What to do if a cat has diarrhea

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

What to do if a cat has diarrhea

Methods for treating cats with bloody stools:

1. If a cat has blood in its feces but has an appetite and is in a good mental state, it may be enteritis or parasites. If it is caused by infection, you can do a fecal microscopy on the cat.

2. If the blood on your cat’s poop is bright red and you observe that the cat often licks near the anus, there may be a problem at the end of the cat’s intestines or near the anal glands, and you need to immediately Go to the hospital for treatment.

3. If your cat has just been brought home or the cat is very young, then feline distemper virus must be considered and you need to go to the hospital immediately.

4. Do not let cats come into contact with toxic flowers, various disinfectants, cleaners and other items. Pay attention to the storage of cat food. After opening the big bag of cat food, it is best to use separate bags to store it. Do not put too much cat food for cats at one time to avoid leaving it for too long and deteriorating.

5. Maintain environmental hygiene, regularly disinfect, replace cat supplies, and regularly deworm internal and external bodies.

Causes of cat diarrhea:

1. Cat gastroenteritis is usually accompanied by diarrhea and vomiting. The cat’s mental state is not good, the body is thin, and the feces It is black-green bloody stool with a fishy odor.

2. If a cat has been constipated for a long time, and the feces is too hard or too dry to defecate smoothly, it will cause anal fissure in the cat to a certain extent, resulting in blood in the cat's stool.

3. Foreign body damage. When small objects that are easily eaten by cats are swallowed, these foreign objects may get stuck in the esophagus or cause intermittent vomiting or anorexia after entering the stomach. If these foreign bodies cause damage to the cat's gastrointestinal tract and cause bleeding, it will cause blood in the cat's stool.