Intestinal

Indication

PRO-VET^.® INTESTINAL complete and balanced dry diet food for kittens (from 3 months) and adult cats of all breeds with gastrointestinal disorders, as well as to reduce acute intestinal absorption disorders.

Diarrhea - is an abnormally frequent, unformed stool. In most cases, increased intestinal motility is observed. As a rule, overeating leads to this. In this case, an overflow of the colon and an accelerated withdrawal of the chyme to the lower sections of the colon occur.
Diarrhea is the most common sign of bowel disease. Food passes through the small intestine in about 8 hours; it absorbs 80% of water and most of the nutrients. In the colon, concentration and accumulation of metabolic products occurs. Finally, a well-formed stool is removed from the intestines. Normally, there is no mucus, blood or undigested food in it.
The passage of chyme in the intestinal tract is accelerated for several reasons. When food passes quickly through the intestines, it is not completely digested and enters the rectum in liquid form. This mechanism is the cause of most diarrhea occurring in a short period of time.
Irritant substances that cause diarrhea by cats include carrion, rodents and birds; garbage and spoiled products; fatty foods, salt, vegetable oils and animal fat; wood chips, rags, grass, paper and plastic.
Since cats are extremely picky about food, toxic poisoning is extremely rare. Often such poisoning occurs by accident - when caring for their coat or paws. These substances also irritate the stomach and cause vomiting.
Some cats (and sometimes kittens) do not have the lactose enzyme, which curdles milk, so they do not absorb it as well as some dairy products. Since in this case the lactose is not absorbed, it prevents the reabsorption of water in the small intestine, what makes the cat to defecate more frequently and in larger volume.
In some cases, there is intolerance or allergy to certain products. Sometimes minor deviations in the cat's diet can cause diarrhea.
Diarrhea can also be of a psycho-emotional cause: due to over-excitation or fear, for example, at an exhibition or at the veterinarian.

When trying to investigate the causes of diarrhea, it is necessary to decide whether the disease is localized in the small or large intestine. Start by examining the color, texture, smell and frequency of bowel movements, as well as the general condition of the cat.

Color

• Normally, the color of the stool is brown.
• Yellow or greenish stools indicate a rapid passage (small intestine).
  
• Black, tarry color indicates bleeding in the upper digestive tract.
  
• Bloody stool (blood or vein) indicates bleeding in the large intestine.
  
• Doughy, light stools indicate the absence of bile (liver disease).
  
• Abundant, gray, with the rancid smell of stool indicates a violation of digestion or absorption.

Consistency

• Soft voluminous stool indicates overeating or eating foods high in fiber.
• Watery stool indicates irritation of the wall of the small intestine (severe infections and toxins, for example, acute enteritis) with rapid passage of intestinal contents and violation of its absorption.
  
• Foamy/frothy stool indicates the probability of an infection.
  
• Fatty stool (often with oily hair around the anus) indicates malabsorption - damage to the pancreas (malabsorption).

Smell

• The more watery the stool, the sharper the fetid smell.
• Food-like smell, or sour milk smell - due to accelerated passage and malabsorption, for example, overfeeding puppies.
  
• Putrid smell - probability of an intestinal infection or the presence of blood in the feces (for example, panleukopenia in cats).

Frequency

• Several times per hour, in small portions, with tension - presumably colitis (inflammation of the colon).
• Three or four times a day, in large portions - presumably malabsorption or disorder of the small intestine.
  
• A week or longer - speaks of a chronic disease, for example: colitis, inflammation of the intestines, parasitic infestation or malabsorption syndrome.

Diarrhea - is a symptom, not a disease. First of all, exclude milk and dairy products from your dog's diet - this will not affect its diet, since the absence of such products will not affect the cat. Diarrhea, associated with overfeeding, which is characterized by a single, abundant, loose stool, can be stopped by reducing the amount of food, and a three-time feeding in small portions. If diarrhea is associated with a change of water, use the water that is usual for the dog. If it is associated with the consumption of irritating and toxic substances, it is necessary to identify them, as specific antidotes may be required.
Food allergies or food intolerances, can be eliminated by the removal of specific products from the dog food, and in this case, we recommend you to use the medical diet PRO- ^VET.® Intestinal . After the stopping of diarrhea, the dog should be put on a diet or normal dry food should be gradually introduced, trying to identify the allergen. If it is identified, it should be excluded from the dog's menu. Diarrhea lasting more than 24 hours requires emergency assistance of a veterinarian, since this leads to dehydration of the body, threatening with a collapse (acute vascular insufficiency, which occurs with sudden onset of weakness due to insufficient blood supply to the brain caused by a decrease in the amount of circulating blood) and shock. If there is bloody diarrhea or it is accompanied by vomiting, emergency care of a veterinarian is also required. Also, to investigate the cause of diarrhea that lasts more than a week, requires special methods of examination and dynamic observation of the veterinarian.

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