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Causes of diarrhea in cats

cat diarrhea

Of the things that annoy cat breeders and cause them anxiety; The cat has diarrhea, and the cat’s frequent defecation does not mean that the cat has diarrhea. The cat. If the cat is playing and eating well, there is no need to worry, and diarrhea in this case is a symptom and not a disease, and it heals on its own. 

Causes of cat diarrhea

 The causes of cat diarrhea are:

The presence of some intestinal parasites, such as roundworms, hookworms, or tapeworms, cause diarrhea in cats, and they are a real danger to cats, and they are infected by exposure to parasite eggs from contaminated food or by hunting wild animals.

The cat’s going out to the street can expose it to many diseases, parasites and their eggs, so it is advisable to stay at home, knowing that the immunity of domestic cats is less than that of stray street cats. The transmission of infection of young cats when breastfeeding from their mother, as infections can be transmitted from infections due to roundworms, which are types of intestinal parasites easily, even if the cat takes medication for inflammation that can not stop the re-infection, and adult cats can always be infected, and medicines do not help in this case.

Diarrhea is sometimes caused by other diseases, including bacterial infection, viral infection, and some types of infections caused by protozoan flagella that reproduce in the small intestine, such as giardiasis.

Diarrhea sometimes occurs because the cat is allergic to certain foods, such as cow's milk, as it causes inflammation in the intestines and affects the digestive enzymes.

 Cats sometimes get diarrhea because of colitis, a disease in the pancreas, or because they have cancer.

Diarrhea sometimes occurs due to a disease in the liver or kidneys, which are one of the most important organs in the cat's body that help the body clean it of toxins.

Diarrhea sometimes occurs as a symptom of taking certain medications.

Metabolic diseases that affect the pancreas or the liver and lead to an imbalance in the thyroid gland that affects the digestive system and causes diarrhea. Stress, a cat may get diarrhea due to stress, anxiety or excitement, just as it happens with humans, as stress affects the digestive system and leads to irritation of the lower intestine or inflammation of the colon.

Diarrhea is sometimes caused by a cat's enteritis. Diarrhea is sometimes caused by constipation and the cause may seem strange, but older cats can have problems with colon movement, leading to constipation and blocking of the colon with feces.

Cat diarrhea symptoms

 There are some symptoms that accompany diarrhea, and if all or some of them occur with diarrhea, it is necessary to consult a veterinarian, and they are as follows: Fever.

vomiting;

Blood in the cat's stool.

 Lethargy and inactivity.

 Weight loss.

 Drought.

 Loss of appetite.

Bad smell of cat feces. Mucus in cat feces.

 Sleep in a deep sleep. Weakness. liquid stool

Abdominal pain.

Straining in the process of defecation with a larger amount of stool than usual.

Treating diarrhea in cats

 

There are some steps that can be taken to treat diarrhea at home:

 Talk to the veterinarian and tell him the symptoms and provide him with all the necessary information about the health of the cat and how it has changed, and with a clinical examination, the doctor can determine the cause of the disease to ensure that the cat receives the appropriate treatment and the earlier he goes to him, the better the result for the cat, and there are some steps that the doctor takes For example: doing an x-ray of the cat's abdomen, making an endoscopy of the digestive system.

 A complete blood test.

Laboratory examination of stool and rectal swab to look for intestinal parasites.

Not to buy and use human medications that humans use to treat diarrhea because they are toxic and dangerous to the cat's health. Changing the cat's diet to resolve diarrhea if it is allergic to some foods such as milk and its derivatives, as it cannot digest well.

 Putting a little salt in the water that the cat will drink to compensate for the salts lost during diarrhea, and the cat can also be transferred from dry food to canned food because it contains more moisture, so it will compensate for dehydration.

The use of probiotics, a type of food supplement that maintains the good bacteria in the gut and aids digestion, should be a type specifically for cats.

Use hemp oil called CBD, as it supports the digestive system and helps the intestines reduce loose stools that result from environmental stress or diet.