If you find that your beloved furry child is sick, you’ll be in a tizzy. Especially when the seasons change, the cat’s gastrointestinal sensitivity requires special attention in this area. Here is a look at the symptoms of gastroenteritis in cats. How to treat? Symptom 1, vomiting abdominal pain diarrhea vomiting, depression, abdominal pain, diarrhea are the main symptoms of the disease. In gastroenteritis, mainly gastritis, the sick cat is depressed, with a slight increase in body temperature, loss of appetite, vomiting and abdominal pain. 2. Increased thirst for shrinking abdomen The sick cat shows shrinking abdomen and constantly reviews the abdomen. Another characteristic is that the thirst increases significantly, but vomiting occurs after drinking water. After vomiting, the sick cat often squats or crawls on the cool ground or in the corner. 3. The abdomen of a sick cat is tense and refuses to be pressed and touched. The abdomen is auscultated, and the intestinal sounds can be heard to increase at the beginning of the disease, and decay at a later stage. 4. Diarrhea fishy odor Gastroenteritis with enteritis as the main symptom, diarrhea as its main symptom, liquid stool, fishy odor. When the enteritis is severe and the intestinal mucosa is bleeding, the feces are black or black-green, sometimes mixed with blood and black blood clots. 5. The diagnosis can be made based on the history and clinical signs. If the gastroenteritis is caused by corrosive substances, the vomit often contains blood and fragments of gastric mucosa. Analysis of the causes 1. Kittens with shallow stomachs are more susceptible to gastroenteritis because they have shallow stomachs and are less able to control their food intake, which can easily cause gastroenteritis if they are not fed properly. 2. It is recommended that kittens should preferably drink the Pets Big Puppy Cat milk replacer, the composition is closer to breast milk, which can avoid the occurrence of lactose intolerance. 3, accidental consumption of rotten food cats accidentally eat rotten food caused by cat gastroenteritis, is the main cause of cat gastroenteritis in summer. Summer food is easy to rot, poor appetite usually eaten in several times, which will cause food in the food bowl slowly rotting. 4, feeding diet improperly such as a sudden change of cat food brand, not replaced in a reasonable way by reducing the amount one by one, or the cat is overly hungry, gobbling, overeating, poor digestion of food, causing gastroenteritis in cats. 5, cat food poisoning whether cats mistakenly eat toxic flowers and plants, accidentally licking to disinfectant/skin care products/cosmetics, or ate human drugs home carpet environment dirty stress reaction. Treatment with medication 1. Short-term fasting is necessary for early treatment, otherwise the gastrointestinal tract will be repeatedly stimulated to aggravate the disease. Fasting allows the gastrointestinal tract to rest well and quietly, helping the gastrointestinal mucosa slowly repair. Feeding food can cause improper digestion of food, which in turn can cause damage to the digestive tract.2. Taking anti-inflammatory drugs Gastroenteritis in cats is a very common feline disease, and 99% of intestinal infections are caused by bacilli. In general, the best choice to deal with bacilli is drugs such as gentamicin sulfur and kanamycin. After 2 hours of medication, you can give your cat some pampered probiotic probiotics, conditioning to help the gastrointestinal recovery. 3. regulate the digestive flora in addition to drugs, you can also choose some probiotics, lactase, multi-enzyme tablets, lactobacillus tablets, whole intestine raw and other live bacteria drugs. Help cats to regulate the digestive flora and regulate the digestive system. Note that if you find that your cat is not getting better even after medication, then you must send it to the hospital in time to seek medical attention and never delay the best time for treatment.
