Megacolon

Anyone have a cat with a megacolon? My 15 year old has had this problem for four years now and I have had to give him enemas once or twice a week. Six months ago I took in two foster cats and at one time had five fosters in my house. I currently have my two cats and two foster but the wierd thing is since I have taken in the other cats he has not needed an enema even one time and had no issues with the megacolon. Anyone else had the problem go away?

I have only dealt with it in a kitten at the shelter, she had daily meds but did not need frequent enemas, I know the vet said while it won't ever go away, it can be managed with meds/diet and not need enemas

Megacolon does not go away. It is good that your senior kitty is not having any symptoms right now, but of course I know you will keep a close eye on him.

Frankly I don't approve of the frequent enema treatment. There are other, less invasive ways to cope with megacolon.

My Ootay (rb 5/09) had a megacolon for many years. She took mineral oil twice a day, a tiny amount of psyllium daily, and cisapride three times a day. She didn't start with those high doses of course, they had to be increased over time.

However now there is Miralax, which I am hearing wonderful things about for cats with megacolon, and grain free diet, which I didn't know about then, either.

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Originally Posted by otto

My Ootay (rb 5/09) had a megacolon for many years. She took mineral oil twice a day, a tiny amount of psyllium daily, and cisapride three times a day. She didn't start with those high doses of course, they had to be increased over time.

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Cisapride was what the kitten had too, I couldn't remember the name, she also had a supplement which was probably a mix of oil and fibre, as well as fortiflora to supplement her feeding (she was tiny)

He was on high doses of all that medications and still needed the enemas. He is in renal faliure now with other problems so I am just glad he doesn't need the enemas for the time being.