CATDOLL : Can cats eat cherries?

Cats cannot eat cherries. The skin, pulp and core of cherries all contain high concentrations of cyanide. If a cat eats cherries, it may suffer from hypoxia and shock. If a cat accidentally eats cherries, it is recommended to send the cat to the hospital for gastric lavage or vomiting according to the cat's condition. In addition to cherries, many common fruits are not recommended for cats to eat, such as grapes, persimmons, apricots, avocados and citrus fruits.

Solution to cats accidentally eating cherries:

1. First, use vomiting to expel the cherries that have entered the stomach. You can drink water to prevent the cat from becoming dehydrated. After 24 hours, observe the cat's condition. If the condition improves, you can feed the cat a small amount of food.

2. Pay attention to the cat's diet: Pay attention to the cat's diet and feed it easily digestible food. Keep the food fresh and clean and provide plenty of drinking water. When changing cat food, do it gradually.

3. Feed probiotics: You can feed cats some probiotics. Probiotics can treat symptoms such as diarrhea and constipation, indigestion, loss of appetite, acute and chronic intestinal stress reactions, etc.

4. Seek medical attention promptly: If your cat is in a bad mental state, has a poor appetite, and has abdominal contamination for several days, and has other symptoms such as vomiting, fever, blood in the stool, etc., please seek medical attention promptly.