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Fip scare

Brigitte Cowell

Brigitte Cowell

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None of mine have eaten the commercial formulas with fruit and veggies added, they just don't like the taste. I'm not sure fruit and vegetables are that more "natural" to a cat's diet though. Fiber from seeds might be just as likely to be in a mouse's gut after all..and that is usually what we are thinking when adding fiber to the diet, replicating what they might normally eat when eating whole prey. Grasses are also more natural for them to chew on. Now my dog loves fruit and vegetables...
 
Kristin

Kristin

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Her previous diet was solely seeds as the fibre, but that is when we had the problem. I am chalking it up to just Zeddie's digestion, because I agree with you that cats really don't use fruits/veggies. I will be doing the seed blend with the next kitty. Luckily Zeddie isn't so picky that she won't eat the fruits/veggies. Maybe one day I will be inspired to make it myself
 
DChap

DChap

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Tojo has constipation/hard stool issues. I've been giving him 1/4tsp Miralax everyday now for quite sometime and it really helps. My vet says its totally safe long term. He only weighs 9lbs so that dosage is enough for him. Its completely tasteless. His diet is high quality canned food only. He has never had kibble and he refuses raw, though I keep offering it occasionally.
 
Brigitte Cowell

Brigitte Cowell

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It's really unusual to have a young cat needing a laxative like that on a regular basis... does your vet have any ideas on why this might be so?

Have you considered acupuncture? One of the things we did with Babbage when he had this issue was acupuncture... it's hard to know what worked in his case (he's completely off a high fiber diet and laxatives now) but theoretically the acupuncture can work to stimulate the nerves along their gastrointestinal tract to increase motility... so just a thought...
 
DChap

DChap

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When he was about 8 months old he had an incident where he had swallowed part of a toy and we didn't know because he didn't show any symptoms for weeks! But as soon as he slowed his eating and vomited clear foam, we had him X-rayed and they found it. The ER techs were able to pull it out since it was the plastic string to a wand toy and intact. He did fine but has had issues with hard stools since. Maybe some scar tissue in his insides we dont really know. He is perfectly healthy otherwise. Maybe just doesn't weigh as much as his potential. And since then will not touch raw.
 
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