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I have a 16 year old male kitty that was diagnosed by ultrasound 3 years ago as possible IBD or Small Cell Lymphoma. He had years of chronic constipation.
The vet opted not to do a biopsy or put him on chemo as she leaned towards the IBD diagnosis, nor did we want the risk of anesthesia.
For 3 years he has been on 5m prednisone. Last year he developed seizures 1x month so again we did not want him under anesthesia at his age and with a possible brain tumor (guess) so he has been on Canna Cat and his seizures are fewer are far between now.
However, last week he started crying in pain from the litter pan. He appeared constipated as he was vomiting at the same time as he was pushing. Later we discovered he had very loose stools and he was going on and out of the pain often, while crying and vomiting. I rushed him to the vet where they observed for the day and gave him a single dose of metronidazole of which he vomited. The next day he returned to constipation. And then the following alternating constipation and diarrhea. Today it is all diarrhea and he is vomiting sometimes after the pan. My vet doesn't want me to put him through testing with anesthesia, she is concerned it will add more stress to his upset belly and with the possibility of a brain tumor etc. she said let's treat it as colitis. Having had years of constipation (and a special diet for it that he will no longer eat) and NO dietary changes in 6+ months I can't make sense of the diarrhea/vomit combo. At one point he had a solid still with the diarrhea on the side of it, but not back to straight very golden color (no black/blood) diarrhea. I may try a diet change but he is finicky. He's a high risk kitty and he's still eating and drinking, purring etc. but the litter pan and vomiting is concerning. They did do an X Ray and no blockage or anything but stool in the tract. Thank you so much in advance. I can't bare the thought of him suffering.
I have a 16 year old male kitty that was diagnosed by ultrasound 3 years ago as possible IBD or Small Cell Lymphoma. He had years of chronic constipation.
The vet opted not to do a biopsy or put him on chemo as she leaned towards the IBD diagnosis, nor did we want the risk of anesthesia.
For 3 years he has been on 5m prednisone. Last year he developed seizures 1x month so again we did not want him under anesthesia at his age and with a possible brain tumor (guess) so he has been on Canna Cat and his seizures are fewer are far between now.
However, last week he started crying in pain from the litter pan. He appeared constipated as he was vomiting at the same time as he was pushing. Later we discovered he had very loose stools and he was going on and out of the pain often, while crying and vomiting. I rushed him to the vet where they observed for the day and gave him a single dose of metronidazole of which he vomited. The next day he returned to constipation. And then the following alternating constipation and diarrhea. Today it is all diarrhea and he is vomiting sometimes after the pan. My vet doesn't want me to put him through testing with anesthesia, she is concerned it will add more stress to his upset belly and with the possibility of a brain tumor etc. she said let's treat it as colitis. Having had years of constipation (and a special diet for it that he will no longer eat) and NO dietary changes in 6+ months I can't make sense of the diarrhea/vomit combo. At one point he had a solid still with the diarrhea on the side of it, but not back to straight very golden color (no black/blood) diarrhea. I may try a diet change but he is finicky. He's a high risk kitty and he's still eating and drinking, purring etc. but the litter pan and vomiting is concerning. They did do an X Ray and no blockage or anything but stool in the tract. Thank you so much in advance. I can't bare the thought of him suffering.
