Long long story short: Here goes.....
I manage to capture 4 out of 5 littermates from a stray, about 3 weeks ago. During that time I've been socializing them, they've been doing well with the hopes to find them a home. This past saturday I noticed one of the kittens rectums protuding, after spending a lot of time examining them, I discovered they had round worms. I quickly purchased wormer and got started. Today I brought the kitten with the rectal prolapse to vet (keep in mind, I can't really afford the vet, at the moment) --- he told me that their are numerous ways to treat this, but some of them have risks. So he tod me how to manually handle a rectal prolapse, modifications to the kittens diet and adjustments to the worming treatment. He took the kitten in the back and manually placed the prolapse back, he told me, it was better but not all the way. He said to use preparation H and manually push the prolapse inside the kitten, but inflammation should subside wth diet change and treating the cause.
When I got home today, it looked as though it prolapsed out again, but now it's bloodier and the flesh looks traumatized. I'm also traumatized.
According the vet I've been doing the right thing, I started feeding the kitten pumpkin, plain yogurt and moist food, some KMR.
The stools are no longer diarhea, they are more tubular and no real pushing.
Has anyone had much luck with inflamed prolapse healing without surgery? I have read many cases on the internet where with good care they can heal without much effort, on the other hand I've read they all need surgery or at least a stitch and that doesn't always work and there are complications!
To say I'm freaking out is an understatement. I'm afraid to kill the tissue around the kittens bum and may make it worse which is how it looks to me after the vet visit. Plus, it's beyond difficult to look at and the poor kitten is so scared!
I've been going t this vet for many years, and I trust him, I'm just as scared as my poor kitty.
Anyone have experience with this?
I manage to capture 4 out of 5 littermates from a stray, about 3 weeks ago. During that time I've been socializing them, they've been doing well with the hopes to find them a home. This past saturday I noticed one of the kittens rectums protuding, after spending a lot of time examining them, I discovered they had round worms. I quickly purchased wormer and got started. Today I brought the kitten with the rectal prolapse to vet (keep in mind, I can't really afford the vet, at the moment) --- he told me that their are numerous ways to treat this, but some of them have risks. So he tod me how to manually handle a rectal prolapse, modifications to the kittens diet and adjustments to the worming treatment. He took the kitten in the back and manually placed the prolapse back, he told me, it was better but not all the way. He said to use preparation H and manually push the prolapse inside the kitten, but inflammation should subside wth diet change and treating the cause.
When I got home today, it looked as though it prolapsed out again, but now it's bloodier and the flesh looks traumatized. I'm also traumatized.
According the vet I've been doing the right thing, I started feeding the kitten pumpkin, plain yogurt and moist food, some KMR.
The stools are no longer diarhea, they are more tubular and no real pushing.
Has anyone had much luck with inflamed prolapse healing without surgery? I have read many cases on the internet where with good care they can heal without much effort, on the other hand I've read they all need surgery or at least a stitch and that doesn't always work and there are complications!
To say I'm freaking out is an understatement. I'm afraid to kill the tissue around the kittens bum and may make it worse which is how it looks to me after the vet visit. Plus, it's beyond difficult to look at and the poor kitten is so scared!
I've been going t this vet for many years, and I trust him, I'm just as scared as my poor kitty.
Anyone have experience with this?