Cat Diarrhea
Diarrhea is frequent enough. Although it is originated by a change in the diet or by allergies, there are other more serious reasons like viral infections, bad intestinal absorption, tumors and metabolic failures that provoke persistent defecation that can turn into a serious problem.
- Diarrhea:
- Is diarrhea explosive?
- Painful?
- Bloody, with or without mucosa?
Is it accompanied of persistent vomits? YES
Go to the veterinarian NOW
The cat:
Is it dehydrated (the skin does not return to its place when you pinch him) Is he low, weak or suffers collapses? Does he have fever? Is he a puppy? YES
Go to the veterinarian NOW
Diarrhea persists for more than two days? YES
Go to the veterinarian within 24 hours
Is he taking antibiotics or any other medicines? YES
Phone the veterinarian for advice.
Besides diarrhea, the cat is well, but the diet has changed or has he tasted some new meal? YES
Domestic treatment
Diarrhea without vomiting
- Keep him away from food. Allow him to drink as much water as it wants to impede dehydration
- Give him a solution of kaolin (a teaspoon for every five kilograms of corporal weight) every six hours.
- If diarrhea persists for more than 24 hours, or if there is blood in depositions, phone the veterinarian.
- After twelve hours of fasting, give the cat a small quantity of cooked chicken. Continue with this diet until the excrement return to a normal consistency.
Diarrhea with moderate vomits.
- Keep him away from food and water during a period of 12 hours.
- Make him lick small pieces of ice or a small spoonful of carbonic water every hour .
- When he goes twelve hours without being sick, give him a small quantity of cooked chicken and small doses of water. If he does not get sick again, give him a bit more of food after two hours and a solution of kaolin to protect the surface of the stomach.
- Continue with the treatment until the excrement go back to a normal consistency and then return to accustomed diet.
Reduce the risks of diarrhea by not changing the diet abruptly and by not giving him offal as a meal. If you allowed him go outside, test its intestinal deworm periodically.
