mega colon

katallisarah

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What do we do? Our cat Bingo  is 13 and suffers from mega colon. We have been to the vet many times and very expensive to clean her out.  We have been giving her lactulose and pumpkin but it is not helping. We no not want to euthanize her!! What else can we do??
 

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I don't have experience with this, but if you type megacolon in the search button at the top of this site you will get ideas while you are waiting for answers here.

I hope your kitty is feeling better soon.
 

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Very rough disease to treat and, unfortunately, expensive. Cisapride is an excellent medication, which may help regulate bowel movements but it is very expensive and usually has to be compounded by a pharmacy. Also, get on a high-fiber diet and try and get more fluids into your feline (wet foods). 

Try your best. I wish you the best.
 

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Hello and welcome. I'm so sorry you and your kitty are going through this. Has she had blood work to make sure there isn't something else going on, making her problems worse? (such as kidney disease). Was an x ray done, to diagnose the megacolon?

Does she have arthritis? Putting her on a supplement like cosequin for cats, and/or Krill oil, may help her a lot. Part of the trouble sometimes, in older cats is an inability to squat for long enough to empty the bowels. Both supplements are good for inflammation in general, too.

If she is in good health in all other ways, there is always the option of surgery to remove the affected section of colon, though of course you would have to weigh the risks with the benefits.

What are you feeding her? A wet low fiber diet is extremely important for cats suffering from megacolon. I am not a fan of lactulose, having had some experience with it. Many vets now prescribe miralax instead. Ask your vet about this. I wish I'd known about miralax when I had my megacolon girl.

Ask your vet also about cisapride, a motility agent. I've read that it is not easily available now. When I was giving it to my girl with megacolon, I had it compounded into a tablet.
 
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