Without pets, many of us cannot imagine our lives. How nice when they are healthy and cheerful, they meet the hosts in the evening from work and are happy. Unfortunately, no one is safe from illness. And the most common symptoms of an approaching disease are nausea and vomiting. This is a consequence of the reflex release of contents from the cavity of the stomach through the mouth and nose. Why the cat is sick, we will understand today together.
Most common causes
Vomiting reflex can be triggered by a variety of reasons. The most commonplace is overeating. But everything can be much more serious. Such symptoms may indicate poisoning, infectious diseases, and infection with parasites. Why the cat is sick, the doctor should understand. But the owner needs to be guided in order to start acting on time.
No reason to worry
Often a cat vomits after eating grass. The animal specifically eats it in large quantities to cause emetic reflexes. As you have noticed, the animal constantly licks itself. Wool sticks to the tongue and form lumps in the stomach. To get rid of them and need grass. You might think that with the help of greens the cat replenishes the supply of vitamins. But in the stomach the grass does not linger, which means it will not have time to digest.
The second option is not so harmless. If the question arose, why does the cat feel sick, then it is necessary to remember what events preceded this. Moving, acquiring a new pet, and other life situations can cause fear, stress, or excitement. Often, against the background of this, vomiting develops.
Overeating is another popular reason. Owners forget that their pet’s stomach is the size of a thimble. Many nerve endings that lead to the vomiting center are located in the abdominal region. Some change in pressure on the walls of the stomach can occur in an animal that has eaten a lot of food. Wondering why the cat is sick? Review his diet and serving size.
If the animal has vomited only once or twice, but no changes in behavior are observed, then it’s okay. Some healthy cats may have a physiological tendency to vomit due to the specific structure of the digestive tract.
We evaluate the condition
What else can the owner think if he sees a pet worsen? First of all, evaluate its severity. If vomited once, and the cat continues to run and play, then you can continue to observe. If bouts of vomiting go one after another, and each time it’s more difficult for the animal to run away to the tray or even to rise after the next bout, then urgently take him to the veterinarian.
What else needs to be taken into account:
- The cat may vomit due to toxicosis during pregnancy.
- The disorder of the vestibular apparatus also provokes nausea.
- In diseases of the liver, pancreatitis, vomiting occurs in approximately 20%.
- A cat may feel sick with uterine inflammation.
- With intoxication due to infection with worms.
Sometimes a cat vomits for a long time and for a long time, but this has nothing to do with food intake. In such cases, you should immediately contact a specialist.
Types of Vomiting
It is acute and chronic. Both that and another look has distinctive features. Acute vomiting needs symptomatic treatment. In chronic manifestations, the animal needs specific diagnostics, that is, you can not do without special treatment. Moreover, each attack can be divided into three stages. This is nausea with severe salivation, belching and actually vomiting. There are various types of vomiting, each of which has its own characteristics and causes. Let's look at a few typical types of vomiting.
White foam
A loving owner is always scared if his pet is vomiting. But down with emotion, you first need to analyze the situation and understand what to do next. If no more symptoms are observed, but the cat is sick with white foam, then most likely he is simply hungry. Veterinarians always reassure owners by calling such vomiting hungry foam.
Most often, such symptoms are observed in the morning, especially if he did not eat well in the evening. This is usually a solitary phenomenon. That is, the cat is sick with white foam, after which he continues to play normally. Feed him regular food, and the stomach immediately starts to work.
Vomiting of bile
Normally, there should not be bile in the stomach. It works in the intestines and is needed to emulsify fats. Therefore, if the cat is sick with yellow fluid, then liver and gall bladder disease cannot be ruled out. Naturally, such a process cannot be called physiological. That is why it requires increased attention from the owner.
Even a small amount of bile gives the vomit yellow. Normally, it should not be in the stomach. Therefore, if the cat is sick with yellow fluid, then urgent measures must be taken. At the very least, it is necessary to undergo an examination, on the basis of which the doctor will prescribe treatment. The reflux of bile from the duodenum occurs due to weak sphincter or increased reverse peristalsis. That is, it can talk about problems with the small intestine.
Green vomiting
This happens for the reason described above. This means that the cat vomits bile, which in large quantities is thrown into the stomach. This condition is characteristic of diseases such as intestinal obstruction or peritonitis. Therefore, you can not put off in any case! Even a single occurrence of such a symptom should serve as a signal for an immediate visit to a veterinary clinic.
In some cases, yellow or green vomit appears when eating a large number of industrial feeds that contain yellow dyes. If vomiting occurs after eating, this indicates inflammation in the stomach, ulcers or colitis. And most often this is the result of the introduction of dubious quality feed into the diet.
