Diarrhea clinically refers to diarrhea. If a cat has diarrhea but is in good spirits, it is considered to be caused by cold, eating spoiled food, no transition period when changing cat food, intestinal parasitic infection, bacillary dysentery, ulcerative colitis and other reasons. It needs to be treated through General treatment and improvement with oral medications. First of all, if it is caused by catching cold, eating spoiled food, or changing cat food without a transition period, then diarrhea is a normal phenomenon, and generally there is no need to worry too much. Secondly, if it is abnormal diarrhea, it is also accompanied by other symptoms, such as abdominal distension, vomiting, etc. , it is recommended that the owner take the cat to a regular hospital for treatment in time.
1. Cold
If the weather is cold and the cat is not kept warm, the cold wind will invade the abdomen, causing excessive intestinal spasm, resulting in diarrhea, and warm measures are required. , such as adding clothes and hot water bottle hot compress, can relieve diarrhea.
2. Eating spoiled food
If a cat eats spoiled food, it will cause a large number of bacteria and pathogens to damage the intestines, leading to a decrease in gastrointestinal function, causing diarrhea and If you have abdominal pain and are in a good mental state, you need to drink more warm water, which can speed up the body's metabolism and promote the excretion of spoiled food from the body.
3. There is no transition period when changing cat food
If you are changing cat food and do not follow the rules of food change, and the cat’s gastrointestinal tract is relatively fragile, changing cat food directly may cause It affects the normal digestion of food and causes diarrhea, but it will not affect the mental state. It is necessary to adjust the rules for changing cat food and feed it from less to more.
4. Intestinal Parasitic Infection
If the intestines are infected with parasites, such as roundworms, tapeworms, etc., it will cause intestinal mucosal damage, accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis, and cause The frequency of defecation increases, but it will not cause mental abnormalities. You need to take deworming medication as directed by your doctor.
5. Bacillary dysentery
Usually caused by Shigella infection, clinical manifestations include fever, tenesmus, mucus, etc. When the gastrointestinal tract is invaded by Shigella, it will Causes symptoms such as diarrhea and loss of appetite, and generally does not cause mental abnormalities. You can follow the doctor's advice and take pet-specific antibiotics and anti-diarrheal drugs for treatment.
6. Ulcerative colitis
It is a chronic disease, with diarrhea and bloody stools as the main symptoms. The onset process is relativelySlowly, when the gastrointestinal mucosa is stimulated by inflammation, diarrhea will occur. In severe cases, it may cause dehydration. You need to follow the doctor's advice to take antidiarrheal and antibiotic treatment.
During the treatment period, you need to adjust your eating habits and feed cat food. The cat food needs to be soaked until it is soft. Because the condition has not fully recovered, the digestive function of the intestines will continue to decline. Soaking cat food is beneficial. Digestion generally does not affect recovery from illness.
