Manx Syndrome w/ Spina Bifida

Greetings -

I have 3 rescue kittens with manx syndrome spina bifida. They are all from completely different litters with different stories. I have 2 girls and 1 boy. They are approx 10-16 weeks old. 

Kaley has control of her bowels and hops around like a rabbit. 

Xavier knows when he has to go but doesn't always have control of his stool. He has the most mobility of his back legs and at times can get up on all four but a small percent of the time, they spread out to the sides.

Amelia is missing 6 vertebra and has back leg deformities leaving her with no use of her back legs. She also has some control of her bowels.

The major issue we have battled so far is fecal buildup. Both girls have needed to have a medical induced enema under anesthesia. All 3 are on lactulose to help keep their stool at a soft consistency making it easier to pass through the colon.  

I'm currently just looking for support from others who have raised a manx sydrome kitten. I have started a fb page to raise awareness and post updates for the wonderful people who help me support these special babies. 

We get people here every so often that has kitties with Manx syndrome.  We had one very recently that was incontinent and she kept him in a baby onesie.   

Some people have better luck with the Miralax.  It is certainly easier to give because it's a tasteless powder than can be mixed with wet food.  It's over the counter as well which is convenient.

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/278268/manx-syndrome   is the thread about the kitty with the onsie.  It doesn't sound like this kitty has as many spinal issues as your kitty but he is incontinent.

Thanks for the link- I'll check it out. Because of the spina bifida there tends to be concerns with function of the colon. Which is why my vet chooses to use the lactulose. Miralax is good for making them go poop when constipated, but the concern is my kittens colons don't work so well when it comes to moving the stool along like it's suppose to, so the lactulose makes the stool softer not allowing it to stay in the colon. It has to do with the way each one processes water, one retracts water from the stool, the other brings water in to the colon. 

Sadly one of my girls is not having luck with lactulose and we are increasing the dosage amount and will be adding cisapride. Sadly if this doesn't help, her colon just isn't functioning properly.