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What to Do When Dogs and Cats Have Diarrhea? Keep These Fast Antidiarrheals on Hand
The medical term for diarrhea is diarrhea, which usually refers to changes in bowel habits and stool characteristics, generally manifested as frequent defecation, increased stool volume, loose stools, and bloody stool. Most diarrhea in dogs and cats is caused by gastrointestinal discomfort, but it may also be a concurrent symptom of other diseases. Today we discuss knowledge about diarrhea in dogs and cats.
What to Do If Your Cat Eats a Poisonous Plant
If a cat eats a toxic plant it can fall ill and die, so owners with many plants should beware—keep plants like lilies, which poison cats, out of reach, preferably outdoors. Here we explain what to do.
Why Does Your Cat Have Frequent Diarrhea?
Cat diarrhea has many causes: overeating or hard-to-digest food, gastritis/enteritis, parasites (roundworm, tapeworm, coccidia), congenital enzyme lack, tumors (hepatitis, pancreas), and vitamin/mineral deficiency or toxic plants like lilies.
What Foods Are Toxic to Cats?
Keep cats away from alliums, chocolate, caffeine, raw fish/shellfish, raw pork, bones, and milk—these cause anemia, poisoning, B1 deficiency, or gut injury. Toxic plants include lilies, tulips, and aloe. A cat's gut is delicate; don't indulge begging.
Household ‘Poisons’ That Are Deadly to Dogs
Common household killers for dogs: chocolate and xylitol (caffeine/sugar-substitute toxicity), onions and scallions (hemolytic anemia), grapes and raisins (kidney failure), and toxic plants like lilies and aloe. Store them safely out of reach.
Why Is a Kitten Drooling?
Kitten drooling can be normal (grooming, food stimulus, stress) or a disease sign (oral disease, heatstroke, respiratory infection, poisoning). Keep the environment calm to reduce stress; brush teeth regularly, feed a balanced diet, avoid toxic plants and chemicals, and see a vet if other symptoms appear.
What plants are toxic to cats?
Lilies, pothos, azaleas, and others are toxic to cats, causing drooling, vomiting, or breathing trouble. Seek a vet if ingested.
Will eating water lily leaves poison my cat?
Water lilies are not toxic to cats, so eating the leaves usually won't cause poisoning. Still, see a vet if the cat shows discomfort. Keep toxic plants like lilies, azaleas, and carnations out of reach.
What plants are harmful to cats?
Many plants are toxic to cats, including lilies, azaleas, kalanchoe, and autumn crocus. The whole lily plant is highly toxic and even a small amount can cause kidney failure. Azaleas contain grayanotoxins that trigger vomiting, diarrhea, and drooling, and can be fatal.
What flowers are harmful to cats?
Common cat-harmful flowers include tulip, hydrangea, lily, daffodil, daisy, azalea, and amaryllis. Lilies are highly toxic, causing vomiting, lethargy, and anorexia and even acute kidney failure; daffodils cause vomiting and diarrhea and can be fatal. Choose flower types carefully if you have a cat.
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