Hi Nanner, I just joined the Earth Clinic Forum, just so I could help you, because I've been in the exact same position as you. I took my Cat to the Vet, because she had not pooped in 4 days, (more about this shortly) But first I really need to help you. The best (and safest) method I used was giving my Cat Vitamin C, because the only side effect your Cat will experience is runny poop. After the first Vet visit that cleaned me out of 500 dollars, I spent many hours researching what is the best method to help a Cat (or dog) that is constipated. I already had a few oral medication syringes (no needle of course) But I decided to buy a good supply of empty gelatin capsules, and these eventually came in very handy to give my Cat the Vitamin C Powder. I was able to put in 4 pinches of Vitamin C into the capsule, and then smeared the tiniest bit of butter/marg over it, and held my cat while I opened her mouth, and put it at the back of her throat and gently nudged it down. I immediately grabbed the oral syringe close by, and slowly drizzled about 10mls of water (2 teaspoons) into her mouth, so to be sure it washes the capsule down properly. I have previously given her the Vitamin C Powder by adding a pinch to about 5mls of water, and giving it to her by oral syringe, and I was doing this every hour until she finally pooped. I prefer using the capsules, because I can get her to take more Vitamin C this way, but I do make sure to give her water by syringe every hour as water is also a great help for constipation. I waited about 2 hours, and then gave her another 4 pinches of Vitamin C in a capsule, followed by more water.

Magnesium Citrate Powder is another excellent way to help a constipated Cat. But I only use 2 pinches of it inside a small empty gelatin or vegetable capsule. When I ran into trouble again with her being constipated, I didn't have a supply of empty gelatin capsules, so I found a bottle of Vitamins I was taking, that came in capsule form. I completely emptied out the contents, and then used a cotton bud to clean the inside of the now empty capsule. You can't use water to rinse it, as the capsule will start dissolving. The 2 pinches of Magnesium Citrate Powder have also helped her poop, and I have continued to give her 1 pinch of Magnesium Citrate 3 times a week, because 30 minutes after she's had it, she is incredibly happy and racing around up her tall cat tower lol. It also gives her a wonderful sleep. You can also use Magnesium Glycinate Powder, (one pinch 2 or 3 times a week) It doesn't have a laxative effect, but it also makes my Cat feel so energetic and happy, and helps her sleep, and makes her feel a lot less anxious over strange noises.

I've also used a 3rd method with great success, and no bad side effects. The nozzle on her oral syringes are 1cm long. I filled it with extra virgin olive oil, (5mls) and then smeared the nozzle tip with this same oil. I then gently put the nozzle into her rectum and squirted in the oil. Of course she was disgusted me. Anyway, it did take about an hour, and she finally did a poop. The nozzle is not long enough to do any damage to her internally, and she was perfectly fine afterwards. I only did this the once, and I think the safest method is the Vitamin C dosing.

As the years have passed, I've had a few negative experiences with Vets. I know there are still great Vets out there, but when I took my Cat to the Vet the very first time when she hadn't pooped for 4 days, they gave her a laxative liquid to drink (at the Vet) and also an enema. I agreed that she needed to stay overnight. The next day, imagine my shock when the Vet rings me and tells me that my Cat still hasn't done a poop, and that she's probably holding it all in, because she's in a very strange place. So I go to pick her up and hand over 500 dollars, just to bring home a Cat that is STILL FULL OF POOP!! :-( ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I was then instructed to give her this liquid laxative called Duphalac. I had to give her 5mls of this by oral syringe 3 times a day. After 24 hours and 3 doses, she developed a frightening tremor to her head. She was struggling to keep her head still, (sign of poisoning) and she curled up in a ball, and wanted to be left alone. I then did some research on this Duphalac, and I was horrified to find that you buy it from a Chemist/Pharmacy and it's meant for people!! I peeled back the sticker they put on the bottle with the dosage directions, and nowhere did it say, "Please give .....mls to your cat/dog." They did offer to put her under, so she could be cleaned out of poop properly. (The Radiograph showed she was full of poop) but they needed an extra 700 dollars in cash, before they would do it. That 500 dollars they took, had been slowly saved up, incase my Cat needed a Vet urgently, and then it was gone, but I still had a constipated cat. I do understand that we need Vets, but not for every little thing.

By simply buying a bottle of Colloidal Silver from a Health Food Store, I'm able to clear up any infection my Cat might get, (or myself) When she got a Urinary Tract Infection, I simply gave her 3mls by oral syringe, 3 times a day. Within hours, she had relief, and I stopped giving it to her after 10 days, and her UTI never came back. I've been quietly reading the Forums here at Earth Clinic for years, and it has been a huge help to me and my Cat. So now I've finally joined, just so I can help Nanner and maybe someone else reading this. :-) I love my Cat dearly. She no longer gets dry food, and she mainly lives on chopped up raw chicken and lamb livers, raw beef mince (meant for human consumption) and I still do give her a little bit of canned food as she still loves it. I've bought a blender, so I want to make her home made wet food, where I know what the ingredients are.

Join the club. I've been going through the same thing. My cat is only 8 years old she's gorgeous looks healthy but has had this megacolon issue ongoing for 3 years now. I went to a vet when I was living in San Antonio that before they even diagnosed her proceeded to take her teeth out and a plethora of other unfortunates operations before diagnosing her with megacolon. She is now on docusate cisapride and lactulose. Anything and everything I feel could bring her back to where she was before. I'm scared to death.. it's awful because she's not supposed to be sick she looks so healthy. And I'm also dealing with the whole vet trouble from San Antonio to moving back Houston the same thing. The last three years I've spent over $6,000 dealing with this. She's using the bathroom everyday now but she goes up and down every day and every couple of days she looks bloated or something's going on. I don't know what to do.