ileus

Re: ileus

Steph Worsley — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:18:34 GMT

ahhhh ok

have you tried lactulose? thats what we use for our constipated or megacolon beasts

Re: ileus

Sal the 1st — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:17:52 GMT

he has had quite a lot of lactulose over the last year - and so has my carpet, curtains, duvet cover and walls - it seemed to work ok at first but i dont think it is that effective anymore

Re: ileus

Sal the 1st — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:14:12 GMT

yup

Re: ileus

Mrs Dot Dot — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:12:25 GMT

Hi Sal... are you talking about one of your cats?

Re: ileus

Sal the 1st — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:04:05 GMT

it was suggested by my vet that I try a faecal softener to try and soften what he has been trying to pass, as he has been repeatedly constipated and needed GA enema each time - we are trying to avoid him getting to the megacolon stage

Re: ileus

Steph Worsley — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:59:13 GMT

wht sort of info do you want?

we would normally use a metoclopromide infusion in the initial stages, we would also use famotidine (or ranitidine, however cats usually hate the taste of ranitidine so famotidine is the drug of choice for us)

we would tend not to use any laxative/faecal softeners for just ileus unless there was megacolon or other indications for it, our choice would be lactulose in these cases

Re: ileus

Sal the 1st — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:50:38 GMT

thanks I had a quick look there last night

does anybody have any information on docusate v peridale - ie which is considered to be better?

Re: ileus

Wispa — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:47:44 GMT

The online merck vet manual can be good,

i just put a search in for it and its given this:

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/190307.htm

not sure if thats the sort of info you want, but I guess metoclopramide infusion is the way to go.