I used Pet enema but my cat was so constipated. I needed to give him another but did not have any more. I used very slight warm water with a little bit of mineral oil. That did not work so I used a very little bit more of warm water and squeezed 3 tablets of Docsulate in the enema. That did the trick and he emptied a lot.
My question is: the residual of the mineral oil - will that hurt him and if absorbed what will that do?
A little more information....mineral oil enemas should not be used in conjunction with DSS (dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate) as the DSS will promote absorbtion of the mineral oil
Hi there...I did a little research and found that mineral oil enemas do not apear to be toxic to cats. BUT...there is an enema out there (phosphate enema) that is very toxic to cats. I think some of the confusion comes from the fact that a brand name enema (Fleet) makes both mineral oil enemas and phosphate enemas.
Hope that helps!