Cats are one of the common pets in the family. They are lively and cute, bringing us a lot of happiness. However, sometimes they can get sick, such as oral ulcers, which are a common disease.
What should you do if your cat suffers from oral ulcers and doesn't eat? Oral ulcers are a disease caused by lesions, inflammation or trauma in the mucosa of a cat's mouth. Symptoms are salivation in the mouth, bad breath, and loss of appetite. If the condition is serious, the cat may experience symptoms of not eating. At this time, we should help the cat relieve the disease by following methods:
1. Food softening. Cats do not eat because of pain or itch in their mouths. At this time, we can choose foods that are easy to chew and soften, such as wet cat food, meat paste, etc. After stirring the food evenly with water, feed it to the cat with a spoon. This can not only meet the cat's needs for food, but also relieve the pain. 2. Clean the mouth. The causes of oral ulcers are complex, many of which are caused by intraoral infections. Therefore, we need to regularly clean the cat's mouth and remove garbage and bacteria in the mouth. We can use a soft-haired toothbrush with a special cat's oral cleaning solution, or we can gently wipe the inner wall of the cat's mouth with gauze dipped in water. If the cat resists cleaning, you can ask a professional veterinarian to do it. 3. Give health foods We can give cats regular oral health foods before the condition worsens. These foods are rich in vitamins, minerals and other ingredients that are beneficial to oral health care, such as vitamins C, E, zinc, etc. These ingredients can enhance the cat's oral mucosa's resistance to disease, thereby reducing the occurrence of oral diseases.
The above are some relief measures for cats not to eat oral ulcers, but if the cat's condition seriously affects life safety, we should contact a professional veterinarian in time to seek further treatment. In daily life, we should clean the mouth of cats diligently and pay more attention and care for them so that they can grow up healthily.