Cats that don't eat, are lackluster and lose weight may be caused by hairball disease, parasitic infection, gastroenteritis, feline distemper and other reasons. If you want to know the specific cause, you still need to obtain it through clinical examination. Therefore, when a cat has this situation, the owner needs to observe whether there are other abnormalities in the cat, and then send the cat to the pet hospital for examination in a timely manner. and treatment. In daily feeding and management, owners should also take their cats for vaccinations and deworming in a timely manner.
1. Gastroenteritis
If a cat usually overeats, is hungry for a long time, or eats expired and spoiled food, it will easily cause gastroenteritis, resulting in depression, reduced appetite, and soft stools. Symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, etc., and in severe cases, blood in the stool will occur. If things go on like this, the cat will become extremely thin. In terms of treatment, you can use anti-inflammatory and anti-diarrhoeal drugs, and then specific treatment will be based on the cause.
2. Feline distemper
If the cat is young and has not been vaccinated, it may be infected with feline distemper virus. Feline distemper is a highly infectious disease in cats. After being infected with feline distemper, cats will generally experience symptoms such as depression, loss of appetite, lethargy, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. If a cat is found to have the above symptoms, it is recommended that the owner test the cat for feline distemper virus. If the cat is diagnosed with feline distemper, timely infusion treatment is required.
3. Parasitic infection
If the cat has not been dewormed for a long time, parasitic infection will also cause the cat to lose appetite, lack energy, and lose weight. In this regard, the owner can check the cat's feces. If parasites are found, the cat needs to be dewormed in time.
4. Hairball syndrome
Cats are very clean animals, so they usually lick their own hair to clean their bodies, and then lick the hair into their stomachs. When a large amount of hair accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract and the pet owner does not feed the cat hair removal cream, the cat will feel uncomfortable and experience symptoms such as depression, reduced appetite, weight loss, and continuous vomiting. At this time, it is recommended that the owner feed the cat an appropriate amount of hair removal cream or cat grass to help the cat expel hair balls from the body.
