Colonectomy and bad vomiting/pooping problems
Question:
Hello – my 11.5 yo cat Newt has been diagnosed with a rare cancer of the colon – a leiomyosarcoma that is malignant and had metastasized to lymph nodes. Folks at the oncology center at Ohio State vet school are interested in her – they haven’t heard of that kind of cancer appearing in a colon of a cat. The cancer started in the smooth muscles of the colon. Anyway…I am very worried about her because she hasn’t been pooping at all lately. She had surgery almost a month ago and 70% of her colon was removed along with the lymph node chain at that area. I’ve been tube feeding her Hills a/d slightly diluted and was up 50cc per feeding 3x/day. I’m wondering if anyone has run into the same kind of problem. Right after her surgery, she had diarrhea all the time- she used her box much more often than normal. I was tube feeding her and eventually she started to eat a little on her own (dry food). I was weaning her off of the tube feeding last week and had one day where she just fed on her own. It wasn’t quite enough, so I tube fed her the next day (50cc) and a few hours after the feeding she vomited very violently – the vomit was very watery and smelled like poop – so it came from around the colon area and all the way back up. The next few times I tube fed her (smaller amounts) she again had the violent smelly vomiting a few hours later. The vet wasn’t sure if the vomiting was due to the cancer returning or a temporary problem with colon function. If the colon doesn’t have a volume to press against, the muscles become weak and may squeeze the wrong way. We were worried that there was a complication with surgery and her colon had healed together, but the vet said that that kind of problem is unlikely with that surgery. We started her on prednisone. She hasn’t vomited all week except for last night and we’ve gradually built up the amount of food to 30cc per feeding. But she still hasn’t pooped at all so we’re very concerned. Her spirits and mobility are up and down but lately she can get around well, hops up on the bed, and was even stalking something in the garden today. It’s great to see her that way, but when she is vomiting it is just so dreadful I feel so guilty that I’m having her go through it..she cries so loudly when it starts. I’m just worried that the colon is closed or not functioning and the only way her colon contents leave her body is by vomiting…is that possible? Thanks so much for any advice.
Response:
ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d? — Some people have lives, others have cats.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello – my 11.5 yo cat Newt has been diagnosed with a rare cancer of > the colon – a leiomyosarcoma that is malignant and had metastasized to > lymph nodes. Folks at the oncology center at Ohio State vet school > are interested in her – they haven’t heard of that kind of cancer > appearing in a colon of a cat. The cancer started in the smooth > muscles of the colon. Anyway…I am very worried about her because > she hasn’t been pooping at all lately. She had surgery almost a month > ago and 70% of her colon was removed along with the lymph node chain > at that area. I’ve been tube feeding her Hills a/d slightly diluted > and was up 50cc per feeding 3x/day. I’m wondering if anyone has run > into the same kind of problem. > Right after her surgery, she had diarrhea all the time- she used her > box much more often than normal. I was tube feeding her and > eventually she started to eat a little on her own (dry food). I was > weaning her off of the tube feeding last week and had one day where > she just fed on her own. It wasn’t quite enough, so I tube fed her the > next day (50cc) and a few hours after the feeding she vomited very > violently – the vomit was very watery and smelled like poop – so it > came from around the colon area and all the way back up. The next few > times I tube fed her (smaller amounts) she again had the violent > smelly vomiting a few hours later. The vet wasn’t sure if the > vomiting was due to the cancer returning or a temporary problem with > colon function. If the colon doesn’t have a volume to press against, > the muscles become weak and may squeeze the wrong way. We were > worried that there was a complication with surgery and her colon had > healed together, but the vet said that that kind of problem is > unlikely with that surgery. We started her on prednisone. She hasn’t > vomited all week except for last night and we’ve gradually built up > the amount of food to 30cc per feeding. But she still hasn’t pooped > at all so we’re very concerned. Her spirits and mobility are up and > down but lately she can get around well, hops up on the bed, and was > even stalking something in the garden today. It’s great to see her > that way, but when she is vomiting it is just so dreadful I feel so > guilty that I’m having her go through it..she cries so loudly when it > starts. I’m just worried that the colon is closed or not functioning > and the only way her colon contents leave her body is by vomiting…is > that possible? > Thanks so much for any advice.
