Why do cats foam?

Do you know why cats foam? The cat at home suddenly began to foam, and many shovel officers would be worried. Is it sick? I have carefully sorted out the knowledge and information about why cats spit, hoping to help you.

Why do cats spit water and foam 1 1, indigestion?

Just like people, cats' stomachs digest food by producing acidic substances, but the PH value will be lower than that of people. You can understand that cat's stomach acid is "more sour" than human's.

Such sour stomach acid, if the cat is hungry for a long time for some reason, the acid accumulated in the stomach will stimulate the stomach and cause the cat to vomit.

Indigestion will not only cause cats to vomit white bubbles, but also cause yellow bubbles.

If you doubt this, it is suggested that the cat's diet should be changed to eat less and eat more.

This reason usually occurs in families that have meals at a fixed time.

It is a good habit to eat at a fixed time, but make sure to have three meals a day, at least two meals.

2. Hairy balls

Almost all cats "dress up" every day, so it is inevitable to eat a lot of hair. Sometimes some hair balls are discharged in the form of stool, and sometimes there are too many to pull out.

If you can't pull it out, you can only throw up.

However, it is likely that it can't spit out such a big hairball at once, so when it starts to vomit, you will find that it is just spitting foam. A few days after vomiting, the hair ball will be spit out.

So foaming at the mouth, you can understand it as a precursor to the hair ball.

At this time, it is necessary to give some health care products in time to manage hairballs. For example, hair cream, hair pills and so on, there are many similar products on Taobao. This kind of products can't dissolve the hairballs in the stomach, only say that it will promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and then let the hairballs pull out.

3, gastritis

Eating something you shouldn't eat is likely to irritate its stomach compared with the leftovers on the table.

When this happens, besides vomiting blood or bile, you will also see white foam of vomiting.

At the same time, your cat may also show loss of appetite, depression, drowsiness or dehydration.

4. Irritable bowel syndrome

IBS and IBD are two common diseases of lower digestive tract. IBD, namely inflammatory bowel disease, is a problem that many veterinarians are talking about. This is a long-term chronic problem.

IBS is a low-grade inflammation, which is similar to IBD in remission in some clinical manifestations.

The pathogenesis of these two diseases has not been well explained, especially the genetic tendency, which is doubtful but unclear.

I won't talk about IBD today, but IBS is one of the most common causes of vomiting in cats. Many suspected IBD cases may actually be irritable bowel syndrome.

IBS may be accompanied by diarrhea and chronic metabolic disorder.

If you suspect that the cat is IBS, you need to go to the hospital for further examination.

5. pancreatitis

Cat pancreatitis can be acute or chronic. It can also occur simultaneously with other diseases, such as gastrointestinal diseases, liver diseases and/or diabetes.

You may also see a cat with pancreatitis. It has diarrhea and sparse hair.

If the cat is suspected of pancreatitis, it is also recommended to go to the doctor for further examination.

6. Abnormal liver function

Cats with liver disease will show various nonspecific symptoms, such as vomiting, loss of appetite or weight loss.

More serious symptoms may appear, such as jaundice, yellowing of skin and sclera (white eyes).

Liver disease cannot be cured, but the symptoms can be controlled.

Veterinarians will make treatment plans according to the actual situation of cats.

7. Diabetes

The typical symptoms of diabetes are "three more and one less", drinking more, eating more, urinating more and losing weight.

In addition, bad hair and bad breath are some typical symptoms.

Of course, severe diabetes will cause vomiting, white foam or mucus, which is probably bloodshot.

If your cat has typical symptoms of three more and one less, you need to see a doctor in time.

8. Renal insufficiency

Chronic kidney disease is a common disease in old cats.

Other symptoms of chronic kidney disease include drinking plenty of water, changes in urine volume, loss of appetite, dehydration, depression, poor fur and weakness.

Similar to liver disease, kidney disease cannot be cured, but the symptoms can be controlled.

If your old cat starts to show any abnormal symptoms of urinary system, you'd better see a doctor at once.

If you are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, you can discuss a supportive treatment plan with your doctor at home.

9. Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism is another very common disease in old cats.

In addition to vomiting, symptoms include weight loss after increasing diet, diarrhea, increased urination and excessive meowing.

If your old cat has any of these symptoms, you need to take it to the vet.

Check the thyroid hormone level by blood test. If the diagnosis is confirmed, a set of daily medication scheme can be discussed to alleviate the symptoms.

10, parasite

Cats may spit foam if they are not regularly deworming, which may be a sign of reinfection of some parasites.

This problem can be confirmed by stool examination. Insect repellent is also relatively simple.

Why do cats foam? 2 How to raise a cat

First, the precautions for raising cats

If you want to raise a good cat, you just need to give him proper feeding and care between people and cats. In the meantime, you must pay attention to controlling the cat's diet. Don't let the cat spoil and develop bad habits. The control of cat food is also a key link. Let the cat know that it can only eat if it is obedient.

Second, how to train cats

First, let the cat do some basic actions, such as touching its hand first, and then feeding it. This will make the cat develop a conditioned reflex behavior and let the cat know that it must touch the owner's hand before eating.

Third, how to get rid of the bad habits of cats

Cats also have bad habits, such as being fierce when their owners are naughty. At this time, we need to educate him. If you spoil him too much, make him bolder and bolder, and you may even bite in the future. Therefore, when you find that a cat has a bad hobby, you must hit it and hit it hard to let it know the pain.

Fourth, don't spoil cats too much.

When we have a cat at home, the cat is our favorite animal, but if you feed it three times a day and let it eat and drink, after eating your food, you will change the food and let the cat eat different foods. This kind of life is simply too decadent. This will lead to cats and some tragedies in the future.

Fifth, choose cat food

Cat food is divided into commercial food and natural food. Commercial food mainly refers to 4D by-products and grains that cats can't digest, with a lot of attractants, pigments and excessive salt added. Cases of cats eating uremia and kidney calculi are searched casually on the Internet. Please stay away from this kind of toxic food. Natural grain refers to food made only by natural creatures, with almost no artificial things added, such as vegetables, rice and wheat.

Sixth, the environment of cats.

The litter box can be isolated from food and water, preferably from the sleeping place, which can meet the needs of cats running and climbing. If you don't have such conditions, it may be torture for the cat and you, and it will be difficult to last.

Seven, how to give the cat snacks correctly?

Like ordinary meat strips and cat pudding, most of them contain attractants. Just feed one on the same day once in a while. Eating more is not recommended. If you want to feed something other than cat food every day, you'd better feed canned staple food or homemade snacks as mentioned below.