Vomiting for cats is a kind of body defense mechanism. Such reflexes arise for several reasons, which are not always associated with diseases or infections. Attention should be paid not only to the general condition of the animal, but also to the frequency of vomiting, and also to identify its causes.
Common causes of vomiting in cats
Vomiting in a cat can be physiological, chronic and acute. Physiological reflexes, as a rule, are single and do not cause any particular concern for either the animal or its owner. The acute form is vomiting caused by infections, trauma, or certain diseases. Chronic vomiting is caused by serious illnesses such as gastritis, intestinal inflammation, tumors, or intestinal obstruction.
The safest causes of vomiting in cats are feeding inappropriate food, getting too much hair into the animal's stomach, and overeating. In such cases, special attention should be paid to the hygiene and feeding of the pet. Change your food, try to diversify your diet with additional vitamins and nutrients, brush your coat more often.
If the cat refuses food and water due to vomiting, it is necessary to give an injection based on Ringer's solution. Activated carbon copes well with the symptoms of poisoning, bismuth preparations - with damage to the mucous membrane.
A more serious cause of vomiting in cats is damage to the internal mucous membranes. This may be primarily due to ingested foreign objects. Your cat may accidentally swallow a paper clip, toy part, or other small particles that can damage the stomach. In the zone of special risk are kittens that play with almost any things that they find on their way - laces, tulle, decorative indoor decorations, small souvenirs. Threads, appliqués, iron particles - all this can cause serious harm to pets. Swallowed items are usually excreted during vomiting, but in some cases veterinarian assistance may be needed. It is better to show the animal to a specialist and conduct a full examination.
The most dangerous causes of vomiting in cats are infectious diseases, poisoning and injury. The animal constantly coughs, carries out swallowing reflexes, refuses food and food. The main task of the owner in this case is to try to remember everything that happened to the pet over the course of several days. Perhaps the cat fell, fell into the hands of the street.
What to do if your cat is vomiting
The frequency of vomiting is the main criterion for assessing the severity of the situation. If the animal vomits after bathing, when the cat licks itself carefully, or as a result of eating grass, then the pet does not need help. Such reflexes represent a natural cleansing of the body.
After poisoning or damage to the mucous membranes of the stomach, the cat should be fed exclusively in small portions of carefully chopped food. It is better not to include meat products in the diet for several days.
If a cat vomits several times a day, then the animal must be shown to a specialist. Alarming symptoms are rapid breathing or, conversely, asthma attacks, an attempt to tear the floor covering with claws with claws during vomiting. In such situations, the cat needs a special complex of treatment, which can only be prescribed by a specialist. In addition, it is better not to feed the pet for some time, but mix a small amount of table salt into the water.
