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Has anyone ever heard of a cat having a hernia? I took my cat Mimi to a specialty vet where they sedated her,gave an enema followed by an Ultrsound and preceeded to tell me she had a hernia by her rectum! My husband spoke to another vet at another clinic who’s been in the business for some time now and he told my husband he had never heard of such a thing only a few times happening in dogs.
Keywords: Hernia
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I haven’t heard of it personally but I did find this page: http://www.2ndchance.info/hernia.htm
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I was thinking about this and I don't think you should necessarily dismiss this diagnosis. If there's a weakness in the connective tissues in your cat, it might be the cause of it since she's been constipated. Heck, it might even be a contributing factor to the constipation itself. I really don't know. You might get a second opinion on it (i.e. another ultrasound by a second vet) but I wouldn't just dismiss it out-of-hand.
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Telegramsam thank you, I learned alot from all your help. Diagnosis for Mimi is : Suspected Perineal Hernia,Constipation,possible early Hepatic Lipidosis. We are waiting for the specialty vet to consult with the surgeon tomorrow or Wed. when he gets back from out of town. At prsent Mimi is on Lactulose 2ml. in AM, 1/2 appetite pill a day, 0.1 Metecam (every other day for discomfort) and again 2ml. at night of Lactulose. From what I've read the operation may have to be done 2-3 times because it's a very delicate and sensitive area,not sure if this pertains only to dogs, will have to speak with the surgeon
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I have never heard of it, but I see no reason to doubt the first vet. I would more likely expect to see it in a purebreed rather than a mixbreed. But most hernias are just from a genetic weakness in the connective tissue, allowing the muscles or other tissue to separate (for example five of seven people in my family have had the same kind of hernia - in the exact same place). There could also be muscle separation from an injury (say, if your cat fell from a table or counter onto a can or something, or was in a struggle with an animal or human). But some hernias can be dangerous, while others are mainly a nuisance and can heal on their own. A strangulated hernia can be deadly (that is where part of the intestine gets trapped, cutting off blood supply and trapping the contents with potentially the same results as a burst appendix. I would guess that is the case if you had her at the vet for blockage and that is why he gave her an enema.
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From what I understand it's like a rubber band running along the outside of the rectum, one on the left one on the right, the one on the left is where the problem is, it's like a small pocket that's close to her anus . Along with Mimi's artheritis this is a very serious problem because of all the muscels and nevers that are located in that area.
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i believe if your cat has a herniated rectum.. you love your cat just a little to much
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Our cat has a herniated rectum and its a tough thing to deal with . We might need to make a choice no pet owner wont\\\’s to make .
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