Among the problems that sometimes occur when keeping a cat at home - the difficulty of the animal with bowel movements, in other words - constipation.
A cat, as a rule, makes a trip to the tray "for big business" at least once a day. Having discovered that your pet makes unsuccessful attempts to go to the toilet or does it with great difficulty and the chair is dry and firm at the same time, you can rest assured that these are the right signs that the cat has constipation. Of course, you, like a loving owner, can immediately have a perfectly legitimate question, what to do if the cat has constipation.
Constipation in a cat causes
First of all, under any circumstances, do not panic. In order to properly assess the complexity of the situation and provide proper assistance, it is necessary to understand the possible causes of constipation in cats. The list of them is quite large. It may be a cluster in the stomach of the wool (trichobezoar) or the ingress of a foreign body into it; improperly organized food - the animal receives little liquid or the diet is not balanced by the protein content. Constipation can occur with various diseases (tumors, hernia, inflammation), with impaired intestinal motility, with orthopedic problems (the animal can not take the appropriate pose for defecation). Constipation may suffer cats with inflammation of the prostate and a cat with kidney failure . The reason for constipation can be very banal - a sedentary lifestyle of your pet. Having dealt with possible causes of constipation in a cat, of course, any owner is worried about the question, how to help a pet in such a situation.
The most correct decision is to seek help from a doctor. Sometimes, in order to determine the cause of constipation, it may not only be necessary to have an external examination of the animal, but also additional diagnostic techniques, such as x-
Treatment of constipation in cats
After establishing the cause of embarrassed bowel movement in the cat, appropriate treatment will be prescribed, which may consist of recommendations on compliance with an appropriate diet or increased physical exertion; medicament preparations ( laxative , softeners of fecal masses, drugs that improve intestinal peristalsis) or cleansing enemas may be prescribed; in severe cases, surgical intervention may be required.