Пт, 27 окт 2017 Автор: Юлия Скрябина
A touching, fluffy little ball appeared in the house.
Now the owner is responsible for his health and correct
nutrition. A kitten’s sudden refusal to eat and drink is always a reason for
anxiety.
We will understand the reasons and find out when you can try
independently find the key to the problem, and when it should be immediately
contact the vet.
Contents
The kitten does not eat or drink, the reason is adaptation to the new
home
Just a couple of hours ago, he played with his brothers and sisters under
looked after mom-cat, and now suddenly he was completely
unfamiliar place. Baby scares everyone – loud and harsh sounds,
strange smells, unusual objects and people around. Cats in general
subject to stress. Strong fear, moving to a new place can
briefly deprive them of their appetite. Therefore, if the first day is small
the cat ignores the food offered and hides in the far corner without
should immediately panic. Try to find a way to get scared.
little animal. And if he does not make contact yet, just give him time.
get used to yourself.
In the new house the kitten does not know where his bowl is.
The baby is unlikely to find his way into the kitchen, hungry. In the first
it’s better to keep water and food closer to where
settled baby. When he starts eating well, you can
to teach him to eat in the corner.
It is important to ask the previous owners what the kitten ate.
Unusual food can also cause food to stop.
Try first to give the baby familiar food. note
on a bowl. Cats are very sensitive to odors. Perhaps the reason
according to which the kitten does not eat or drink, lies in the specific
the fragrance of the material from which the cat’s plate is made. Often
chemical smell have plastic bowls. In this case, try
use for feeding cat ceramic dishes.
What if the little kitten cannot eat and
drink?
It happens that a little purr is weaned too early from
mother cats Experienced breeders of purebred animals give a kitten
new owners are not earlier than 3 months old, when he already knows how
eat myself, accustomed to a certain feed. If the kitten was taken away
from a cat completely tiny or just found a baby on the street, quite
he probably just ate nothing but mother’s milk.
Baby does not know how to lap up from the bowl. Moreover, he has no habit
drink water.
Such a cat would have to be fed with milk from a pipette or
bottles with a dummy. Moreover, it is recommended to use a special
cat milk replacer. Then you can gradually accustom
kitten to lap up from the bowl, eat wet food. Not a bad way –
offer baby food with hands, sometimes it helps kittens start
eat new food.
The kitten does not eat or drink – what to do when the alarm is sounded?
Finding out the reason for not eating and drinking should be very careful.
assess the condition and behavior of the kitten. If the animal is simply not
wanting to eat is one thing. But the reluctance to drink water in combination with
general lethargy, apathy – a very alarming symptom.
The owner must be alert
following:
• repeated vomiting, even from water;
• the kitten is constantly lying and does not get up, breathes heavily;
• animal has dull eyes;
• the coat has become faded, tangled, looks neglected;
• intensive salivation;
• the kitten has a swollen belly; there is no stool for several days or, conversely,
he became frequent and liquid;
• marked discharge from the eyes and nose.
The presence of one or more of these signs, coupled with
unwillingness of a kitten to eat and drink is the most serious reason for an urgent
refer to a doctor.
The kitten does not eat or drink, the reason – the disease
If the refusal of food and water lasts more than a day and is accompanied by
other alarming symptoms, most likely, the kitten is something sick.
This is especially likely if fluffy is taken from the street or bought on
�”Bird market”. Breeders sell pedigreed kittens with veterinary
passport and set of vaccinations. Street cat no one
vaccinated, and the chance to catch the infection among stray
fellow very high. Especially since small animals are weaker
adults and are not yet immune to disease.
So, if the kitten does not eat well, the cause may be worms.
Parasitic in the body, they cause severe intoxication. Cat
grows thin, he feels sick and vomits, he refuses to eat, but begins to drink
with more. There is lethargy, heavy breathing, loose stools,
swollen tummy. In this case, you will need the help of veterinary
the doctor. He will select a drug that will help get rid of
parasites.
Refusal from food and water may indicate poisoning,
severe colds, inflammatory processes in the body, and about
dangerous viral diseases such as panleukopenia (distemper) or
even rabies. In acute infectious process condition
animal deteriorates suddenly, the temperature may rise to
40-41 degrees, the kitten is weakening, breathing hard, not willing or not
can get up and completely refuses feed.
It must be remembered that the kitten is still very small, with serious
diseases he quickly weakens. For example, with cat distemper
90% of young animals die. Therefore, to help the child need
as soon as possible, delay can cost life.
To summarize: what to do if the kitten does not eat or drink
First of all, you need to carefully observe the animals. If a
There are no other alarming symptoms, you can try to change the feed,
bowl, minimize stressful situations.
But if the baby’s condition is disturbing, and the host doesn’t
can figure it out himself, don’t waste your time, ask questions
on all sorts of forums. You must immediately take the animal to
vet or invite a doctor home. Full-time inspection and analysis
will help to identify the exact cause of illness and timely appoint
treatment. If a же опасения не подтвердятся, профессиональный доктор
will give recommendations on proper nutrition. And just make sure
that the pet is healthy, never superfluous.
