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Constipated cat with vomiting. Don't know what to do any more.?

• My two year old cat has been severely constipated and has been throwing up for a month now. He has been to the vet four times. I am on a limited budget so I've only done a little bit each trip. First it was the emergency vet. They suspected a foreign object. They gave him fluids and laxative. He has had this problem before but was resolved simply with fluids. He had no appetite during this period and did not drink. First trip to main vet-- enema and given enulose. They xrayed him and don't think it's a foreign body object. They believe it's his g.i. tract and that he will need medicated all his life. He still throws up and doesn't go regularly at all. I take him back just to get fluids. No blood work has been done yet. I see a different vet as mine isn't there. They are scared its a foreign object again but I inform them the other vet doesn't think so. A week passes. He vomits early on, then begins using his litter box and passing stools though this leads to him vomiting in his litter box once they are passed. This happens twice, but he uses the litter box two other times with no problems. Then he stops using it for pooping but also doesn't vomit for four days though he drinks a good bit at times and does eat a good deal. I take him back to the vet. They give him Cisapride to test it out and up his Enulose. They do two xrays and still don't think it's a foreign body object. The first night and day, nothing. The second, he poops with no vomiting. Since then, nothing but vomiting. Taking him back to get the blood work that he was going to get the last time but they could not get due to his bad attitude. The vet has pinpointed where his blockage is occurring. It's a bunching in the intensities as far as I understand. If you look at this stock photo xray, the problem seems to always be around the area of the Shutterstock logo-http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/104251/104251,1295233634,1/stock-photo-cat-abdominal-x-ray-69161152.jpg I'm worried its something very serious that blood work will bring out, but maybe there is something I can do. Maybe he's over eating when hungry plus compacted and he needs to eat less each time? Any way I can help make sure the Enulose moves through him or anything to improve his condition if it simply is a problem with his g.i. tract? I have ordered canned pumpkin and await its arrival. Please offer any help! More info: cat is eating canned natural balance low calorie cat food as of now. He barely drinks water. I worry he's not hydrated enough and that is causing the medicine to not work and him to throw up once he system can't process his food. Last few days his throw up has included undigested food, but today he vomited clear fluid.

• Answer:

  Agree, might be time for a specialist. Have you looked into megacolon? Some of the other causes of chronic constipation like renal disease seem unlikely in such a young kitty. But it is possible and that's one of the things bloodwork would help you rule out. I'm assuming the low calorie diet is higher in fiber? That is sometimes helpful for these kitties. Occasionally these cats do well on the opposite diet.. a higher protein, low carb type, low residue type diet, generally a grain free diet. If you don't see any improvement after a few weeks on the current diet, it would definitely be something worth trying. What they're looking for on x-rays for foreign objects..besides an actual object, is a back log of feces. That may be why they're having some fuzziness about foreign objects. If there's a back log of feces simply because the cat's constipated, it may be hard to discern from a foreign object problem. That of course doesn't help you any. Sometimes an ultrasound or colonoscopy are helpful but costlier. If it is something like megacolon, usually the treatment is finding the best diet for your kitty and then supporting with laxative type medication as needed. Sometimes these kitties need lifelong medication and special diet, but generally you can find a balance of something that works to "keep them regular" and feeling a little better. Good luck!