Veterinary question

[Pj Broadfoot]

In a message dated 3/7/04 2:37:30 PM Central Standard Time,
minutus@yahoogroups.com writes:
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Forgive the non-homeopathic approach, but if she is still eating, you might
try a Tablespoon or two of canned pumpkin. Slippery elm, and glucosamines
(e.g. those containing N-Acetyl Glucosamine) are also useful for GI problems,
and might be helpful for the joint issues as well.

PJ (Paula Jo) Broadfoot DVM Van Buren, AR
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[Tanya Marquette]

Dear All,

Thanks so much for the advice. Scarey stuff you are suggesting. Looks like
a trip to the vet tomorrow for a clearer diagnosis. But I sure hope you are wrong
in this case. My kitty did eat today, and having just gotten back home, I have noticed
that she did urinate using the kitty litter. She seems a bit calmer and is not
walking with difficulty now. Her bottom doesnt seem as sore as this morning. I will have to
research this intestinal obstruction for more information. Does anyone know
how this condition progresses? Are there moments of improvement, or is it
a severe condition that progresses rapidly?

tanya

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[Dr. Joe Rozencwajg, NMD]

Intussuception in human children starts with part of the small bowel "rolling inside itself" almost the same way you can roll a sock; this form a mass that the normal intestinal peristalsis tries to push past like it would do with food, so it aggravates itself; the main clinical symptom is intermittent abdominal pain and bloody stools looking like red jelly.
It can sometimes revert itself spontaneously.
The diagnosis is often made by a baryum enema and the radiologist tries then to increase the pressure of the enema to push it back, "unfolding" the rolled intestine back. Works most of the time if done early but if the blood supply has been completely cut off, then part of the bowel becomes necrotic and needs to be removed.

Does that answer your question?
Dr. J. Rozencwajg, MD, PhD.
"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind"

[Tanya Marquette]

yes, it helps. am i to assume the condition is the same in animals/cats?
and would the condition erupt so late in the cats life (13 yrs)? does
diet impact the condition?

tanya

[Dale Moss]

Tanya,

Intussusception is usually spontaneously and reversible in infants and
children, but in adults it usually occurs because of a tumor. Because of
the risk of gangrene in the trapped portion of intestine, one has to act
quickly. Unfortunately, the vet may not be able to tell the cause of the
intussusception without surgery.

RADAR lists these Rxs for intussusception: ABDOMEN - INTUSSUSCEPTION
acon.;2;hr1 acon.;2;k arn.;2;hr1 arn.;2;k ars.;3;hr1 ars.;3;k bell.;3;k
bry.;2;hr1 bry.;2;k colch.;2;k coloc.;2;hr1 coloc.;2;k cupr.;2;hr1 cupr.;2;k
kali-bi.;1;hr1 kali-bi.;1;k kreos.;1;hr1 kreos.;1;k lach.;2;hr1 lach.;2;k
lob.;2;hr1 lob.;2;k lyc.;2;hr1 lyc.;2;k merc.;2;hr1 merc.;2;k merc-c.;1;c2
nux-v.;2;hr1 nux-v.;2;k op.;3;hr1 op.;3;k op.;3;mrr1 phos.;2;c2 phos.;2;k
plb.;3;hr1 plb.;3;k plb.;3;mrr1 plb.;3;tl1 plb-xyz.;1;c2 rhus-t.;2;hr1
rhus-t.;2;k samb.;2;k sulph.;1;hr1 sulph.;1;k tab.;1;hr1 tab.;1;k
tarent.;1;k thuj.;1;c2 thuj.;1;hr1 thuj.;1;k verat.;3;c2 verat.;3;hr1
verat.;3;k

You might want to look closely at Ars. and Lyc., because these are also
leading remedies for colon cancer.

Peace,
Cinnabar