Response:
P.S. –
> Laura’s memory’s right – a/d is designed for short-term use, for > convalescing or ill cats
…or dogs. It’s designed for use in either species. Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
Response:
Laura’s memory’s right – a/d is designed for short-term use, for convalescing or ill cats whose appetites are depressed. Plus, a/d’s high in calories, & has a very fine consistency, making it useful for force-feeding – via a syringe – squirted into the side of the mouth. I’ve used a/d in the past with one of my cats, Debbie, who had some chronic conditions which would put her appetite "off" now & again; she loved the stuff. And it’s so palatable to most cats, that my other cats would hang around, begging for some a/d, when I fed it to Debbie. (I gave them small amts. as a treat.) Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> thanks!! I’m learning soo much here!! > Kristy > — > Some people have lives, others have cats. message > > ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d? > One of Hill’s prescription diets, typically prescribed for cats who > are suffering from something that has caused inappetance. It’s > apparently a very palatable food (and is designed for short-term use, > IIRC). > Laura > — > Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. > -Groucho Marx
Response:
thanks!! I’m learning soo much here!! Kristy — Some people have lives, others have cats. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d? > One of Hill’s prescription diets, typically prescribed for cats who > are suffering from something that has caused inappetance. It’s > apparently a very palatable food (and is designed for short-term use, > IIRC). > Laura > — > Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. > -Groucho Marx
Response:
> ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d?
a/d is a highly palatable, highly digestible, nutrient-dense, low-viscosity, canned diet used primarily for nutritional support and recovery. The diet can also be fed through a syringe or GT/PEG tube without further dilution. Phil
Response:
Try posting this on alt.med.veterinary. Gail – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hello – my 11.5 yo cat Newt has been diagnosed with a rare cancer of > the colon – a leiomyosarcoma that is malignant and had metastasized to > lymph nodes. Folks at the oncology center at Ohio State vet school > are interested in her – they haven’t heard of that kind of cancer > appearing in a colon of a cat. The cancer started in the smooth > muscles of the colon. Anyway…I am very worried about her because > she hasn’t been pooping at all lately. She had surgery almost a month > ago and 70% of her colon was removed along with the lymph node chain > at that area. I’ve been tube feeding her Hills a/d slightly diluted > and was up 50cc per feeding 3x/day. I’m wondering if anyone has run > into the same kind of problem. > Right after her surgery, she had diarrhea all the time- she used her > box much more often than normal. I was tube feeding her and > eventually she started to eat a little on her own (dry food). I was > weaning her off of the tube feeding last week and had one day where > she just fed on her own. It wasn’t quite enough, so I tube fed her the > next day (50cc) and a few hours after the feeding she vomited very > violently – the vomit was very watery and smelled like poop – so it > came from around the colon area and all the way back up. The next few > times I tube fed her (smaller amounts) she again had the violent > smelly vomiting a few hours later. The vet wasn’t sure if the > vomiting was due to the cancer returning or a temporary problem with > colon function. If the colon doesn’t have a volume to press against, > the muscles become weak and may squeeze the wrong way. We were > worried that there was a complication with surgery and her colon had > healed together, but the vet said that that kind of problem is > unlikely with that surgery. We started her on prednisone. She hasn’t > vomited all week except for last night and we’ve gradually built up > the amount of food to 30cc per feeding. But she still hasn’t pooped > at all so we’re very concerned. Her spirits and mobility are up and > down but lately she can get around well, hops up on the bed, and was > even stalking something in the garden today. It’s great to see her > that way, but when she is vomiting it is just so dreadful I feel so > guilty that I’m having her go through it..she cries so loudly when it > starts. I’m just worried that the colon is closed or not functioning > and the only way her colon contents leave her body is by vomiting…is > that possible? > Thanks so much for any advice.
