Blood in a cat's stool: causes and possible treatments. Why does a kitten have mucus in his stool? A cat has smelly, mushy stool with mucus.

Qualified diagnostics will help to apply the correct treatment methods, since even ordinary diarrhea, caused by poor diet or poisoning and left unattended, can severely deplete the body, dehydrating it.

Food or toxic poisoning (unsuitable for consumption products or poisons), in particular, poisonous plants or household chemicals;

Overeating due to the owner giving out large portions of food;

Individual sensitivity of the digestive system to certain foods, often occurs in kittens with the start of complementary feeding;

- unbalanced diet, under the influence of which absorption and digestion functions are disrupted;

Bacterial and viral infections;

Inflammatory processes in the digestive system and/or kidneys, cancer in the intestines. The stool contains blood, mucus and is accompanied by vomit;

Metabolic disorder;

- eating too fatty foods;

Intestinal obstruction;

Severe stress or other emotional distress;

Sudden move, climate change;

Replacing the cat’s usual food with another;

- reaction to medications or their components;

Decreased immunity;

Allergic reaction to food or medications;

Entering the stomach with food or when licking hairballs.

It is difficult not to see that a cat has mucus in its stool. Usually this phenomenon is immediately noticeable and looks like transparent or whitish impurities in the general stool. Sometimes there are not many of them, but sometimes the feces are completely covered with mucous secretions. In any case, this is an anomaly that may indicate pathologies that have arisen in the animal’s body.

The appearance of mucus in stool can be caused by a number of reasons:

1. the presence of worms;
2. viral or bacterial diseases;
3. intolerance to certain foods;
4. excessive overfeeding;
5. metabolic failures;
6. intestinal obstruction;
7. stressful state (when changing place of residence or owners);
8. food that is too fatty;
9. incorrectly formulated diet or eating disorders;
10. inflammatory processes in the digestive system;
11. consequences of poisoning with bad food, chemicals or poisons;
12. abrupt change of menu;
13. allergy;
14. decreased body resistance to diseases;
15. reaction to certain drugs;
16. wool in the stomach.

The reasons are so varied that it is almost impossible for an ignorant person to independently determine why a cat poops feces with mucus. But the fact that not everything is all right with the pet is obvious. In addition to the foreign impurities themselves, additional symptoms help to understand this.

Associated signs of an unhealthy pet

The following symptoms, which can appear due to a number of diseases, should be a reason to worry about your cat:

• diarrhea with mucus may indicate an overdose of vitamins;
• flatulence and diarrhea often indicate food intolerance that has arisen, which will simply need to be excluded from the diet;
• lumps of mucus in liquid feces, nausea, weight loss, sometimes vomiting, and at the same time the cat often licks itself - chronic inflammation in any part of the digestive tract is possible;
• the feces have become greasy, bright yellow or greenish, vomiting, flatulence, nausea have appeared, appetite has noticeably increased - it’s time to check your pet’s pancreas;
• the cat has blood and mucus in its stool, the animal feels sick and vomits, it loses its appetite, the pet experiences a sudden weight loss - this is due to viruses or bacteria;
• the stool is liquid, dark, tarry, with mucus, the pet vomits, weight loss is observed - a clear sign of the presence of worms;
• severe diarrhea with clear or white discharge, vomiting, weakness, lethargy, sometimes discharge from the cat’s nose and eyes is visible or there are ulcerations on the mucous membranes - viral diseases are evident;
• the stool is modified, contains mucus, the pet is worried, does not make contact, and especially does not allow the stomach to be felt due to pain - these are symptoms of colitis, enterocolitis or enteritis;
• the feces have a sharp disgusting smell, there are admixtures of mucus and blood - very severe inflammation or cancer of the digestive organs is possible.

Perhaps the only case when you don’t have to worry about mucus in the feces is in the first time after your cat takes anthelmintic drugs (i.e. after deworming). In the first days after the end of such a treatment and prophylactic course, mucus impurities in the feces are observed very often and do not indicate serious pathologies in the cat’s body.

There are many reasons why a cat has blood in its stool. First you need to understand whether the blood is fresh or already dried. Scarlet blood in a cat's stool indicates that the bleeding is fresh, not far from the anus (in the rectum, the anal sphincter is damaged) or very heavy bleeding in the large intestine.

If the blood in the cat’s stool is dark (as if caked), then this indicates that the bleeding was “higher” in the intestines. During its passage through the digestive tract, it managed to curl up. But why can blood appear in a cat’s stool? What are the causes of such an illness in an animal? Should we sound the alarm? First things first.

Poor nutrition

Especially if the diet contains only roughage (for example, dry food). Its particles can injure the mucous membrane of the stomach, and less often the intestines (after all, after digestion in the stomach, already crushed and soft food enters the small intestine). The intestinal mucosa can be injured if the animal drinks little water (so the chewed food does not become soggy and remains rough and with sharp edges) or if there is not enough gastric juice secreted.

Constipation in a mustache develops not only due to improper feeding. There are many reasons for poor bowel movements. Solid feces move slowly through the intestines, injuring the delicate mucous membrane. Small scratches begin to bleed, and this is how blood appears in the cat’s stool. There is usually little blood, and it can be found on top of the feces (that is, it appears at the end of the bowel movement).

Microcracks in the rectum

They are formed due to injury to the mucous membrane by hard feces, foreign objects, thinning and drying of the mucous membrane.

Foreign body in the intestine

A foreign body injures the mucous membrane of the digestive tract. And foreign, indigestible contents can be not only bones, sticks, pieces of plastic (from chewed toys, for example), but also wool. If foreign bodies themselves do not damage the integrity of the mucous membrane, then they can cause constipation.

Helminths, protozoa

Giardia and coccidia are protozoa that also cause the appearance of blood in a cat's stool. This is due to the fact that capillary permeability increases. As a result, droplets of blood from them enter the intestinal lumen, mix with feces, and the owner notices abnormal feces in the tray.

Infectious diseases

Some bacteria and viruses cause blood to appear in a cat's stool. For example, pathogens of panleukopenia, parvovirus, rota and coronavirus infections, etc.

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

The most common diseases of the digestive system that lead to the appearance of blood in a cat’s stool are stomach or intestinal ulcers, acute pancreatitis, liver dystrophy, chronic colitis, enteritis and others. If droplets are noticeable with an ulcer, then with other gastrointestinal diseases the admixture of blood is practically unnoticeable (however, changes can be detected during laboratory testing).

