Can cats eat rancid food?
Cats cannot eat rancid food. Cats fed sour food may suffer from persistent vomiting and diarrhea, followed by dehydration. Sour food may contain germs, and toxins may cause acute gastroenteritis in cats. The toxins may also damage the cat’s liver. The owner can fast for half a day to observe the situation, because the cat will have the ability to heal itself and see if the diarrhea and vomiting will be relieved. If the diarrhea becomes more and more serious, you need to go to the pet hospital for medical treatment in time.
What to do if a cat eats something rancid:
1. First use the method of inducing vomiting to expel the things that have entered the stomach. You can drink water to prevent the cat from becoming dehydrated. After 24 hours, observe the cat's condition. If the condition improves, you can feed the cat a small amount of food.
2. Pay attention to diet: Pay attention to the cat’s diet and feed it easy-to-digest food. Keep the food fresh and clean and have plenty of drinking water. When changing cat food, change it step by step
3. Feed probiotics: You can feed cats some probiotics. Probiotics can treat diarrhea, constipation, and indigestion in cats. , loss of appetite, acute and chronic intestinal stress reactions and other symptoms
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4. Seek medical attention promptly: the cat is in poor mental state and has poor appetite. If the abdominal discoloration lasts for several days and you have other symptoms, such as vomiting, fever, blood in the stool, etc., please seek medical attention in time.
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