Cat vomits blood: causes, first aid and home treatments

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Hematemesis can adversely affect the state of many organs and systems in the body. The digestive system, for example, may cease to function normally as a result of injury, ulcers, at the onset of an inflammatory process, or when foreign objects enter. The process of hemorrhage affects the work of the heart and the functioning of the cardiovascular system in general, which provokes strong heart murmurs and changes in pressure. As a result of hematemasis, the cat vomits foam and blood, which is quite dangerous for the animal's body.

Description of the disease

Hematemesis - vomiting with bloody secretions, which, if not properly and effectively treated in time, can be fatal. Depending on the color of the vomit, the general etiology of vomiting can be determined. There are a large number of factors leading to profuse bleeding during reflex gastric emptying in a cat.

The cat vomits blood and foam due to a foreign body stuck in the gastrointestinal tract of the animal, infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract, poisoningtoxins, slags and chemicals. Also, vomiting with blood can occur constantly, manifesting itself several times a month or less often.

Importance of treatment

It is forbidden to ignore such symptoms in an animal. Most often, vomiting with bloody discharge indicates the presence of a chronic ulcer in a cat, which occurs with improper nutrition. Wounds in this case open from time to time and release blood, which provokes vomiting and scarring. When bleeding is discovered, the animal begins to feel unwell, its appetite completely or partially disappears.

Each disease requires complex treatment, which can only be prescribed by a veterinarian after diagnostic measures. It is for this reason that in the presence of vomiting with blood discharge, regardless of its frequency and intensity, it is important to visit the clinic without fail, it is forbidden to treat the pet on its own, as this can lead to dangerous consequences, endanger the life and condition of the animal's body. Also, the owner of the cat loses precious time.

Causes of hematemesis

Why does a cat vomit blood? A large number of factors can lead to the appearance of hematemesis, all of which, as a result, can provoke a lethal outcome in an animal. The main cause of this condition is arsenic poisoning. Most often this happens in those cats that regularly catch mice and live on the street or in the owner's country house. Sometimes people poison rodents with rat poison, and cats incatch them at the same time and immediately eat them.

As a result of this, toxins and dangerous chemicals enter the bloodstream of the animal and send it away very quickly. In this case, the cat's body begins to defend itself and provokes the onset of vomiting, getting rid of nausea by taking medications is prohibited. A severe form of the lesion can take place against the background of cramps in the limbs, an increase in rectal temperature.

Factor group

If a cat vomits blood, the reasons may be different. Among them:

• injury to the walls of the stomach - an ulcer;
• pathological gastritis;
• leptospirosis - cats get sick at a young age (less than 12 months old);
• piroplasmosis;
• presence of heartworms (simple types of parasites);
• getting a foreign body into the body of an animal;
• kidney failure;
• parvovirus enteritis as a consequence of complications;
• injury in the abdomen;
• taking the wrong dosage of NSAIDs;
• cat vomits blood from grass.

Which animals are affected

Cats with reduced immunity, pregnant women, the elderly with chronic pathologies, as well as those who have previously undergone surgery are most often susceptible to this disease. Some diseases can be stopped by vaccinating the animal, so the owner of the pet should not forget about the vaccination calendar. It is important to exclude the impact of hazardous factors in advance. But at the same time it shouldkeep in mind that after vaccination, the cat should be provided with two weeks of quarantine.

Cat vomits blood: causes and treatment

Provoke reflex nausea with blood can be caused by improper feeding of a pet, food overload with bones. Some owners feed the animal with tubular bones, which provokes not only vomiting, but also the development of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - ulcers or gastritis.

If the owner decides to get a pet, then he must ensure the animal has normal living conditions: make the right diet, add more vitamins and useful microelements to it, vaccinate with all the required vaccinations in time, prevent helminthiasis with antiparasitic agents, for example, "Drontalom".

Ulcerative lesion

In some cases, the cat rarely vomits blood. Such a state can suddenly end and come again. The owner of the cat should definitely seek help from a veterinarian. Most often, this condition indicates problems with the gastric mucosa (ulcer). Opened wounds provoke the release of blood, and then begin to scar.

Such a lesion requires a comprehensive and effective treatment that will eliminate the root cause of the lesion and prevent the cat from vomiting. It is also important to adjust the nutrition of the animal so as not to overload its gastrointestinal tract, start giving the pet a special line of high-quality feed. If the animal consumes natural homemade foodcooking, it is recommended to cook cereals from rice, oats, meat or offal (lungs, heart, liver), first passing through a meat grinder.

From the described causes of bloody vomiting, we can conclude that this condition is important to be treated. Only a professional veterinarian can eliminate the defeat by prescribing effective medicines.