Neoplasms, polyps

Such growths in the intestines are not so rarely recorded in cats. And when feces pass through such an intestine with growths, then again it is damaged. However, malignant neoplasms (intestinal cancer in cats) are registered quite rarely and are difficult to diagnose.

Blood clotting problems

If an animal has problems with blood clotting (including a lack of vitamin K, prothrombin), then any, even the most minor injury, leads to bleeding.

Poisoning with ratsid, zoocoumarin and other poisons for rodents

These poisons for rodents are anticoagulants, that is, they interfere with blood clotting. A cat can become poisoned not only by catching rodents (which are already poisoned), but also by eating the corpse of a mouse or rat, or by licking the place where the poison lay. An animal can only be saved with the help of an antidote (specific antidote).

Often, diarrhea, bloating, and flatulence are symptoms of dysbiosis. Bleeding from the intestines is less common.

Blood in your cat's stool is most often caused by irritation in the lower intestine. In addition to the symptoms of hematochezia, allergies and food intolerance can be caused in pets by ordinary food, most often dry food from a dubious manufacturer. If your cat spends most of its life in the yard or on the street, then it may have been poisoned by rat poison, then bloody stools are a common occurrence. Also, if you notice very hard and extremely dry stools in your cat, then these are clear signs that the animal has nutritional problems.

Causes of blood in stool

Weaning from mother's milk in kittens is often accompanied by a refusal to eat and drink, as well as loose stools. First of all, this is due to stress caused by the absence of the mother, especially if the owners give the kitten into the wrong hands and the situation around it completely changes. To mitigate the situation and facilitate the rapid adaptation of a small pet, you should create comfortable conditions for it; at first, feed it from a pipette or a teaspoon.

Lactose intolerance can cause loose stools in a kitten. Its diagnosis is carried out exclusively in a hospital setting, at home, and without special tests it is impossible to identify it. Therefore, if a kitten experiences frequent loose bowel movements, it is necessary to stop feeding milk and products containing milk until the cause of the pet’s illness is determined.

It is important to keep in mind that diarrhea can be caused not only by dairy, but also by any new and not yet familiar to the animal products. Loose stools also occur when the kitten’s body is exposed to worms or infections that can cause severe dehydration, leading to the kitten’s sudden death. In this regard, at the slightest evidence of discomfort in the baby, you should immediately contact a veterinarian.

Diarrhea in a cat with blood and mucus indicates a serious illness, so before going to the doctor you can provide first aid: relieve pain, give a remedy for diarrhea.

In cases of severe pain, on the contrary, you cannot self-medicate; immediately go to the doctor.

Since the cause of such symptoms is often infectious and invasive diseases, it is possible to make an accurate diagnosis and prescribe an antibiotic only after laboratory tests.

Normally, cats' feces are dark brown, shaped like short tubes.

Kittens have light brown feces, often unformed, mushy, this is due to the peculiarities of feeding - a high content of mother's milk.

Diarrhea (diarrhea) is said to occur when a cat goes potty too often while eating stool. These signs should not be confused with a situation where the cat also goes to the potty often, but without stool (this is constipation). With diarrhea, stool is usually semi-liquid or liquid and may contain foreign inclusions (mucus, helminths, blood).

Bloody diarrhea occurs if the large intestine is involved in the pathological process. If blood comes out of a thin section (for example, with an ulcer), the stool will be black in color, since the blood has time to coagulate and be partially digested. But blood can come out of both sections, in which case the stool will be dark with blood admixtures.

First aid can be provided to the animal if the cat’s condition is not so bad and a trip to the veterinarian can be postponed until the next day. Or vice versa, when the cat’s condition is critical and it is simply possible not to finish the animal, this option usually occurs in case of poisoning.

Drug Dosage Course

Cats	Kittens
Painkillers (both drugs are best given together)
Analgin	0.5 ml/kg	Not recommended	One-time
Diphenhydramine	0.1 ml/kg	Not recommended	One-time
In case of poisoning with rat poison
Aminocaproic acid	5 grams dissolved in 10 ml in 0.85% saline solution, administered subcutaneously	0.5-1 grams dissolved in 1-2 ml in 0.85% saline solution, administered subcutaneously	Contains vitamin K (blocks the action of the poison) the injection will give you time to visit the veterinarian
For diarrhea
Loperamide	1/2 tablet	1/4 or 1/8 tablet	Until the diarrhea stops
To cleanse the stomach and intestines
Activated carbon	0.5-1 tablets	1/4-1/8 tablets	2-3 times, interval 12 hours
Enterosgel	Half a tablespoon	½-¼ teaspoon

Preventing the development of diarrhea in cats

It is necessary to maintain the hygiene of the animal, sanitize its habitat, especially the cat litter tray, food and water bowls. You should not let your animal eat expired food; monitor the quality of the food, which should be well washed and boiled. It is advisable not to give raw water and unboiled milk to pets, in which bacteria multiply rapidly.

Follow your pet's diet. Feeding should be done at the same time. Do not leave chemical cleaning agents within reach of your pet. If there are poisonous plants in the house, you will have to choose between them and the health of your pet, since cats love to eat grass.

How to identify a cat’s illness based on external signs?

You can find out that an animal is not feeling well even before diarrhea begins. First of all, both small and adult cats lose their appetite. Malaise is indicated by partial or complete refusal of food and a drowsy state. The opposite manifestation of activity may also indicate a violation of physical condition: increased appetite and playfulness.

An obvious symptom of an animal being in a state of illness is the appearance of its fur. It loses its characteristic smoothness and shine, does not lay flat, but becomes shaggy. At the same time, representatives of the British breed may change color slightly, and sphinxes may develop erosive wounds on their skin.

It should be noted that the Sphynx is one of the most disease-resistant cat breeds with strong immunity. The occurrence of infectious diseases in Sphynx cats is much less common than in cats of other breeds. Loose stools in a Sphynx most often appear due to helminthic infection; the pet loses its appetite and quickly loses weight.

Vomiting is a common accompaniment of diarrhea in cats. Also, in most cases, body temperature rises, so it must be measured when diarrhea occurs. Then the animal is observed for some time in order to identify other manifestations of malaise, among which the most common are dilated pupils, purulent discharge from the eyes, nose or ears, excessive pallor or brightness of the gums, which should normally be pale pink.

Sometimes blood in feces can be seen with the naked eye.

Blood in feces can be obvious or hidden.

