Hi, I'm writing on the part of my mother in law, who has three kitties who are all very sweet. The problem is with her youngest, a four-year old female who looks a lot like a russian blue.
The cat's name (translated from danish) is Hooligan (honestly, it's a much sweeter name in the original language), and a week ago signs of constipation started showing. She became lethargic and left spots of blood on the sheets in the morning - so my hubby and I paid the cost to get the cat to the vet this past monday. Mom-in-law unfortunately does not have pet insurance, and so we are footing the bills.
After being taken to the vet hospital and kept overnight, the x-rays showed that Hooligan (*giggle at the name*) has a blocked colon, and they started her on intravenous fluids and paraffin oil (to help lubricate the colon), as well as a laxative made out of barley malt.
Mom-in-law became worried when the vets called the second morning to say the cat would not eat or pee in the hospital, so she had the cat returned home, and for the past week (it is now saturday) she has been feeding the cat the oil, cat malt and water, but there have been no bowel movements (that makes it three days of treatment). Hooligan loves the cat laxative and has no problems drinking water from a pipette, but she is completely out of energy, and does not feel like sniffing at or licking food. She lies quite still on the couch or wherever she is laid, and complains if she becomes uncomfortable. Her fur is unkempt because she feels so awful, and if she is to eat or drink nything, we pretty much have t put it in her mouth ourselves.
Since it's saturday right now, the vet's is closed, and we're waiting for monday to roll around again.
The bleeding stopped entirely after Hooligan was taken to the vet's, and she has urinated a little, but from what I have been able to read online , she has an impacted bowel.
Has anyone else experienced something similar with their cats? Did the opils/laxatives help loosen and remove the impaction? How long did it take?
Replies very much appreciated!
The cat's name (translated from danish) is Hooligan (honestly, it's a much sweeter name in the original language), and a week ago signs of constipation started showing. She became lethargic and left spots of blood on the sheets in the morning - so my hubby and I paid the cost to get the cat to the vet this past monday. Mom-in-law unfortunately does not have pet insurance, and so we are footing the bills.
After being taken to the vet hospital and kept overnight, the x-rays showed that Hooligan (*giggle at the name*) has a blocked colon, and they started her on intravenous fluids and paraffin oil (to help lubricate the colon), as well as a laxative made out of barley malt.
Mom-in-law became worried when the vets called the second morning to say the cat would not eat or pee in the hospital, so she had the cat returned home, and for the past week (it is now saturday) she has been feeding the cat the oil, cat malt and water, but there have been no bowel movements (that makes it three days of treatment). Hooligan loves the cat laxative and has no problems drinking water from a pipette, but she is completely out of energy, and does not feel like sniffing at or licking food. She lies quite still on the couch or wherever she is laid, and complains if she becomes uncomfortable. Her fur is unkempt because she feels so awful, and if she is to eat or drink nything, we pretty much have t put it in her mouth ourselves.
Since it's saturday right now, the vet's is closed, and we're waiting for monday to roll around again.
The bleeding stopped entirely after Hooligan was taken to the vet's, and she has urinated a little, but from what I have been able to read online , she has an impacted bowel.
Has anyone else experienced something similar with their cats? Did the opils/laxatives help loosen and remove the impaction? How long did it take?
Replies very much appreciated!
