CATDOLL : Causes of cat hiccups

Reasons why cats hiccup:

1. The cat may have choked because it ate too much or too fast and could not digest the food.

2. There may be something wrong with the brain or nerves.

3. Cats like to lick themselves. They lick their own fur into their stomachs, which irritates their intestines and causes hiccups.

4. The cat may hiccup due to changes in external temperature.

5. Cats are prone to hiccups if they don’t drink water for a long time.

6. If your cat keeps burping and sneezing and is not in a good mental state, it is very likely that it has a cold.

7. If a cat has foreign objects in its throat or has eaten irritating food, it may suffer from hiccups, which may cause spasm of the hiccup muscles.

8. Hiccups may also occur if you suffer from asthma, heart disease, allergies, parasites, etc.

9. If cats eat too cold food, their stomachs will become cold and they will burp.

10. A cat’s chest deformity causes its esophagus to deform, leading to hiccups.

11. If a cat's body twitches like it is hiccuping, it means that the cat is sick and unwell.

12. Cats may also hiccup if something in the house causes them stress.

13. Cats take in too much air when eating or the food produces too much air between the stomach and digestive tract, and the gas passing through the mouth can easily cause hiccups.

If a cat hiccups, the owner should pay attention to:

1. If it is hairball disease, the owner can give the cat some cat grass or hairball paste.

2. The owner should urge the cat to drink water and change the water in the cat's water bowl frequently.

3. The owner should feed the cat regularly, feed it easily digestible food, supplement the cat with digestive enzymes, and allow the cat to exercise appropriately to promote gastrointestinal digestion.

4. If the cat hiccups because it is sick, the owner should take the cat to the hospital for treatment in time.

5. The owner can buy a timed feeder for the cat so that the cat can eat at regular times and in fixed quantities.

6. If the cat has indigestion, the owner can feed the cat appropriate digestive tablets and probiotics to help the cat digest, and let the cat drink more water.