Common causes of vomiting in cats 1. Hair-removing ball When cats comb their hair, they will swallow some loose hair on their fur. Usually, cats vomit hairballs. However, in some cases, it stays in the stomach for a long time and hardens into dense...
Common causes of vomiting in cats
1. Hair-removing ball
When cats comb their hair, they will swallow some loose hair on their fur. Usually, cats vomit hairballs. However, in some cases, it stays in the stomach for a long time and hardens into dense clumps. This can irritate the stomach, even block the digestive duct, and endanger the life of the cat. Long-haired cats have greater risk of these conditions.
2. Unscientific feeding
Inaccurate and irregular feeding of cats will lead to gastrointestinal discomfort in the cat. Cats who have not eaten for a long time will secrete too much gastric acid like us humans and vomit on an empty stomach. Or you can eat voraciously every meal, and eating too quickly and too fast is also a common cause of cats vomiting.
3.Strong exercise after meals
If the cat jumps up and down after meals, it is also a common cause of vomiting in cats.
4. Foreign objects
Don't forget that there are paper clips, nails, small toys, cotton balls and other small objects lying on the floor! If these small things are accidentally eaten by cats, they are very likely to block or scratch their esophagus. They can vomit at the least, and at the worst, they will be life-threatening! If you have suspected cases, you must seek medical treatment as soon as possible
These reasons are ruled out, so you need to consider the reasons such as gastroenteritis caused by improper diet or vomiting caused by viral infection.
What are the precautions?
1. Use an appropriate amount of hair cream for cats and comb their hair more to make loose hair fall off and prevent a large amount of hair from swallowing due to licking hair. In addition, you should also pay attention to replacing items such as toys that are prone to shedding hair and nest pads that cats often come into contact with.
2. Pay attention to the cleanliness and hygiene of the feeding environment, wash the cat basins and bowls frequently, clean the floors of the home, and clean up the waste in time to prevent cats from taking advantage of the opportunity to eat by mistake.
3. Try not to feed us human food, and let cats eat cat food and snacks specially for cats to eat. If the cat is diarrhea and vomiting due to food exchange, you need to purchase special probiotic feeding for cats, which can effectively restore the normal gastrointestinal flora and improve digestive and absorption capacity.
4. Try to avoid stress. If you are sure that the cat has been frightened or stimulated recently, you need to comfort the cat according to its personality, gently caress and hugs, or let the cat relax alone, or use the cat's favorite toy toys to make fun of the cat.
5. Let the cat eat less and more meals, shorten the feeding time, use a slow-food bowl, reduce the speed of food intake, and prevent them from exercising vigorously after meals.
6. Use the "Seven Days of Grain Change Method" when changing grain, and do not violently exchange grain.
7. Deworm and vaccinate cats regularly to avoid cats being infected with cat plague.
8. After the cat vomits, observe its status. If the kitten is still active and active, it should be caused by indigestion, erectile dysfunction or discomfort caused by food exchange, which leads to vomiting and diarrhea. If the cat is in poor mental state after vomiting, it may be caused by intestinal parasites, eating toxic foreign bodies, infection with viruses, etc., and then you need to go to the pet hospital for examination and symptomatic treatment.
9. If you find that cats vomit or have diarrhea, you can take photos or videos of the cat's vomiting and feces every time; record the time of each vomiting and diarrhea and whether there are other symptoms, so that it is convenient to provide it to the doctor when seeking medical treatment.
