cats and stool softeners

[Becky1128]

My cat ate a stool softener and now she won't eat or drink, she keeps licking and swallowing like it tasted bad. But we don't know how to help her.

[zodiacqueen]

Hi, some stool softeners are safe for kitties.  In fact, my vet has my kitty on Docusate Sodium.  That's the active ingredient in Colace and some other brands.  Take a look at the medicine bottle and if that's the only ingredient you see.....then I promise you...kitty will be fine.

BTW, I've had the liquigel melt in my cats mouth(apparently, I didn't get it down her throat all the way).....and she did that salivating, too.  She was not a happy camper in the least.

Let me know what the medicine bottle says!  

Good luck!

[nancyjac]

How long since she has had anything to eat and drink? Is she having difficulty breathing?  It may be stuck in her throat.  Was this a cat or a human stool softener?