Treatment
If the cat vomits bile for the first time, then you can postpone the trip to the doctor. If the general condition and activity of the animal has not changed, then just adjust the pet's diet. You must rush to the doctor in the following cases:
- Yellow vomiting lasts several hours in a row.
- In the masses, bile and a lot of yellow mucus are clearly visible.
- You observe a sharp change in state: an increase in body temperature, a decrease in physical activity, a refusal to feed and drink.
The condition can deteriorate very quickly, so you should definitely go for help. Yellow vomiting in a cat after emergency care is eliminated by adequate diet therapy, the use of antispasmodic and antiemetic agents. And of course, you need to cure the underlying disease that caused the development of vomiting.
Key recommendations
On the first day, it is required to completely stop the animal’s nutrition, not to give him water. It is only occasionally permissible to drink a spoonful of water. Since vomiting of bile is usually caused by a gastrointestinal tract disease, you need to be very careful about your pet's nutrition. Remove from the diet all fried and greasy, smoked meats and sausages, cold or hot food.
To reduce the intensity of pain symptoms, it is recommended to use antispasmodic drugs. Special antiemetic drugs will help reduce the activity of vomiting centers in the central nervous system. Do not forget that resorting to this group of drugs is necessary only on the recommendation of a doctor. If there is intoxication in the body, and with the help of drugs you stop vomiting, then you thereby deprive the body of the opportunity to get rid of toxins. In parallel, it is necessary to treat the underlying disease, due to which such symptoms develop.
Vomiting blood
Bloody patches are a bad sign. Normally, there should not be blood in the digestive tract. Practicing veterinarians note that the blood in the vomit can be of two types: scarlet and dark.
The presence of red, bright blood indicates damage to the esophagus or pharynx. It is necessary to carefully examine the oral cavity for the presence of fragments of bones, chips and other objects.
Dark or brown vomit indicates bleeding in the stomach itself. Under the influence of hydrochloric acid, the blood changes color.
If the cat is vomiting blood, then you can not hesitate. You can independently examine the oral cavity, after which contact a specialist. In some cases, the account can go already for hours.
Vomiting after eating
This is a fairly common symptom, which also cannot be ignored. The gag reflex in this case occurs as a result of contraction of the abdominal muscles and diaphragm. As a result, the food eaten is pushed out. It represents undigested pieces together with gastric juice. This is a protective reaction of the body, which does not pose a danger to life. But if the cat vomits with undigested food constantly, then it is necessary to undergo an examination.
Why does the cat vomit after eating
There can be quite a few reasons. Therefore, you must first carefully observe your pet, and only then draw a final conclusion. So, briefly about the reasons:
- Overeating or too fast absorption of food. Most often this happens in houses where several animals live. Natural competition leads to the fact that each of them tries to eat as much as possible. As a result, large pieces are rejected by the body.
- Poor feed. If the cat is sick with dry food, then you need to pay attention to the label, and also look for information about its manufacturer. Enzymatic pathways of representatives of the cat breed are arranged in such a way that they need more protein. With its lack of food, nutrients are not absorbed, and the body gets rid of them with vomiting. Here is the answer to why vomiting is not at all rare after eating cheap food for animals. Indeed, most often it does not contain more than 3% meat.
- Poisoning.
- The presence of infectious diseases.
- Helminths.
Digestive diseases
Above, we talked about the situation when an animal eats food and immediately burps it back. But it happens a little differently. What if the cat vomits after a few hours with the remnants of undigested food? That is, the digestion process starts, but the split food leaves the body and does not enter the small intestine, where it is supposed to be absorbed into the blood?
What happens in this case? Usually this picture is typical for gastritis, pancreatitis, hepatitis, bowel obstruction. That is, in any case, you need to examine the digestive system and look for the cause. Do not forget that before its discovery, you need to switch to a sparing diet. It is best to choose feed from a special, medical line.
Poisoning
If the cat is often sick and the condition only worsens, then each owner begins to think about poisoning. Indeed, this is the most common cause of vomiting. Moreover, the list of substances that can cause this is quite large. These are substandard products, medicines and chemicals. Of course, the reaction of the owner must be different.
- If the cat accidentally found pills and ate them. A state of drowsiness or overexcitation may be observed. The animal saliva flows abundantly. The pupils are usually dilated, gait entangled, vomiting. In this case, it is urgent to give an adsorbent. The easiest way to give the most common activated carbon. Dissolve it in a spoonful of water.
- Acid. Cats are rather cautious creatures, but sometimes, being interested in something new, they taste. With acid poisoning, symptoms appear such as swelling of the laryngeal mucosa, increased salivation. The cat breathes intermittently and heavily. Drink it with a solution of salt.