Definition of a lesion by color

It is wrong to think that bloody discharge in vomit should only be red. With this form of discharge, the owner may find dark brown clots or liquid in the vomit. This indicates that the blood in the stomach at the exit was partially digested, it was affected by gastric juice, hydrochloric acid. In the most dangerous case, bright red blood will be found in the vomit of the animal. Most often, it indicates damage to the walls of the larynx, stomach or esophagus. Therapeutic measures in this case do not bring the desired effect.

Black or dark brown blood during nausea appears due to kidney dysfunction. Such vomit may indicate an actively developing parvovirus enteritis. It is important to remember that with enteritis, the cat has the following symptoms: lack of appetite, frequent emptying with liquid feces. From such a virus, veterinarians have developed a special polyvalent vaccine that helps prevent the development of parvovirus enteritis. It most often affects young cats that are not yet 2 years old.

It is important to remember the frequency of vomiting in a cat and the color of the blood released, such information is very important for a veterinarian. This will help him quickly and correctly diagnose the animal and prescribe effective treatment.

Providing help with vomiting

What to do: the cat is vomiting blood and foam? It is important to remember that it is forbidden to treat the animal on its own, as this does not bring the desired effect. Trying to cope with vomiting on your own is possible only at night, if the veterinary clinics are already closed at this point.

When a cat vomits blood, first aid is as follows: first, it is important to stop the bleeding. To do this, there are a large number of human means, for example, "Gordoks" and "Vikasol". Next, it is important to stop the gag reflex in the animal. For this, an intramuscular injection of "Cerculm" or "Sereniya" is carried out. It is first important to calculate the correct dosage of funds for the animal, based on the total body weight.

Medications

When a cat vomits blood, the treatments are as follows:

1. "Dicinon", "Tranexam", "Vikasol" - means to help stop the bleeding process.
2. "Domidon", "Cercal" - drugs that stop nausea in an animal.
3. "Rehydron" - effective for restoring the acid-base balance in a cat after vomiting. It is recommended to give the remedy in a small amount, pouring it into the mouth with a spoonanimal. It is important to ensure that you do not accidentally provoke repeated vomiting.
4. "No-shpa" is important to relieve spasms after vomiting.
5. Glucose droppers help prevent depletion of the animal's body, as vomiting leads to the removal of a large amount of beneficial trace elements and vitamins from the pet's body.

All of these medicines can be purchased at any pharmacy. If the cat's nausea has stopped, then this is not a reason to resume feeding it. It is best to give food on the second day. To do this, it is recommended to give lean broth with oats and finely grated meat and meat offal.

The body's recovery process

The main factor in the process of recovery of the animal's body after prolonged vomiting with blood is proper nutrition, it should be light, not include fatty and hard foods, it is best to use food in the form of puree. It is allowed to cook at home cereal soups on rice and oats, which help to envelop the diseased areas of the gastric mucosa. If the cat was previously fed dry food, then they are excluded from the diet for a while (at least for two weeks). Experts recommend using only special food lines from the Hills, ProPlan and Royal Canin manufacturers.

Vitamins and minerals

Since, due to vomiting, a large number of useful components and trace elements have left the animal’s body, it is necessary to enrich its diet with vitamin-mineral supplements. Pet stores sell a large number of useful complex preparations. But it is possible to use human resources, they are cheaper.

Together with vomiting, the animal can lose a large amount of blood. To replenish it, it is important to introduce more iron into the diet, for at least two weeks the cat should be given iron-containing medicines, for example, Totem or Tardiferon. For ease of use, it is recommended to use drugs in the form of drops or suspensions. Not all cats will agree to use such products, so it is best to use drugs in a liquid consistency.

Intake of lactobacilli

Vomiting blood can adversely affect the microflora of the gastrointestinal tract of the animal, so he will have to additionally give lactobacilli, which are created specifically for animals, taking into account all their physiological characteristics. Means "Laktis Zoo" is convenient because it can be used not only by cats, but also by dogs, small rodents and chinchillas. You can buy the drug in the form of a suspension. It has the following positive properties:

• helps restore intestinal microflora, improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract;
• activates the protection of the immune system, which ensures a good transfer of diseases, operations;
• negatively affects harmful bacteria in the animal's mouth;
• improves the absorption of minerals and vitamins.

Lactobacillus should be givenanimals for preventive purposes. You can buy products with them in the composition at any pet store or on the Internet.

Vomit with foam and greens

A cat vomiting with white foam indicates that his stomach is completely empty (in other words, hungry vomiting).

Green vomiting in a pet indicates that the intestines are throwing incoming food back into the stomach or too much bile is formed in the organ. This often occurs due to problems with bile, gallbladder, due to gastric obstruction. This condition is very dangerous for the body of the animal, as it can lead to death. In this case, it is important to seek help from a veterinarian as soon as possible, who will diagnose and prescribe treatment.