Will a cat have physical withdrawal from psyllium? I stopped the Vet's-Best for Mazy cat 6 days ago. The new formula was making her puke. I did a slow transition from old to new but she's been fully on the new now for over a month. She's had half a tablet twice a day (minimum) for a year.
When I stopped the V-B I replaced it with tiny amounts of marshmallow root, and the new bottle of SEB came yesterday so I started her back on that last night, with only 1/8 tsp mixed into some food with water added. She ran around with Queen Eva for a while after the meal, quite lively, but then had an iffy appetite for supper, only ate half her supper and no bedtime meal and sat around as if her tummy hurt.
This morning she seemed normal, but didn't want her final breakfast serving and didn't move around much.
Didn't want lunch, but I could tell she had to poop (up until now poos have been normal since the stop of the V-B). I took her down to the litter boxes and she pooped right away, the first bits were normal and the last part to come out was soft and orange-ish.
Now I'm home from work and she's had two small (.25 oz each) of Rad Cat with s.boulardii in both. She usually gets about 1/2 capsule of S.boulardii a day, split between 2 meals today she will end up with a full capsule by the end.
She's still sitting around like she has a tummy ache or cramp, and reluctant to move much.
I don't think it's her arthritis, though it has gotten suddenly colder. I think she has a cramp in her tummy or abdomen.
Could all this be from psyllium withdrawal? I am very reluctant to give her any vets-best at this point. It's been six days, and that new formula just makes her puke. The Konsyl (pure psyllium) will be here in a couple more days.
I just feel so bad for her.