So it can be seen with the naked eye, which is characterized by the coloring of stool in a scarlet color or the presence of bloody impurities and clots. The presence of obvious blood indicates a problem with the colon, rectum, or anus.

But there are cases when the blood in the stool is hidden, and the only suspicion of its presence is the black (tar) color of the stool. It is in these cases that they resort to special research methods to confirm or refute the doubts that have arisen.

In addition to obvious signs of the presence of blood in the stool, other symptoms may appear:

• apathy,
• lack of appetite,
• vomit,
• temperature increase,
• diarrhea or constipation,
• painful stool.

All these additional factors indicate the severity of the pathological process, requiring immediate assistance from a veterinarian.

Blood (explicit or hidden) in feces can appear with the following diseases of the gastrointestinal tract:

• stomach ulcer,
• gastroenteritis,
• enteritis,
• inflammation of the large intestine,
• pancreatitis.

In all these cases, blood is released in the form of clots or feces are uniformly colored pink or rusty brown.

These diseases can be caused by giving low-quality feed, violating the rules of feeding and keeping, and using bones in the diet that damage the intestinal mucosa as they pass through it.

To identify the cause of the disease, a specialist will conduct an examination and prescribe the necessary examination.

Any appearance of blood in the stool should alert the pet owner, and the pet is taken to a veterinarian to identify the cause.

In addition to the usual examination, he will prescribe additional studies:

Also important when making a diagnosis is the collection of medical history data:

• what does a cat eat,
• could she have eaten poor quality food or accidentally swallowed something,
• Is there easy access to household cleaning and disinfectants?
• whether preventive vaccinations were given and when,
• how often is deworming carried out,
• is there any atypical behavior, for example, the cat crawls on the carpet with its butt too often, which indicates the presence of worms or problems with the anal glands.

How to treat?

It is logical that treatment will depend on the test results and the diagnosis.

In some cases, it will be enough to adjust the diet to restore the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. In the first days of treatment, enveloping cereals (rice, oatmeal) and easily digestible food are prescribed. It is important not to give the animal any smoked meats or sweets, which provoke the development and aggravate the existing inflammation of the intestinal mucosa.

In others, you will have to resort to surgery and prescribe special antiviral or antibacterial treatment, for example, for infections: specific serums, immunomodulators or immunostimulants, etc.

In any case, the animal will have to:

• do disinfectant enemas,
• improve digestion by giving enzymes,
• prescribe antibiotics to suppress the growth and reproduction of pathogenic microflora.

In addition, the use of hemostatic drugs and vitamins that enhance immunity is indicated.

If the presence of worms is proven, deworming will be suggested.

As a preventive measure and treatment for blockage of the intestinal tube by hairballs, medications are prescribed to help dissolve them.

Diarrhea in a cat with blood and mucus: main causes, symptoms and dosage of medications for treatment

• For an adult cat, go on a hunger strike for 24 hours;
• then, exclude fatty, spicy, fried foods;
• exclude dry food;
• you can feed rice porridge, boiled chicken;
• drinking plenty of water.

You can use special dietary foods for diarrhea from Purina, Hills, Eukanuba. If diarrhea persists, or if the cat refuses to eat, Ringer-Locke solution should be injected subcutaneously. For adult animals – 20-50 ml, for kittens – 5-10 ml.

Medications

Drug Dosage Course of treatment

Cats	Kittens
Antibacterial drugs
Furazolidone	1/4 tablet 2 times a day	1/6 tablet 1 time per day	5-7 days
Phthalazole	1/4 tablet 2-3 times a day	1/8 tablet once a day	5-7 days
Enterofuril suspension	2.5 ml 2-3 times a day	0.5-1 ml 2-3 times a day	7-10 days
Anthelmintics
Prasitel (for round and tapeworms)	1 tablet	From 1/4 to 1 tablet	First time - once in the morning on an empty stomach Second time - after 10-15 days
Dirofen (against everyone)	1 tablet	From 1/4 to 1 tablet
Polyverkan (from everyone)	0.5 briquettes	0.25 briquettes

The main preventive actions are aimed at preventing the cat from eating inedible objects or infected animals (birds, rats, insects).

What to do:

• You cannot feed your cat raw meat or fish;
• you should not be allowed to walk in places where poison is scattered (near farms, food warehouses);
• should not be allowed to walk near garbage dumps;
• Do not leave medications or chemicals on the floor or table;
• Do not give your cat inedible solid objects (buttons, needles, coins);
• it is advisable to feed with special animal feed;
• It is advisable to adhere to a certain feeding time and diet, and not change it suddenly;
• Give your cat vitamins so that she does not develop licking - a pathological condition due to vitamin deficiency, when the animal tastes inedible objects.

Diagnosis of the condition

A pet with a characteristic symptom should be shown to a veterinarian who, after a clinical examination, will prescribe certain diagnostic methods. First of all, the doctor will conduct a detailed blood test, stool examination for helminths, protozoa, and occult blood.

An informative research method is the coprogram. Using this laboratory method, you can find out not only the microscopic composition, but also detect hidden blood in the feces of an animal. If necessary, a urine test will be performed. An ultrasound or X-ray examination of the abdominal organs, as well as a colonoscopy, can be used to find out why a cat poops blood.

In the case where a cat poops blood due to a disease of the pancreas, the liver may be prescribed enzyme preparations that improve digestion. If fur is detected in feces and the formation of hairballs is suspected, special pastes and foods are prescribed to expel them from the stomach.

In case of poisoning with anticoagulants, bleeding disorders, perforation of the intestinal walls with bones, hemostatic drugs and vitamin K are prescribed.

If the cause of the symptoms is a foreign body, polyps, or malignant tumors, then only surgical intervention with further conservative treatment can help the pet.

If blood is detected in the animal's stool, the owner should understand that such a symptom is a deviation from the norm. The variety of causes accompanying this symptomatology makes diagnosis difficult. That is why you should not hesitate to visit a doctor. In addition, some causes (foreign bodies, poisoning) require urgent veterinary attention.

Blood in the feces of cats and cats: causes and treatment

At the first signs of diarrhea, the cat should be limited in its diet; the animal should not be allowed to eat for at least a day. Food is replaced with plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. The animal should be given water frequently and in small portions. Ordinary activated carbon is used as first aid for overeating or poisoning.

