Hello everyone. I'm new here and so appreciative of this site. My little 5 yr. old Chloe has had mega colon for about 3 years and is on Royal Canin Fiber Response dry food and 1/4 teaspoon Miralax two times a day. She has been prone to urinary tract infections since she was about 3 months old (she was a found kitty). Last week we were at the vets four days in a row. Throughout those days she was given SQ fluid therapy 3 times, a vitamin B12 injection, had blood work done, a radiograph, an enema, an antiemetic injection, and given Convenia 80mg/ml. Not in that order.. sorry I'm getting ahead of myself here. Her lab report indicated elevated levels of something (?) that resulted in a diagnosis of 'mild' pancreatitis.
My question (and again, so sorry I'm taking the long way to get this out) is.. has anyone had experience with attempting to manage mega colon and pancreatitis? I worry about the Miralax possibly being a precursor to the pancreatitis even though it has been a life saver for her. I can't tell you how much I appreciate any knowledge or experience with this any of you are willing to share with me. My husband and I are so in love with this precious kitty and so committed to her we desperately want to help her feel better. Which, she actually is right now (eating well, bowl movements normal for her, and not lethargic).. however just this afternoon she urinated outside her box. One of our vets wanted to put her back on a prescription med for the mega colon (name begins with an L, but can't recall the name), but it really didn't help her that much the first time we tried it so we chose not to try it again.
Again, thank you for reading, Robin
My question (and again, so sorry I'm taking the long way to get this out) is.. has anyone had experience with attempting to manage mega colon and pancreatitis? I worry about the Miralax possibly being a precursor to the pancreatitis even though it has been a life saver for her. I can't tell you how much I appreciate any knowledge or experience with this any of you are willing to share with me. My husband and I are so in love with this precious kitty and so committed to her we desperately want to help her feel better. Which, she actually is right now (eating well, bowl movements normal for her, and not lethargic).. however just this afternoon she urinated outside her box. One of our vets wanted to put her back on a prescription med for the mega colon (name begins with an L, but can't recall the name), but it really didn't help her that much the first time we tried it so we chose not to try it again.
Again, thank you for reading, Robin