Oh, and thank you for the heads up on Cisapride. I had done some basic research on it and did not catch that. I am hoping that what I am doing now will hold for awhile.
Fingers crossed!
Hi all,
I took Nate back to the vets for a check. We did not do an x-ray but so far so good, he is finally beginning to poo a little more regularly. It seemed to take forever before his system started to move again. I was getting worried.
I have added bone broth to his soup with some salmon...
Thanks.
If worse comes to worse I will try a custom diet. With another cat with IBD, I went to the UC Davis vet school (by going to I mean online). They have a program where they will give you a customized diet. You need a vet's authorization. They have a powder they sell (am blanking on the...
Right, thank you.
I plan to call the vet Tuesday. She has not mentioned anything to increase motility but maybe if I push she will. I can talk to her, so there is hope.
Thanks All
Moggielady - The first time Nate was put on lactulose the vet prescribed 1 mg 3 or 4 times a day. Nate is a colony cat. While the lactulose is sweet, catching him and medicating him 3 times a day was not going to happen. So I hear you about dosing your cat with the little plastic...
Sorry, I understand that you linked me to another thread, but I was not connecting with the information. I did not know to what extent that thread related to me. It is hard sometime to process that kind of information. I do not use social media. That is not what works for me.
Please don't...
The canned kitten food I have has far less fat then the RC fiber response and only slightly more than Friskies canned. I will try to get some bone broth later tonight. My hope is that it is more digestible, which can make a big difference.
I actually had him on the RC fiber response and he was...
Thanks guys - This helps a lot.
We pick Nate up Friday after 3 nights and 12 anemias (this is also when they gave us the wrong cat...we had a thick towel in the crate and because of COVID protocols we did not see the cat until we got home). He is still in pain. How much of that is from being...
Sorry - I am not a Facebook person. I am not a social media person. Sorry if that make me wrong somehow.
Thank for the references. Several of these I had found on my own. One of my concerns is that there seems to be conflicting information. One source says megacolon is irreversible and...
Sorry - I am not getting a warm and fuzzy feeling from the thread I was directed to.
Is there anyone who had experience with megacolon vs constipation in cats?
Hi All - Sorry about the long post, but I want to give as much information as possible in the hopes that it will give those of you with background with megacolon in cats a better chance to respond.
I have a cat who has become severely obstructed 3 times now. This is a colony cat my husband and...
Thanks. I feel badly that I missed it- although he was a bit prickly. But then the vet I took him to missed it and the humane society vets obviously didn’t catch it either.
From what I read mouth sores, diarrhea and bad infections all fit FeLV. But, he could be a stomatitis kitty who had been...
Hi all,
I know this is wordy - just want to give as much information upfront as I can. I have checked out websites on the subject, but would like feed back from those who have experience and know a thing or two. I may have had a feral with FeLV in my laundry room for two weeks and am now...
Was this by chance a discount vet? I hate to say it, because I can tell you are frustrated and I know that money can be an issue, but you need to find a quality vet. The suggestions above are excellent. However, as I understand it your kitten that is not eating or drinking and has diarrhea. A...
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Years ago (2014?) I had cat who was diagnosed with lymphoma. The vet said he had less than a year to live and put him on a high dosage of prednisolone (forgive me, I never spell it correctly).
Because of the suggestions from TCS members I was able to better navigate Rikki's health...
Wow,
This sounds like it could turn serious. Hopefully, people with more medical expertise than I will chime in quickly.
Water obviously is your first priority. Did the vet say anything about the cat being dehydrated? Actually, what did the vet say? You described what the vet did but nothing...
Hi Moorspede,
Thanks all that helps. It helps to know what to pay attention to.
Oh, and just this morning I was wondering about feeding in a cleaned spot - if that would help with the re-soiling.
I read somewhere recently that cats tend to revisit a marked area every 3 days or so (was that...