Vomiting has always been a common symptom of cats. Sometimes cats will vomit yellow water when vomiting, which often makes parents very worried. Indeed, vomiting yellow water is a symptom of some serious diseases, indicating that the cat is extremely uncomfortable. , but there are many causes for this situation, which require examination and symptomatic treatment.

1. Hairy bulbar gastritis

Cause: When cats groom themselves, they lick the shed hair into their stomach. The hair accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract to form hair balls. For some reasons, the hair balls cannot be discharged in time, and are repeatedly stimulated in the stomach to form hair balls. Foreign body gastritis or obstruction. This disease is more common in long-haired cats and shorter-haired cats.

Symptoms: Cats with hairy balls in their stomachs show retching. Some cats want to eat, but will leave after a few mouthfuls. In severe cases, cats will not eat, gradually lose weight, and their stomachs are sensitive to palpation. If a cat retches or spits out hairballs and mucus, the cat may have a hairball problem.

Treatment:

1. Feed Maoxiang Hair Cream every week to inhibit the formation and development of hair balls and smooth the discharge of hair balls. If you have time, plant cat grass seeds at home and feed them to cats when the leaves grow.

2. In terms of cat food selection, change to cat food that contains more crude fiber.

3. In severe cases, gastrotomy is required to remove the hair bulb.

2. Internal parasites irritate the gastrointestinal tract

Cats that are three months old must start deworming their bodies. If they haven’t been dewormed yet, it may be that the parasites are irritating the cat’s gastrointestinal tract and causing vomiting. In this regard, you can use Mao Bai Chongqing to deworm the cat in time. Remember to use a certain amount. Follow the instructions and take 5 grams of Miaoxiang probiotics after 2 hours to regulate the gastrointestinal flora. Otherwise, overdose will lead to obvious side effects.

3. Acute gastroenteritis

Cats are more prone to gastroenteritis. Various reasons such as weather conditions, improper feeding, sudden changes in food, catching cold, frighten stress, poisoning and allergies, etc. may cause gastroenteritis in cats.

Cause: The treatment principles are to remove the cause, reduce inflammation, stop diarrhea, and replenish fluids. Corresponding treatment measures should be taken according to the different causes. If gastroenteritis is caused by overfeeding, feeding should be stopped for one day to ensure adequate drinking water. During the treatment period, good nursing care should be provided, such as providing a small amount of delicious and easy-to-digest liquid food. In terms of medication, take gentamicin for a week, and half an hour later, take Miaoxiang probiotics and observe whether it gets better within a week. If not, you must send it to a pet hospital for treatment.

4. The cat ate the wrong things, such as spoiled cat food or rotten food

In response to this situation, everyone must remember to fast the cat for 12 hours first, and then feed the cat some cool foodSmallpox water, and then make a detailed observation of the cat's spirit and state. After a certain period of nursing, the cat can recover quickly. What needs to be distinguished is that the diarrhea and vomiting caused by cats after eating rat poison is not yellow water, but white foam. In this case, you must be sent to the doctor as soon as possible, otherwise it may be life-threatening.

5. Gastritis

① Secondary to other diseases, such as feline distemper, gastrointestinal parasites, peritonitis, pancreatitis, etc.

② Accidental ingestion of poisons, such as rat poison, arsenic, mercury, lead, phenol, etc. can cause it.

③ Vitamin and mineral deficiency.

④ Bacterial infections, such as salmonella, E. coli, etc.

Symptoms: Vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, depression, elevated body temperature, and dehydration are the main symptoms.

The affected cat felt thirsty and would lie next to a water bowl without drinking or would vomit after drinking. The vomitus contains blood streaks and yellow-green liquid. The animals showed high levels of dehydration, sunken eyeballs, and decreased skin elasticity. The frequency of defecation increases, the feces is thin and smelly, and a large amount of feces sticks around the anus. The animal resists abdominal examination and may show symptoms of vomiting when the stomach is palpated.

Treatment:

1. Fasting and drinking for 12 hours.

2. Treat symptomatically, give antiemetics, metoclopramide 2 mg/kg body weight, 2 times/day;

3. Anti-inflammatory rehydration, gentamicin 10,000 units/kg body weight, dexamethasone 0.5 mg/kg body weight, mixed intramuscular injection, 2 times/day, half an hour later, oral administration of 20 grams of glucose solution and Miaoxiang Probiotics 3 grams.

4. Care, provide liquid food, broth, fish soup, and gradually transition to normal feeding food.

In addition, if the cat has not been vaccinated, it may be infected with feline distemper. In addition to vomiting yellow water, the incubation period of feline distemper is 2-9 days. The clinical symptoms are related to age and virus virulence. Kittens often suffer from acute illness, with body temperature rising above 40°C and vomiting. Many cats do not show any symptoms and die suddenly. Some may show symptoms of spinal ataxia.

Most cats over 6 months old show subacute clinical symptoms. They first have a fever to about 40°C, then drop to normal temperature after 1-2 days, and then rise again after 3-4 days, which is the biphasic fever type. The sick cat is in low spirits, anorexia, and has stubborn vomiting. The vomit is yellow-green, and there is sticky secretion in the mouth, eyes, and nose, and the feces is sticky. When diarrhea occurs, it means that the animal is in the late stage of the disease, with blood in the feces and severe dehydration. , anemia, severe cases death. If you have the above symptoms and you are not a professional veterinarian, send the cat to a pet hospital for treatment in time.

6. Cat Distemper

The main symptoms of cat plague are fever, which can reach 40~41℃; listlessness and anorexia, which are severeThe most typical symptom is frequent vomiting, which is not related to eating, and the vomit is yellow and bile-like. Even if the cat has not eaten or drank for several days, they can still vomit or poop something out. ; Diarrhea, the degree of diarrhea in each cat is not exactly the same. Severe cases may have watery and bloody stools, and they may defecate many times a day, while cats with mild symptoms may only have unformed and pulpy stools; as the condition worsens , there will be diarrhea and blood in the stool, and even excretion of intestinal mucosa (mucus or flaky or strip-like objects in loose stools). Due to constant vomiting and diarrhea, the sick cat will quickly become dehydrated (poor skin elasticity, sunken eyeballs) symptoms.

For the treatment of feline distemper, it mainly involves injection of feline distemper monoclonal antibody and feline interferon, parenteral infusion to supplement electrolytes and nutrients and correct dehydration, improve vomiting symptoms, and administer broad-spectrum antibiotics to prevent secondary bacterial infections. As a key point, if severe anemia occurs, whole blood or plasma transfusion should be considered. Hospital treatment is mainly based on injection of feline distemper monoclonal antibody and feline interferon. Of course, prevention is always better than treatment, so vaccination in advance to protect your cat is the best way.