Foreign bodies in the cat’s stomach refer to hair balls, wool, toys, rubber, stones, fish hooks, bones, etc. that remain in the stomach and cannot be digested or excreted normally, which affects the work of the cat’s stomach. . In order to prevent cats from suffering from gastric foreign body syndrome, cat parents should do the following.

Cats like to eat fish, rats, and bones. Several cats compete for food or are frightened and swallow it whole, causing digestion difficulties. Cats are lively and playful. They accidentally eat rubber, wool, stones, toys, fish hooks, and iron while playing. crumbs, etc., accumulate in the stomach and cannot be digested; some cats are addicted to coat, gravel, indoor furniture, etc. due to vitamin deficiency, mineral deficiency and other diseases. ​​​​​​

1. Symptoms:

Although some cats have foreign bodies in their stomachs, they do not show clinical symptoms; some cats have foreign bodies in their stomachs, but they only eat less and vomit from time to time, and often do not attract the attention of their owners; sharp foreign bodies stay in the stomach and cause gastric stabbing. Symptoms of gastritis may occur in the membrane and may relapse easily during drug treatment.

Some cats with foreign bodies in their stomachs often experience retching, inability to eat, and chronic weight loss; some cats accidentally eat long hair or wool, and the first end has exposed the PP, while the other end is still outside the mouth, showing restlessness and pain. , not eating or drinking, begging the master.

2. Treatment methods:

1. Inducing vomiting method: Suitable for smooth, round, small foreign bodies, intravenous injection of apomorphine 60-70 micrograms/kg body weight; or intramuscular or subcutaneous injection of Lonpen 1 mg/kg body weight to induce vomiting.

2. Laxative method: For long plush, hair and other foreign bodies, you can feed 5-10 ml of liquid paraffin or vegetable oil 1-2 times each time and let them slowly drain out.

3. Surgical method: If the above two methods are ineffective and the foreign body such as sharp iron is diagnosed, surgical treatment should be performed. Pay attention to postoperative care and symptomatic treatment.

As long as you pay attention to the cat's physical condition while raising the cat, you will avoid the cat from suffering from gastric foreign body syndrome. Even if the cat unfortunately suffers from it, it can be easily solved by following the above methods.