Response:
Hello – my 11.5 yo cat Newt has been diagnosed with a rare cancer of the colon – a leiomyosarcoma that is malignant and had metastasized to lymph nodes. Folks at the oncology center at Ohio State vet school are interested in her – they haven’t heard of that kind of cancer appearing in a colon of a cat. The cancer started in the smooth muscles of the colon. Anyway…I am very worried about her because she hasn’t been pooping at all lately. She had surgery almost a month ago and 70% of her colon was removed along with the lymph node chain at that area. I’ve been tube feeding her Hills a/d slightly diluted and was up 50cc per feeding 3x/day. I’m wondering if anyone has run into the same kind of problem. Right after her surgery, she had diarrhea all the time- she used her box much more often than normal. I was tube feeding her and eventually she started to eat a little on her own (dry food). I was weaning her off of the tube feeding last week and had one day where she just fed on her own. It wasn’t quite enough, so I tube fed her the next day (50cc) and a few hours after the feeding she vomited very violently – the vomit was very watery and smelled like poop – so it came from around the colon area and all the way back up. The next few times I tube fed her (smaller amounts) she again had the violent smelly vomiting a few hours later. The vet wasn’t sure if the vomiting was due to the cancer returning or a temporary problem with colon function. If the colon doesn’t have a volume to press against, the muscles become weak and may squeeze the wrong way. We were worried that there was a complication with surgery and her colon had healed together, but the vet said that that kind of problem is unlikely with that surgery. We started her on prednisone. She hasn’t vomited all week except for last night and we’ve gradually built up the amount of food to 30cc per feeding. But she still hasn’t pooped at all so we’re very concerned. Her spirits and mobility are up and down but lately she can get around well, hops up on the bed, and was even stalking something in the garden today. It’s great to see her that way, but when she is vomiting it is just so dreadful I feel so guilty that I’m having her go through it..she cries so loudly when it starts. I’m just worried that the colon is closed or not functioning and the only way her colon contents leave her body is by vomiting…is that possible? Thanks so much for any advice.
Response:
ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d? — Some people have lives, others have cats.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello – my 11.5 yo cat Newt has been diagnosed with a rare cancer of > the colon – a leiomyosarcoma that is malignant and had metastasized to > lymph nodes. Folks at the oncology center at Ohio State vet school > are interested in her – they haven’t heard of that kind of cancer > appearing in a colon of a cat. The cancer started in the smooth > muscles of the colon. Anyway…I am very worried about her because > she hasn’t been pooping at all lately. She had surgery almost a month > ago and 70% of her colon was removed along with the lymph node chain > at that area. I’ve been tube feeding her Hills a/d slightly diluted > and was up 50cc per feeding 3x/day. I’m wondering if anyone has run > into the same kind of problem. > Right after her surgery, she had diarrhea all the time- she used her > box much more often than normal. I was tube feeding her and > eventually she started to eat a little on her own (dry food). I was > weaning her off of the tube feeding last week and had one day where > she just fed on her own. It wasn’t quite enough, so I tube fed her the > next day (50cc) and a few hours after the feeding she vomited very > violently – the vomit was very watery and smelled like poop – so it > came from around the colon area and all the way back up. The next few > times I tube fed her (smaller amounts) she again had the violent > smelly vomiting a few hours later. The vet wasn’t sure if the > vomiting was due to the cancer returning or a temporary problem with > colon function. If the colon doesn’t have a volume to press against, > the muscles become weak and may squeeze the wrong way. We were > worried that there was a complication with surgery and her colon had > healed together, but the vet said that that kind of problem is > unlikely with that surgery. We started her on prednisone. She hasn’t > vomited all week except for last night and we’ve gradually built up > the amount of food to 30cc per feeding. But she still hasn’t pooped > at all so we’re very concerned. Her spirits and mobility are up and > down but lately she can get around well, hops up on the bed, and was > even stalking something in the garden today. It’s great to see her > that way, but when she is vomiting it is just so dreadful I feel so > guilty that I’m having her go through it..she cries so loudly when it > starts. I’m just worried that the colon is closed or not functioning > and the only way her colon contents leave her body is by vomiting…is > that possible? > Thanks so much for any advice.
