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Expert: - 7/22/2009


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My cat doesn't not finish her bowel movements in the litte box. She thinks she's done and jumps out and finishes elsewhere. Charlotte Sherrell suggested we keep her litter box clean but that is not the problem-we clean her litter box constantly. Is there a stool softener for her?
Thank you in advance--Joyce

Answer
Hi Joyce.  You may want to add a teaspoon of pea or squash baby food to some canned cat food each day for her.  This fiber will help draw moisture into her bowels to prevent minor constipation.  

If this doesn't help, you may also use a hairball treatment such as Laxatone.  This is a gel, and you would probably need to give her 1/2 teaspoon (2 1/2 mls) each day until you saw improvement.  After that, she may need only 1/4 teaspoon (1 1/4  ml) or less a day.  This is a lubricant laxative.

Hope that helps her out!

Jessica  

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The areas in which I have gained the most experience are cat health and feral cat management/rescue. I provide supportive care to chronically ill cats, hospice care to terminally ill cats and also am involved in trap-neuter-return efforts. My specialities lie in taming feral cats and in the allopathic treatment of cats with illnesses or special needs. I also have owned Siamese, Himalayans, Abyssinians, Russian Blues, Savannahs, Bengals, Peterbalds, Don Sphynx and Oriental Shorthairs and am well-versed in cat breeds as well as cat behavior and nutrition.

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I have 15 years of extensive experience with cats ranging from breeding to medical care. My daily routine consists of caring for cats with diabetes, thyroid disease, kidney failure, feline leukemia, feline AIDS as well as feral cats. I have experience with liver patients, heart patients, feline infectious peritonitis, cancer, recovery from amputation and trauma, congenital deformities and most every disease in between. I have assisted cats giving birth and hand-nursed kittens who were neglected by their mother from 2 days old through weaning.

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