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Paige,

Both verts did not recommend giving Harriet any type of fiber supplement
because they said it would just make her stools larger. Since she has
trouble passing them and they're large enough as it is, she gets a low
residue prescription dry food (supposed to produce less stool) and high
quality canned food like Wellness, made without grains. The vets said that
regular food has too much filler, which then produces more waste. The
combination of the food, the Lactulose stool softener and Propulsid to help
move everything along has been working. Her stools are still bigger than
normal but she's able to pass them, even if she does pass a lot of them onto
the floor!

I can't believe that your vet couldn't feel a blockage in a 12 pound cat.
Harriet isn't large and she had lost weight before her problem got so bad,
and has lost more since. That's not all due to her health - someone at work
who used to feed her junk food non-stop left last September, right after
this all started up again. But, both vets that she went to took x-rays just
to rule out other causes of her constipation.

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Liz

Liz,

The Vet recommended Hill's Prescription w/d, dry and wet food, and 3
cc's of Lactulose twice a day. He was eating Eukanuba Weight Control
dry, and Nutro wet. He had a bowel movement on Sunday, August 20, it
was soft. He hasn't had once since. I'm trying to keep track to avoid
another blockage. What's your opinion about the food the vet
recommended?

I appreciate your input.

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