behind it. But once the enema cleared her out, we've got her on miralax 1/8 tsp twice a day with extra water. We were using 1/4tsp at first, but she started dropping little "turdlets" in her bed, so we backed it off to 1/8 and now she's perfect. Be prepared to give a little butt bath after the enema because it'll smell really really bad.
Did you say how old Harry is? You asked about why this could be happening. In Sugar's case it is secondary to her kidney disease (she is 18), for which she also gets fluids once a day so that helps with her constipation too. If he is 15+ or so, do you know if they've checked for that? Although this is on a page for kidney disease, even if Harry doesn't have it, it has really good info about constipation that many here have already told you parts of. It should be helpful: https://felinecrf.org/constipation.htm
Hoping for the best for you both as you tackle this and the diabetes head on
If you’ll brush Harry every day he will not only LoVe it
it’s a hands down hair ball preventer 
Hi @Cindy&Taco! I’ve been thinking about you latelyIf you're going to give the miralax, make sure Harry gets PLENTY of water with it.
I have 2 that are on miralax, both 1/4 teaspoon in their big meals ,twice a day, then a pinch in snacks.
Taco has been on it since a few months after starting insulin(18 months) and his littermate since 13 years.
They both get 3 ounces of water in 3 ounces of food, so more like soup.
Also all my cat bowls are raised to about 4 inches, or else they inhale too much air and we get the projectile vomit
Tacos littermate George is not diabetic ,but does groom a lot and he gets hairballs, so he gets hairball remedy.
Taco has never had a hairball, but, he doesn't loose hair like his brother.
The most important thing with Miralax is that he gets plenty of water with it.That is the only way it works. It draws water from the cat to soften the stool, so you have to make sure you replenish that water taken from the body. If he won't drink enough water with the miralax, try boiling some chicken and give it to him mixed in the broth. No salt, plain broth.
The flaky skin and dull hair you are seeing is most likely, high numbers, lack of water, which results with constipation. A vicious cycle.
Hope things work out, literally, for Harry.
If it ends up being a hair clog and he gets an enema at the vet to clear him out,for future problems with what you KNOW is positively hair, you can order your own enemas and give it yourself, it's not fun or pretty but it has saved me probably thousands throughout the years.
Taco my diabetic has never gotten an enema ,but, came close, until the miralax kicked in.
Maybe your vet can show you how to administer the enema.
If you want something gentler than the cat enema, you can always buy a regular people enema, EMPTY THE CONTENTS !!, and fill about 1/4 with lukewarm filtered water, you may have to repeat that a couple times. BUT ONLY IF YOU KNOW IT"S HAIR. and only insert 2 inches with plenty of vasoline. DO NOT FORCE.
It would be best if your vet can show you.
Weruva has lots of moisture in it and that makes a huge difference. They have lots of flavors and can be overwhelming but the two flavors my cats settled on is Mideast Feast (grilled tilapia) and Paw Lickin Chicken (pure chicken). The food is on the expensive side but both cats are so much healthier now. Amazon and Petco have the best prices online.Yeah, I’m thinking it could of been The diet change to fancy feast or the antibiotics. I’ll look into Weruva! Thank you
How much Miralax did you give (total per day)?
