The activity and good appetite at a cat do not say that she is completely healthy. Some diseases can not affect appearance of an animal, his way of life and behavior. It is possible to carry colitis to such diseases.
Disease symptoms
Colitis – a disease of a large intestine. The cat can externally be absolutely healthy and playful, but if at defecation the chair with impurity of slime and blood was noticed, it is necessary to begin to worry about the pet. It is the most sure sign of colitis. Also at a cat false desires to depletion, painful feelings in a stomach, vomiting can be observed. At the same time there is no loss in the weight, muscle bulk. Colitis arises because of hit in an organism of infections, pathogenic mushrooms, allergies, improper feeding, parasites. Colitis – quite widespread disease at cats.
The large intestine serves as a receptacle of stool, in it very difficult microbic microflora. Hit in intestines of pathogenic organisms leads to violation of physiology of a large intestine. Diarrhea, a lock, mucous allocations are already a consequence of a disease.
Testing
It is impossible to self-medicate at such symptoms. To make the diagnosis, it is necessary to address the veterinarian. He will examine the pet and will report about all analyses, necessary for delivery. It will be necessary to make the analysis of urine, blood, a calla, ultrasonography of an abdominal cavity, a biopsy, X-ray. All this is necessary not to mix colitis with other diseases, for example, of malignant new growths. The analysis the calla will allow to reveal existence of parasites in an organism and correctness of passing of process of digestion. X-ray is done extremely seldom. It is necessary to reveal stay in intestines of a foreign matter. Such cases take place to be, cats very curious animals also can eat what does not follow.
Treatment of colitis
As treatment prescribe an animal a diet, define a food allowance which will include less fats more cellulose. If colitis is caused by food allergy, then it is necessary to refuse those products which contain hazardous substances. Not always the diet helps to cure colitis, then the veterinarian prescribes antidiarrheal medicines in combination with antibacterial. If in Calais helminths were found, then appoint protivogelmintny therapy. It needs to be seen off it is not dependent on diseases each three months. If colitis is caused by presence at intestines of bacteria, then for a start reveal the nature of these bacteria, study the anamnesis of an animal and appoint antibacterial medicines. Chronic colitis can arise if the disease is started. In this case to a cat prescribe antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antidiarrheal medicines. Owners have to take care of an animal diet that treatment was effective. The course of therapy lasts from 5 to 7 days.