Well, no poops since the last post. Neither cat ate the tuna with olive oil. I tried to get some miralax down her-1/8 tsp in some water, syringed it into her mouth, but she didn't take much and then started biting me, so I let her go. So, no poops since Wed. She eats. I can't see anything by looking at her butt, no irritation or anything out of the ordinary. She acts okay, plays with her toys actively, but I can't tell that she's drinking a bunch of water or not, I rarely see either cat drinking (I keep several bowls around the house, such as in the bathroom, which I fill every day. Anyone have suggestions? I'm getting worried and don't really have the money to pay a vet to do an enema or even surgery. I'd have to put her down.

You said she poops every other day, which means things are moving at least. What are the poops like? Runny, hard, small, large, black? That could help determine what the issue could be. If they seem to be normal like they should be then maybe she just doesn't go everyday. I'd suggest giving her canned pumpkin. It's very good for their stools no matter what the issue is.

The "barrell-ness" could mean she's very backed up and can only be fixed by a vet but it could also mean she's just fat or has worms. Has she been wormed?

I have no tips get the miralax down, sorry. But I had a cat that would only drink running water, like out of the faucet. She refused to drink from a bowl no matter how often I changed it.

If she does need surgery I hope you will at least try to find a rescue group that might take her. Many of them won't, but some do.

Bless you for taking her in and I'm sorry it's not going well. I have no animal expertise, only experience.

Good luck

Well, she finally deposited maybe 3" worth of poop, hard but not black. I syringed miralax into her and then the cat laxative came, so I dosed her with that. She got a second dose this morning. She was wormed when I first took her to the vet, he said the barrelness was her being fat, but I wonder. I plan to give her a bit more miralax tonight, just a little, and then another dose of laxative tomorrow. Unless she goes more today, in which case I'll play it by ear. She has never seemed uncomfortable with it. I'll get some pumpkin. Getting her to eat it will be the issue, she seems picky.

My cat licks a little dab of solid coconut oil off my finger every evening and this keeps him regular. And his coat is very soft too!

Pumpkin, just pure pumpkin, no spices from filling. pure only. Great for dogs too.

Intestinal worms can cause constipation & some kinds need a stronger remedy than OTC wormers. You may need to get Drontal for cats from the vet or it can be ordered from a supply house in Australia called Equine-Mega Store (Robert has a Face book page). I have a paralyzed elderly cat that does well with a natural laxative called Sennacot. I crush the tablet in a mortar & pestle or just with a pair of pliers & sprinkle it over her food, which is kibble with about a third can of canned pate cat food mixed in & boiling water poured over it up to the level of a half cup stainless steel dish. Dry food is very very bad for cats. They will eventually develop kidney problems, aside from having chronic constipation. My paralyzed cat gets a bit messy too, but I can deal with that better than the consequences she would face if I didn’t do this for her.

Coconut oil and canned pumpkin daily. Works great for my cats!

Just how do I get the pumpkin and coconut oil down her? She doesn't just eat it, I have to restrain her and force it. I put it on her fur and thought she'd lick it off, but she just rubs it on the furniture.

Great ideas, just how do you do it? She was treated for worms at the vet and then given Bravecto when I first got her. I can't afford $30/m per cat for Bravecto, so that's out. I have ivermectin and can use that on her, will do that when I get home tonight.

With the coconut oil, first of all make sure it is a really good brand.

My previous cat taught me well when I had been giving her cold pressed and organic c.o. from Dr. Mercola and then bought Walmart c.o. She went over to the bowl, took a sniff of the cheap stuff and walked away. As soon as I ordered more of the Mercola Coconut Oil (C.O.), she resumed happily eating it. I feed my current cats c.o. by melting it and pouring it on a plate. One devours it and the other prefers to lick it off my finger. If your cat won't eat it either way, you could try putting some in canned food and see if she'll eat that. With pumpkin, I started off just putting a tiny bit in their canned food and gradually worked up to about to about a half teaspoon of pumpkin per cat in the wet food. They have no problem eating it and the fiber is so good for them. I also give them probiotic powder and liver and kidney powder in their food. The most important supplement they get is D-Mannose powder which prevents urinary track infections. My boy got one after another until I discovered the D-Mannose and he has never gotten another infection for 11 years. My girl has never had a uti. She is pushing 13 and my boy is almost 14 and they are really healthy, thank God.

I believe the supplements have made the difference. I feed them canned 3 times a day and distribute the supplements among the the 3 meals.

I posted awhile ago about my cat, thinking she was constipated. Still no answers. She's about 9 years old, barrell belly. Vet said she was just fat, but I noticed that she rarely poops. I got cat laxative and she pooped a little, then added pureed pumpkin to her food. Pumpkin did nothing. Added miralax to her food, still nothing. VCo, nothing. She poops maybe 3" every 3 or 4th day. She's indoor, mostly, and I do not see her struggling to poop. She's siamese, so is always talking, but not especially while in the litter box. I can't get aloe vera down her. She's on wet Iams food. She's playful and romps around, acts fine. But rarely poops. I can rub her belly and she's fine with it, so I can't see any pain or discomfort. I'm at a loss here. She's inside or I'd think she was going somewhere I didn't know. I either take her to the vet (I cannot afford a lot) or I watch and see what happens. I would go in a minute it I thought she was in pain, but it sure doesn't look like it. Could the food just be very low residue? Seriously, I feel nothing hard when mashing her belly and she lets me mash pretty hard. Thoughts? Worms? What would I use to worm her with? She's on Bravecto.