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Originally Posted by Denali
Your cats megacolon may not have been as progressed as some cats as well. The reason I say that is many megacolon cats stools seem to get harder then regular cats stools. This is where the extra water can really help soften the stool. But megacolon cats tend to lose the use of the muscles in the colon which push the stool out. My personal experience is I don't think water alone can remedy this. In many cases a motility drug is required to help contract the colon muscles to push the stools out. I know when I was giving my cat Miralax only (no motility drug yet) the stools would become soft but she could not get them out and she would block. The vet would say the stool is really soft when he would give her an enema. But once she was put on a regimen of Cisapride (motility drug) and Miralax she was able to push the soft stool out.
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