Toat shovelers all know that if there is something that really can't be found, you may be surprised if you try to see the belly of your cat and dog.
I have never raised a cat or a dog,
You will never know what it will spit out for you in the next second...
· When I found that my master vomited, how can I check the cause of vomiting from the vomit?
· How to judge whether to seek medical treatment immediately or to observe further after vomiting?
· How to take care of dogs and cats after vomiting?
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Digits and cats are divided into acute vomiting (stress, poisoning, gastrointestinal diseases, etc.) and chronic vomiting (endocrine, metabolism, etc.).
According to the common vomit morphology of dogs and cats, we roughly divide it into 7 situations.
01 | Hair spitting ball
morphology: striped or spherical hairball
Reason: The hair change period in spring and summer is also the most common season for cat hairballs. The "barb" on the cat's tongue will grab the cat's floating hair and swallow it into the body. If the hair balls are not discharged smoothly through the feces, they will gather in the digestive tract to form a certain blockage, which will lead to vomiting.
Solution: Increase the frequency of combing, try to feed high-fiber foods such as wheat grass and pumpkin mud, and arrange hair-filled products (hair-filled slices, cat grass) to stimulate gastrointestinal motility to help hair removal.
02 | Spit out undigested dog and cat food
Form: residue, undigested food
Reason: ① Eat too much and too hurry, do not chew food, or swallow a lot of air while swallowing. ② Nausea caused by intense exercise just after eating. ③ Gastrointestinal discomfort caused by changing food.
Solution: After vomiting, use probiotics for gastrointestinal tract to regulate the stomach and intestines. For hairy children who eat too fast and have a narrow esophagus, they should usually control their food consumption, try to eat less and more meals, reduce the amount of feeding, and increase the number of feedings. When changing grain, you must follow the 7-day grain exchange method, step by step and make a scientific transition.
03 | Gastric juice
morphology: Gastric juice is a white viscous liquid with relatively large foam. Most often occurs in the middle of the night or early morning.
Reason: ① If there is no food in the stomach for a long time, excessive accumulation of gastric acid and reflux will cause vomiting. ② Vomiting caused by indigestion caused by strenuous exercise after meals. ③The pancreas is lesions; it is usually accompanied by vomiting and abdominal pain, and the dog has a "praying shape".
Solution: Fast first after vomiting. Without repeated vomiting and good mental condition, feed some warm water to regulate the stomach and intestines with probiotics, and then feed the easily digestible food with a small amount of meals. If vomiting continues, it is considered viral infection or pancreatitis, so it is recommended to seek medical treatment in time.
04 | Bile spitting
Form: Bile is a dark yellow liquid or brown-green
Reason: ① First, whether you eat green foods such as vegetables and pastries are gastrointestinal discomfort. ② If you are on an empty stomach and have not eaten for a long time, you will vomit bile. When normal, bile is released in the small intestine. On an empty stomach, bile may flow backflow into the stomach, stimulating the gastric mucosa, and spitting out bile.
Solution: Fasting to observe mental condition and recurring vomiting.
05 | Spit parasite
morphology: A white translucent striped parasite is attached to the vomit.
Reason: Some parasites draw host nutrients in the intestines. When there are too many parasites in the body, the parasite's larvae and eggs lurk in the digestive intestines. After parasites such as tapeworms and roundworms stimulate the stomach and intestines, they will be spit out.
Solution: The temperature warms in summer and the activity of microorganisms and parasites increases, which is often easier to "take advantage of the situation" at this time. Pets need to be dewormed internally and externally on time; if they are in poor mental state, it is recommended to send the doctor to the hospital for nutritional solution first, and then deworm them after they are restored.
06 | Blood vomiting
Form: light red blood, brown
Reason: ① Maybe accidentally eat sharp things, cutting the stomach and causing bleeding. ② If the color is pink and the vomiting is not too much, it is also possible that gastric ulcers may cause mild bleeding. But if the vomit has blood clots, fresh blood, or coffee grounds, it may indicate a lot of bleeding in the upper part of the stomach.
Solution: Send to the hospital immediately.
07 | Spit foreign objects
Form: plastic, paper clips, toys and other inedible foreign objects.
Reason: Dogs and cats accidentally eat and pica.
Solution: Clean up and organize some gadgets, store them well, or appropriately limit the range of movement of cats to reduce contact with dangerous "little things". Contact the hospital in time and go to the hospital for palpation, filming or ultrasound as soon as possible to confirm the size and location of foreign objects.
Vomiting is the most common type of case encountered in general animal hospitals. Dogs and cats can also vomit when they are healthy, and mild vomiting can also stimulate the functions of some internal organs. But this does not mean that this matter does not need to be taken seriously.
From clinical practice, there are many diseases that can cause vomiting. Even if some are listed casually, there are still 10 or 20 kinds, and the consequences range from self-limiting diseases to death.
So when do you have to go to the hospital, don’t worry! We can conduct a comprehensive observation from four dimensions -
① Number of times of vomiting: vomiting once in a few weeks or months/spray continuously in recent days/spray more than three times a day/spray continuously within 3 hours
② Whether you have appetite after vomiting: normal food / abolition of appetite
③ Are you mentally conscious after vomiting: normal and lively willing to play / mental state decline, unwilling to move while lying down/poor mental state, weight loss
④ Symptoms of vomiting: fever / diarrhea
, you can continue to observe at home:
If the dog and cat are still very energetic after vomiting, it can be regarded as a mild condition.
Fast for 6-8 hours after vomiting. If the dog and cat are too small, shorten the fasting time and observe whether other symptoms appear. During this period, it can be solved according to the vomit situation..
Severe situation, please send to the hospital immediately:
Dogs and cats vomited multiple times within 3 hours, and were obviously listless, loss of appetite, thin body, accompanied by fever (body temperature is higher than 39.5 degrees), diarrhea, etc., it means that the situation is serious. It is recommended to go to the hospital for a detailed examination immediately.
The animal's stomach and intestines just after vomiting are very weak, so the shoveler needs to take careful home care. Most dogs and cats will show nothing after vomiting, but if they still feed them as usual, they may repeatedly fast for 6-8 hours.
Continuous nausea and vomiting may exacerbate these symptoms if you still eat. Therefore, it is recommended to fast the dogs and cats first. Feed a small amount of water every half an hour to see if it still vomits. If you vomit even water, go to the doctor immediately.
2. Using Gastrointestinal Treasure
Xiao Pet Doctors recommend that pet families keep gastrointestinal Treasures. Gastrointestinal Treasure probiotics can relieve vomiting, diarrhea and other problems caused by gastrointestinal diseases to a certain extent. At the same time, highly active probiotics can also help regulate the intestines of dogs and cats and enhance the immunity of dogs and cats.
3. After the fasting is over, you can feed low-fat and low-fiber foods in small quantities and multiple times because both are easy to digest and can delay stomach emptying. For example: soaked soft grain, cod, boiled chicken breasts, etc., it takes about two days to transition to a normal diet.
Last special reminder:
If you are critically ill, such as: cold medicine poisoning/rat medicine poisoning/narcissus poisoning/84 disinfectant poisoning, in addition to vomiting, severe diarrhea, convulsions, loss of appetite, listlessness, bloodshot vomiting, etc., you need to seek medical treatment in time, do not delay!