One of our cats has had megacolon since June of last year. We had to take him to the vet two weeks ago because he became severely impacted again dispite the use of lactulose. He was given several enemas and antiobiotics to prevent an infection to the needle intervenous for IV fluids. Last week he had severe diarrhea. It was a messy situation because he did not use the litter box and the poop was oozing out of him constantly. I went through MANY boxes of baby wipes.
To make a long story short...his diarrhea is now under control and so is his constipation. The problem I'm dealing with is that he's not using the litter box to poop. It's coming out of his butt by the inch, every now and then, without him even realizing it. I'm picking up little bits of it here and there.
I was at the vets today and he told me that he should return to normal soon and not to worry. Well, I am worried!!! He could tell that I wasn't convinced. When we got home, I checked on him a little later...he was lying down and there was another chunk of it coming out. He's still taking lactulose day and night. Maybe it's normal with everything his inners have gone through...I don't know. The last time he went he went through this, his recovery went smoothly. I've searched the net to find answers and can't find anything on the subject.
I've been confining him to the basement through all this and it looks like the poor big guy is gonna have to spend a few more nights down there.
Has anyone ever experienced this before? I'm pooped out!!! lol!!
To make a long story short...his diarrhea is now under control and so is his constipation. The problem I'm dealing with is that he's not using the litter box to poop. It's coming out of his butt by the inch, every now and then, without him even realizing it. I'm picking up little bits of it here and there.
I was at the vets today and he told me that he should return to normal soon and not to worry. Well, I am worried!!! He could tell that I wasn't convinced. When we got home, I checked on him a little later...he was lying down and there was another chunk of it coming out. He's still taking lactulose day and night. Maybe it's normal with everything his inners have gone through...I don't know. The last time he went he went through this, his recovery went smoothly. I've searched the net to find answers and can't find anything on the subject.
I've been confining him to the basement through all this and it looks like the poor big guy is gonna have to spend a few more nights down there.
Has anyone ever experienced this before? I'm pooped out!!! lol!!