To do this, half the tablet is dissolved in water and the animal is given water. The second part of the tablet is administered after six hours. Treatment is also carried out with the drug Smecta, which is diluted in accordance with the children's dosage. A popular folk remedy is oak bark, which has excellent astringent properties. If there is no improvement in the condition after a day, you should immediately contact a veterinarian.

1. Special hyperimmune serums to combat viral infections.
2. Antibiotics to prevent the development of bacteria on the intestinal mucosa damaged by frequent bowel movements.
3. Prebiotics are required to restore intestinal microflora after taking antibiotics.
4. Medicines against worms.
5. Papaverine or No-shpu is used to relieve intestinal spasms.
6. Atoxil is prescribed to remove toxins. One sachet of medicine is dissolved in one hundred milliliters of water. The kitten is given a teaspoon every two hours.
7. To restore and maintain water balance, use Regidron saline solution - half a teaspoon every hour.

As your condition improves, you can gradually introduce rice broth into your diet, which will also soften the irritated walls of the intestines and stomach, and lightly sweetened water, a few drops every hour. If the kitten refuses to eat and drink on its own, resort to droppers or injections.

If a cat is found to be unwell, accompanied by diarrhea, first of all, you need to limit the animal’s diet and give only clean water throughout the day. Ensuring you drink plenty of fluids will prevent dehydration. Drinking should be fractional - often, but in small portions. As an emergency treatment for diarrhea in a cat, you can use activated charcoal, which is diluted in the proportion of half a tablet per glass of water and given to the sick animal.

The second half of the tablet can be used no earlier than six hours after the first. In addition, treatment with Smecta is allowed, using a pediatric dosage. An effective folk remedy is considered to be a decoction of oak bark, which has good astringent properties. If after 24 hours the animal’s condition has not improved, you must seek help from a veterinary clinic.

Prolonged diarrhea is treated in a way that depends on the source of the ailment. Its selection is carried out based on the results of examination and testing. Self-treatment of a pet, like self-medication in people, can cause more harm to the patient than good, and only lead to a loss of time, during which, with proper treatment, one can overcome the disease or avoid complications.

On the first day of illness, kittens are given only water to drink, excluding any food. Give the kitten boiled water or a weak chamomile decoction.

1 Hyperimmune serums necessary to eliminate viral infections.

2 Antibiotics that help prevent harmful bacteria from damaging the intestines that are irritated by frequent bowel movements.

3 Prebiotics that restore microflora after antibiotic treatment.

Relief of intestinal spasms is carried out using No-shpa and Papaverine. Atoxil helps remove toxins. The product is diluted in water (1 sachet per 100 ml), kittens are given one tablespoon every two hours. Support for water-salt balance is provided by Regidron (0.5 tsp solution every hour). When the cat’s health begins to improve, it is allowed to give the animal rice water, which softens the intestinal walls. If the kitten cannot or refuses to drink on its own, it should be given water through an IV or by injection.

Why did mucus appear in my cat's stool?

Mucus in the stool may be present due to helminth infection.

It often happens that taking anthelmintic drugs does not stop the release of mucus in the feces. In such cases, you should not worry too much, since the dead worms continue to be excreted along with mucous feces, and after a while the stool returns to normal.

It is possible to eliminate helminthiasis at home, but the presence of inflammation and infectious pathologies requires a medical examination and full control of treatment. In this case, a full range of diagnostics should be carried out and, if a contagious disease is detected, isolation must be carried out.

Causes of the symptom

It can be said that there is rarely any disease that does not cause diarrhea. Possible reasons for the appearance of mucus in stool:

• intoxication due to poisoning;
• overfeeding;
• individual intolerance;
• violation of feeding regime;
• helminths;
• infection of viral and bacterial nature;
• inflammation of the digestive system;
• failure of exchange processes;
• fatty food;
• intestinal obstruction;
• stress;
• a change of scenery;
• menu change;
• reaction to medications;
• decreased body resistance;
• allergy;
• presence of fur in the stomach.

Mucus may appear due to eating fatty foods.

A pet can be poisoned by spoiled food, poisonous plants or chemicals from household cleaning products.

Lactose intolerance

Due to the consumption of dairy products, a reaction to an intolerant product occurs.

A cat may have a reaction in the form of mucus when drinking milk.

Disturbance of balance

An overdose of vitamins provokes intestinal upset.

An overdose of certain vitamins or minerals provokes intestinal upset and, as a result, diarrhea with mucus.

Inflammation of the digestive system

If there is inflammation of the digestive system or genitourinary system, diarrhea will almost always be mixed with mucus and blood.

In the presence of digestive inflammation, diarrhea will always be mixed with mucus.

For all of the above reasons, it is possible to roughly diagnose the factor of occurrence based on some characteristic signs.

• If, in the presence of diarrhea, there is flatulence, individual intolerance can be assumed. All that remains is to identify the specific product that causes such a symptom.
• Liquid stools with a tarry consistency and color will indicate the occurrence of helminthic infestation. It will be accompanied by vomiting and sudden weight loss.

Mucus with blood and other pathologies

Nausea in a cat indicates the presence of an infection.

Small bloody spots with mucus accompanied by nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, and intense weight loss indicate the presence of a viral or bacterial infection.

• Liquid stool that is green or deep yellow in color and greasy in nature is a sign of pancreatic disease. Associated symptoms are periodic release of gases, nausea, vomiting, increased appetite during exhaustion.
• A sharp, unpleasant odor of liquid, mucous stool indicates the possible growth of a cancerous tumor or severe intestinal inflammation.
• Excessively light, almost colorless stool may be present in diseases of the liver and biliary tract.
• Digestive dysfunction manifests itself in the occurrence of grayish diarrhea with a strong putrefactive odor.
• Feces of a watery consistency will be released when the absorption function in the intestines fails.

Help methods

Water for the cat should be freely available.

1. Water must be freely available, and hunger must be fully tolerated.
2. At the same time, if the animal has no desire to drink, it must be force-fed, often and in small portions to avoid dehydration.
3. If the cause is ordinary overeating or mild poisoning, the use of activated carbon will be acceptable help. Half the tablet should be dissolved in water and given to the patient every six hours.
4. It is recommended to prescribe smecta and use it in children's doses.
5. A good remedy would be oak bark in the form of a decoction as an astringent. As a rule, after the first necessary help, diarrhea stops.
6. If this does not happen, you should immediately consult a doctor to establish a complete clinical picture and make an accurate diagnosis.

Mucus in kitten stool

It is acceptable to give kittens a chamomile infusion as a drink.

