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Colonic Impaction - Dog and Cat (view source)
Revision as of 16:21, 9 August 2010
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Owners should be educated with regard to management. An appropriate wet diet should be fed, dietary supplementation with bran is helpful in some cases, water should be freely available and fresh and activity should be encouraged.
Owners should be educated with regard to management. An appropriate wet diet should be fed, dietary supplementation with bran is helpful in some cases, water should be freely available and fresh and activity should be encouraged.
===Surgery===
Surgical removal of faeces under general anaesthesia is neccessary in severe cases where enemas and laxitives have been unsuccessful. A colectomy is required in cases of obstipation or recurrent cases.
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==