Cats are one of our common pets, and their habit of liking to eat fish is well known. However, cats are stuck in fish bones when eating them. So, will cats get stuck when eating fish bones? What should I do if this happens? Let’s take a look below.
Will cats get stuck when eating fish bones? It is not uncommon for cats to get stuck when eating fish bones. Because cats have special digestive system, such as high acidity in the stomach and strong digestive ability, fish bones may not be digested after being swallowed by cats. If the fish bone is large or has a strange shape, the digestive fluid, muscle and other structures in the cat's body will not be able to digest or excrete it out of the body. Over time, the fish bones will be stuck in the cat's throat or gastrointestinal tract. When you find symptoms such as coughing and vomiting in cats, most people will first think of cats eating fish bones. If it cannot be dealt with in time, the fish bones stuck in the throat or gastrointestinal tract will not only cause symptoms such as vomiting and pain, but more seriously, it may lead to serious consequences such as suffocation and infection.
Therefore, we should try our best to avoid this. How to prevent cats from getting stuck when eating fish bones. First of all, we need to avoid letting cats touch fish foods containing fish bones. If we want to feed the cat fish, it is best to use fish that has been treated with pricks. You can use professional tools to remove pricks, and the method is relatively simple. If you want to manually remove the prick, you can use pliers and other tools to hold the fish bones and then pull them out with your hands. It seems difficult, but we can practice more and improve our skills. In addition, we should feed the cat in moderation and not let the cats overeat. In addition, when we find that the cat is stuck in the fish bones, we should not try to use our hands or tools to pull the fish bones out, which can easily push the fish bones deeper or hurt the cat's throat and stomach. We should send the cat to a pet hospital and have professional doctors remove the fishbone in the appropriate way to avoid danger. In general, it is not uncommon for cats to get stuck in fish bones. We should use multiple efforts to avoid this situation, and at the same time, we should improve our emergency awareness and be able to deal with it in a timely and appropriate manner when an accident occurs.