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What to Feed a Cat with a Sensitive Stomach
Many cats have delicate digestion, leading to vomiting, diarrhea, and bloating if diet is ignored—and chronic trouble can cause dehydration. This guide covers the warning signs, common causes, and the best foods (gentle kibble, prescription diet, probiotics, and plain toppers) to settle a sensitive stomach.
Why Does a Cat Like to Eat Barley Grass?
Barley grass has a special enzyme aiding digestion and preventing gut disease. It's high in soluble fiber, promoting gut motility and preventing constipation. It also helps expel hairballs and relax the nerves, reducing stress.
What causes a cat to hiccup and vomit?
A cat hiccupping and vomiting can have several causes. A common one is eating too fast, swallowing air with food and causing hiccups. It may also be a digestive problem like a gut infection or abnormal intestinal motility preventing normal passage and causing vomiting. It can also signal other diseases like respiratory infection. If frequent, see a vet.
Benefits and Risks of Spaying or Neutering Your Rabbit
A rabbit in season can spray urine, chew furniture and wires, turn irritable, and even bite. Spaying or neutering curbs these behaviors and also prevents over-breeding and lowers the risk of reproductive cancers, extending a doe's life. The procedure does carry surgical risks—anesthesia, wound infection, and slowed gut motility—but they are low in experienced hands, and timing matters most.
Symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Dogs
Canine IBD is a group of gastrointestinal diseases involving infiltration of inflammatory cells into the dog's gastrointestinal tract. IBD can affect the upper and lower digestive tracts and is the most common cause of chronic vomiting and diarrhea in dogs. The cause of IBD is not yet clear. This article covers its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Dogs
IBD in dogs is treated with a novel or hydrolyzed-protein diet, antibiotics (metronidazole, tylosin), corticosteroids (prednisone), sulfasalazine for the colon, and sometimes azathioprine. Home care means strict meds and diet, regular follow-up, and watching for infection or steroid side effects.
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