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WHAT'S A CAT'S FAVORITE LAXATIVE? ‒ METAMEWCIL

What’s so funny about this? I freely admit, this is a very corny joke, but I love the accompanying photo. Besides if you want a lot of hits in social media, then posting anything with a cat in it is guaranteed to boost your total by at least 300%. Trust me on that statistic. I just made it up. In case you don’t know, a laxative is a medicine you take when you are constipated, that is, not have enough bowel movements. Cats and dogs are mammals, just like us and have similar digestive systems, which can get clogged every now and then, depending on our diet. When humans get constipated, prunes and similar fruit are supposed to be good to stimulate the bowels. Eating lots of fiber is also recommended, so that, waste matter moves more freely, eliminating the congestion so you can eliminate the waste more easily. When you look at some of the stuff people feed their pets, it’s no wonder they don’t get more constipated. Metamucil is an old produc