1. The first day - fasting diet and drinking plenty of fluids.
2. It is acceptable to give a weak chamomile decoction as a drink.
3. Drug treatment: hyperimmune serum against viral infection, antibiotic therapy to prevent bacterial infection.
4. To restore microflora - probiotics.
5. Antihelminthics, antispasmodics – papaverine, no-spa. To relieve intoxication - atoxil.
6. Restore water and salt balance - rehydron.

Video about indigestion in cats

Fortunately, reasons to visit a veterinarian do not appear too often, and cats spend most of their lives in excellent health and mood.

But it also happens that, for no apparent reason, the owner discovers, for example, bloody discharge in the animal’s feces.

It’s easy to guess that blood can only get into feces from the gastrointestinal tract, and its presence is a sign of some kind of damage. You can try to determine what exactly triggered its appearance on your own, but it is better not to put your pet at risk and consult a veterinarian. Especially if the bloody discharge is also accompanied by a deterioration in his health.

Preventing diarrhea in cats

Reducing the risk of bacterial and viral diseases in cats is achieved through vaccination. The vaccination schedule is drawn up in accordance with the age of the animal. Also an important preventive measure for diseases and worms is annual testing and regular use of antihelminthics. The owner must ensure the hygiene of the pet and keep the place where it is kept clean, especially food and water bowls, as well as the litter tray.

The cat's food should not be expired or spoiled and should be properly cooked. Water and homemade milk must be boiled to avoid the growth of bacteria that can harm the animal. The diet should be balanced, and the nutritional schedule should be constant. Containers with chemicals and poisonous plants should be kept out of the reach of the cat.

Hello, my kitten (5 months old) lost his mood today and instead of feces, a small amount of mucus (like snot) periodically came out of the anus. Usually the cat is playful, cheerful, today she is apathetic, lies all the time and slowly rushes around the corners, the mucus came out just drop by drop, but once 7. The cat is vaccinated (deworming + Nobivac twice). What is the problem and how can I relieve its pain now? Thank you

Hello!

Send a photo of the animal. There can be many reasons for the symptoms you describe. Describe in detail the animal's diet, indicating the ingredients included in it. When did you perform routine deworming? When was the animal vaccinated and with what vaccine? What additional vitamin supplements do you use? This is very important diagnostic information. Please provide it as soon as possible.

Please note that feeding Whiskas, Friskas, Meow, Felix and Kitiket food is not recommended for feeding cats. Neither dry nor wet. These are very harmful foods that can sooner or later provoke gastrointestinal diseases and quite often lead to the death of the animal. Sausages, milk, soups, borscht and everything else “that we ourselves eat” are not suitable for feeding cats. This rule is. Feed your animal either a high-quality commercial food: Acana, Gina, Orijen, Hills, Royal Canin, Eukanuba, Go Natural or Now Fresh. Or natural products: rice, oatmeal, buckwheat + beef, turkey, rabbit (not in the form of minced meat) and stewed vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, beets). The percentage of meat in the main diet is at least 70%. Also remember that you should never mix natural food and industrial feed. Vitamins must be used for any type of diet, for 1-1.5 months. 2 r. in year. A small kitten at this age is recommended to eat Royal Canin Baby Cat or Hills Science Plan Kitten Healthy Development until 4 months of age. After 4 months Royal Canin Kitten up to 12 months.

Apparently, the kitten's mucus was caused by a change in diet or a diet that was not entirely correct and suitable for a young animal.

1. Fasting diet - 48 hours.
2. Glucose 5% 10 ml PC 3-4 r. in the village up to 2 days.
3. Thereafter for 21 days. diet "Royal Canin Recovery" or Hills Prescription Diet Feline i/d.
4. Instead of water, chamomile decoction 1 tsp. for 1 liter of water - up to 7-10 days.
5. White coal 1 table. ext. 3 r. in the village - up to 5-7 days, in 60 minutes. before or after meals and giving medications orally.
6. Emprobio 3 ml i.n. 2 r. in the village - up to 10 days. or Hilak 5 drops. for 1 tsp. water int. 2 r. in the village - up to 7 days.
7. Nux Vomica 3-4 drops. for 1 tsp. water int. 3 r. in the village - up to 7 days.
8. Catozal 1 ml i.m. 2 r. in the village - up to 10 days.
9. Veracol 1 ml i.m. 2 r. in the village - up to 10 days.
10. Enema (chamomile decoction 1 tbsp per 1 liter of water) or Vetom solution 1.1. 80-120 ml, temperature 20-25 degrees, 3 times with an interval of 60 minutes.

Let us know more about the kitten's condition.

In normal health, there are no foreign substances in the feces of animals. The chair looks formed and dense. But if the owner notices mucus in the cat’s stool, blood or liquid stool, this indicates problems have arisen, and often very serious ones.

Why does mucus appear in stool?

It is difficult not to see that a cat has mucus in its stool. Usually this phenomenon is immediately noticeable and looks like transparent or whitish impurities in the general stool. Sometimes there are not many of them, but sometimes the feces are completely covered with mucous secretions. In any case, this is an anomaly that may indicate pathologies that have arisen in the animal’s body.

The appearance of mucus in stool can be caused by a number of reasons.:

1. the presence of worms;
2. viral or bacterial diseases;
3. intolerance to certain foods;
4. excessive overfeeding;
5. metabolic failures;
6. intestinal obstruction;
7. stressful state (when changing place of residence or owners);
8. food that is too fatty;
9. incorrectly formulated diet or eating disorders;
10. inflammatory processes in the digestive system;
11. consequences of poisoning with bad food, chemicals or poisons;
12. abrupt change of menu;
13. allergy;
14. decreased body resistance to diseases;
15. reaction to certain drugs;
16. wool in the stomach.

The reasons are so varied that it is almost impossible for an ignorant person to independently determine why a cat poops feces with mucus. But the fact that not everything is all right with the pet is obvious. In addition to the foreign impurities themselves, additional symptoms help to understand this.

