Feeding or pathological reasons can cause bloating in kittens
Kittens are an important stage in the growth and development of cats. They need to supplement various nutrients to maintain metabolic balance in the body. The owners will also feed cats a variety of food and nutrients. It is said that all aspects of gastrointestinal digestion are not perfect. Sometimes when feeding, we will find that the cat’s stomach suddenly swells. Why does the kitten bloat? What is the reason for the bloating of the kitten!
Abdominal distension in kittens is mostly caused by food accumulation. Food accumulation is mainly caused by the weak motor function of the digestive tract of kittens. is feces, characterized by mild or moderate enlargement of the cat’s abdomen, which can be caused by cat food
cause bloating in kittens, as some cat food contains Soybeans, when the kitten’s intestines are indigestible, the bacteria in the intestines will ferment these indigestible substances and produce gas, causing abdominal distension and even diarrhea in severe cases. It is inevitable that the digestive system will be weakened. Indigestion means poor absorption. No matter how much you eat, no matter how high-quality food you eat, it will still lead to pathological changes due to the lack of certain nutrients. Cats can’t eat too much fiber feed. These are to reduce costs. Foods with too much fiber will reduce the digestion time of the small intestine and accelerate the entry into the large intestine. As a result, like soybean food, coliform bacteria will ferment undigested food. , resulting in a situation of abdominal distension, because most kittens are greedy, these low-quality feeds, if the palatability is well done and the kittens like to eat, the owner thinks it is good feed, as a result, the kittens eat more, and the stools are more, even soft. The stool is still bloated, and the absorption is not good at all, and the owner does not know it.
The above are some reasons for feeding. Of course, abdominal distension may also be caused by some pathological reasons, such as ascites, which is caused by peritonitis or hypoproteinemia , Caused by cardiac insufficiency, when the cat has ascites, we will see its abdomen expand externally. If we touch the cat’s abdomen, it will fluctuate and show different levels with the change of body position. At the same time, the cat has decreased appetite and shortness of breath. .
Hirschsprung’s disease can also cause abdominal distention in cats, which is caused by congenital defects of the plexus in the colon wall or other causes of colonic motility disorders of. Constipation is the main manifestation of Hirschsprung’s disease in cats, or the discharge of blood in the stool, the cat will vomit, lose weight, and the abdomen will bulge like a barrel.
Other aspects, such as acute peritonitis, are caused by bacterial infection, usually accompanied by an increase in body temperature and vomiting. Or hernia, it will also cause the cat’s abdomen to expand, so clinically, the differential diagnosis of abdominal enlargement is very important, we can first palpate, then puncture to determine whether there is ascites, and white blood cell examination can confirm Presence of inflammatory infection.
Some pathological causes should be treated symptomatically after diagnosis, and some kittens’ abdominal swelling caused by feeding requires owners to pay attention to feeding problems. After the age of six months, cats start to grow slower and their activity level decreases slightly; at this time, they eat more at each meal, so they can reduce the number of meals per day. Although the size of the cat is very similar to that of an adult cat at this time, it will still grow somewhat. Many cat owners feed their cats different foods as they reach sexual maturity; in fact, cats prefer high-quality dry cat food; at this point dry cat food can be supplemented with a bit of nutrient-rich canned cat food to suit them Different nutrient requirements due to slower growth rate.
Do not give kittens human food, which can cause unnecessary distressing behavior, feed home-cooked food, or use adult cat food (especially Nutritional supplements such as weight loss cat food) feeding kittens, or adding vitamins and other nutritional supplements to a fully balanced cat food may result in malnutrition.