Response:
P.S. –
> Laura’s memory’s right – a/d is designed for short-term use, for > convalescing or ill cats
…or dogs. It’s designed for use in either species. Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
Response:
Laura’s memory’s right – a/d is designed for short-term use, for convalescing or ill cats whose appetites are depressed. Plus, a/d’s high in calories, & has a very fine consistency, making it useful for force-feeding – via a syringe – squirted into the side of the mouth. I’ve used a/d in the past with one of my cats, Debbie, who had some chronic conditions which would put her appetite "off" now & again; she loved the stuff. And it’s so palatable to most cats, that my other cats would hang around, begging for some a/d, when I fed it to Debbie. (I gave them small amts. as a treat.) Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> thanks!! I’m learning soo much here!! > Kristy > — > Some people have lives, others have cats. message > > ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d? > One of Hill’s prescription diets, typically prescribed for cats who > are suffering from something that has caused inappetance. It’s > apparently a very palatable food (and is designed for short-term use, > IIRC). > Laura > — > Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. > -Groucho Marx
Response:
thanks!! I’m learning soo much here!! Kristy — Some people have lives, others have cats. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d? > One of Hill’s prescription diets, typically prescribed for cats who > are suffering from something that has caused inappetance. It’s > apparently a very palatable food (and is designed for short-term use, > IIRC). > Laura > — > Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. > -Groucho Marx
Response:
> ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d?
a/d is a highly palatable, highly digestible, nutrient-dense, low-viscosity, canned diet used primarily for nutritional support and recovery. The diet can also be fed through a syringe or GT/PEG tube without further dilution. Phil
Response:
Try posting this on alt.med.veterinary. Gail – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hello – my 11.5 yo cat Newt has been diagnosed with a rare cancer of > the colon – a leiomyosarcoma that is malignant and had metastasized to > lymph nodes. Folks at the oncology center at Ohio State vet school > are interested in her – they haven’t heard of that kind of cancer > appearing in a colon of a cat. The cancer started in the smooth > muscles of the colon. Anyway…I am very worried about her because > she hasn’t been pooping at all lately. She had surgery almost a month > ago and 70% of her colon was removed along with the lymph node chain > at that area. I’ve been tube feeding her Hills a/d slightly diluted > and was up 50cc per feeding 3x/day. I’m wondering if anyone has run > into the same kind of problem. > Right after her surgery, she had diarrhea all the time- she used her > box much more often than normal. I was tube feeding her and > eventually she started to eat a little on her own (dry food). I was > weaning her off of the tube feeding last week and had one day where > she just fed on her own. It wasn’t quite enough, so I tube fed her the > next day (50cc) and a few hours after the feeding she vomited very > violently – the vomit was very watery and smelled like poop – so it > came from around the colon area and all the way back up. The next few > times I tube fed her (smaller amounts) she again had the violent > smelly vomiting a few hours later. The vet wasn’t sure if the > vomiting was due to the cancer returning or a temporary problem with > colon function. If the colon doesn’t have a volume to press against, > the muscles become weak and may squeeze the wrong way. We were > worried that there was a complication with surgery and her colon had > healed together, but the vet said that that kind of problem is > unlikely with that surgery. We started her on prednisone. She hasn’t > vomited all week except for last night and we’ve gradually built up > the amount of food to 30cc per feeding. But she still hasn’t pooped > at all so we’re very concerned. Her spirits and mobility are up and > down but lately she can get around well, hops up on the bed, and was > even stalking something in the garden today. It’s great to see her > that way, but when she is vomiting it is just so dreadful I feel so > guilty that I’m having her go through it..she cries so loudly when it > starts. I’m just worried that the colon is closed or not functioning > and the only way her colon contents leave her body is by vomiting…is > that possible? > Thanks so much for any advice.
