Hello all,
Would like desperate help with my cat. She's about 6 years old.
She has had constipation for a while now, about 2 years or close to that. Whenever it happened I would take her to the vet to get an enema.
About half a year ago or so the vet told me to use Hilli's gastroinsential biome as it's good for cats with constipation. I did and she was fine for a while till about 2 weeks ago. She stopped pooping and was constipated. I took her to get an enema at that time and even after a week she was constipated again. Last enema was done on saturday as she was given anesthesia and an enema and was cleaned. At that time the vet told me to stop giving her Hilli's dry food even though they recommended it to me and said to only give her wet food two times a day.
till now she has not pooped. I took her to another vet clinic today and after Xrays were done they confirmed that she was constipated again but not severely that she needed an enema. They gave her laxatives and will take her 3 times today and tomorrow to them to continue laxative.
Now here's my question. Both clinics are saying she has mega colon. First clinic is saying to only give her wet food two times a day, and to continue giving her enema whenever it's needed. However, the doctor there is saying subtotal colectomy is not recomended because according to him, the constipation might return and then each time the vet that did the colectomy will remove yet another part of the colon and keep doing it till they have no choice but to put my girl to sleep
the 2nd vet on the other hand, told me to give my cat Hilli's biome still, and to give her laxatives and then return a week later, assuming the laxative work. He's saying the cat does need a subtotal colectomy as on the xrays one part of the colon is unlarged and thats where the stool stop. He's saying cats are fine after the surgery and whatever the first doctor said isn't true.
I am really lost here at what to do. Can you please offer an advice? Has anyone done this surgery on their cat?
Would like desperate help with my cat. She's about 6 years old.
She has had constipation for a while now, about 2 years or close to that. Whenever it happened I would take her to the vet to get an enema.
About half a year ago or so the vet told me to use Hilli's gastroinsential biome as it's good for cats with constipation. I did and she was fine for a while till about 2 weeks ago. She stopped pooping and was constipated. I took her to get an enema at that time and even after a week she was constipated again. Last enema was done on saturday as she was given anesthesia and an enema and was cleaned. At that time the vet told me to stop giving her Hilli's dry food even though they recommended it to me and said to only give her wet food two times a day.
till now she has not pooped. I took her to another vet clinic today and after Xrays were done they confirmed that she was constipated again but not severely that she needed an enema. They gave her laxatives and will take her 3 times today and tomorrow to them to continue laxative.
Now here's my question. Both clinics are saying she has mega colon. First clinic is saying to only give her wet food two times a day, and to continue giving her enema whenever it's needed. However, the doctor there is saying subtotal colectomy is not recomended because according to him, the constipation might return and then each time the vet that did the colectomy will remove yet another part of the colon and keep doing it till they have no choice but to put my girl to sleep
the 2nd vet on the other hand, told me to give my cat Hilli's biome still, and to give her laxatives and then return a week later, assuming the laxative work. He's saying the cat does need a subtotal colectomy as on the xrays one part of the colon is unlarged and thats where the stool stop. He's saying cats are fine after the surgery and whatever the first doctor said isn't true.
I am really lost here at what to do. Can you please offer an advice? Has anyone done this surgery on their cat?
