Hi Maria , a lot of us use Miralax , get the generic it's cheaper and it's the same thing
She just threw up. Do I give her more miralax?
I would wait until her next feeding to give the miralax again
What is your civie eating, does she throw up a lot?
She eats Blue Buffalo Turkey or beef like Kahlua. She is an occasional poker and has always had some constipation issues. She's also a fuzz eater. I gave her more miralax a bit ago. She's not eating.
I'll try also tagging. Does she seem nauseous, walking over to the food then walking away
She ate yesterday late afternoon. She hasn't thrown up this morning. She got 1/8 tsp. of Miralax this a.m. She did poop 2 teeny tiny turds late last night. Very tiny. She's still very uncomfortable. The problem with the vet is they will want to see her. They won't answer any questions without seeing her. And it would be an emergency visit so $$$$. There is a walk in vet that Kahlua sees. They are okay but have never seen Mouse before.
I guess what I'm concerned about is dehydration. She's such a tiny thing. She looks dehydrated to me. I'm thinking to take her to walk in. I hate the stress and cold factor though.
Did you do the scruff test? Lift it up, should snap right back almost immediately. Can also check gums - should be slippery.
Her skin snaps back down....so not dehydrated. I panic. I don't have fluids here....I'm warming up the van and will take her in.
They are running some tests. She has a heart murmur and the vet says to pray for hyperthyroidism....I'm scared....
Keep us updated on what the results say. How old is she? Did they say why she was constipated?
Okay....so the heart murmur isn't as bad as she first thought. Phew! No hyperthyroidism. All her values are fine except 1 liver value is slightly elevated. She is backed up. She's getting fluids, a warm water enema and some sort of gel that helps them absorb water....I'll have to look up the name. The urine results will be back tomorrow and then she'll know which antibiotic to give. I opted to wait on that to see which, if any are needed.
The antibiotic would be to cover any infection that might cause that higher liver value. It might just be from constipation, so i decided to wait. Her WBC was normal. But, yes.....relieved! Until my husband sees the bill that is!
I love how I've earned this moniker!
I'm really glad to know that Mouse is just stopped up.
The problem is she won't eat. I syringes some water with miralax in her last night and this a.m but very little water. I'm so worried. No poop, no pee and no eating....I love how I've earned this moniker!
Sorry about the need for the enema. I opted to give one to Ruby at home not so long ago and it was a very unpleasant experience for everyone involved! That's when we started Lactulose and although I have tried other, more natural solutions to alleviate the problem, Lactulose seems to be the only thing that truly works for her. If I were you, I'd start with Miralax--cats tolerate it well because it has no taste, but she has to like her food a little watered down because Miralax draws water into the intestines. Humans take it with a full glass of water, so you should add lots of water to her food as well when you mix it in. You may want to consider sprinkling some human probiotic into her food as well. Start with small amounts and work up to one cap a day. It will be good for her gut flora and help her overall health.
That would be great if I could do it. I'll ask tomorrow. Sadly it seems that every vet I've ever used won't help unless they see my cats. But, I'll ask.
The enema worked right? She probably just feels terrible. Is she interested in food or water, just not doing it? Wondering if she's nauseous, or in pain. Is her mouth ok? I assume vet would have checked it but never know
She never pooped here at home. They never said if she pooped there. I assumed it would happen at home. How fast does it work?
It's supposed to be within 10 minutes or so I think, but can go for up to an hour?
What can I do for her? The vet said if she didn't poop tonight she'd need to come back tomorrow for another enema. Is that safe? I am a wreck.
I am not sure unfortunately. I dont know if is safe to do miralax and lactulose at same time, quick Google says probably not a good idea. I also wouldn't move the lactulose dose up. Best you can do is water...I know she's upset but needs water to get it moving
They did do x-rays. She has some poop way up and then a space and more poop. She said it wasn't too bad, but she is constipated. They gave me lactolose and hydra care. She won't touch the hydra care. She did eat 1 tsp of Fancy Feast salmon. She tried the litter pan a bit ago, but nothing.
I don't think the enema worked. I didn't think to ask if she pooped at the vet. They took her back to treat her, brought her out and we left. At the time, my daughter had been waiting in the school office to pick her up because she was sick. I was just relieved that Mouse wasn't more serious, shocked at the cost and worried about my kiddo. I just figured she'd poop at home. She's getting 1 ml of lactolose every 8 hours.
If she has really hard, dried out stool then the first enema may not work. She may require more. What did the X-ray show? I’m trying to figure that in the thread. Lactulose is a “dose to effect” medication. That means you give as much as is necessary to get the cat to go. Unfortunately that is sometimes a lot.
I know....she has eaten about 4 tsp. of food, so that's something. I'm about to head up with more lactolose.
@Suzanne & Darcy here's the x rays
I saw about labs being normal but I don’t know what panels were run.
Good about fluids.