I've had her for a little over a month now (got her from Petco super emaciated and terrified of everything...couldn't leave the store without her). Got her eating several times, but hasn't pooped at all. In the past week, the area above her vent has become hard and I was worried she was backed up/impacted. Several warm soaks were unsuccessful. Vet took xrays, gave her 2 enemas, and panacur for potential parasites. The meds I'm giving her now are Flagyl and Lactulose.

Unfortunately, injectables are not an option at the moment. The vet is just leaving for the next week, so this will have to do until then , although I agree it seems counterproductive to prescribe oral meds for an animal with incredibly low metabolism. I'm doing what I can on an incredibly tight budget . I will try just lifting her upper lip tomorrow.

Thank you