Associated signs of an unhealthy pet

The following symptoms, which can appear with a number of diseases, should be a cause for concern about your cat:

• diarrhea with mucus may indicate an overdose of vitamins;
• flatulence and diarrhea often indicate food intolerance that has arisen, which will simply need to be excluded from the diet;
• lumps of mucus in liquid feces, nausea, weight loss, sometimes vomiting, and at the same time the cat often licks itself - chronic inflammation in any part of the digestive tract is possible;
• the feces have become greasy, bright yellow or greenish, vomiting, flatulence, nausea have appeared, appetite has noticeably increased - it’s time to check your pet’s pancreas;
• the cat has blood and mucus in its stool, the animal feels sick and vomits, it loses its appetite, the pet experiences a sudden weight loss - this is due to viruses or bacteria;
• the stool is liquid, dark, tarry, with mucus, the pet vomits, weight loss is observed - a clear sign of the presence of worms;
• severe diarrhea with clear or white discharge, vomiting, weakness, lethargy, sometimes discharge from the cat’s nose and eyes is visible or there are ulcerations on the mucous membranes - viral diseases are evident;
• the stool is modified, contains mucus, the pet is worried, does not make contact, and especially does not allow the stomach to be felt due to pain - these are symptoms of colitis, enterocolitis or enteritis;
• the feces have a sharp disgusting smell, there are admixtures of mucus and blood - very severe inflammation or cancer of the digestive organs is possible.

Perhaps the only case when you don’t have to worry about mucus in the feces is in the first time after your cat takes anthelmintic drugs (i.e. after deworming). In the first days after the end of such a treatment and prophylactic course, mucus impurities in the feces are observed very often and do not indicate serious pathologies in the cat’s body. The absence of diseases is confirmed by the good general health of the animal (normal appetite, cheerful mood, etc.). No treatment is required here; everything goes away on its own within a few days.

Visit to the vet

Since the presence of mucus in a cat's stool can be caused by many reasons, the true diagnosis can only be determined by a veterinarian. Therefore, a visit to the doctor should not be delayed, otherwise the disease may reach a severe stage.

Having determined why the stool comes out with mucus, the specialist will prescribe therapy appropriate to the identified disease. The cat will be prescribed special medications, and the owner will be given recommendations for treatment and care. All this must be done in strict order.

If the cat's owner is sure that the cause of mucus in the feces lies not in a serious illness, but in a banal disorder due to inappropriate food or the consequences of deworming, you can try to help the pet at home:

• Give the cat a therapeutic fast (fasting for 12 or 24 hours). In this case, it is necessary to drink your pet with clean water.
• If the animal refuses to drink, you will have to force it to do so. You will need to pour a small amount of water into the cat's mouth to avoid dehydration.
• If the cat has overeaten or is not seriously poisoned, give it activated charcoal every 6 hours.
• To normalize the intestinal microflora in case of food poisoning or mild disorder, you can give a children's dose of Smecta. This drug is one of the few human medications approved for use by animals (as is activated charcoal).
• As an astringent for minor causes of diarrhea, cats are given a decoction of oak bark to drink (after 1-2 times the diarrhea should stop).

If the cat’s condition has not improved within 24 hours, the feces are still slimy, and the accompanying symptoms persist or increase, you cannot continue independent treatment. In this case, the pet must be urgently taken to a veterinarian, who will examine the patient, conduct diagnostics and determine how to treat the animal.

How to treat kittens

Small furry cats are treated slightly differently than adult cats.

Firstly, there should be no self-medication here.. The owners do not have time to find out the cause of mucus in the kitten’s feces, since in a small body any disease develops faster and stronger than in an adult. The baby needs to be helped as soon as possible, and only a veterinarian can do this efficiently.

What can be prescribed for a kitten:

• the first day is a fasting day (only water or a very weak chamomile decoction);
• for viral diseases - antiviral serum;
• for bacterial infections - antibiotic therapy;
• if the kitten is poisoned - the drug Atoxil;
• in the presence of worms - antihelminthic drugs;
• probiotics to normalize intestinal microflora;
• antispasmodics for severe pain syndromes;
• to restore the water-salt balance - Regidron.

After the therapy, the babies quickly recover, their digestive system returns to normal and the mucus in the stool disappears. Of course, provided that the owner sounded the alarm in time and consulted a doctor.

Feces with mucus in a cat are almost always a signal of the onset of an illness. Such phenomena cannot be ignored, as this can lead to serious health problems for the pet. And the blame for all the suffering of the pet will lie only with the careless owner, who did not notice the alarming symptoms in time or ignored them.

Good afternoon

Please help me identify the problem.
Our cats “finally” pass a certain amount of mucus with blood along with their feces, and for more than 4 months we have not been able to determine what is wrong.
We went to the doctor many times - to two different clinics, talked to 4 different doctors, but to no avail. We live in Finland and in my experience, here both doctors for people and animals have a very strange mentality - they don’t want to treat, or they don’t know how to treat. If they treat, then “from the most probable causes”, without doing any tests. It is very difficult to achieve anything from them, and all this is very expensive. Therefore, before going to a third clinic, it is very important for me to find out what exactly to require from them, what tests.

We have an Oriental cat, neutered, and a Siberian cat that is not sterilized. the cat lived with us for 2 months alone, was healthy and active, then we took him a girlfriend from the Estonian nursery Sariola (maybe someone has come across this and knows what kind of disease they have there?). The cat turned out to be unhealthy, but we didn’t realize it right away.

