? Kitty Constipation (apologies to tootsie roll lovers)

Does anyone else feel like their life revolves around having a full size tootsie roll in the litter box rather than a midgee? It feels like lately the first thing I do in the morning and the first thing I do when I get home is check the litter box hoping to find a full size tootsie roll. I've been using the mirilax with Bojangles, to some degree of success. She didn't care for pumpkin and not sure I can fool her by mixing it into her food. I've seen people indicating they use the fortiflora, but the boxes I see indicate it is for diarrhea, so wouldn't that stop her up further? If not, can anyone suggest a safe/trustworthy brand of the fortiflora? Which in your experience is the safest for "long term" use? Seems we're having a few days between tootsie rolls (and sometimes even between the midgees) lately.

 

Forti Flora is a probiotic that's used more for flavoring and diarrhea....the miralax is one of our best meds for constipation

 

Thank you. Good to know, that's what I thought from reading the description, but somehow also thought I'd read about it in reference to constipation. I'll continue with the mirilax.

 

For more than you ever though you needed to know about the feline GI tract, go to Feline Constipation for the full scoop.

 

Probiotics that contain lactobacillus can help. I tried that with my cat but I honestly found that Miralax was the best answer. 1/8 tsp twice a day, mixed in food, made a big difference.

 

Thanks for this site, BJM !

 

I wish I had a full scoop . But seriously, thanks for the info.

 

Don't you just know I brought a bag of tootsies rolls today. Now I can't eat them!!