My cat is an 11 1/2 year old Siamese seal point purebred named Nala (from the Lion King Movie) Two years ago she began with constipation and vomiting but not always together but it did happen sometimes a lot sometimes not so much but constipation was chronic. I was given Lactulose twice a day to syringe down her throat which called several rhinitis which is a sinus condition so I stopped the lactulose which was not very effective and switched her to Miralax2x per day fluctuating from 1/4 to a 1/2 teaspoon a day depending on the severity of the constipation. She was also put on Cisapride 2 times per day and now has been increased to 3 times per day but this never made her poop regular 2 years later she still does not go but every 3 to 4 days but stools is soft and easy to pass. I mixed the miralax in a teaspoon of wet food in the morning and in the night that is the best way for a cat to take it and she was given dry food for her main meal at those same times...
This has been the regimen for 2 years now until 2 weeks ago when my cat was vomiting profusely immediately after eating her dry food and teaspoon of miralax. After 2 days of this I took her to the vet we always have gone to and a week later she had severe Pancreatitis due to the vomiting and she was blocked with poop from head to toe Not hard actually soft it just was not moving. They did x-rays, enemas, and sent her home with morphine for the pain of the Pancreatitis attack and anti inflammatory pills as well as anti nausea. The vet also told me her colon was not stretched like Mega colon it looked normal but surgery may be an option if nothing else works. They told me I would have to go to the University that no local docs do the colon resection surgery so I immediately began to hysterically cry stating I cant afford what an University pet hospital would cost I will have to put my cat down. I was a wreck its one thing to put your cat down because it has cancer that is bad or has come back then id feel justified to put her down but to put her down knowing this surgery will help her but I cant afford it took a toll on me emotionally and my 14 year old daughter. My 14 year old daughter posted on Facebook a post begging someone to please help us save my cat and when I read that I almost passed out. This has been a horrible 3 weeks now of worry and fear.
My baby was so sick I never seen her this bad and really down I was scared to death to the point I bought a carrier to strap her to my chest and went every where with her including all around the house and she laid her head on my chest an slept. At night she slept on my pillow she was that ill. She started to do better last week and just days ago she started vomiting again but this time I went to a recommenced vet for a 2nd opinion which I suggest everyone does on top of turning to forums like this and Google Google Google about the disease and changed of food. Back to my story, I posted a sad post on Facebook I was so upset and the owner of the hair salon I go to responded and told me to go to her vet she was personally calling him to get me in for a 2nd opinion. The on call doctor called me to find out what was wrong and even though I was not a new patient yet she took the time to listen to my cats history and gave me an appointment the next morning. I went to the new vet and I hope he is right but much to my surprise he said unless he is missing something my cat does not need surgery that she is not a Mega colon cat but instead he felt IBD was the underlying problem. Motility is an issue for my cat as I said she does not for 3 to 4 days and stool is soft thankfully to Miralax so a motility problem exists even if it is not Mega colon.
The vet put her to sleep do extract all the stool with a colon flush and digging it all out with his fingers she was impacted with and give her 1 steroid shot that lasts a month to bring the inflammation down. When I went to pick her up he said he was shocked to find her stool not hard not soft but like plato stuck to the walls of her colon. He said usually it is hard but not clay like so suspicious about that as that could be food who knows. I recommend a colon flush to anyone out there with a constipated cat and one that gets back upped because this gives the cat a fresh clean colon and helps movement but does not sure the problem of course. He told me he does do colon resection in his office reasonable but he strongly felt changing my cats diet who fix this problem or at least make it better as no disease is fixable. The new vet asked me what food did my previous have her on and I told him for two years she was on Fiber Response dry kibble and never ate canned food her whole life because they said it will ruin her tooth that canned food was no good for animals period. He told me she should never have been on the Fiber Response dry because that is 4.7% fiber high in fiber and the last thing my cat needs is a lot of fiber she needs low fiber like 1%, low carbs, no grains and high protein all meat based, no plants or additives etc.
He told me to also stop the I/d gastro wet food I only used to mix her miralax in twice day, he said to donate the old food or throw it away. He googled a world known professor and Veterinarian at a University in Michigan on what is the best cat food to feed your cat that has IBD or Megacolon. This professor called the my new vet right away and told him the best food out there is Evo 95% it is slightly costly but is 95% all meat, low fiber, low carbs, no grain and high protein the best for cats with these conditions and no more dry food ONLY canned because dry is not good and very little water for the colon. So I said what about her teeth and he said it wont ruin her teeth and right now do we worry about her teeth or colon? I said colon. He said no more dry food only canned wet.
So it has been two days now since Monday from the 2nd opinion and colon flush and on the Evo 95 chicken & turkey and going to buy duck flavor this weekend vet said Duck or venison is the best if it cant be found then chicken and turkey mix. She had her first stool today soft and greenish could be from the colon flush and the old stool coming down no diarrhea just soft so I was happy to see her go since she had not gone in 7 days straight. Like the vet said vets, physicians of humans don't have all the answers they have extensive knowledge but don't have the answers to it all. He said my cat is unusual and he is not sure what the outcome will be but wants to try changing diets see how she does and leave surgery as a last resort.
