Diarrhea in cats - Causes

Published on 19 Mar. 2008 from alex

Katze trinkt On occasion where (my Izi has caught it bad) I was now with the possible causes of diarrheal diseases in cats deal. After the animal doctor had administered antibiotics, I was initially sure that probably most causes of diarrhea to grips with would be. What I was probably wrong, because there may be many reasons behind surprisingly hiding diarrhea.

Acute diarrhea

Diet mistakes

On feeding, feed intake of too much or too many carbohydrates, sudden change of feed, prolonged waiting followed by food followed by excessive food intake, high lactose content of the diet (milk and dairy products), absolute or relative lactase deficiency, high sugar levels, fat-rich to feed, forage heavy with carbohydrates (not open-minded strength, crystalline starch) or proteins (spleen, tendons), spoiled food, refuse to cold food).

Chemical substances

Magnesium sulphate, heavy metals, insecticides, medicines intolerance (salicylic acid, digitalis, ibuprofen)

Bacterial or viral diarrhea

Parvoviruses (Panleukopenie, "Dis"), strong, bloody diarrhea, severe decrease in white blood cells (leukopenia), often fatigue, eating pain, dehydration, fever, nasal discharge, conjunctivitis and vomiting. With the excrements are large quantities of highly pathogen material Ret. Treatment: Interferons and serum antibody

Corona viruses resolve in the normal form of diarrhea that can be mutated form of Feline infectious peritonitis cause. Treatment: predominantly Rehydrierung, treatment for FIP is not possible

Leptospires, are rare in cats

Salmonella, causing severe diarrhea, treatment: fluoroquinolone, other antibiotics prolong convalescence and elimination period.

Clostridium perfringens is one of the Lebensmittelvergiftern, secretes toxins that are in the death of tissue, and acute abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea cause.

Escherichia coli infections are among the most common food poisoning

Campylobacter, can invade the intestinal mucosa or to fasten and release toxins, slimy, watery diarrhea with fresh blood, nausea and vomiting, treatment: antibiotics, in dog and cat fluoroquinolone or tetracycline, erythromycin in humans.

Intestinal Parasites

Roundworms, hook and whip worms, treatment: Mebendazole

Coccidia, handling: Coccidiostats

Gardien, small parasites that trigger diarrhea, treatment: metronidazole (Flagyl ®, Clont ®), Febendazol (Panacur)

Extraintestinale causes

Renal failure, hepatopathy, acute pancreatitis, Hypoadrenokortizismus (Addison's Disease)

Chronic diarrhea

Malabsorption

disturbed inclusion of the Substrates of the gut, are usually with a weight loss and gastrointestinal symptoms associated with

Inflamatory Bowl Chronic Disease (IBD)

by Chronic infection with Giardia, Histoplasma, toxoplasma, Mycobacterien, Protothecose, pathogenic bacteria (Campylobacter, Salmonella, pathogenic E. coli)
Feed allergy / intolerance feed
Follow other Grunkerkrankungen: Lymphoma, Lymphangiectasia
Idiopathic

Treatment options: diet, antibiotics (metronidazole, tylosin, Doxizyklin), glucocorticoids (prednisolone), cytostatics

Maldigestionssyndrom

the food can no longer or only inadequate in its absorbable components will be split up. Cause, the absence of one or more enzymes or defective.

exokrine Pankreasinsuffizien, disease of the pancreas, with an insufficient production of digestive enzymes observed. The result is a digestive disorder marked by weight loss or poor weight gain. Treatment options: enzyme substitution, Anitbiotika, glucocorticoids, cytostatics (for details see vetmedlabor (PDF))

Pancreatitis, inflammation of the pancreas through the activation of pancreatic enzymes within the institution and related self-digestion

Specific Enteriden, intestinal inflammation, in which cells of the immune system migrate into the intestinal wall, each named after the affected cell, such as eosinophilic enteritis, granulomatous enteritis or lymphocytic plasmazelluläre-enteritis, treatment options: exclusion diet, glucocorticoids