Feline gastritis is a relatively common gastrointestinal disease in cats, which is manifested by vomiting and refusal to eat. Since the symptom of many diseases in cats is vomiting, how should we, as owners, identify feline gastritis? Gastritis in cats is an acute inflammation of the gastric mucosa and is a common disease in small animals such as cats. Chronic gastritis in cats is usually secondary to acute gastritis in cats and is very likely to lead to chronic gastritis in cats if the acute gastritis in cats is not treated and healed in a timely manner. Chronic gastritis in cats can be very painful and requires the owner’s careful care. Causes 1. Cat overeating, or eating corrupt food and indigestible bones, hair, plastic products, etc. stimulate the gastric mucosa caused by inflammation. 2. Taking certain irritating drugs or accidentally ingesting chemicals is also a cause of gastritis in cats. 3. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases can also cause gastritis. The sick cat vomits, is depressed and has abdominal pain. There is a sense of thirst, but vomiting occurs after drinking water. If the gastritis is caused by corrosive agents, the vomit contains blood and gastric mucous membrane fragments. 4. The sick cat refuses to eat or heterophagia and is restless due to abdominal pain. Dehydration may occur. The sick cat resists violently to the touch of the stomach, restlessness and wailing. Symptoms appetite is sometimes good and bad, gradually wasting, malnutrition, mild dehydration, sometimes vomiting symptoms, sensitive stomach on palpation. Treatment The basic principles for treating gastritis in cats are to remove irritants, provide measures to promote mucosal recovery, and correct dehydration.1. First, the diet should be restricted and fed with a small amount of sugar and salt rice soup, a few times. The first step is to restrict the diet, feed a small amount of sugar-salt rice soup, a few times, and feed high-sugar, low-fat, low-protein, easily digestible liquid food. 2. Anticholinergic drugs can reduce gastric peristalsis and spasm, decrease parasympathetic excitation of the smooth muscle of the stomach wall, reduce gastric acid secretion and reduce vomiting. 5% glucose saline can be given at 40-60 ml per kg of body weight per day. To replenish the lost body fluids. 3. Internal administration of Gastroflucan tablets, 0.5 mg per kg of body weight 2 to 3 times daily. The amount should be increased as appropriate. 4. Gastritis caused by foreign body, can be diagnosed by X-ray, perform gastrotomy to remove the foreign body. 5. Chronic gastritis caused by hairball, can be instilled with paraffin oil or vegetable oil 5-10 ml, edible vinegar 5-10 ml The patient should be given 1 time/day for 2-3 days. At the same time, take oral stomachic digestive aid, probiotics GuDeng twice a day, 1-2 bags each time. Note that cat gastritis is caused by a variety of reasons, so feeding management should be strengthened, feeding should be taken at regular intervals, quantitative, qualitative, fixed principles. Do not feed spoiled, mixed with debris feed, prevent various infectious diseases, parasitic diseases, etc.
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