Poor Lily is constipated and got an enema! (Back to the vet!!)

[Kirsten]

I have a day off today, and where did I spend the day? Right, at the vet's office!!

Lily cried a lot last night before going potty, more than usual, and she sounded truly pitiful! So off to the vet we went this morning, and it turned out that her colon was full of stool. As this girl is impossible to medicate, the vet decided to give her an enema/clyster, and she whined and cried while she got that. Poor girl!!

Bad thing is, most of the liquid came out only minutes later, together with a bit of poop, and she hasn't been potty since. So this wasn't quite the effect my vet and I were hoping for. But she's got a new diet now, Hill's r/d. She ate from Luna's Hill's c/d, and that constipated her even more than usual. Poor little one!

Kirsten

[Medusa]

Aw, poor little girl. That's painful! My Puddy went through that just a few months ago. I came home from work and found her lying on her belly in the litter box, crying. She had really thick mud-like poop stuck to her behind. Dr. Lee, rather than give her an enema, palpated her abdomen; that didn't work. So the sweet girl had to be put under anesthesia because her colon was blocked w/dried feces. But that's the last bad bout of anything that she's had in months. So watch Lily closely for signs that she still might be blocked. (I know you will anyhow.)

[Craftlady]

Hairball medicine (comes in tube) is good source for keeping kittys regular.

[Kirsten]

Hairball medicine (comes in tube) is good source for keeping kittys regular.

Well, I have something like that, but it's almost impossible to get that paste into Lily!!

I was wondering about offering some cow milk to her. Maybe she would drink that? As it's usually causing diarrhea, I was wondering if it would make her stool softer. Or would it only cause even more tummy-ache?

So watch Lily closely for signs that she still might be blocked. (I know you will anyhow.)

Yes, I will!

Poor little Puddy!! That sounds heartbreaking! Glad that she's doing better now!

Kirsten

[Craftlady]

No on cow's milk.
Cat's arent laxtose tolerent. You dont want more problems.

[Catty1]

Kirsten - the hairball paste, you smear a bit on Lily's paws so she licks it off!

Maybe a bit of olive oil too - would she lick it off your finger?

Poor baby - I hope she is better soon!

[kb2yjx]

When Hope Simone was constipated, I did some research and found that using LACTULOSE, a liquid medication used for advanced liver failure helped!!! Its use is to get rid of the ammonia that the dying liver produces, but a side effect was loosely formed stools. Hope Simone still gets it three times a week and is doing fine. Kirsten, ask your vet about it. Sandra