When a kitten has constipation – choose a remedy as a laxative

A fluffy gray kitten has appeared in your house – cute fun for children. Everyone is happy, caress and feed the baby. But in less than a week, your mutual friend became boring. What happened? It turns out that he has not been to the toilet for three days. Constipation in a kitten.

This phenomenon is not common in cats, as their digestive system is functioning well, and if the kitten is constipated, the feeding system should be reconsidered.

Causes of constipation in kittens

Often malnutrition and lack of fluid it leads to such a problem. It could be:

• overfeeding at the expense of easily digestible or concentrated foods;
• dry food intake, and as a result – lack of fluid;
• malnutrition can also be an important cause;
• poor quality food.

Foreign body:

• when licking wool, pieces of undercoat can enter the intestines, making it difficult to defecate;
• small kittens can swallow small items of play – paper, a piece of tape or an elastic band.

Worm invasion. You should first relieve an attack of constipation, and then begin treatment against worms.

Sedentary lifestyle.

Serious diseases associated with pathology of health, especially if constipation is accompanied by intense thirst. It can be cysts, tumors, diseases of the liver and kidneys.

Help a kitten with constipation

Different causes of constipation will require different algorithms of action.

First aid

But first aid should be provided immediately.

1. Give liquid food with a little vegetable oil.
2. Drink milk, it is better to dilute the condensed milk with cold water. This method works immediately, but it should not be abused, because it is harmful to the kitten’s liver.
3. If there is vaseline oil, then you can drip it into your mouth 2-3 times until the stool returns to normal, at the rate of 1,5 ml per kg of weight. This is the most versatile and effective way to alleviate the suffering of your pet. Oil softens fecal masses, while lubricating the intestinal walls without being absorbed, unlike vegetable oil. Usually this tactic quickly eliminates constipation.

If the pet’s condition remains poor, the stomach is swollen and there is no appetite, you can make an enema with chamomile decoction. If you cannot cope on your own, you should contact your veterinarian.

Works well for constipation soap bar method. You need to make a very thin peg of soap, wet it and try to insert the sleeping kitten into the anus. The resistance will be aggressive, so you need not only to hold the kitten well, but to massage his tummy a little, to press lightly on him. This will allow the peg to be inserted freely. There should be stool in the morning.

The use of laxatives and drugs

Constipation in a kitten can be treated by giving him laxatives and medicines that improve the intestinal microflora.

Of the laxatives, lactulose-based preparations are the safest and best for constipation. it Dufelac, Lactusan, vaseline oil also belongs to this category.

• Dufelac is given 2 times a day at a rate of 0,5 ml per kg of weight. If you serve this laxative, then vaseline oil should be noted. Their action is the same.
• Festal or espumizan can be given after consulting a veterinarian on the dose.
• A good supplement in the treatment of constipation will be preparations of the Bifidumbacterin series, which improve the microflora in the intestines. They are used for a long time as well as in children.

After removing the problem of constipation, when your pet’s stool returned to normal, you should think about further prevention to avoid such situations in the future.

Prevention and other assistance measures

If constipation was caused getting hairballsc, then the best laxative will be a specially sold paste for dissolving wool in the intestines. And proper care and systematic combing of wool will save the kitten from their harmful effects.

To prevent worms, you need to buy anthelmintic drugs and feed the cat at least once a season.

Playful games with a kitten and a lot of movement relieve the difficulties of defecation, it empties the intestines faster and easier than when sleeping all day, curled up in a ball.

If constipation does not go away, and the kitten’s condition becomes worse, vomiting appears, then urgent medical help. Severe intoxication of the body leads to disruption of the internal organs and threatens life. Perhaps this condition of the kitten will require intensive therapy in the form of injections.

If laxatives helped, but the problem keeps coming back, then you need to change the kitten’s nutrition system.

Sample diet for a kitten

The nutrition plan should be tailored to the age of the pet. For a very tiny pet, as well as for a baby, the diet should consist of a milk mixture and liquid semolina porridge. Gradually, cottage cheese and a little raw mashed meat are introduced into the diet, by the age of four months they begin to introduce fish and meat in pieces. When the kitten grows up to six months, to the already familiar diet add vegetables, bread, fruits. Do not give fatty and spicy food, especially fatty meat with spices. Salt is necessary for kittens, but in a very small amount, sugar is practically not needed.

A pet can be transferred to standard cat food when he is healthy, cheerful, playful. Up to a year, it is better to diversify food, add dry food to food from the moment the kittens change their teeth. Then it helps to strengthen the chewing reflex and helps to quickly change teeth.

Good parents have healthy children, a kitten is the same child, learn to understand his condition and help in time. Remember that your pet’s health is in your hands.