What happens when a cat has a stomach ache?
Cats with stomach aches may vomit repeatedly, develop flatulence, abdominal pain, diarrhea and lose their appetite.
When to take your cat to the vet for abdominal pain?
Prognosis will vary with the cause of abdominal pain. Relapse can occur from some conditions, and some be be chronic. IBD, for example, cannot be cured and is managed, rather than resolved. Keep a watch on your cat’s appetite as well as any other symptoms. If they return, be sure to take your cat into see the veterinarian.
Why is my cat not eating any food?
Cats that won’t eat may or may not have other associated symptoms. Dental disease may present signs including favouring a soft food over biscuits or eating more to one side of the mouth than the other, if one side is particularly sore.
What to do when your cat goes off their food?
It could even be because you were unlucky enough to have bought a “bad” batch of food and if this is the case, you need to take it back to the place you bought it from. The next step is to try and tempt your cat with one of their favourite foods whether it’s tinned or home-made.
Why does my kitten have an upset stomach?
Dr. Rondeau adds that parasites are especially common in young cats and kittens. Both Dr. Arguelles and Dr. Rondeau say that food intolerance, food allergies and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) also commonly lead to an upset cat stomach.
What can I Feed my Cat for stomach issues?
You can do this by feeding Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Gastrointestinal Fiber Response cat food, a prescription cat food that includes brewers’ rice, B vitamins and psyllium husk seed, among other ingredients, or by adding canned pumpkin or Metamucil.”
What to do if your cat has a loss of appetite?
Some illnesses may result in a loss of taste so heating the food to body temperature can make food more appealing to cats. Using strong smelling or strong flavoured foods such as fish, chicken or prawns may help as cats appetites can get stimulated by smell. If you are still unsure please contact our expert nurses.
When to take a cat with a stomach ache to the vet?
Once the cat starts feeling better, the regular diet may be gradually introduced over the course of a few days. Going back to the regular diet too abruptly may cause a relapse of the symptoms. Cats that do not feel better, appear dehydrated and lethargic should be seen by a veterinarian right away.
