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What causes nausea and vomiting in cats

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This article is provided by Veterinarian Dr. Daniel Miller
There are many reasons for cats' nausea and vomiting. First of all, it may be physiological reasons. This is related to the cat's habit of licking its fur. The best way to prevent this situation is to focus on prevention. You can eat cat grass to help cats expel hair balls; secondly, it is pathological. The reason is that cats may suffer from gastroenteritis, parasites, liver and kidney problems, allergies, etc. To solve these problems, it is necessary to combine causative and symptomatic treatment; finally, there are environmental factors. Cats are affected by the environment and stress. As for vomiting, you need to improve the cat's environment at this time, and the cat can recover slowly.

1. Hairball Disease

Cats are born with a tendency to groom themselves. Their tongues have barbs. When licking their fur, they will bring the hair to their tongues and swallow them into their stomachs. When there is too much hair, nausea and vomiting will naturally occur. This is also a common hair ball disease in cats. This situation should be prevented in normal times. You can give cats regular cat grass or hair-reducing creams. For example, hair-reducing creams can help the hair balls to be excreted from the body in the form of feces instead of vomiting.

2. Feline gastroenteritis

The vomit will contain cat food that is accompanied by digestion, and may also be accompanied by diarrhea. At this time, the excrement officer should think more about whether to give the cat food in the near future. If the food is changed or other food is added, if vomiting and diarrhea are severe, the cat needs to be taken to the pet hospital for antivomiting and infusion to prevent the cat from becoming dehydrated; if the cat has swallowed foreign objects, such as thread, plastic bags, etc., in this case, it is necessary to go to the hospital for a radiograph. Or after an ultrasound scan, the most important thing is to help the cat expel foreign bodies in time; if the cat has liver and kidney problems, the cat will not only vomit, but also have a poor mental state, poor appetite, and the urine output may be different from usual. This should be especially Note that you should be sent to the pet hospital for treatment as soon as possible; for cat poisoning, the cat accidentally eats food that it cannot eat, such as onions, chocolate, xylitol, or eats daffodils, lilies, etc. At this time, In addition to nausea and vomiting, cats may also be accompanied by anemia, white eyelids, and difficulty breathing. The best solution is to seek medical attention in time. Cat parasites, vomiting, or blood-streaked stools are all signs that the cat is infected with parasites. Regular internal and external expelling of parasites is required. By providing a clean and hygienic living environment for cats, this situation can be avoided.

3. Stress response

Cats are complex animals that can easily cause stress. There are many symptoms of stress, and vomiting is one of them. Give cats Provide a quiet and comfortable living environmentEnvironment, try to reduce the cat's stress, and naturally there will be no such problems.