tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post4339076482320104381..comments2024-03-06T22:08:44.404-08:00Comments on Diary of a Real-Life Veterinarian: Megacolon, A Story of Two Cats.krista magnifico, DVMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133566329579911573noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-59338854984548407552018-03-18T20:50:34.340-07:002018-03-18T20:50:34.340-07:00Hello,
My cat has megacolon and the treatments we...Hello,<br /><br />My cat has megacolon and the treatments we’ve set up have not been working well for him. I’m 17 but my parents said we can’t afford many more vet bills and since my cat is old that either I find a solution or he needs to be put down.<br /><br />My cat (Mickey) is a 14 year old Siamese. He developed megacolon about six months ago. We initially took him to the doctor after realizing he was backed up, and they prescribed a special very high fiber food. After another month one of his legs became lame and we took him back, turns out he was so backed up his colon was putting pressure on a nerve in his spine, causing his leg to go numb. After a few enemas he was back to being able to walk. <br /><br />Now he’s on his high fiber food with added fiber powder, and he gets a big serving of Miralax in his water. But just recently he’s been having constipation again. It seems no matter how much I give him he still has trouble. When he does poop it isn’t dry or hard (like it was when he first developed megacolon) but he’s in still in obvious discomfort. Additionally, he has asthma, and when he is stressed and trying to defecate, it causes asthma attacks from pushing so hard. <br /><br />I’ve had Mickey since I was 3 years old, and he means the world to me. But I don’t want to force him to live if it’s just going to be painful for him. He’s also become incredibly thin. I wanted to know if you have any recommendations for ways to help his constipation and maybe help him gain back weight. Today he had bouts of vomiting which is making me worried maybe there isn’t much left to do. <br /><br />Please let me know if you have an idea what I should do for him. I want him to be healthy, but if he can’t be I don’t want him to suffer either. <br /><br />Thank you so much and I hope you can get back to me soon. <br /><br />You can email me at bellebannon@gmail.com <br /><br />Thank you again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-56473174018658343472016-04-06T16:16:35.270-07:002016-04-06T16:16:35.270-07:00Hello Krista,
The comment made by Anon on January ...Hello Krista,<br />The comment made by Anon on January 1, 2016, is from someone hired by Royal Canin to promote their product, and it's an infomercial. The exact same comment has been left on scores of other websites, and cat forums over many many months. It's a shame people fall for the claims of the big pet food companies, and especially the so-called "prescription" products. If you want the best for your pets, you need to feed them raw food, and stay away from any kibble, and not over-vaccinate. There are many vets who have seen the light regarding the significant harm dry-food causes for cats in particular, and one of these is the former technical director for Hill's, Dr Elizabeth Hodgkins. Dr Lisa Pierson DVM also has valuable insight on feline nutrition at her labor-of-love blog. Our own cat family, all hard-to-place rescues, have had their lives turned round by staying away from the garbage made by pet food companies, and are fed both vet-recipe raw food, and commercial raw. The over-touted "prescription" products are poor nutritionally, and based on junk-science, and many feline health issues can be reversed with switching to raw -- also advocated by Dr Jean Hofve, Jackson Galaxy's vet advisor, and by integrative vet Dr Karen Becker. Latter did a first-class interview on pet vaccination protocol with USA's foremost expert, Prof Ron Schulz at the Univ of Wisconsin School of Vet Medicine, that is available on youtube. Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705778529125644642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-65556163983397311532016-01-06T10:16:12.296-08:002016-01-06T10:16:12.296-08:00Thank you for your input and recommendation. I wil...Thank you for your input and recommendation. I will try it in future cases.krista magnifico, DVMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133566329579911573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-13819069944250933632016-01-01T11:29:48.058-08:002016-01-01T11:29:48.058-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300312274896325093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-9965550004977382252015-08-26T07:26:05.145-07:002015-08-26T07:26:05.145-07:00I do hope you call people with multiple dogs crazi...I do hope you call people with multiple dogs crazies tooConnie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-67429242067014858462012-10-19T10:25:55.750-07:002012-10-19T10:25:55.750-07:00Krista, My daughter came across your site and ask ...Krista, My daughter came across your site and ask me if I saw this. What I'm about to say has nothing to do with the fact you wrote much of this article about, me or our book "Cats Believe in Santa". It was really well done and all our cats (including Missy who we adopted) thank you very much.<br /><br />Your site or blog has so much information and real examples of many of the health issue which face our feline friends and dogs. I don't do a lot of blogging or even know where to find all the ones of real importance. Yours is truly one of the best and I hope this if found by the masses. I have meet many Veterinarians over the years but I don't know if anyone has all the respectful, and admirable personalities which you have..honestly, dedication, humor, just to mention a few. Thank you for all your efforts.<br /> To all the readers of this blog, please help make a difference for all theses homeless animals who have so much to give back to you.<br /><br />Robert Biser UGhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12733498740196601898noreply@blogger.com