Colectomy...Has anyone's cat had this surgery?

**Purr-tender** · 07-18-2010, 06:38 PM

Jim works from above Pittsburgh to below St. Louis. He's always worked the Ohio. He wants to retire so badly, he's had enough of the river.
The cook is the heart of the boat! The cook on his boat is a good one, too good. lol He's always bragging about her desserts.

I'll let you know how things go with Simon.
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Here's my Simon.

**catmandu** · 07-19-2010, 09:22 AM

Poor Dear Simon, youare such a Very Young Cat to have to go through all those surgeries.

Thank God you have a Guardian who is behind you 110% and will do their very best for You!
We Found Cats and All Of Our Awesome Angels

Army

are All Praying for You Simon to get well soon

We LOVE SIMON and Your BEST FRIEND Guardian

**Purr-tender** · 07-19-2010, 10:03 AM

Simon says a big "Thank You" to the Found Cats and the Awesome Angel Army for their prayers!!

I talked to his vet this morning and she said she wants to keep Simon for 2 or 3 more days. He did, with enemas, have 2 bowel movements

He's not eating, though. When he was in the hospital the first of the month he didn't eat til I went to visit him. He gave me tons of headbumps then ate. So, this afternoon I will go sit with him. Before we put him through the big surgery I am going to try one more time to get his meds and food regulated to see if we can get him to go regularly. If he blocks again then I will know that it is time for the surgery. Please keep him in your prayers!

Love from Simon and me

**krazyaboutkatz** · 07-19-2010, 11:39 AM

I'm so sorry to hear this.

I've only experienced my cat RB Pepper being constipated and he had a kitty enema and then he was put on Lactulose and this helped him. He was a large cat so I think his dose was on the high side but I can't remember the doseage because it was a long time ago. I hope that new meds and a special diet will be able to help him. Prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way. I'm also sorry to hear about your dog. Prayers are going out to him as well. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

**lvpets2002** · 07-19-2010, 12:01 PM

I too am so sorry to read this about your baby.. I sure hope the meds & new food helps too.. Lots of Prayers being sent.. Huggss for you..

**Catlady711** · 07-19-2010, 12:56 PM

I can totally sympathize with your situation. Jack was diagnosed with Megacolon back in 2007.

You didn't specify which meds your kitty is on. My Jack is on Cisapride to keep the stools mobile in addition to the diet and other meds to keep the stool soft. Is your kitty on Cisapride already?

I had a consultation appointment with a internal medicine specialist and they said they wouldn't consider surgery for Jack unless the meds stop working or he requires more than 2-3 enemas a month. Fortunately Jack hasn't needed an enema since we started the Cisapride & Lactulose along with the high fiber diet.

What the specialist had told me regarding the surgery, worst case scenario was diarhea for up to 6 months, although their experience was more like 6-8 weeks in reality. They told me that they had only a few that had needed to undergo a second surgery for the problem, but it was always a slim possibility. In their opinion the surgery was a last resort and their experience was that most of the cats went on to have long, healthy lives after the recovery.

My thoughts are with you in this situation.