Monday 11 April 2022

Types Of Adverse Food Reactions In Cats

 

Various categories of negative food reactions could happen to a cat: 

Food Poisoning.  This adverse reaction to food is triggered by the food item itself.  Food poisoning might include the following: 

  • Swallowing too much of a certain nutrient like vitamin D or vitamin A. 
  • Scavenging spoiled food items.
  • Swallowing plants, (like rhubarb) could cause irritation to the gastrointestinal tract.
  • Food additives.  Negative reactions to some food additives can happen in people, often caused by things like monosodium glutamate, sulfites, and specific spices.  You may have heard that there are food additives that could trigger issues in cats, but supporting evidence for this is lacking.  Disulfides are food additives known to cause issues.  Onions contain disulfides and could damage red blood cells.
  • Drug-like food reactions.  Humans could suffer from critical clinical reactions brought about by histamine.  Some of these reactions include facial swelling, vomiting, nausea, sweating, diarrhea, and flushing.  But histamine might not be a problem for cats, barring occasional idiosyncratic reactions.
  • Carbohydrates. Various notable carbohydrate intolerance conditions exist in humans.  Cats reacting negatively to carbohydrate intolerance are not as commonplace.  Lactose intolerance is quite a common carbohydrate reaction seen in cats.  Indicators include abdominal discomfort, bloating, vomiting and diarrhea after ingesting milk from goats or cows.
  • Dietary indiscretion.  Dogs exhibit dietary indiscretion more than cats.  However, cats do sometimes eat stuff that they must not.  Gastrointestinal indicators might be triggered by bones, bacterial contamination, grease, or fat.

If your pet is showing any signs of illness, make an appointment with your vet clinic Chesapeake VA



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