1. Why can’t cats fast for diarrhea?
When a cat has diarrhea, a lot of water and nutrients in the body will be lost along with the water. If the diarrhea lasts for a long time, it will easily lead to dehydration and low blood sugar in the cat. If the cat is fasted again at this time, it will accelerate the speed of the cat’s dehydration and will not help the cat’s recovery.
So, when the cat has diarrhea, as long as the cat can eat by itself, we must provide the cat with food. But try to choose some light and easily digestible food, so as to not only maintain the nutrients the cat’s body needs, but also reduce the cat’s intestinal burden.
In addition, when the cat has diarrhea, the intake of fiber can be increased. Feeding high-fiber foods such as chicken breast, pumpkin, potatoes, and oatmeal can help the cat absorb the water in the feces and increase the feces. volume, thereby shaping the stool and relieving symptoms of cat diarrhea.
2. Reasons for cat diarrhea
1. Improper diet
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It may be that the cat ate expired and spoiled food, or turned over the trash can and ate something dirty, so it irritated the stomach and caused the cat to have diarrhea. In addition, some owners don’t know that cats can’t drink milk, and drinking a lot of milk at once will also cause cats to be lactose intolerant and have diarrhea.
2. Cat poisoning
Cats may experience vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms due to accidental ingestion of some inedible foods, drugs or plants. sexual symptoms.
3. Parasitic infection
When a cat is infected with intestinal parasites, the parasites in the body will absorb the nutrients in the intestines, damage the intestinal mucosa, cause the bacteria to invade the immune layer, and make Inflammation of the intestines can cause diarrhea in cats.
4. Virus infection
When cats are infected with feline distemper, coronavirus and other infectious diseases, they will also have diarrhea symptoms, which are usually accompanied by vomiting, fever, lethargy, and loss of appetite. and other symptoms.
Third, what should I do about cat diarrhea?
When the cat has diarrhea, it is not recommended that the owner give the cat any medication at will. If you are not sure about the cause of the cat’s diarrhea, the use of antidiarrheal drugs in many cases will only cure the symptoms but not the root cause, which is not conducive to timely detection and cure. disease.
Therefore, when a cat has diarrhea symptoms, we need to find out the specific cause of its diarrhea in time. If we can’t judge by ourselves, we need to take the cat to the veterinary hospital for stool examination in time, and then take symptomatic medication after determining the cause. .
Of course, if you can’t take the cat to the pet hospital in time, you can’t let it go. You can give the cat some pet probiotics, antidiarrheal drugs and broad-spectrum intestinal anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve symptoms and avoid the cat’s repeated symptoms. Diarrhea is a symptom of dehydration. When you have time, take your cat to the hospital for a checkup.
