Since nausea or vomiting can trigger food aversion in some cats, consider recommending a diet made with ingredients that are different from those in the diet fed prior to the current GI problems.
A Purina study has shown the amount of dietary fat does not appear to affect the clinical response of cats with chronic diarrhea.Dietary fat does not slow gastric emptying in cats, so a fat-restricted diet is typically not needed when managing cats with GI signs.A food made with hydrolyzed or novel protein ingredients may be chosen if food intolerance or food allergy is suspected as an underlying cause of clinical signs.Cats with chronic gastroenteropathy should be fed a highly digestible, palatable, high-protein formula to minimize lean body mass loss, manage impaired digestion and/or absorption of macronutrients (e.g., protein, fat or carbohydrate), and/or address dysbiosis.The goals of nutritional management of cats with chronic gastroenteropathy are to provide a diet that meets the cat’s nutrient requirements, minimizes irritation of the GI mucosa, reduces excess stomach and intestinal secretions, supports normal GI motility, and promotes gastric emptying. Hairballs may cause vomiting without gastroenteric disease. Chronic vomiting with or without other GI signs also can occur secondary to systemic diseases such as pancreatic, liver, kidney or neurologic diseases hyperthyroidism and Dirofilaria immitis infection. In many of these cases, inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) mucosa is typically assumed but not confirmed by histopathology.Ĭommon causes of feline chronic gastroenteropathy can include infectious diseases (i.e., bacterial, viral, parasitic or protozoal infections), adverse food reactions, dietary indiscretion, neoplasia, motility disorders, and gastric ulceration.
Chronic vomiting may be accompanied by diarrhea, weight and body condition losses, decreased appetite, muscle wasting and/or poor hair coat. Persistent or recurring intermittent vomiting is the primary clinical sign seen in cats with chronic gastroenteropathy. Gastrointestinal Disorders Feline Chronic Gastroenteropathy
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