I used lactulose a little bit, but I found Miralax to be much more effective in the short term and probiotics to be effective in the long term. I don't think we had diarrhea issues with any of them, but this was a 6 year old cat.
Lactulose is essentially a man-made sugar that the cat cannot digest well so, long story short, it is supposed to boost the moisture level in poo and hopefully aid the cat in pooping better.
Artie was on many medications: Cisapride, Lactulose, Miralax, and daily sub-q fluids; along with many enemas. I ended up using an extra calendar, to track stools; correlating it with amount of meds given.
We treated her with lactulose for a few months and then the lactulose stopped working. This vet sent me to a holistic vet that immediately wanted me to discontinue the lactulose and start my cat on PEG 3350 (Miralax). She said that the difference she sees in her patients who use Miralax is amazing.
Hi Everyone- I'm new on here but I desperately need advice regarding my cat who has been on lactulose for the last week or so. He went into the vet a week ago because he was extremely constipated (vomiting, wouldn't eat, couldn't poop, etc). They cleaned him out & he was like a different...
Lactulose is sweet, so maybe your cat tastes it in her favorite food. As far as I know, lactulose can't be given indefinitely. I used it in the past, but I was told to use it as an emergency remedy for constipation, one or two days, then add 1 or 2 ml of paraffin oil for a day or two. Lactulose is effective is the pet is properly hydrated, because it works by recalling fluids from the system ...