When a cat wants to vomit but cannot vomit, it usually means retching, because there are many causes of retching in cats, such as hairball disease, indigestion, foreign body obstruction, upper respiratory tract infection, etc. It is recommended that owners pay attention to observation. If the frequency of retching of cats is very low, they can first consult a pet doctor for medication. If the cat retches frequently, or even seriously affects the cat's mental appetite, you need to go to the pet hospital for examination quickly, and then choose surgical treatment or drug treatment according to the cause of the cat's disease.
1. Retching caused by hair ball disease
Because cats usually like to lick their fur, more and more hair will accumulate in the cat’s intestines and stomach, and over time, hair will form. The cat cannot digest the balls and cannot spit them out, so it will cause retching. In this case, the owner can feed the cat some hair removal cream or cat grass to help the cat expel hair balls from the body.
2. Retching caused by indigestion
If the cat eats too quickly or too quickly when eating, the food it eats cannot be digested, which will cause vomiting. If this is the case, the owner can feed the cat an appropriate amount of probiotics to promote digestion and relieve gastrointestinal burden.
3. Retching caused by foreign body obstruction
If the cat accidentally eats plastic bags, bones and other foreign bodies, and the foreign body blocks the throat or digestive tract, it will stimulate the cat to retching. In this regard, the owner can gently open the cat's mouth and check to see if the foreign object stuck in the throat can be seen. If the stuck position is shallow, just take out the foreign object with your hands. If the foreign object has a sharp cross-section and a deep position, then it is necessary to remove it. Take the cat to the pet hospital for treatment in time.
4. Retching caused by respiratory infection
If the cat is retching and accompanied by respiratory symptoms such as sneezing and runny nose, it may be an upper respiratory tract infection. , causing excessive secretion of sputum, causing symptoms such as retching and coughing. At this time, the cat is not vomiting but coughing. Because the cat cannot spit voluntarily and can only expel it through coughing, it needs to be treated with phlegm-reducing and anti-inflammatory drugs.
