Dog and cat vomiting, all the remedies

Vomiting in dogs or cats can be an isolated episode or depend on several factors. Natural remedies can help to ease the symptoms. Let’s find out what they are.

Vomiting cat

What is vomiting

Vomiting is nothing more than the expulsion of the material contained in the stomach, food, hair and liquids, through the mouth. The causes can be different, from the simple digestive disturbance, to the most serious case of poisoning due to the ingestion of altered foods or poisonous substances.

Symptoms of dog and cat vomiting

The most obvious symptom of vomiting is nausea, which occurs with hypersalivation . There may also be drowsiness, swelling, abdominal cramps.

Dog vomiting: natural cures and remedies

The dog is prone to vomiting episodes. The dog, in fact, can throw up all the food as soon as he has finished eating: in this case the phenomenon could be due to the greed of the dog who eats too quickly a very appreciated food of which he is greedy. In this case, his stomach dilates in an exaggeratedly rapid time and thus reflex vomiting is caused.

Gastritis can also cause vomiting as a symptom , which can be more or less frequent. In this case the dog tends to look for the grass or the green leaves of the house plants to stimulate the emptying of the stomach from the gastric juices that cause burning and discomfort.

Natural cures can be a valuable aid in case of vomiting not due to important causes. The medicinal herbs that have a beneficial action in case of dog vomiting are:

Chamomile , mallow and lime : these herbs are very effective in case of easy vomiting. They are all decongestant herbs and give relief to the stomach wall.
Ginger : helps a lot when digestion is slow, blocked, when there is nausea with increased salivation and for vomiting from motion sickness.

These officinal herbs can be administered in the form of herbal tea, placed directly in the bowl or bottle, instead of simple water.

You can also use a syringe to put the liquid directly into the mouth, gently, in small quantities, but several times during the day. Herbal teas must be given for several days.

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Internal anatomy of the dog

Cat vomiting: natural cures and remedies

The cat sometimes vomits the hairball : it is formed by swallowing the hair collected from the tongue when the cat licks its coat to wash or to relieve anxiety and also has a physiological function that helps digestion thanks to its mechanical movement inside the stomach.

Sometimes, however, this “trichobezoar” becomes too big or annoying and the cat vomits it. This expulsion must be considered physiological and occurs sporadically.

Furthermore, the cat can throw up all the food as soon as it has finished eating: in this case the phenomenon could be due to the greed of the cat that eats too quickly a very appreciated food of which it is greedy. In this case, his stomach dilates in an exaggeratedly rapid time and thus reflex vomiting is caused .

As for the dog, gastritis can also lead to vomiting as a symptom in the cat, which can be more or less frequent. In this case the cat tends to look for grass to stimulate the emptying of the stomach from gastric juices which cause burning and discomfort. Natural cures can be a valuable aid in case of vomiting not due to important causes.

The medicinal herbs that have a beneficial action in case of cat vomiting are: Chamomile, mallow and lime, decongestant herbs that give relief to the gastric wall, and Ginger that helps a lot when digestion is slow, blocked, when there is nausea with increased salivation and vomiting from motion sickness.

These officinal herbs can be administered in the form of herbal tea, placed directly in the bowl or bottle, instead of simple water. You can also use a syringe to put the liquid directly into the mouth , gently, in small quantities, but several times during the day. Herbal teas must be given for several days.