[Gpdd] CARE: constipation, for Debbie and Scruff
Cindy
calliope at geeksnet.com
Wed Nov 24 20:44:26 EST 2004
Debbie, we are very sorry that Scruff might be having problems with
constipation. We have used liquid paraffin (or, in the US, heavy mineral
oil), and it has definitely helped. The dosage is very small, about 0.3
ml. If your eye dropper does not have measurements on it, that is about a
fifth of the dropper.
The liquid paraffin might take up to 12 hours to work, so don't administer
another dose before then. When it works, it *really* works, and you don't
want to cause diarrhea.
Our Buttercup (RIP) loved taking the mineral oil, and it was a great help
to her.
Best wishes and healing wheeks to Scruff.
HTH,
Cindy, Joey G., Sunshine, and Tumbleweed
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