Vitamins are very important for cats. A lack of any vitamin will have serious negative effects on their bodies. Vitamin A deficiency occurs when a cat's body does not have enough vitamin A.

The main causes of this problem are as follows:

The nutrients in the food are unbalanced and fail to provide sufficient vitamin A;

During the lactation period or kitten period, cats’ demand for vitamin A increases significantly;

Some metabolic abnormalities occur, inhibiting the absorption of vitamin A;

When cats develop some infectious respiratory diseases, the amount of vitamin A stored in the liver will be greatly reduced. These conditions will induce vitamin A deficiency.

Please don’t underestimate this disease. Cats’ vision will be affected and they may develop night blindness or dry eye syndrome. The resistance of the skin and hair will also decrease, making dermatitis prone to occur. In severe cases, it can also damage nerves and cause skeletal muscle paralysis. In addition, vitamin A deficiency can also affect the reproductive capacity of cats, causing deformities or miscarriages. Even if kittens are born successfully, they are prone to some congenital diseases, such as skeletal deformities, deafness, movement disorders, etc.

To treat vitamin A deficiency, you need to go to the hospital to inject vitamin A preparations or take oral vitamin A supplements. Other diseases caused by the disease must also be treated symptomatically.

In daily life, owners can appropriately feed cats foods rich in vitamin A, such as animal liver, egg yolks, corn, etc. But pay attention to the feeding frequency, once a week is enough.

Although diseases will inevitably occur in the process of raising pets, as long as we face them actively and invest in treatment, I believe that the babies will regain their healthy bodies.