- Detergent. Most often, they are based on alkali. Poisoning will manifest itself in the form of shortness of breath and vomiting. The pet has liquid feces with blood, cramps. You need to mix lemon juice with water and drink the animal.
- Home plants are another danger. What to do if a cat is poisoned with poisonous flowers? This usually manifests itself in the form of arrhythmias, narrowing or dilated pupils, diarrhea, or rapid heart rate. It is necessary to rinse the stomach with enterosgel or potassium permanganate.
- Spoiled food.
But if the cat vomits with liquid, he completely refuses to touch water and food, while the pupils are very dilated, then poisoning for rodents can be assumed. If poisoned grain is used for this purpose, the cat will not touch it. But when the bait is meat, then he can not resist. And the mouse itself, which runs out of shelter under the influence of poison, serves as easy prey, and the poison from its body begins to kill the cat. That is why experts recommend that you do not seek advice from friends, do not think of what to do if the cat vomits. You should immediately seek help from a specialist.
The most powerful poisons for the extermination of rodents are zookumarins. A characteristic feature of exposure to the body is not only vomiting, but also internal hemorrhage. Symptoms develop up to 10 days, after which you can observe bleeding from the eyes, ears, anus. In this case, help is already useless.
Vomiting in kittens
In this case, the owner needs to be very careful, as dehydration develops very quickly in a tiny kitten's body. Depending on the severity of the disease, the prognosis can be different, even fatal.
If the kitten is constantly sick, or has frequent burping at the same time as vomiting, then this can be triggered by dysfunction of the pylorus in the stomach, that is, the sphincter. If it is improperly developed, then the stomach is not properly emptied, which provokes vomiting reflexes. Such a diagnosis can be made to a kitten after an X-ray examination.
Sometimes a kitten vomits because there are physiological disorders in the muscle that separates the stomach and esophagus. In this case, the food does not enter the stomach and is burped by the animals. If the kitten was born with such a violation, then you need to feed him tiny portions, chopping the food to a puree state. Be sure to keep the kitten upright. This helps the food more easily penetrate the stomach. Usually underdeveloped muscle can bounce back with age.
Vomiting treatment
For successful therapy, you need to collect an anamnesis. That is, carefully observe the animal, check the frequency of vomiting and the presence of various impurities in the excreted masses. So, the cat was poisoned, what should I do? Remove food and water. While your desire to feed and drink a pet will only harm him.
It must be remembered that vomiting is not an independent disease, but only one of its symptoms. If a cat or kitten vomits once, then you need to pause the feeding and observe. In this case, you need to give water a little, but do not force the cat to drink by force.
A very good sign will be the appearance of appetite. But even in this case, you can not immediately load the pet’s stomach. Better feed it in small portions. Of course, a large British cat will look at you reproachfully, but remember that you do this for his good. After prolonged vomiting, diet is advisable. The cat is fed boiled rice and lean meat. If the food is normally absorbed, then little by little the cottage cheese and the egg are introduced into the diet. You can switch to the usual diet a week later after normalization.
Drug treatment
Of course, it’s very difficult for the owner to watch how his favorite is tormented. The British cat has a physiological predisposition to vomiting, so do not panic if this happens once, on an empty stomach or immediately after eating. But with severe and repeated vomiting, an intramuscular injection of Tserukal or No-Shpy can be given. For 1 kg of animal weight, 1 ml of the drug will be required. Very good help is provided by sorbents, such as Enterosgel. The use of electrolyte types of solutions ("Rehydron") is ineffective.
If the cat is vomiting and eating nothing, then the situation is more serious than you think. Urgently need to go to the veterinarian, as self-medication can turn into a tragedy. Nausea and vomiting can lead to dehydration. The doctor will help to quickly determine the cause of such phenomena, assess the level of dehydration and prescribe a dropper.
Prevention
It is very important to visit a veterinarian regularly and get vaccinated. Watch what your pet is playing with. These are toys, as well as everything that is available to your pet in the house. It is very important that items with small details are inaccessible to a kitten and an adult animal. Cats play right up to old age, so the danger of swallowing small balls and wheels remains throughout life.
And of course, you need to monitor nutrition. Check with your veterinarian and find the optimal type, frequency of feeding and allowable serving. Do not deviate from these recommendations, no matter how your pet may begging for a yummy one.
Instead of a conclusion
As you can see, cats have enough reasons for developing nausea. Therefore, it is imperative to engage in prevention and carefully monitor the condition of your pet. If vomiting is repeated two or more times, then you must make an appointment with the veterinarian. Do not forget that if vomiting is the result of poisoning or an infectious disease, the condition will worsen literally every hour. If there is night or a weekend ahead, during which the veterinarians will be unavailable, then you need to undergo an examination and get an appointment in advance. Uncontrolled vomiting leads to dehydration and inevitable death of the pet.