Why cats vomit

This does not worry us sick, like vomiting after biting the grass, which cleans the cat stomach. She also eagerly eat food, nestravit granules, to get rid of gastric juices or eat the food too cold. It can also respond to change diet. However, if vomiting more and more frequently, it must find a veterinarian.

Provide technical assistance is urgently needed in cases where:

vomiting is associated with the inability to urinate (known as feline urologic syndrome), indicating a barrier in the urinary tract;
While vomiting is accompanied by constipation, bloating, pain and incipient shock may be an intestinal obstruction due to too hard stools, invasion roundworms, foreign bodies, or tangle of intestines;
vomiting associated with chills and salivation may signal an infection of the mouth, gum disease, upset stomach or a lack of vitamin B;
vomiting after a long time with weight loss may indicate an allergy, diabetes or kidney or liver disease;
vomiting with bloody stools suggests the viral infection,infestations or bacterial infections;
vomiting associated with apathy points to a possible poisoning.

The most common cause is vomiting hair, which is usually the case with semi-or long-haired cats living in the home environment. Cat in the fulfillment of the stomach causing the hair itself emetic effect poziranim grass - either outdoors or at home with a special pot of cat grass - which can completely clean the stomach. Some renowned brand of feed, however they contain substances which minimize the formation of Fur balls (hair tufts) in the cat stomach.
Also, vomiting, acid reflux is common for the functioning of the digestive system of cats. If, however, vomits more than twice a month may signal health problems with kidney or liver.

Light digestive problems caused by feeding can be managed home treatment, consisting first in a hunger strike and then go back to the diet brand, she was used. If there is no change in diet, is perhaps a variant of food allergy. Then the vet to show up on tests, but until then proceed partly as in the previous case: hunger strike, diet - but then try another type of feeding.

Frequent vomiting - several times a week or a day - or vomiting associated with some of the other symptoms of illness are in immediate care professional.

Sick cats should drink a lot. For many diseases, which include vomiting,is constant fluid intake up is important.

How to clean up

Usually a cat regurgitates stomach contents on the carpet. First, it should be removed as soon as the mechanical part of vomit with a plastic bag and place it dry with paper - napkin, handkerchief or towel. Rest is cleaned with cold water and baking soda throwing. It neutralizes odors and after drying can be easily removed with vacuum cleaner. Any clean sponge the stain with napenenym detergent for washing dishes.

Using materials: K. Behrendova - Cat, E. Verhoef - Verhallen-Large encyclopedia of cats, M. Rihova - of the cat breeders

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