On the very first evening that the cat was brought in, we noticed that the skin on her bottom was very red after going to the toilet, I blotted it with a napkin and it seemed to me that pinkish moisture remained on it. I have never encountered cat diseases, I reassured myself that the cat should be healthy straight from the nursery, they sign a contract and swear to her health.
We didn’t know what to expect and what to look for, so if there was mucus right away, we didn’t notice, they buried everything in the tray, and if there was mucus, it was absorbed and we didn’t see it. But we wanted to teach them to use the toilet - we bought a special seat with a nozzle for the litter, and when we gradually transferred them to the toilet after a week and a half - only then did we notice the symptoms in the cat. She was generally worried when going to the toilet, meowed and looked for a place, and did not want to go to the cat litter.
We immediately called the veterinarian, but they didn’t want to see us, they told us to get rid of the worms with Drontal. This had no effect, then they admitted us, took a blood test to check the liver and kidneys, found nothing, and told us to give Axilur for 5 days (this is a Finnish anthelmintic, usually it is given for 3 days). This didn’t help and they simply threw up their hands and said “we don’t know what to do, you’re probably not feeding her correctly.” All attempts to find out what tests we should do have led us nowhere - they simply don’t tell us.
At this time, the same symptoms appeared in the cat, so I conclude that the disease is contagious. I don’t know how it was transmitted - through the tray (I clean it after every trip, but something could have remained - large granules do not stick well) or through licking each other - the cat licks the kitty like a caring mother.
We went to another clinic, where, without doing any tests, the doctor told us to give them antibiotics for 10 days, then again Axilur for 10 days “to eliminate the most likely causes.” We were shocked by this treatment, we first tried to find out what exactly it was supposed to help with and insisted on testing for protozoa. We were tested for Giardia and Kryptosporidi and were told that Axilur should help with the first, and antibiotics (Tylosin tart) with the second. But they found neither one nor the other.
We demanded an analysis specifically for protozoa - because we read a bunch of things on the Internet and none of the other diseases described are suitable - there are no other symptoms. The cats eat, jump and play, they may have become less active, sometimes they can sleep all day, but if you play with them, they play willingly. At the same time, their stools were always of normal consistency and very regular - before they began to follow the doctor’s recommendations - not to give milk and dairy products, to feed Royal Canin gastro - after that everything became deregulated.
After the tests, we finally started giving them antibiotics. Also Promax VetPlus paste - something with bifidobacteria, prebiotics to restore intestinal microflora after antibiotics. It helped the cat on the third day - the mucus completely disappeared, the stool became of normal consistency and the effect lasted for a month and a half or two.
It didn’t really affect the cat - it seemed like there was less mucus and there was less blood in it, but after a week of taking the antibiotic, the stool became loose. Later he became less fluid, but it never improved; for a long time he went to the toilet 2 times a day.
The cat was fed Royal Canin Gastro for several weeks, it had no effect and we switched to normal food - chicken, rice, vegetables, cottage cheese.
Doctors are always trying to look for and treat in our cats what they don’t have - at first they stubbornly tried to treat for diarrhea, although everything was fine with the stool (but now it’s no longer normal), then instead of a blood test for the virus (as promised) they did an expensive one a test for pancreatitis (they didn’t find it), while the doctor stubbornly pretended that she didn’t understand that I was asking her to do a test for the virus. They also looked for worm eggs but did not find them.
In general, doctors say such things: “if they have a virus, then we can’t do anything, so let’s treat for something else,” “we don’t know what it is, so let’s treat the symptoms,” “this can only remove the symptoms, so there's no point."
They did an ultrasound on the cat and they said nothing bad was visible. If I understood correctly, only the intestinal walls are slightly thickened. And the doctor put her finger in both of their butts to check some glands, after which the cat and I had problems for 3 days, not counting the shock he was in.

They prescribed giving the cat kaolin-pectin and Pepcid (Famotidine).
They were afraid to give Pepcid - this is a medicine for people, the norm for an adult is one tablet a day, but our cat weighing less than 4 kilograms was told to give half a tablet a day. It seemed to me like an elephantine dose for his weight, especially considering the side effects that I found on the Internet. Now I’m tormented by the question: what if it would have helped him? but I don't want to experiment.
But kaolin-pectin improved the situation - the cat’s stool became less soft, almost normal, and mucus began to appear not every time. Therefore, we were prescribed a lot more of this kaolin-pectin and a second course of the same antibiotic for the cat, this time they told us to give the antibiotic for a couple of weeks, then reduce the dose and for another couple of weeks.
The cat's stool eventually also became soft and one day mucus and blood appeared again, but only once, when the stool became semi-liquid - she was also given kaolin-pectin and antibiotics, and the stool returned to normal.

More than 4 months have passed since the first time we noticed mucus in the cat, today the result is this: we give both of them kaolin-pectin with each feeding, the cat has a milliliter and a half with each feeding except for cottage cheese, and we reduce the dose - her situation is better, but the skin on the butt still often turns red, sometimes more, sometimes less. and we give the cat 2.5 ml of kaolin-pectin and do not reduce it - it’s the only way we can save ourselves for now, the stool is almost normal, but sometimes at the end it’s soft and then mucus appears - this happens about once or twice a week, and he goes to the toilet Now he walks once a day and a half.

By the way, both of them had the same problem - if they eat a lot at once, diarrhea begins. When the cat was first adopted, it was like this - they couldn’t figure out where the diarrhea was coming from, so they bought scales and reduced the portions - it immediately returned to normal, and then the same thing was observed in the cat. Therefore, now we feed them little and often.

There is no hope for doctors and the money has already run out, everything has been sucked out: (and I myself don’t know what to think - it seems that now mucus appears only if the stool is soft - does this mean that the main cause has somehow been eliminated and intestinal irritation remains?
What should we do to normalize the cat’s stool and get off kaolin?
We now feed them only natural food - chicken, turkey, rice, cottage cheese, goat milk, goat milk yogurt, quail eggs. I also give them an infusion of chamomile and nettle - I found on the Internet that this can help irritable intestines. I add a drop of goat’s milk to the infusion - otherwise they don’t drink it. so they get enough fluids.
We also give them a paste to make it easier to remove hair.

I don’t expect doctors to help us here, I read on a Russian forum in Finland that there are no good veterinarians here at all, that they don’t train to become veterinarians here. I don’t know if this is true, but we recently learned from the Finns themselves that in Finland only one clinic specializes in cats - the rest can only treat dogs. We will go to this clinic next time, but I still don’t hope for help.
Therefore, advice from a qualified doctor on the Internet is very necessary.
How can we help our little paws? Should we feed them boiled rice or oatmeal to strengthen the stool? Should I continue giving chamomile? Should I give kefir? (it should be useful, but in some places I read that when there is mucus with blood, it helps just not to give any kefir - I don’t understand why, because they write about cottage cheese everywhere that it is useful, I even saw a recommendation to feed only cottage cheese in case of similar problems) .
Doctors here don’t advise anything useful in principle (I’ve already tried to ask them), they can only feed you with pills and recommend special food; there are no alternative methods for them.
I am very worried about our little ones, but there is no help :(

As for other problems, lately the cat has been sneezing sometimes, it doesn’t seem to stick its nose in the dust, but once or twice a day it produces a series of sneezes, but not every day. I'm afraid it might have blown, what can you do to protect yourself from a cold?
and sometimes he coughs - the way cats cough when they want to spit out a ball of fur from their stomach, but nothing comes out of it. The cat vomited fur a couple of times, and I never saw the cat vomit fur, although he also vomited a couple of times. That worries me. The cat is very shaggy, and he often licks her (she lies contentedly and does not wash herself), I’m afraid that his hair accumulates and irritates him, but we give them a paste for hair, the doctor said that it should not accumulate in the intestines.
Also, both of their eyes get dirty, discharge collects in the corners, I often see that this is irritation from the fibers getting into the eyes, but sometimes the cat develops yellowish crusts. When antibiotics were given for the first time, the discharge from the eyes almost completely disappeared (and the cats also gained weight sharply), then they appeared again. Doctors say that if your eyes don’t turn red, there’s nothing to worry about. but it worries me.