Response:
Hello – my 11.5 yo cat Newt has been diagnosed with a rare cancer of the colon – a leiomyosarcoma that is malignant and had metastasized to lymph nodes. Folks at the oncology center at Ohio State vet school are interested in her – they haven’t heard of that kind of cancer appearing in a colon of a cat. The cancer started in the smooth muscles of the colon. Anyway…I am very worried about her because she hasn’t been pooping at all lately. She had surgery almost a month ago and 70% of her colon was removed along with the lymph node chain at that area. I’ve been tube feeding her Hills a/d slightly diluted and was up 50cc per feeding 3x/day. I’m wondering if anyone has run into the same kind of problem. Right after her surgery, she had diarrhea all the time- she used her box much more often than normal. I was tube feeding her and eventually she started to eat a little on her own (dry food). I was weaning her off of the tube feeding last week and had one day where she just fed on her own. It wasn’t quite enough, so I tube fed her the next day (50cc) and a few hours after the feeding she vomited very violently – the vomit was very watery and smelled like poop – so it came from around the colon area and all the way back up. The next few times I tube fed her (smaller amounts) she again had the violent smelly vomiting a few hours later. The vet wasn’t sure if the vomiting was due to the cancer returning or a temporary problem with colon function. If the colon doesn’t have a volume to press against, the muscles become weak and may squeeze the wrong way. We were worried that there was a complication with surgery and her colon had healed together, but the vet said that that kind of problem is unlikely with that surgery. We started her on prednisone. She hasn’t vomited all week except for last night and we’ve gradually built up the amount of food to 30cc per feeding. But she still hasn’t pooped at all so we’re very concerned. Her spirits and mobility are up and down but lately she can get around well, hops up on the bed, and was even stalking something in the garden today. It’s great to see her that way, but when she is vomiting it is just so dreadful I feel so guilty that I’m having her go through it..she cries so loudly when it starts. I’m just worried that the colon is closed or not functioning and the only way her colon contents leave her body is by vomiting…is that possible? Thanks so much for any advice.
Response:
ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d? — Some people have lives, others have cats.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello – my 11.5 yo cat Newt has been diagnosed with a rare cancer of > the colon – a leiomyosarcoma that is malignant and had metastasized to > lymph nodes. Folks at the oncology center at Ohio State vet school > are interested in her – they haven’t heard of that kind of cancer > appearing in a colon of a cat. The cancer started in the smooth > muscles of the colon. Anyway…I am very worried about her because > she hasn’t been pooping at all lately. She had surgery almost a month > ago and 70% of her colon was removed along with the lymph node chain > at that area. I’ve been tube feeding her Hills a/d slightly diluted > and was up 50cc per feeding 3x/day. I’m wondering if anyone has run > into the same kind of problem. > Right after her surgery, she had diarrhea all the time- she used her > box much more often than normal. I was tube feeding her and > eventually she started to eat a little on her own (dry food). I was > weaning her off of the tube feeding last week and had one day where > she just fed on her own. It wasn’t quite enough, so I tube fed her the > next day (50cc) and a few hours after the feeding she vomited very > violently – the vomit was very watery and smelled like poop – so it > came from around the colon area and all the way back up. The next few > times I tube fed her (smaller amounts) she again had the violent > smelly vomiting a few hours later. The vet wasn’t sure if the > vomiting was due to the cancer returning or a temporary problem with > colon function. If the colon doesn’t have a volume to press against, > the muscles become weak and may squeeze the wrong way. We were > worried that there was a complication with surgery and her colon had > healed together, but the vet said that that kind of problem is > unlikely with that surgery. We started her on prednisone. She hasn’t > vomited all week except for last night and we’ve gradually built up > the amount of food to 30cc per feeding. But she still hasn’t pooped > at all so we’re very concerned. Her spirits and mobility are up and > down but lately she can get around well, hops up on the bed, and was > even stalking something in the garden today. It’s great to see her > that way, but when she is vomiting it is just so dreadful I feel so > guilty that I’m having her go through it..she cries so loudly when it > starts. I’m just worried that the colon is closed or not functioning > and the only way her colon contents leave her body is by vomiting…is > that possible? > Thanks so much for any advice.
