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Originally Posted by kalina82  glad to hear little Pix is doing a little better. I'm praying this is just something she'll grow out of.
I was tell my friend about her last night and she reminded me about another friends kitten (another cat, i know LOL). Anyway, this kitten came into the ER because she was found under the hood of a car in the middle of winter. When the person started the car, her tail got sucked into something. It pulled her tail so hard her colon and some small intestines came out. Poor little thing looked hopeless when she first came in. We did surgery on her. Took her tail, colon, and some small intestine out. This was about a year or so ago. Today that cat is doing great. No bowel problems what so ever anymore. We though she might be incontinent her whole life but animals have a funny way of working things out.
I'm sure pixie will too.
I don't recall every giving any of the animals mineral oil but it sounds like its something to look into. Couldn't hurt to ask the vet. I don't think it will upset pixie at all. |
That was one lucky cat. I am glad everything turned out okay for it.
Here is a good website about constipation in dogs and an excerpt on giving mineral oil to dogs. I always thought it was safe but apparently not.
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An old fashioned remedy has been the oral administration of mineral oil. It is best to avoid this temptation as mineral oil, being a light fluid without flavor, is easily inhaled accidentally into the respiratory tract. Since it is a mineral based compound, it cannot ever be removed by the body and the immune system will forever attempt to wall it off with inflammatory granulomas.
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