Sorry for the long and lengthy post, I couldn’t keep it short.
I will be very grateful for your advice!!

Attention to the animal under care must be complete: observation of behavior, its changes, the condition of the coat, eyes, ears, limbs, genitals and anus. You can often see dried droplets of blood with pieces of feces under the tail. The sight is unpleasant, but even more alarming.

Normal defecation process

The normal process of defecation should not leave behind “traces” in the form of such residues. When cleaning the tray, it is necessary to pay attention to the condition of the feces, the presence of blood, mucus, and helminths in them.

Causes of bloody stool in cats

The presence of blood at the end of stool indicates a developing pathology in the animal’s body.

There are several reasons for this phenomenon:

• anal injury;
• rectal injury ();
• intestinal diseases;
• inflammation of the paraanal glands;
• giardiasis;
• isosporosis;
• dipylidiasis;

Most of the listed diseases are manifested by blood in the feces already when they are firmly entrenched in the body of a sick cat, which means that urgent measures need to be taken.

Trauma to the anus and damage to the rectum are expected. Release of previously swallowed foreign objects with sharp edges, wood chips.

Diagnosis and treatment

Traumatic damage to the anus is visible to the naked eye.

An injury to a cat's anus is immediately visible.

The sphincter and the area around it are inflamed, swollen, dried wounds or cracks are visible. Local treatment is mainly used: wound healing ointments, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial. It is also acceptable to use fungicidal drugs .

Rectal injury

Damage to the rectum is diagnosed by a doctor through a rectal examination, x-ray, and ultrasound. If damage occurs from foreign objects, they should be removed immediately.

To stop bleeding, astringents - a tannin solution - are injected. The medications used are Vikair, Vizhalin, basic bismuth nitrate, Dermezol, and hemostatic pencils. A gentle diet and a diet consisting of light, enveloping foods are prescribed so as not to injure the damaged intestinal mucosa. After 3 days recommended sulfacyl emulsion, streptocid ointment .

Colitis

A preliminary diagnosis of colitis is established on the basis of anamnesis, visible symptoms - frequent bowel movements accompanied by pain, blood and mucus in the stool, constipation.

Laboratory tests are also carried out:

• scatological analysis of stool;
• colonoscopy - a probe is inserted into the rectum;
• biopsy;
• general blood analysis;
• barium x-ray.

A biopsy takes a piece of colon tissue to determine the exact cause of colitis. X-rays are taken after barium is injected through the anus, which helps “see” the tumor.

With colitis, foreign impurities and blood appear in the cat's stool.

Treatment is prescribed based on the identified cause. Antibiotics, antiprotozoals, probiotics, enveloping agents, corticosteroids, and anti-inflammatory agents are used.

Constipation (mucus and blood)

It is very easy to determine constipation “by eye” if you look closely at the animal during stool. The cat meows pitifully, arches its back, and trembles.

If a cat does not go to the toilet for a long time and meows near the litter box, then she is constipated. Need to do something! Read below.

Stool comes out small hard stones, with impurities of mucus and blood . At the same time, he refuses food and stops licking himself. Periodically, since a large accumulation of feces in the intestines causes intoxication of the body. If no serious diseases have been identified, and the cause lies in an incorrectly selected diet, treatment is selected in order to eliminate the unpleasant symptom.

First of all, you need to ensure the emptying of the intestines - give an enema . Use a syringe to inject salted water or chamomile infusion through the anus. Lubricate the sphincter with Vaseline. Add two drops of vegetable oil to your cat's food. Give Vaseline oil three times a day. A laxative is recommended - lactusan.

Inflammation of the paraanal glands

You can notice the symptoms of inflammation of the anal glands by the following signs: the pet constantly licks under the tail, tries to press the tail on the anus area, while rubbing against the floor, the presence of a pungent odor. Eliminated in several ways:

• cleaning the passages by pressing on both glands;
• rectal penetration and compression from the inside and outside;
• use of Levomekol ointment;
• rectal suppositories with ichthyol;
• washing with Chlorhexidine solution.

Manipulations with pressure are aimed at removing excess fluid from the glands.

Giardiasis infection

Infection with giardiasis can often be noticed only when and in the presence of droplets of blood in the stool.

The first symptom of giardiasis is weight loss. There may also be droplets of blood in your cat's stool.

This will indicate that the pet’s body is already heavily infected with Giardia and urgent treatment is required. Diagnosed using laboratory tests using enzyme immunoassay, immunochromatographic analysis, and polymer chain reaction. Metronidazole, tinidazole, furazolidone are used for treatment; it is permissible to combine them. Recommended: enterosobents, probiotics. Approximate course – 10 days.

Most often, kittens suffer from isosporosis.

May be accompanied by vomiting and weight loss. For a complete picture, a stool analysis is taken and examined by flotation methods. Therapy includes the use of drugs: sulfonamide in combination with trimethoprim, sulfadimethoxine, vitamin B12, Baycox.

Antibiotics, antispasmodics, hemostatic agents, and dietary nutrition are prescribed.

Dipylidiasis

Dipylidiasis is a disease that needs to be fought long and painstakingly. The main visible symptoms include vomiting, nervousness of the cat, and loss of appetite.

An accurate diagnosis is made by a doctor by examining stool. Fulleborn method . Prescribed for treatment: drontal plus, drontal, canikquantel plus, fenasal, fenapeg, arecoline hydrogen bromide, bunamidine, nicorzamide, azinox, praziquantel. To prevent dipylidia, disinfestation is carried out with karbofos emulsion and chlorophos solution. Aerosols “Ardex”, “Perol”, “Aktol” are used.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus is a mysterious pathology. Common symptoms are multiple, the main ones being: vomiting, lack of appetite, fever, photophobia, nervousness and panic.

An accurate diagnosis is established using histology, serological tests, immunofluorescent tests, and polymerase chain reaction. There is no specific therapy for coronavirus. Help consists in eliminating cells affected by the virus, so it is very important to undergo a complete medical examination in a timely manner.

In case of the wet form of coronavirus, measures are taken to remove ascites fluid. Symptomatic therapy and sorbents are prescribed. There is no clear treatment regimen; antibiotics and corticosteroids are allowed.