Analysis of the causes of vitamin B6 deficiency in cats

Vitamin B6 deficiency can cause cats to suffer from nutritional and metabolic diseases. The main symptoms of sick cats are anemia, weight loss, and severe cases can lead to irreversible kidney damage. So far, many parents do not understand the cause of vitamin B6 deficiency in cats? So today, Pet Cat Network will help you analyze the specific cause?

Cause

The main reason for vitamin B6 deficiency is not counting the vitamin B6 content in the diet, and the second reason is not supplementing vitamin B6 according to the biological period, causing deficiency.

Although vitamin B6 is widely present in a variety of animal and plant foods, it is lost during the cooking process. Therefore, when the food is not prepared properly, anorexia, gastrointestinal digestion and absorption dysfunction, or long-term feeding of high-protein feeds will not occur. Additional supplementation of vitamin B6 can cause vitamin B6 deficiency.

What are the clinical symptoms of vitamin B6 deficiency in cats

It is mainly characterized by microcytic hypochromic anemia, neurodegeneration and fatty infiltration of the liver. Sick dogs and cats may have visible mucosal changes in color, accelerated heartbeat and breathing, panting when moving, unsteady walking, ataxia, and sometimes convulsions, sudden collapse to the ground, opisthotonus, stiffness of the whole body, and foaming at the mouth. Even coma. Puppies have gastrointestinal dysfunction, loss of appetite, stunted development, weight loss, allergic reactions, and some have itchy erythematous dermatitis or seborrheic dermatitis on the eyelids, nose, around the lips, behind the ears, and on the face, and sometimes the tongue and corners of the mouth are inflamed.

Prevention and treatment measures for cat vitamin B6 deficiency

Since many foods contain vitamin B6 and cats’ intestinal bacteria can synthesize part of vitamin B6, cats generally do not suffer from vitamin B6 deficiency, but daily prevention work is still necessary. If found Treat promptly.

1. Diagnosis

　1.Clinical symptoms

Diagnosis can be based on medical history, clinical manifestations and effective treatment with vitamin B6, and a preliminary diagnosis can be made.

　2. Laboratory diagnosis

A blood test can confirm the diagnosis if the hemoglobin content decreases, the red blood cell volume becomes smaller, and the fatty acid content in the blood increases.

2. Treatment measures

[Prescription 1] Pyridoxine 1 to 5 mg per kilogram of body weight, orally, 3 times a day, for 10 days.

[Prescription 2] Pyridoxine 0.005 mg per kilogram of body weight, intramuscular injection,Once a day for 10 days.

[Prescription 3] Take 1 to 4 yeast tablets orally, 2 times a day, for 10 days.

3. Prevention

　1. Principles of prevention

Eliminate the cause of the disease, strengthen management, and provide foods rich in vitamin B6. At the same time, the feed is fully matched to ensure nutritional needs, and raw meat, milk, etc. are appropriately added to the food.