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Hello,
I'm here to give an update on my cat Rascal........an almost 14 year old Maine Coon..........the very best cat EVER. He ruled my world! He had megacolon..........at age 3 he had to have feces manually removed. A pocket formed in his colon and he took Lactulose (2ml) twice a day for 10 years after the age 3 procedure and never had another episode until about a year ago. At that time, he had had only high quality (mostly Wellness) grain free wet canned food. NEVER dry. A year ago he had 3 enemas. It seemed to work until the past few months when he became constipated frequently. The last vet recommended Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Feber Release DRY food. I believe that was a huge mistake. My cat rarely drank water but after enemas and.........Miralax, added sweet potato, peas........organic everything.........ml's of water all day.......slippery elm........I could go on and on with all the food I tried, all the natural products I bought.......everything I tried to make his quality of life better. After each episode of constipation and then enemas,, he would leak watery feces for about a week........then he would get constipated and it started again. I needed a vet who knows about nutrition.........to no avail in the area where I live. The BEST advice that I received was from this site. I am so thankful that I found this site...........i wish i had found it a year ago. After a terrible weekend where my beloved Rascal was so sick and I spent the entire last week cleaning up the results of throwing up and leaking feces......I went back to the vet who recommended that she manually remove the blockage. (Ten years the vet bill for that was $!500.00.) Also, I have been told that a second "procedure" could stretch his colon more......which would mean constant leakage. My beloved Rascal........peacefully and comfortably........is in Kitty Heaven. I am heartbroken and my home feels empty. I have another kitty........an 8 year old Persian........who was "mothered" by my Maine Coon. My persian is walking all over searching for his buddy. I am paying alot of attention to him..........staying home to keep him company.
I thank each of you who responded to my cries for help in treating my Maine Coon. Wonderful advice. Your words of encouragement and support meant so much to me.
May each of your kitties be healthy and have long lives.
Thank you.
MaineCoonMom
I'm here to give an update on my cat Rascal........an almost 14 year old Maine Coon..........the very best cat EVER. He ruled my world! He had megacolon..........at age 3 he had to have feces manually removed. A pocket formed in his colon and he took Lactulose (2ml) twice a day for 10 years after the age 3 procedure and never had another episode until about a year ago. At that time, he had had only high quality (mostly Wellness) grain free wet canned food. NEVER dry. A year ago he had 3 enemas. It seemed to work until the past few months when he became constipated frequently. The last vet recommended Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Feber Release DRY food. I believe that was a huge mistake. My cat rarely drank water but after enemas and.........Miralax, added sweet potato, peas........organic everything.........ml's of water all day.......slippery elm........I could go on and on with all the food I tried, all the natural products I bought.......everything I tried to make his quality of life better. After each episode of constipation and then enemas,, he would leak watery feces for about a week........then he would get constipated and it started again. I needed a vet who knows about nutrition.........to no avail in the area where I live. The BEST advice that I received was from this site. I am so thankful that I found this site...........i wish i had found it a year ago. After a terrible weekend where my beloved Rascal was so sick and I spent the entire last week cleaning up the results of throwing up and leaking feces......I went back to the vet who recommended that she manually remove the blockage. (Ten years the vet bill for that was $!500.00.) Also, I have been told that a second "procedure" could stretch his colon more......which would mean constant leakage. My beloved Rascal........peacefully and comfortably........is in Kitty Heaven. I am heartbroken and my home feels empty. I have another kitty........an 8 year old Persian........who was "mothered" by my Maine Coon. My persian is walking all over searching for his buddy. I am paying alot of attention to him..........staying home to keep him company.
I thank each of you who responded to my cries for help in treating my Maine Coon. Wonderful advice. Your words of encouragement and support meant so much to me.
May each of your kitties be healthy and have long lives.
Thank you.
MaineCoonMom
