Collapse or Faint

Sometimes a cat collapses without notice or commendable explanation: the owner find to the cat weak and immobile, unconscious of what happens around. He seems to breathe but the pace can be more rapid or slower of the normal. It is necessary to try to take note mentally of everything what happens.. Or better, if it is possible, write all the details of the accident. It will be of vital importance all we could tell the veterinarian.

If we meet the lifeless cat, it is the most important to maintain the calm, separating him carefully of any imminent danger, for example, if it is knocked down in the street. It is necessary to assure that it does not have the nose obstructed the mouth and to put him sideward, with the neck a bit extended and the head a bit lower than the body. Extract the tongue and put it aside. Examine the respiratory and cardiac pace of the cat and do the artificial breathing if it is necessary. It is not advisable to give him either medicines or alcoholic drinks, as brandy.

A sudden collapse could be to a commotion or shock, consequence of an internal hemorrhage provoked by a street accident or a bad fall, an internal break or an acute metabolic insufficiency. In the shock, the body cuts the supply of blood to the periphery -like the ears, the legs and the tail - and they center in supporting a constant flow of oxygen towards the heart and the brain. The extremities cool and the cat is average unconsciously. Without a rapid treatment, the shock can be fatal, especially if the cat is old or is convalescent of a serious disease. It is necessary to go to the veterinarian immediately for a treatment of emergency.