The early symptoms of cat jaundice are generally a loss of appetite, no eating or drinking, the cat has no energy, and the cat may also vomit, etc., which requires timely examination.

Jaundice is a very serious disease in cats. Feline jaundice is also called feline hyperbilirubinemia. It is mainly manifested by yellowing of the skin, yellowing of the conjunctiva, and yellowing of the oral mucosa. Generally speaking, cats may develop symptoms of jaundice when they suffer from liver disease. Hepatitis is a pathological state of the liver characterized by the infiltration of inflammatory cells and the like due to damage (degeneration, necrosis) of liver cells due to some reasons. ​​​​​​

Signs of the disease: The most obvious signs at the beginning are anorexia, not eating or drinking, lack of energy, willing to squat quietly alone, or sleeping all day long. After a few days, the corners of the mouth, eyes, ears, and skin all over the body begin to turn yellow. , cats with blue eyes are the most obvious. The eyes turn blue-green, but it is also obvious when you look at the corners of the mouth. There may be some retching. If you continue to ignore it, after losing a lot of weight, such as two weeks later, you may become lethargic, only sleep, rarely wake up to go to the toilet, and often retching, etc. If you notice anorexia or even hunger strike for many days, you can at least think that there is a problem with liver function, and yellowing of various parts of the body is likely to be jaundice.

Cause: Anorexia causes acute fatty liver in obese cats, and fatty liver can cause jaundice. Anorexia and hunger strikes caused by other reasons will cause cats to sacrifice body fat in exchange for energy. Since the liver cannot burn these fats, they will turn into fat and accumulate in the liver. In the long run, this will become fatty liver, which should be said to be acute fatty liver. Liver, and then fatty liver will affect appetite, the cat will lose interest in food, and finally cause red blood cells to rupture, which is reflected on the skin, that is, the previous light pink skin turns into yellowish white or even rich yellow.

Treatment method: The excretion of bilirubin is directly related to the amount of bile secretion. Adding additional bile acids during treatment can not only help the body excrete bilirubin and reduce the symptoms of jaundice, but also reduce the burden on the liver and help the cat eat. The main thing is to find a way to allow the cat to eat actively. Of course, you still have to eat passively at the beginning, especially in the middle and late stages of jaundice. Cats are already in a state of anorexia and hunger strike, and they will definitely not take the initiative to eat, so they have to resort to other methods. Feline jaundice must be detected in time. This disease poses a great threat to the life and health of cats. If treatment is delayed, the cat is likely to die. From the above description, we can know that this disease has a great relationship with the cat’s eating. Therefore, when the cat is found to be sick, we should try to find ways to feed the cat, and at the same time add bile acid as an auxiliary treatment to reduce jaundice, improve the cat’s appetite, and shorten the cat’s life. Jaundice treatment period.