When a cat is constipated, you can generally help the cat recover quickly by adjusting the diet, increasing the amount of exercise, feeding drugs, enema or using Kesel. When a cat's constipation is relatively mild, you can feed it honey water or goat milk powder, and play with the cat regularly for a while every day to increase its amount of exercise. If it is caused by hairball syndrome, the cat should be fed hair removal cream or cat grass. However, if the cat’s constipation is severe, medications containing magnesium sulfate or lactulose can be taken orally under the guidance of a physician. If necessary, you can use methods such as dew and enema to help cats defecate.

Cat constipation is mostly caused by unreasonable diet or physical problems. When a cat is constipated, owners may observe that the cat has difficulty defecating, takes a long time to defecate, and has dry and hard stools that may even contain blood. It is generally recommended that the following methods can be used to help cats relieve the symptoms of constipation.

1. Adjust dietary structure

There are several ways to treat constipation in cats by adjusting their diet. First, use food that lubricates the intestinal tract to help cats defecate, such as honey water, goat milk powder, etc. However, honey water should be fed in moderation and cannot be consumed for a long time. Second, adjust the cat's diet structure, feed the cat fiber-rich food, replace natural cat food with lower protein content, increase the amount of wet food, etc. The third is to increase the cat’s water intake. You can set up more drinking points in the cat’s living environment to let the cat drink more water.

2. Add exercise

Increasing the cat's running, jumping and other behaviors can effectively promote the cat's metabolism and gastrointestinal motility. If the cat usually doesn’t like to exercise, the owner can play with the cat for a while every day to increase the cat’s amount of exercise, which can also improve the cat’s constipation to a certain extent.

3. Feeding drugs

The main drugs used to treat constipation in cats are magnesium sulfate or lactulose. These drugs can directly reach the lesion and affect the movement of the cat’s gastrointestinal muscles, and the effect is relatively significant. In addition, if the cat's poop contains hair, it is considered to be constipation caused by hair ball syndrome. The cat should be fed hair removal cream to promote the cat's intestinal movement and help expel hair balls. However, it should be noted that medication treatment is best carried out under the guidance of a pet physician.

4. Enema or use of ketamine

If the cat has not defecated for more than 3 days, and has serious constipation such as dry stool in the anus, it is necessary to use methods such as exfoliation and enema to lubricate the cat's intestines, soften the feces, and help the cat expel feces. . In addition, you must not give an enema to a cat at home by yourself. You must go to the hospital or perform the operation under the guidance of a doctor to prevent improper operation from harming the cat.