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They did do x-rays, and I guess the hope was that surgery would not be needed. The first clinic was short staffed so they didn’t have the capacity to do much more, which is why I ended up at the ER vet. The second vet seemed nervous to do anything that involved anesthesia, even the manual...

Thanks for your support ❤️ I have looked into megacolon which almost leaves me more confused. It seems colon removal is not a matter of “if” but “when,” since kitties eventually stop responding to the meds. I’m trying to figure out why the surgery isn’t done right away, it seems like it’s just...

I’m not sure if it did, given he was backed up and colon was dilated 4-5x normal size for 6 days (that we know of). And I believe it would still be dilated further back where the blockage remains :/

I took my cat to the clinic a week ago after he stopped eating. They took x rays which showed he was super backed up. They trued an enema and manual extraction, got a little but he still wasn’t doing well. Sent him home with lactulose. The next day I took him to the ER. They said one enema...