mineral oil laxitive? impacted? or paranoid?

[chancellor91]

i could be paranoid but Alona did not poop this morning, and i was wondering if it was okay that i gave her mineral oil laxitives from the drug store?(she did not like the taste) and should that get things moving? and can i give too much?

 

[GoFast]

why? how long since she last pooped?

 

[chancellor91]

yesterday morning, but she never doesnt poo in her bath and she sat in her bath for 1 hr this morning, and her eyes seem to be closed slightly(she is starting to shed) but dunno if that has anything to do with it, and she is on albon treatment for coccidia

she has a reptisun 10.0 tube and a halgogen basking bulb

 

[GoFast]

I really wouldnt be so quick to start pumping laxatives through her. Imagine if every time you didnt poop at your normal time someone flushed some laxatives down your throat. NO FUN! lol Also, with any laxative, too much of can cause a dependency on them. If she doesnt go for 3-4 days then a drop or two of mineral oil will be good but not really before then IMO. I am almost positive that the lack of poop could be attributed to the meds she is on for coccidia. I am sure she hasn't eaten her normal amount of food so probably doesnt have to poop as much right now.

 

[chancellor91]

no she does eat quite a bit, and okay i will let the laxtives go, i hope i will come home to a nice plump poo on the floor, but she seems to be eating a normal amount for her being sick, she has grwn a inch and a half while on the medication