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Thanks so much for replying quickly. Where I live, it is very difficult to find a decent and reasonably priced vet. This guy is the only one who would take on the case. I am not a dummy and know very well what a purse string suture entails and how long it takes to do. I paid $467 for the first time it was done and $364 for the second one. The first time, it was in for 10 days. The kitten caught an upper respiratory at the vet's office and was sneezing so much that she prolapsed two days after the first stitch was removed. The second time, the stitch was in for 4 days and she prolapsed in spite of it, abrading the prolapse in the process. I had to remove the stitch to avoid further damage. In addition, instead of being at the top of the anus, it was at the bottom and a chunk of fur was caught in it. I have been carefully massaging the prolapse with a solution of sugar syrup, hemorrhoidal cream with cortisone and an antibiotic cream (all mixed together). She is very cooperative and goes through all this grief without much fuss.
She has been wormed twice with Pyrantel and twice with Ivermectin. She is fed a diet of raw beef (with supplements mixed in) that I have watered down quite a lot to keep it soupy. I am thinking about switching her to baby food watered down with goats milk to keep her stools looser. When she is fed normally, she has a normal tootsie roll type stool. I do agree with your inflammation idea as she pushes back quite a bit when I put the prolapse back in (it actually helps get it back in place as it almost creates a vacuum when she stops pushing). She has never had diarrhea nor constipation.
What would be good for any inflammation she might have? Her vitals are great, she runs and plays, and has a great attitude. The original prolapse was only about an inch. The third time she prolapsed (when the suture abraded her), it came out about 3 inches - very scary. Since I am retired, I can monitor her almost all day and put it back in right away. It has been variable. She has gone as long as 5 days without an issue and she has gone through spells where she prolapses twice a day. Sometimes, it is very swollen and takes a while to get back in and sometimes it is fairly soft and easy to get back in. Because of the sorry vet situation in my area, I feel I am on my own in this quest to get her healthy, but I will keep trying to find a decent vet.
Thanks again for all your help.
She has been wormed twice with Pyrantel and twice with Ivermectin. She is fed a diet of raw beef (with supplements mixed in) that I have watered down quite a lot to keep it soupy. I am thinking about switching her to baby food watered down with goats milk to keep her stools looser. When she is fed normally, she has a normal tootsie roll type stool. I do agree with your inflammation idea as she pushes back quite a bit when I put the prolapse back in (it actually helps get it back in place as it almost creates a vacuum when she stops pushing). She has never had diarrhea nor constipation.
What would be good for any inflammation she might have? Her vitals are great, she runs and plays, and has a great attitude. The original prolapse was only about an inch. The third time she prolapsed (when the suture abraded her), it came out about 3 inches - very scary. Since I am retired, I can monitor her almost all day and put it back in right away. It has been variable. She has gone as long as 5 days without an issue and she has gone through spells where she prolapses twice a day. Sometimes, it is very swollen and takes a while to get back in and sometimes it is fairly soft and easy to get back in. Because of the sorry vet situation in my area, I feel I am on my own in this quest to get her healthy, but I will keep trying to find a decent vet.
Thanks again for all your help.