Today we are going to talk about a topic with taste ~ the problem of constipation in cats.
If your owner often goes to pick up the cat litter, the shit posture has been set, you can see its ass and hind legs part of the force, and pose a serious look, but after coming out of the cat litter basin empty, as if nothing has happened ~ you should pay attention, this may be a typical feature of dry stool, can not defecate.
Symptoms of constipation in cats:
Healthy cats defecate about 1-2 times a day, can easily excrete, the stool is dark brown strips, soft and not dry. 1. If your cat feels pain during defecation, it will scream in pain, and the chrysanthemum is bloody, which is a more serious defecation problem. 2. The cat works very hard to discharge a small amount of dry and hard poop like "sheep dung eggs".
3. Touch the sides of the cat's abdomen with your fingers to check whether there are obvious hard objects and reduce the amount of food.
What are the causes of constipation in cats?
1. Lack of exercise. Pet cats spend most of their time at home, the space for movement is very limited, and insufficient exercise slows down the intestinal peristalsis, which in turn causes intestinal movement disorders and constipation.
2. Drink less water. Water temperature, water pan position and height, poor water quality, not in line with the cat's physiological habits and habits, will also lead to cats do not like to drink water, resulting in feces drying.
3. Intestinal lesions, including hairball blockage, megacolon.
4. Stress response. Excessive mental stress in dogs and cats can inhibit intestinal peristalsis and secretion of digestive juices, leading to indigestion and constipation.
Harm caused by constipation in cats:
1. fissure bleeding.
2. Long-term non-defecation, the body produces toxins, accumulation, resulting in loss of other systems of the body.
3. Megacolon. Constipation and stubborn constipation are relatively good, but the megacolon is somewhat terrifying. The cat's intestines are divided into small intestines (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) and large intestine (cecum, colon, rectum), and the cat's fecal accumulation and continuous colon expansion due to the loss of normal colon function will become megacolon.
Food passes through the digestive tract and is absorbed mainly in the colonic segment. Enemas can be relieved when symptoms are mild, but in severe cases, enemas are of little use and can only be operated on.
Constipation solutions for cats:
1. Guide the cat to drink more water, the owner can place a number of bowls containing fresh water at home, so that the kitten can drink water anytime and anywhere, increasing the amount of water the kitten drinks.
2. Change the diet of kittens. If the cat food is too dry to cause constipation, you can try to feed a little wet food, such as a staple food can mixed with some water, to increase gastrointestinal wetness.
3. If the cat is not constipated, it can also add mashed steamed pumpkin to the cat food to increase the fiber content in the diet.
4. Feed lactulose. Note that lactulose is for pets only. Baika's Baikoshu xylose effect is still very good. Dropper + solution, it is easy to feed, and it contains lactulose, xylose oligosaccharide, b1, b6.
The role of lactulose is to moisten the intestines, prevent constipation, and reduce blood ammonia; while xylose oligosaccharide relieves constipation and enhances immunity; b1, b6 improve the appetite of kittens and become more energetic. However, it should be noted that this product is not available for diabetes, obstruction, pregnancy and nursing pets.
Since cat owner constipation is such a terrible thing, we must prevent it from life, drink more water, exercise more, develop good living habits, and be a "intestinal" cat without hindrance!