This is my story and it has been a roller coaster or worry and fear and grief I have not been able to breathe and even thought I have a new vet with new ideas I am still leery scared what if it don't work...So I wanted to share my experience and advice about this brand wet cat food for cats with Mega colon and IBD issues. Feel free to ask me questions, share your story or give me advice I am open to it all. I learned a lot on this forum from other peoples posts I hope I can give back the same...
Karin Marie
This has been the regimen for 2 years now until 2 weeks ago when my cat was vomiting profusely immediately after eating her dry food and teaspoon of miralax. After 2 days of this I took her to the vet we always have gone to and a week later she had severe Pancreatitis due to the vomiting and she was blocked with poop from head to toe Not hard actually soft it just was not moving. They did x-rays, enemas, and sent her home with morphine for the pain of the Pancreatitis attack and anti inflammatory pills as well as anti nausea. The vet also told me her colon was not stretched like Mega colon it looked normal but surgery may be an option if nothing else works. They told me I would have to go to the University that no local docs do the colon resection surgery so I immediately began to hysterically cry stating I cant afford what an University pet hospital would cost I will have to put my cat down. I was a wreck its one thing to put your cat down because it has cancer that is bad or has come back then id feel justified to put her down but to put her down knowing this surgery will help her but I cant afford it took a toll on me emotionally and my 14 year old daughter. My 14 year old daughter posted on Facebook a post begging someone to please help us save my cat and when I read that I almost passed out. This has been a horrible 3 weeks now of worry and fear.
My baby was so sick I never seen her this bad and really down I was scared to death to the point I bought a carrier to strap her to my chest and went every where with her including all around the house and she laid her head on my chest an slept. At night she slept on my pillow she was that ill. She started to do better last week and just days ago she started vomiting again but this time I went to a recommenced vet for a 2nd opinion which I suggest everyone does on top of turning to forums like this and Google Google Google about the disease and changed of food. Back to my story, I posted a sad post on Facebook I was so upset and the owner of the hair salon I go to responded and told me to go to her vet she was personally calling him to get me in for a 2nd opinion. The on call doctor called me to find out what was wrong and even though I was not a new patient yet she took the time to listen to my cats history and gave me an appointment the next morning. I went to the new vet and I hope he is right but much to my surprise he said unless he is missing something my cat does not need surgery that she is not a Mega colon cat but instead he felt IBD was the underlying problem. Motility is an issue for my cat as I said she does not for 3 to 4 days and stool is soft thankfully to Miralax so a motility problem exists even if it is not Mega colon.
The vet put her to sleep do extract all the stool with a colon flush and digging it all out with his fingers she was impacted with and give her 1 steroid shot that lasts a month to bring the inflammation down. When I went to pick her up he said he was shocked to find her stool not hard not soft but like plato stuck to the walls of her colon. He said usually it is hard but not clay like so suspicious about that as that could be food who knows. I recommend a colon flush to anyone out there with a constipated cat and one that gets back upped because this gives the cat a fresh clean colon and helps movement but does not sure the problem of course. He told me he does do colon resection in his office reasonable but he strongly felt changing my cats diet who fix this problem or at least make it better as no disease is fixable. The new vet asked me what food did my previous have her on and I told him for two years she was on Fiber Response dry kibble and never ate canned food her whole life because they said it will ruin her tooth that canned food was no good for animals period. He told me she should never have been on the Fiber Response dry because that is 4.7% fiber high in fiber and the last thing my cat needs is a lot of fiber she needs low fiber like 1%, low carbs, no grains and high protein all meat based, no plants or additives etc.
He told me to also stop the I/d gastro wet food I only used to mix her miralax in twice day, he said to donate the old food or throw it away. He googled a world known professor and Veterinarian at a University in Michigan on what is the best cat food to feed your cat that has IBD or Megacolon. This professor called the my new vet right away and told him the best food out there is Evo 95% it is slightly costly but is 95% all meat, low fiber, low carbs, no grain and high protein the best for cats with these conditions and no more dry food ONLY canned because dry is not good and very little water for the colon. So I said what about her teeth and he said it wont ruin her teeth and right now do we worry about her teeth or colon? I said colon. He said no more dry food only canned wet.
So it has been two days now since Monday from the 2nd opinion and colon flush and on the Evo 95 chicken & turkey and going to buy duck flavor this weekend vet said Duck or venison is the best if it cant be found then chicken and turkey mix. She had her first stool today soft and greenish could be from the colon flush and the old stool coming down no diarrhea just soft so I was happy to see her go since she had not gone in 7 days straight. Like the vet said vets, physicians of humans don't have all the answers they have extensive knowledge but don't have the answers to it all. He said my cat is unusual and he is not sure what the outcome will be but wants to try changing diets see how she does and leave surgery as a last resort.
This is my story and it has been a roller coaster or worry and fear and grief I have not been able to breathe and even thought I have a new vet with new ideas I am still leery scared what if it don't work...So I wanted to share my experience and advice about this brand wet cat food for cats with Mega colon and IBD issues. Feel free to ask me questions, share your story or give me advice I am open to it all. I learned a lot on this forum from other peoples posts I hope I can give back the same...
Karin Marie