How do you take care of cats when they are sick? Dog owners must pay attention! After a sick cat at home is sent to a pet hospital for treatment, most doctors will ask the parents to pay more attention to the cat's food and supplement it after they return home. High-protein foods such as eggs or meat. And the food should be based on palatability.

My cat is sick, what changes should be made in his diet?

A cat’s appetite during illness will be relatively poor. You can feed it some of the foods it usually likes to eat. If possible, it can be fed with broth or fish soup. The feeding amount should be based on the principle of regular and regular small meals and frequent meals. If the cat refuses to eat, you can make the food into a paste and apply it on the cat’s lips to induce eating. Cats' gastrointestinal absorption function is generally not very good during illness, so at this stage, they mainly eat animal protein that is easy to digest and absorb. On the one hand, it increases nutrient absorption, and on the other hand, it also enhances palatability.

If a pet suffers from a viral infectious disease or gastrointestinal disease, it will usually have symptoms of diarrhea, which will cause a large loss of body water. In addition to infusion treatment in the hospital, you can add some water to the food. When feeding sick cats cat food, you can soak the cat food in water and keep the temperature at about 40°C. If it is too hot, the cat will refuse to eat and will also destroy the nutrients of the food. During a pet's illness, as all aspects of the pet's body functions will decline, and the immunity and resistance are not as good as before, of course the food for the day should be finished. If there is any leftover, do not feed it the next day. The small bowl used for eating should be removed before each meal. Clean as often as possible. Food taken out of the refrigerator in summer must be heated before being eaten by pets. Food that is too cold may cause gastrointestinal diseases again.

Parents need to pay more attention to their daily lives when cats are sick. After all, when the cat’s resistance is no longer healthy than before, paying more attention can avoid secondary infections.