Diagnosis methods and symptoms of esophageal obstruction in cats

Don’t think that esophageal obstruction only occurs in cats. Cats are also more susceptible to the disease. Generally, esophageal obstruction in cats is mainly caused by eating too fast and swallowing without fully chewing. Esophageal obstruction in cats can occur in any part of the esophagus. So when a cat shows what symptoms, we need to pay attention to whether the cat has suffered from esophageal obstruction?

The main symptoms are when the esophagus is incompletely obstructed. The sick cat suddenly becomes mildly restless, frequently vomits and swallows, eats slowly, and usually does not vomit when drinking water. It refuses to eat large pieces of food, and then loses its appetite. decline. Complete obstruction usually occurs after swallowing, with a sudden onset of high restlessness, straight head and neck, drooling, and frequent coughing. The hind limbs are often used to scratch the neck, and vomiting occurs. The vomit is mucus with foam or even blood streaks. Afterwards, regardless of whether the sick cat collects No matter what kind of food he eats, he will vomit it out as soon as he swallows it. He is not in good spirits and does not like to move.

The diagnosis can be confirmed based on the symptoms of sudden onset and the location of obstruction found through gastric tube probing. In addition, X-ray photography can also be used to determine the specific location of the obstruction.

Principles of treatment of esophageal obstruction in cats

In the treatment of mild incomplete infarction, after the sick dog's repeated vomiting and swallowing movements, the food can be spit out or swallowed into the stomach, thus averting the danger. But most of them require treatment. For example, you can try to use a gastric tube to carefully push the foreign body into the stomach, or use an esophagoscope and foreign body forceps to remove the foreign body. In outpatient clinics, most of them are chicken bones (especially lumbar vertebrae). In cases of severe obstruction, the above treatments are generally ineffective, and esophagotomy is the only option to remove the foreign body.