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Redundant Colon

socalcat Feb 20, 2005 01:45 AM

Has anyone had experience with a kitten/cat with a redundant colon? I adopted a kitten a few weeks ago and the kitten has been consistently vomiting at night for the past week (he vomits undigested food and bile consistently at 11pm each night). Upon taking x-rays, the local vet concluded that the kitten has a redundant colon. He administered an enema to clear out blockage and prescribed a laxative. Over the last couple of days after the enema, the kitten's vomiting has been reduced, but not eliminiated. I have a couple of questions:

1) How long should we wait to see results from the laxatives?
2) Should a surgical option (to fix the redundant colon) be considered? When? How much does this surgery typically go for?

Thanks in advance for your time and thoughts.

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PHMadameAlto Feb 21, 2005 09:10 PM

I have not ever had a cat with this condition...but I'm sure your vet can help you with a lot of your concerns. I couldn't find any information on redudant colon in feline on the internet so this condition must be relatively rare.

As for the surgery, I suppose if the laxatives don't work in a few weeks you'll have to consider it since the vomiting repeatedly is very bad for the kitten's health. It not only can erode his teeth, but he is not getting the nutrition he needs at this stage in his life when he is doing some major growing.

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