What would you do in this case?

RE: What would you do in this case?

Silvia Maldonado — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:58:46 GMT

I would vote as well it may pass, speccially if he's passing faeces and eating, no vomiting, no signs of shock.

RE: What would you do in this case?

Beats — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:13:10 GMT

Thank goodness you told me that before I embarrassed myself by declaring it almost certainly has grass sickness.

RE: What would you do in this case?

David Mills — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:10:29 GMT

Oh yes, the cat was normal the next day, eating well.

Took a massive sh*t overnight and all was well.

RE: What would you do in this case?

Beats — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:07:26 GMT

Has it passed any urine or feces?

Has it eaten?

Is it still vomiting?

Is heart slow, regular or fast?

Are pupils normal?

RE: What would you do in this case?

David Mills — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 21:53:14 GMT

This was the x-ray 12 hours later...

Quite an interesting case

RE: What would you do in this case?

Clive Ansell — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 09:58:30 GMT

I too think this will eventually pass.

1) Maintain hydration, analgesia, and microlax enema +/- rectal exam if cat will allow. Maropitant ?

then

2) possibly sedate or preferably anaesthetise for repeat lateral and VD rads +/- rectal exam +/- full enema or manual evacuation

3) Re-evaluate in light of success, or not, of the above.

RE: What would you do in this case?

Rob Davis — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 09:10:19 GMT

Another vote for repeating radiographs with additional VD view.

RE: What would you do in this case?

Neil Wheadon — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:19:02 GMT

I guess the answer would be to take a second VD view, because from the lateral the piece of bone? looks to be in the descending colon, so would want to make sure it was. There are other boney fragments in the colon suggesting that this is passing through.

I would sit on this as if it's got this far it's liable to make it out provided the cat is stable. Maybe reX-ray in the morning to see if it's moving?

Neil

RE: What would you do in this case?

Beats — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:08:10 GMT

take a lateral and VD xray under medetomidine and butorphanol sedation most likely.