Jenk
Well-Known Member
My megacolon bun, Zoe, has been producing smaller/less fecals as of this past Friday. I've been syringing her extra water and gave her sub-Q's on 7/1 and today. I'm fairly certain her vet's office will be closed tomorrow for the July 4th holiday; I'm in a quandary.
Due to the nature of Zoe's life-long stasis issues--she turns 4 in mid-July--sub-Q's alone don't solve the problem. If I wait much longer to give Metoclopramide, her stomach may not even be able to absorb it, due to food build-up. Heck, she may not really benefit from it even at this point.
On the other hand, she just had a short course of Metoclopramide, which I tapered off and ended on June 30th. I know it isn't good to boomerang a bun on/off motility drugs; yet I wonder if she should go back on Metoclopramide until she can see the vet?
Tonight, I found rock-hard fecals--and a decreased amount of them--in her box. I suspect she'll require an antibiotic, as well, since a gut-flora imbalance may be behind this particular gut slowdown. I am giving her Pro Bi in the meantime, but, again, fluids and pre-/probiotics aren't a cure-all for a megacolon bun. (I wish they were.)
Should I consider starting Metoclopramide again, at least by tomorrow morning if I'm still disappointed by what I find in her litter box from the overnight period?
Thank you,
Jenk
Due to the nature of Zoe's life-long stasis issues--she turns 4 in mid-July--sub-Q's alone don't solve the problem. If I wait much longer to give Metoclopramide, her stomach may not even be able to absorb it, due to food build-up. Heck, she may not really benefit from it even at this point.
On the other hand, she just had a short course of Metoclopramide, which I tapered off and ended on June 30th. I know it isn't good to boomerang a bun on/off motility drugs; yet I wonder if she should go back on Metoclopramide until she can see the vet?
Tonight, I found rock-hard fecals--and a decreased amount of them--in her box. I suspect she'll require an antibiotic, as well, since a gut-flora imbalance may be behind this particular gut slowdown. I am giving her Pro Bi in the meantime, but, again, fluids and pre-/probiotics aren't a cure-all for a megacolon bun. (I wish they were.)
Should I consider starting Metoclopramide again, at least by tomorrow morning if I'm still disappointed by what I find in her litter box from the overnight period?
Thank you,
Jenk
