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Miralax for Pets with Constipation

Posted By Carol (Florida) on 12/24/2022

"Hi. I had a female tabby cat who was fine until she was around 10 years old. Then she suddenly began having constipation issues and would cry and hide under the bed. Her little butt was all red and swollen and she was straining and licking at it. Long story short - after years of help from the vet, which really didn't do much for her at all (pumpkin, laculose, manual extraction - you name it) I read online at a Yahoo forum on the subject, about giving Miralax sprinkled dry on the wet food each day. She never had an issue again unless I stopped. She lived to be almost 20. Now I have a cat who used to be feral and he can go for over a week without pooping. He never drinks water! I tried all the usual remedies listed here, and the aloe juice did nothing! Anyway, I'm back on the Miralax for him which works 100% and there is no taste. I don't want him to end up with megacolon like my little tabby, so if this is what it will take, I guess that's what I will do. I feed him a raw diet which I make myself. I am told he is extremely healthy otherwise. My recommendation - use the Miralax. It seems so unnatural, but if the cat gets megacolon, it's a horrendous situation."

Posted By Connie Magnuson (Minnesota) on 02/02/2026

"I know that I’m answering An Old post but just want to agree on the mega colon condition being bad & having to put your cat thru painful extraction is so sad. But my Max kitty can now smell or tell when I put the laxative in the wet food and he doesn’t eat it; so I would not agree that it is tasteless! It worked best in the beginning but now he doesn’t like it much. He’s a long hair (orange +white)he gets constipated from hairballs that he won’t hawk up. But when he’s compacted again he starts throwing up everything and his stomach actually rolls in contraction at times. The stress is real+hard on me bc I’m in my 70s"

Posted By Vera (Colorado) on 02/03/2026

"I wonder if pumpkin puree would do it? It works for dogs, and they like the taste when added to the dog food."