Response:
P.S. –
> Laura’s memory’s right – a/d is designed for short-term use, for > convalescing or ill cats
…or dogs. It’s designed for use in either species. Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
Response:
Laura’s memory’s right – a/d is designed for short-term use, for convalescing or ill cats whose appetites are depressed. Plus, a/d’s high in calories, & has a very fine consistency, making it useful for force-feeding – via a syringe – squirted into the side of the mouth. I’ve used a/d in the past with one of my cats, Debbie, who had some chronic conditions which would put her appetite "off" now & again; she loved the stuff. And it’s so palatable to most cats, that my other cats would hang around, begging for some a/d, when I fed it to Debbie. (I gave them small amts. as a treat.) Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> thanks!! I’m learning soo much here!! > Kristy > — > Some people have lives, others have cats. message > > ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d? > One of Hill’s prescription diets, typically prescribed for cats who > are suffering from something that has caused inappetance. It’s > apparently a very palatable food (and is designed for short-term use, > IIRC). > Laura > — > Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. > -Groucho Marx
Response:
thanks!! I’m learning soo much here!! Kristy — Some people have lives, others have cats. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d? > One of Hill’s prescription diets, typically prescribed for cats who > are suffering from something that has caused inappetance. It’s > apparently a very palatable food (and is designed for short-term use, > IIRC). > Laura > — > Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. > -Groucho Marx
Response:
> ok.. yet another question.. what is a/d?
a/d is a highly palatable, highly digestible, nutrient-dense, low-viscosity, canned diet used primarily for nutritional support and recovery. The diet can also be fed through a syringe or GT/PEG tube without further dilution. Phil
Response:
Try posting this on alt.med.veterinary. Gail – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hello – my 11.5 yo cat Newt has been diagnosed with a rare cancer of > the colon – a leiomyosarcoma that is malignant and had metastasized to > lymph nodes. Folks at the oncology center at Ohio State vet school > are interested in her – they haven’t heard of that kind of cancer > appearing in a colon of a cat. The cancer started in the smooth > muscles of the colon. Anyway…I am very worried about her because > she hasn’t been pooping at all lately. She had surgery almost a month > ago and 70% of her colon was removed along with the lymph node chain > at that area. I’ve been tube feeding her Hills a/d slightly diluted > and was up 50cc per feeding 3x/day. I’m wondering if anyone has run > into the same kind of problem. > Right after her surgery, she had diarrhea all the time- she used her > box much more often than normal. I was tube feeding her and > eventually she started to eat a little on her own (dry food). I was > weaning her off of the tube feeding last week and had one day where > she just fed on her own. It wasn’t quite enough, so I tube fed her the > next day (50cc) and a few hours after the feeding she vomited very > violently – the vomit was very watery and smelled like poop – so it > came from around the colon area and all the way back up. The next few > times I tube fed her (smaller amounts) she again had the violent > smelly vomiting a few hours later. The vet wasn’t sure if the > vomiting was due to the cancer returning or a temporary problem with > colon function. If the colon doesn’t have a volume to press against, > the muscles become weak and may squeeze the wrong way. We were > worried that there was a complication with surgery and her colon had > healed together, but the vet said that that kind of problem is > unlikely with that surgery. We started her on prednisone. She hasn’t > vomited all week except for last night and we’ve gradually built up > the amount of food to 30cc per feeding. But she still hasn’t pooped > at all so we’re very concerned. Her spirits and mobility are up and > down but lately she can get around well, hops up on the bed, and was > even stalking something in the garden today. It’s great to see her > that way, but when she is vomiting it is just so dreadful I feel so > guilty that I’m having her go through it..she cries so loudly when it > starts. I’m just worried that the colon is closed or not functioning > and the only way her colon contents leave her body is by vomiting…is > that possible? > Thanks so much for any advice.
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