If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Vet's Can't Tell When A Cat Is Backed Up With BM?
"Paige" wrote in message
ps.com... 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. -- 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. Page |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Cat tuned mean...what do I do | grasshopper | Cat health & behaviour | 84 | June 28th 05 03:50 PM |
vets take advantage of grief | jesseH | Cats - misc | 6 | April 8th 04 04:17 AM |
vets take advantage | jesseH | Cat health & behaviour | 8 | April 5th 04 07:40 AM |
vets who take advantage | jesseH | Cat rescue | 1 | April 4th 04 10:43 PM |
Do vets really care? | Linda Hartley | Cat health & behaviour | 44 | November 5th 03 02:38 AM |