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bllauben · Jun 22, 2011, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by June_Bug

Bllauben ~ Hello, nice to meet you and thank you for your suggestion

I have been giving my cat 1 tsp daily of Miralax over the past year. His stools are soft not hard, he just can't move his fecals out of him. This morning he ran around the apartment and was scooting on the carpet trying to get his stools out and finally scooted across my bed and left a trail of fecal matter there along with on the floor, no problem can always wash it, I'm just worried about him. Not sure if it's the hairballs that is causing this difficulty, his age or the feline muscular hyperthesia or something else. I do brush him everyday to get as much hair off him as possible. I had considered having him shaved (he is a shorthair) but thinking it's might be more serious than just the hairballs. I am at the point of taking him in to the vets, as all my home remedies are not working.

Today, he is on day 3 of no gabapentin and he is becoming much more symptomatic. I'm thinking that I am going to give this to him once or twice a week instead of daily. He was approachable yesterday but on guard and watching my hands. I am thinking that once or twice a week is better than none if it keeps him calm and somewhat symptom free. I just have to find the right moment to nab him and then it's a fight to get the medication in him as he clamps his mouth shut.

I'm soo glad Miralax is working on your Nina

That's a success story. At least she is cooperating. My kitty isn't which makes it extremely difficult. I wish he would eat canned food, then I would sprinkle the Miralax on that. I tried over the past three days to sprinkle it on his crunchies but he decided to not eat his food as a result.

I just feel like I am running out of options for him. He needs medication and yet fights me when I try to get him help. It's becoming a no-win situation for him

and not to mention causing me to have more frequent mood swings.

The ONLY thing that worked for me was mixing it in a tablespoon of tuna. Nina had a hunch something was up. She sniffed the tuna and could not tell that I had put anything in there. She ate it. Tuna has a strong smell. If your cat is a fish cat (some are and some aren't), try just a bite of tuna.

Nina was doing that butt dragging too. Then I would look at her. She would howl and walk away, butt towards the ground, hips wide apart like she had to go.

Yeah, I can understand difficult pets. I've treated dogs, cats and two tortoises for various illnesses. I am confident that there's nothing I cannot handle right now. Gotta love pets.

If you can, talk to your vet about injectable medications if the tuna idea does not work. They are really easy to give (speaking from experience). Though, with a cat, you would need someone to hold the cat down in a bath towel. Then all you would do is grab the nape of the neck, stick the needle in it (making sure that the needle does not poke out of the other side) and inject the medication.

It does sound like your cat is wisen up to you. My best advice to you is call different vets. Ask opinons. Find a vet that is willing to work with you. They are difficult to find (most vets I know are "by the book, no other way").

Good luck. My gals will keep their paws crossed for you.

--Beth