01 Causes of decreased appetite in cats

The sudden refusal of cats to eat may be due to a variety of reasons, such as oral diseases, digestive system problems, environmental pressure, or food that is not in line with taste.

It is necessary to comprehensively observe their behavioral changes and physical condition to determine the specific causes.

02

Mental state is related to health

Cats are mentally depressed, and excessive drowsiness may be an early symptom of the disease, such as chronic diseases, infectious diseases, or endocrine disorders, etc., which may lead to reduced physical exhaustion and poor mental state.

03

Warning of abnormal excrement

When a cat has a cake, it may reflect problems such as difficulty in defecation, anal discomfort, or lower abdomen pain, and may also be due to abnormal behavior caused by lack of cleaning.

04

Identification and treatment of ear diseases

The black secretions inside cats are mostly ear mites infection or other ear canal inflammation, which is manifested as scratching the ear. For treatment, special ear bleach liquid should be used to clean it and treat it with ear ointment. Considerations for abnormal weight and abdominal circumference. Although cats feel round, if they refuse to eat for a long time, they should consider whether there is ascites, especially the possibility of serious diseases such as infectious peritonitis. At this time, medical examination should be obtained in time.

06

Dietary adjustment and induce food

When cats refuse to eat, you can try changing the types of food, such as canned cats, nutritional creams, etc., and use goat milk powder or syringes to assist in feeding to ensure that they can still consume enough nutrition in a pathological manner and prevent the occurrence of hypoglycemia and fatty liver.

07

Operation method for forced feeding

If necessary, the cat can be stabilized by wrapping a towel, and slowly injected the diluted cat food paste from the side with a syringe to ensure that it ingests food without vomiting reactions.

08

barf feeding method Discussion

For cats who have been picky about their food or have digestive and absorption problems for a long time, they can consider using biologically suitable recipes (barf) feeding method, that is, raw bone and meat feeding method, providing natural ingredients such as fresh meat, internal organs and bones to meet the cat's original nutritional needs.