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What happens if a cat vomits after eating cat food?

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This article is provided by Veterinarian Dr. Ethan Carter
If a cat vomits after eating cat food, it may be caused by eating too fast, inappropriate cat food, functional indigestion, gastroenteritis, hairball disease, parasitic infection, feline distemper, etc. If it is just eating too fast and the cat food If it is not suitable, you need to adjust the eating speed and choose suitable cat food. After adjustment, the symptoms will subside on their own, which is a normal phenomenon and generally does not require medication. Secondly, if there are other symptoms, such as nausea, diarrhea, mental illness, etc. Malaise, etc. are abnormal phenomena. It is recommended that the owner take the cat to the hospital for treatment in time. Active and effective treatment can alleviate the symptoms of illness or physical discomfort caused by the cat.

1. Eating too fast

If a cat eats cat food too fast, it will irritate the throat mucosa and cause vomiting. It needs to slow down its eating speed and avoid overeating. .

2. Cat food is inappropriate

If you change cat food suddenly, it may irritate the digestive tract after eating, causing digestive dysfunction, affecting the normal digestion of food, and thus involuntarily eating it. Cat spitting out food is a normal conditioned reflex, so you need to choose cat food that is suitable for your cat.

3. Functional dyspepsia

It is a common disease, usually caused by unhealthy eating habits and abnormal immune system, which can lead to gastric and duodenal dysfunction and affect Food is digested and absorbed normally, but cat food is not easily digestible. It is easy to vomit after eating it during the illness. You need to take drugs to promote digestion as directed by your doctor to improve it.

4. Gastroenteritis

If the cat itself suffers from gastroenteritis, it will cause inflammatory reactions in the gastrointestinal mucosa, such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, etc. After eating, It will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, affect food digestion, and cause vomiting. You need to follow the doctor's advice and take medications to protect the gastric mucosa and promote digestion.

5. Hairball Disease

Cats love to be clean and will clean their own hair. If they are in the moulting period, the hair will enter the stomach and then form a ball, occupying the stomach. The space in the abdomen affects the food entering the stomach. After eating cat food, vomiting symptoms will occur, which can be improved by giving the cat hair removal cream.

6. Parasitic infection

If the intestines are infected with parasites such as roundworms, pinworms, hookworms, and tapeworms, it will affect the speed of gastrointestinal peristalsis. When eating cats,After eating, it will cause irritation to the intestines and cause symptoms such as vomiting and abdominal distension and pain. You need to take anti-parasitic drugs according to the doctor's instructions.

7. Feline distemper

Also known as feline panleukopenia and feline infectious enteritis, it is an acute and highly contagious infectious disease of cats. The clinical manifestations are mainly high fever, Intractable vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration and other symptoms are the main characteristics. When the body is infected, the number of white blood cells will decrease, vomiting will occur after eating, and you will not be able to eat normally. You can follow the doctor's advice and inject antibody serum. treat.

During the treatment, the cat’s physical condition needs to be observed at any time. If the condition worsens, timely medical treatment is required, otherwise the treatment time will be delayed and disease control will be affected.