Yes, our cat had this. Once they get to a certain point -- supplements
and other things don't seem to help.

Our cat had her colon removed after a week of daily trips to the vet.
She just could not get anything to move and time was running out. The
vet sent us to a great surgeon at an emergency clinic.

The surgeon had done lots of these surgeries and had never had a
problem. Sweeter did well through the surgery but ended up getting
weaker after she got home. We had to take her back in and she had
another surgery. She had developed a septic infection because some
internal stitches had come loose. The surgeon was very upset and
operated the second time for free.

Sweeter survived, and recovered quickly once the infection was
diminishing. She is doing great a year later. She is a new cat, seems to
have a new lease on life. She's playful again!

If you have the surgery, get a referral to a surgeon with lots of
experience. Our surgeon said Sweeter's colon was so bad and thin, it
actually tore when he touched it. Poor cat, she had suffered for quite
awhile apparently.

By the way, the only medication she takes now is a potassium supplement.

Good luck,

Rhonda

DrLargePants wrote:
Last year our cat was suffering with serious constipation
(googlegroups link he http://tinyurl.com/2z7k8n)

However in the last 6 months or so, he seems to be having to go back
to the vet for a clean out more and more frequently. The last time he
was at the vets for nearly a week, and he's been back now for less
than a week and seems to be suffering again (he's back to the vets
tonight).

We're trying to manage his condition with lactulose, and another
product which is supposed to force his innerds to contract and move
the stool along quicker (the name escapes me), but it doesn't seem to
be working at all.

This is all starting to sound worryingly like megacolon. I've heard
one of the solutions to this is to remove all or part of the colon.
Has anyone had any experience of a cat that has had this done ?




Here he is anyway:

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